Cliff Richard has revealed he would jump at the chance to duet with Taylor Swift because it would allow him to finally crack America.
The singer, 83, thinks it would be a no-brainer to work with Taylor, 34, given she has become one of the most well-known performers in the world.
Speaking to The Sun, he said: ‘She’s the biggest artist on the planet. If she asked me, I’d say, “Yes please,” because I’m sure it would be a big hit.
‘And it might be an introduction for me in America because I’ve failed in America, apart from what Elton John did for me with two songs.’
Cliff also threw his support behind Ed Sheeran after he emerged victorious in his plagiarism court battle.
Cliff Richard has revealed he would jump at the chance to duet with Taylor Swift because it would allow him to finally crack America
The singer, 83, thinks it would be a no-brainer to work with Taylor, 34, given she has become one of the most well-known performers in the world
The hitmaker broke down in tears after a jury found his hit song Thinking Out Loud did not copy Marvin Gaye’s classic ‘Let’s Get It On’.
As the jury at Manhattan federal court cleared Ed of infringing copyright, he briefly put his hands over his face in relief before standing and hugging his lawyer.
His co-writer Amy Wadge said she and Ed ‘had a few tears’ of relief after winning the $100million case.
Speaking outside the court, Ed said: ‘I’m just a guy with a guitar who loves writing music for people to enjoy. I am not and will not allow myself to be a piggy bank.’
Sheeran vehemently denied allegations that his song stole fundamental musical elements from Gaye’s song. The singer had staked his whole career on the case, vowing that he would be ‘done’ with music if found guilty.
Ed added: ‘I’m obviously very happy with the outcome of the case and it looks like I’m not having to retire from my day job after all.’
Cliff said, given the nature of music, it is inevitable that artists will sometime creatr similar sounds to each other.
He added: ‘I’m so glad he won that court case for plagiarism. I’ve been saying this for years – there are only eight notes in an octave and there are thousands of songs using those same notes, so inevitably somebody is going to cross over with somebody else.’
Cliff also threw his support behind Ed Sheeran after he emerged victorious in his plagiarism court battle