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Most Popular Birthday Song Comes With a Price!

It's really hard to go to a birthday today and did not join in the rousing chorus of "Happy Birthday to You," a birthday song arguably the most popular in history. But did you know that you are violating copyright by "public" in your performance of this classic?

Yes, it's true. 'Happy Birthday to You "is still under copyright protection, in fact, Warner Communications have it .. In 1988 they bought the rights to it and many other songs for a cool $ 25 million.

According to Time magazine, this is one of the three most popular songs in English, along with "Auld Lang Syne" and "For He's Jolly Good Fellow."

The history of the song is quite interesting. It is written by the sisters Hill - Mildred and Patty. The original version is a classroom greeting song called "Good Morning to All." Both educators and their sisters published the song in 1893.

However, the sisters have never copyrighted songs. Not until Jessica Hill, another brother, filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Hills. It seems to suit the melody to "Happy Birthday to You" is actually the melody of "Good Morning to You" song Mildred and Patty have been written.

Nobody really knows who created the words to the version we all sang birthday. But the song was finally granted copyright protection in 1935 and has sold and resold many times since. For their investment, Warner Communications received about $ 2 million a year royalties from recordings and public performances of the song.

If you are looking for the perfect birthday song, check out iTunes anytime. When you do a search for "Happy Birthday" you'll get 150 back options, from classical to slighty a pervert.

One of our favorites do not appear in iTunes, because the battle between Apple computers and Apple record label.

It's the Beatles performed "Birthday" on the White Album. Do not know that? Of course you do ...

You say it's your birthday,

It's my birthday too - yeah

They say it your birthday

We will have a good time ...

The song was inspired by Tuneweavers 1957 hit, "Happy, Happy Birthday." Paul McCartney wants to return to the roots of rock 'n' roll them after their trip to India. So, they turn out this version on September 18, 1968. After getting stuck on the lyrics, they take a little break to watch "The Girl Can not Help It," featuring music by Fats Domino, Little Richard and Gene Vincent. Inspiration struck them during the movie and they finished recording with 23:00

Of course, there is a modern version of "Happy Birthday to You" as well, sung by everyone from Weird Al Yankovic and the Monkees for the Barney. And who could forget the classic Neil Sedaka's, "Happy Birthday Sweet 16"?

So, go and sing - even if it was just "Happy Birthday to You." Ensure a Warner Communications executive is not in the room with you, waiting for his royalty checks.