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I'm confused with which preposition to be used for the following sentences. A friend of mine told me that is should be "from".

1.Those opening songs are FROM Lady Gaga. 2. Those songs are FROM Beatles."

I believe it should have been of or by because the above sentences are pertaining to songs sung by the said artists. It shows possession.

Many thanks!

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  • Songs by the Beatles does not show possession. It shows that they sang the song. From sounds like they came from a location called The Beatles. Commented Jan 11, 2021 at 16:58
  • Yosef Baskin, so Of should have been used?
    – Bea Rose
    Commented Jan 11, 2021 at 17:02
  • It's usually the other way round: not "songs by/of/from The Beatles", but "Beatles songs." Likewise "the orchestra played a Beethoven symphony" and not "a symphony by Beethoven". Commented Jan 11, 2021 at 17:25
  • "This song is from 'Carousel' " or "That number was from [ie played / recorded by, with the speaker addressing an audience] the Beatles" are idiomatic. Commented Jan 11, 2021 at 17:33

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