I Want a New Drug theme song of the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" was released, Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. for copyright infringement, claiming that Parker had stolen the melody from "I Want a New Drug". Lewis had been approached to compose the main theme song for the film, but had to decline because of his work on the soundtrack for "Back to the Future". The two parties settled out of court. Details of the settlement (specifically, that Columbia Pictures paid Lewis a settlement) were confidential until 2001, when Lewis commented on the payment in an episode of VH1's "Behind the Music". Parker subsequently sued
Mama Sang a Song Mama Sang a Song "Mama Sang a Song" is a country music song written and recorded by Bill Anderson. Released in 1962, this recitation — prominently featuring a backing choir singing Christian hymns — was Bill Anderson's first No. 1 hit on the "Billboard" Hot C&W Sides chart that fall. The song spent seven non-consecutive weeks atop the chart, spanning from October 27 through December 22, and 27 weeks total in the country chart's top 40 from the summer of 1962 through early 1963. "Mama Sang a Song" is a sentimental reminiscence of a sharecropper's childhood, specifically about his mother.