15 November 2021CopyrightMuireann Bolger

John Lewis denies copying song in Xmas ad

John Lewis is facing claims of plagiarism over the musical arrangement it chose for its 2021 Christmas advert featuring the 1980’s electro-pop song “ Together In Electric Dreams”.

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