Bush Campaign Drops Song After Writer Complains

[maddezmom]

MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - The Bush campaign agreed on Friday to stop playing the 1976 hit "Still The One" -- by the band Orleans -- at Bush's rallies, after the song's writer, John Hall (news), protested its use by the president and backed the challenger, Democratic Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites).



"The song 'Still the One' will no longer be played at our rallies," said Nicolle Devenish, Bush campaign spokeswoman.


"The song is in the music catalog of the licensing company we use to provide music to our campaign rallies. But out of deference to Mr. Hall's views the song will no longer be played."

~snip~

Hall described himself as "strongly opposed to the re-election of the president" and "strongly in favor of Senator Kerry's election."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&ncid=696&e=1&u=/nm/20041029/en_nm/campaign_song_dc
:) Another bad headline for *.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Kerry should play that on election night :)

[VegasWolf]

25. My thought exactly!! Must be ESP!

New Information Shows Bush Indecisive, Paranoid, Delusional

[babylonsister]

2. Lovin' Every Minute Of It!!! n/t

[prayin4rain]

3. Ha-ha

[City Lights]

4. Everybody hates george.

Me thinks george is gonna be forced to swallow a huge dose of reality on Tuesday. His bubble is about to pop.

[Jack from Charlotte]

11. Cats hate George (pic)

[ahem]

18. Further proof...

My cat just pissed on a newspaper with his picture on it. Good kitty.

[Cocoa]

5. they're not having fun

because they're not the one. :-)

[City Lights]

6. dupe - self-delete

[joeybee12]

7. First they lose Curt Schilling, and now the song! What's Next? Oh, I know

They lose the election!

[Cocoa]

8. Schwarzenegger

fingers crossed...

[joeybee12]

10. We'll see who's campaigning with him after the weekend!

Lots of people make up their minds on the final weekend. Not much can sway them on Monday or Tuesday. If the polls from the weekend look good for Kerry, watch Maria get some mystery illness so Ah-nuld has to run back and be with her!

[Sequoia]

17. Don't we wish!

We ought to close the California border and not let him back in.

[Piperay]

22. A real Trifecta

hahahaha ... :bounce:

[Tempest]

9. Will the Bush campaign be fined?

They violated provisions of the DMCA, an act Bush supports.

The violation calls for penalties.

[Tuttle]

12. That is excellent!

I once hauled amps and equip with John Hall at a gig (they were warming up for Youngbloods).

I said to him (not knowing who he was) "I know this guy John Hall played with Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal, but who else?" The guy on the other end said "He got his first big break playing with Janis Joplin on the Peace Train in Canada."

Sure enough, when they took the stage, that guy was singing and playing guitar!

Tut-tut

[NoSunWithoutShadow]

20. That is too cool.

I love stories like yours. I didn't know he wrote "You're Still the One. John Hall has so much talent.

[Tuttle]

13. That is excellent!

I once hauled amps and equip with John Hall at a gig (they were warming up for Youngbloods).

I said to him (not knowing who he was) "I know this guy John Hall played with Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal, but who else?" The guy on the other end said "He got his first big break playing with Janis Joplin on the Peace Train in Canada."

Sure enough, when they took the stage, that guy was singing and playing guitar!

Tut-tut

[truthisfreedom]

14. thank you Mr. Hall! thanks to bushco for bringing us John's view!

yay!

[tuvor]

15. But, but, but...

...aren't we "still having fun"??????

[Dems Will Win]

19. Bush is no longer "The One"!

[colonel odis]

16. you know that "only in america" song bush like to use at his rallies?

one of its writers, don cook, is one of the founders of music row democrats, a pretty active organization here.

poor, poor george. even the music he picks is written by people who hate him.

[Piperay]

21. Hahahaha

shades of poppy bush who was using Bobby MacFarin's (sp?) "Don't Worry Be Happy" and was ordered to stop using it because MacFarin didn't support him! :evilgrin:

[Pump Man]

23. when the ship begins to take water, the rats bail out that what we seeing

vote----http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6092749

[Robbie67]

24. Bush used "Still the one"?

"...we're still havin' fun, and you're still the one"

So he's claiming that war and terrorism and a failing economy is fun?