michael bolton -- [ light laughter ] destroyed, destroyed. [ laughter ] michael bolton got up, sang "when a man loves a woman," played guitar. when michael bolton gets up, you don't think i'm about -- i'm going to get my balls blown off, but that's what happened. not just to me, to everybody. we all -- everybody was -- you don't know, everybody was grabbing whatever balls they could get and we all went home. i had one of tom hanks' balls and maybe -- i think a goodman. i'm not sure. [ laughter ] it was so amazing. who else? and then, oh, wait, wait. as all these people were playing, elvis costello did "pump it up." fred was on stage with him, playing. it was great. bill murray, just with the tambourine. [ laughter ] just -- for all of this. just, you would be, "this is the most amazing i've ever seen." and you'd say, "oh, but also, look over there. there's bill murray with a tambourine." [ laughter ] and then the coup de grace, prince got up. and here's the thing about prince is in a room full of the

yet seen it as far back as george harrison and michael bolton, as well as a very big case, the verve using rolling stone's songs in bittersweet symphony. the rolling stones got 100% of the royalties. cory: it was stolen. it was clearly their 10 that was -- their tune that was recorded and used as a background. jason: in that instance that is correct. there was a license in that case where there was a license, a sampling license, but the license was -- they used to much based on what the license said they were allowed to use. to your point, the music business has definitely evolved to a case of using prior art very much in current art. obviously songwriters and music publishers deserve the right to get paid for their prior art. at the same time i think that the courts have to be very careful about stifling creativity.

we had michael bolton and sony payout $5 million.love is a wonderful thing" seemed to copy the 1960 song "love is a wonderful thing." they got $5 million on the back of that. george harrison's "my sweet lord" seemed to have copied "he's so fine" from the 1960's as well. the judge said, i don't think he purposely plagiarized, but it sounds too similar. more recently "bittersweet symphony" was pointed out as a song that has not been sued by one, but by two rolling stones previous managers because it seemed too much like "the last time the account this keeps happening -- "the last time." this keeps happening. it is perhaps a little bit of it is going to be painful for pharrell williams. it was the caps on of 2013 and he basically produced the whole thing. what a court case. anna: time for our own blurred lines. let's make no attempt to transition. six minutes away from the start of european equity trading. greece is going to be one of the focuses. caroline: it has been. we are expecting a miniscule bounce today in equity markets. basica

yet seen it as far back as george harrison and michael bolton, as well as a very big case, the verve rolling stone's songs in bittersweet symphony. the rolling stones got 100% of the royalties. >> it was stolen. it was clearly their 10 that was recorded and used as a background. >> in that instance that is correct. there was a license in that case where there was a license, a sampling license, but the license was -- they used to much based on what the license said they were allowed to use. to your point, the music business has definitely evolved to a case of using prior art very much in current art. obviously songwriters and music publishers deserve the right to get paid for their prior art. at the same time i think that the courts have to be very careful about stifling creativity. cory: robin thicke and for pharrell williams on one side, marvin gaye on the other. jason: i love them all. the classics one this one. cory: thank you. my money is on marvin gaye. we'll be right back. ♪ cory: you are watching bloomberg west. let's check on some top headlines. john kerry says his reaction t

you have seen it as far back as george harrison, michael bolton and a very big case matter involving verve using rolling stones song can "it are sweet symphony." the rolling stones -- "bitter sweet symphony." in that instance that is correct, there was an original license in that case where there was a license, a sampling license, but they used too much based on what the license said they were allowed to use. to your point, the music business has definitely evolved to a case of using prior art in current art. obviously songwriters and publishers deserve the right to get paid for their prior art. at the same time, the courts have to be careful about stifling creativity. cory: cage match, who you got? robin thicke, marvin gaye. jason: i love them all. we see the classics won this one. cory: jason, thank you very much. "bloomberg west" will be right back. ♪ cory: you are watchingb" where we focus on the --"bloomberg west" where we focus on the future of business. john kerry says his reaction from to the letter sent by republican centers was one of disbelief. one senator supports the let

that was michael bolton. who's this lady? >> she's a comedian. >> jimmy: what is her name? comedian police, sandra bullock? >> jimmy: she was with sandra bullock. >> and she was in the movie with bill murray? >> jimmy: yes, bill murray. >> it was funny. >> jimmy: what, do you know her name? >> no. >> jimmy: melissa mccarthy. who's this guy? >> that's the guy from the moon. [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: yeah. >> he walk like, i take picture of you. it's very nice. >> jimmy: very nice, yeah. >> he's just machine, something, i don't know. computer? i don't know. but he stop for me to make peace. >> jimmy: oh, all right. who do we have next? who's this guy? >> oh, that's the guy become woman now. >> jimmy: yeah, that's the rumor, yeah. >> he's seth parker for kim kardashian. >> jimmy: do you know his name? he's olympic champion. >> he have something in his hand. >> jimmy: olympics. >> i saw him downtown the liquor. i stop ang and i get the pictur. >> jimmy: you speak greek, right? >> yeah, i speak greek. >> jimmy: how is it you can't say olympics? you know him, what is his na

would you agree, michael -- >> what about this -- >> michael, would you agree that there really isn't anybody in the republican party like john bolton when it comes to international intervention? >> i don't know what that means. what do you mean like john bolton? define that for me. >> he's as radical as they get. every solution is that we have to be there boots on the ground. we have to take military action. he's not your next-door neighborhood diplomat so to speak. >> that's a good line. a, he's not as radical as they can get. i think he's a seasoned and well established diplomat. you have a policy disagreement with him and that's fine. to the question i think it will be important for ted cruz to answer that question ultimately but not necessarily now. >> caroline he was asked the