Olivia Dean's 'I've Seen It' and the Bill Withers hit a publisher hears in it
Good Morning America's short report on the copyright claim has a comment section split between 'Blurred Lines' memories and listeners who say they simply don't hear it.
Good Morning AmericaStory of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 63,938 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (3,974).
Olivia Dean song accused of copying Bill Withers' 'Just the Two of Us'
A publisher behind "Just the Two of Us" says Olivia Dean's song "I've Seen It" is too close to the old Bill Withers hit, and Good Morning America's brief report on the claim has gone much further than the show's quick clips usually do. It reached about 44,000 views in twelve hours. A new short there typically ends its whole first day near 4,000.
The two songs come from very different moments. Dean is the London singer the report calls a Grammy winner, and her debut album, Messy, was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. "Just the Two of Us" is a soft-soul standard released under saxophonist Grover Washington Jr.'s name, with Withers singing, and it won the Grammy for Best R&B Song. The report is short. It sets out the publisher's position and leaves the musical comparison to the listener.
Listeners have taken it up. The clip drew 140 comments in half a day, on a channel where shorts usually collect about one in a day. The most liked one recalls the "Blurred Lines" case. Many others say they can't hear the resemblance, and one points out that KT Tunstall's "Suddenly I See" has a similar feel. A self-described Withers lover reminds everyone that music only has so many chords. A few viewers note that the record belongs to Grover Washington Jr., and one admits knowing exactly who Withers is and nothing about Dean.
GMA posted the same day about Missouri's upset of Florida and a new rule on what airlines owe for delays. Neither has come close.
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What viewers say
I LOVE Bill Withers. And his original song. But come on! There are only so many chords in music.
@thericster5541See it on YouTubeIs it just me, but I don't hear it. Suddenly I See sounds very similar also, like there are a ton of songs that sound like that
@willcookmakeupSee it on YouTubeFun fact: Bill Withers was born on the Fourth of July 🇺🇸. (In 1938.)
@mandymayne8759See it on YouTube
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- Channel
- Good Morning America
- Subscribers
- 5,510,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 7,674,153
- Channel views, pace per day
- 897,063 (on a normal day: 1,139,399)
- Video published
- October 4, 2026
- Video views so far
- 44,096 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 63,938
The numbers
The figures show a short clip running well ahead of what this channel's shorts normally manage on their first day, with a comment count far beyond its habit.
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Which of these songs was written and first recorded by Bill Withers?
Bill Withers wrote and recorded "Lean on Me" for his 1972 album Still Bill, and it went to number one in the United States.
