Songwriter Ryan Tedder wrote and deleted a MySpace blog entry regarding the similarities between Kelly Clarkson's, "Already Gone" and Beyonce's "Halo," but now he's making an official statement on the tracks. He tells Usmagazine.com:
'Already Gone' is one of the best songs I've written or produced since 'Bleeding Love,' and stands on its own merits apart from 'Halo.'
They are two entirely different songs conceptually, melodically and lyrically, and I would never try to dupe an artist such as Kelly Clarkson or Beyonce into recording over the same musical track. The idea is both hurtful and absurd.
I think when people hear 'Already Gone,' they will hear what I hear: one of the greatest female vocalists on earth giving her most haunting and heart-breaking performance on a song she helped write.
I challenge people to listen and form their own opinions.
Your opinion might still be that the two tracks sound exactly alike, but at least he tried.
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