WASHINGTON 鈥� Marvin Gaye鈥檚 family is feeling pretty happy about Tuesday鈥檚 result in their lawsuit against Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke, and they reportedly might not yet be done staking claims.
A day after a jury awarded the Gayes more than $7 million because of the resemblance between 鈥淏lurred Lines,鈥� the 2013 hit written by Williams and Thicke, and Gaye鈥檚 early 鈥�70s classic 鈥淕ot to Give It Up,鈥� that the family is aware of another musical connection.
It鈥檚 been noted online that the groove of Pharrell鈥檚 2014 hit 鈥淗appy鈥� bears a similar 鈥� well, similarity 鈥� to that of Gaye鈥檚 鈥淎in鈥檛 That Peculiar.鈥�
On Wednesday, Nona Gaye, the singing icon鈥檚 40-year-old daughter, said that she wasn鈥檛 thinking yet of making any claims: 鈥淲e鈥檙e not in that space.鈥� Gaye鈥檚 ex-wife, Janis Gaye, adds, 鈥淲e鈥檙e just in the moment today and we鈥檙e satisfied.鈥�
Still, Nona Gaye said, 鈥淚鈥檓 not going to lie. I do think they sound alike.鈥�
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