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This is a happy song, but comes with a sad ending for the songwriter. Joe Meek wrote and recorded the song with the Tornados in 1962, to celebrate the satellite launch. It was a number 1 hit for the British songwriter. But a French composer claimed he stole the song from him. It was tied up in court and Meeks received no royalities. After he committed suicide in 1967, the courts found it was unlikely Meeks could have heard the song before Telstar was released since the French work was released a year later.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 09:17:01 +0000

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