Hungarian folk singer Monica Miczura, known as Mitsou, has filed a lawsuit against Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Timbaland claiming that the opening 13 seconds of Beyoncé's hit "Drunk in Love" uses her recording of the Roma folk song "Bajba, Bajba Pelem" without permission. Mitsou argues that her song was manipulated and used to evoke foreign eroticism in "Drunk in Love" without her consent. She is seeking damages and wants to prohibit anyone from playing "Drunk in Love" if it contains her recording.

1. Hungarian folk singer suing
Beyoncé
for "Drunk in Love"

2. • The lawsuit filled by Monica Miczura,
also known as Mitsou claimed that
Beyonce, husband Jay Z and producer
Timbaland used a Roma folk song she
recorded in 1995 for the first 13 seconds
of the song.
• Mitsou reportedly filed papers on
Friday, Dec. 12, one day before the
one-year anniversary of the surprise
release of Beyonce's smash hit self-
titled album, which featured "Drunk in
Love".

3. • Mitsou says she never gave them
permission, but even worse, her song is
about hopelessness yet Beyonce used it
“to evoke foreign eroticism alongside the
sexually intense lyrics.”
• Mitsou says the 3 amigos bastardized
her song — “Bajba, Bajba Pelem” by
digitally manipulating her voice with
Auto-Tune and various cuts.
• She wants damages and is also asking a
judge to prohibit anyone from playing the
song as long as it has her voice.

4. http://youtu.be/_IaiUY3E1VY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A59LegFf
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drunk in love intro
Bajba, Bajba

5. all together Mitsou's vocals are
featured for over 1.5 minutes
of 5.5 minute song.
she's claiming 29% of the song

6. In the Manhattan civil case, Mitsou is
reportedly seeking unspecified damages, but
is also demanding an end to distribution of
the song