Should Bruce Springsteen SUE the Tea Party?

[Joanne98]

Run time: 01:03 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYos3kNwbF4   Posted on YouTube: September 15, 2010 By YouTube Member: MichaelHenryMPC Views on YouTube: 2   Posted on DU: September 15, 2010 By DU Member: Joanne98 Views on DU: 526

 

When are they going to learn NOT to use our music? They have their OWN sucky music from Nashville!

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. If those musicians are union members,

they may be paying ASCAP fees as a portion of their union dues. That gives them the rights to cover Springsteen's music.

However, seeing as how they are playing at a teabagger event, I doubt they belong to any union. I mean that would be pretty hypocritical, wouldn't it?

[MrModerate]

6. I'm confused -- Union dues give union members performance rights . . .

to someone's song library? That's pretty weird.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Some unions pay fees

Don't know about this local where these musicians live. And since they are teabaggers, I doubt they are union members anyway.

[MrModerate]

8. OK, I finally figured it out -- some musicians' unions pay ASCAP . . .

So their members can legally cover songs without individual musicians having to negotiate rights, right?

But the heck with whether they're union members or not -- listening to the audio again, I'm not sure "musicians" is the right word to describe them.

[underpants]

2. Republicans have a long history of rebuffs from the music industry

Reagan tried to use "Born in the USA" (obviously never listened to it) and Bruce made them stop
Reagan tried to use "Little Pink Houses" (obviously....) John made them stop

Dole tried to use "I'm a Dole Man" the owners of the Sam and Dave song made him stop

Palin tried to use "Barracuda" Heart (the Wilson sisters-Cameron Crowe's wife) made her stop

Palin tried to use a Van Halen song - forgot the song- Van Halen (apolitical) made them stop

McCain tried to use (no kidding) "Running on Empty" (SERIOUSLY?!?!??!) Jackson Browne was aggressive in stopping them. Counter suing as I recall.

[The Second Stone]

3. Glory Days

the song in the video is also one they didn't listen too. It's about a few guys who have done nothing since high school who still brag about their high school exploits because that was the high point of their lives.

[Joanne98]

5. I know. It's suits them too! LOL

[rocktivity]

4. Steve Colbert should sue them, too

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rocktivity