And then there’s the debate around the origins of the “DNA test” lyric, which some have said walks the line between inspiration and plagiarism. During the April writing session, Justin Raisen recalled, Lizzo landed on a beat produced by Jeremiah called “Healthy.” The songwriters took to the Internet, absent-mindedly scrolling through memes about health and wellness. “I give that meme credit when I talk about making the song,” Lizzo wrote, noting that “Truth Hurts” was written in June 2017. In addition to the meme-inspired lyric, the song’s “melody was written over the beat that we came up with,” Justin Raisen said. “It’s not a thing that songwriters who collaborate like to do because they’re all good buddies,” Alter said.

Source: Washington Post October 21, 2019 17:26 UTC