The Argentina Paz Lenchantin has deleted “Hang Tough” from the Internet after receiving a plagiarism complaint from Gilberto Gil and Buarque Boy. Your disk “Sad” It was published this past Friday, October 17, including a total of twelve songs.
Bassist and violinist, Paz Lenchantin He was not only part of Pixies between 2014 and 2024but was also part of A Perfect Circle and Zwanthe latter formation that he led Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins). Now he takes the first step in his solo career with “Sad”, his first self-produced full-length through his label Hideous Human Records.
But his album will include one less song than expected. What was supposed to be their main single, “Hang Tough”, has had to be removed from the Internet after receiving a complaint from the co-writers of the Brazilian song “Cálice”, Gilberto Gil and Buarque Boy. The accusation comes from the lawyers of Buarquewhich declare that the Argentinean has copied the main melody of the song without requesting the corresponding permissions to use it in one of her songs.
The former bassist of Pixies has been forced to replace “Hang Tough” on all streaming platforms, so the song is no longer part of the tracklist of the album nor is it available to listen to it. The artist has preferred to remain silent on the issue, and has not given any statement about the complaint.
