Bush asked to stop playing "Still the One"

[DCal]

John Hall, who wrote and recorded the song "Still the One" has asked Bush to stop playing this song at campaign rallies. Hall, and everyone else in the band, supports Kerry.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041029/ap_en_ot/bush_campaign_tune&cid=487&ncid=1963&sid=96378798

[Lex]

1. Poor Smirk can't catch a break this week, can he?

Like I feel sorry for him. NO way!

[Killarney]

2. HAHAHAHHA

[bushisanidiot]

3. ROFL! Every day AWOL discovers another person who wants him OUT!

this is tooooooooooooo funny! ;)

[PretzelWarrior]

30. holy sh*t! what a "LITANY" of phtos showing Bush for what he is:

a putz who was promoted according to the Peter Principle to the level of his incompetence. Well, I guess that happened when he ran daddy funded businesses into the ground...

but JEEZ he sure has a way of looking like a complete loser.

FOUR MORE DAYS! FOUR MORE DAYS!

[GreenPoet64]

4. Ha! Too funny!

[LisaLynne]

5. It's like when Springsteen ...

told Raygun to stop using "Born in the USA". This is excellent. Bwhahahaaa!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

6. One term is the "1"

we want here. :)

[TrogL]

7. They didn't ask for permission?!?!?!?

:wtf: is going on??? My cat could run a better campaign!

[cheezus]

15. usually the record company owns the songs, not the artist

which, imo, sucks.

[rlev1223]

17. Not quite true

The copyrights to a song and to the recording of a song are two separate things, and may be controlled together or seperately. In this case, Bush was not only playing the song "Still the One" but also the original Orleans recording of it. Even if the label owned the master recording, the song itself is protected seperately.

I don't know if John Hall owns or controls the publshing rights to the song, or the master, and either way there are situations in which it could be played at a live event if the venue has paid its BMI or ASCAP fees. (A recorded commercial is a different matter.)

The rights issues are complicated and case by case. The MAIN point is that the author of the song and the musicians on the record
don't support Bush and don't want the song misused, which is the 5 rating story.

[cheezus]

21. yeah, i didn't know the specifics of this case, was kinda off topic

but it does kinda reflect the adminstrations pattern of being more concerned with owership of intellectual property than creating it.

[pdx_prog]

8. Typical shrubya behavior....

no regard for the damn law....

Burn shrub burnnnn...

[nonconformist]

9. LMAO! That is toooo funny! nt

[ciaobox]

10. Rated a 5

[K8-EEE]

Hahahahaha!! Tom Petty Told Him To Quit Last Time...

When he was playing "Won't Back Down" in 2000!

[klook]

11. Ha ha! Still A Bum

Maybe they can use "Firewater Burn" instead.

I can't resist the urge to re-post my parody of "Still The One" - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1199623&mesg_id=1199966

STILL A BUM

You've been fuhrer since way back when
Lord knows I never want to see you again
But I want you to know, after three-and-a-half years
You're still the Hun who feeds our fears

You're still the one who fills me with dread
Still the one I hope wakes up dead
You're a lazy fortunate son, and you're still a bum

I looked at your face every day
But I couldn't keep food down til I looked away
When winter came, I just wanted to go
Out to the protest, while you snorted blow

You're still the one that makes me laugh
Still the one making gaffe after gaffe
You think you're the chosen one, but you're just a bum

You're still the one who acts so strong
Posing in a flight suit with padded dong
We'll be having fun, when you're gone, you bum

Wretching, your war is growing mold
Time for you to fold, Cheney too

You're still the one who's out of touch
Still a bum making our lives rough
You won't be having fun, when we win this one

You're still the one you son-of-a-bitch
Still the one scamming us for the rich
You're worse than pond scum, and you're still a bum

You are still the one that makes me shout
At my TV, you stupid lout
We'll be glad we won, when you're finally gone...

[Contrary1]

27. "Posing in a flight suit with padded dong"

[Robeson]

12. Bush has pulled a Tony Blair...

...those 2 really do memic each other, don't they?

[pandorasox]

13. Alert Homeland Security!

There was definitely some intellectual property theft happening here!

[klook]

16. Jenna and Barbara

probably downloaded the MP3 off the internets for their dad.

[ciaobox]

14. Even funnier!

Isn't John Hall gay? Doesn't that mean Shrub is using a "Sin Anthem" to stir his Armies of Compassion? What a fucking loser!

[faithnotgreed]

31. i dont think john oates is gay....

[DrFunkenstein]

18. I Guess He Is With The Terrorists

'Cause apparently he ain't with "us."

[nostamj]

19. LOL. that make THIS even more appropriate....

ON THE RUN (To the tune of "Still the One")

YOU TOOK THE COUNTRY WITH DIRTY TRICKS
THIS TIME IT'S YOUR TURN TO TAKE A FEW KICKS
WE'VE BEEN ENRAGED NOW FOR A LONG, LONG TIME
YOU'RE ON THE RUN AND YOU WILL NOT MAKE THE CLIMB

YOU'RE ON THE RUN, WEARING YOUR GOP FROWNS
ON THE RUN, A BUNCH OF CLOWNS
WE HAVE NOT YET WON, BUT YOU'RE ON THE RUN

LOSERS LIKE YOU DON'T GET TO BE KINGS
YOU'RE A PNAC PUPPET, TIME TO CUT YOUR STRINGS
WATCHING YOU SWEAT, AS YOU'RE FORCED OFF SCRIPT
OOPS, THOSE EXPLOSIVES!, I BET YOU WERE PISSED.

YOU'RE ON THE RUN WITH HATE AND FEAR
ONE THE RUN WITH YOUR LIES MADE CLEAR
WE HAVE NOT YET WON, BUT YOU'RE ON THE RUN
WE HAVE NOT YET WON, BUT YOU'RE ON THE RUN

YOU'RE ON THE RUN I HEAR THE FEAR IN YOUR VOICE
ON THE RUN, WE'LL SOON REJOICE
WE HAVE NOT YET WON, BUT YOU'RE ON THE RUN

FLAILING, YOUR LINES ARE GROWING STALE
THE WIND AT OUR BACK, NOW A GALE
YOU'RE ON THE RUN AND YOUR EDGE IS GONE
ON THE RUN FROM A MAN NAMED JOHN
WE HAVE NOT YET WON, BUT YOU'RE ON THE RUN

YOU'RE ON THE RUN WITH THAT ZANY ZELL
ON THE RUN, HEADING STRAIGHT TO HELL
WE HAVE NOT YET WON, BUT YOU'RE ON THE RUN

YOU ARE ON THE RUN SO PLEASE LET ME SHOUT
ON THE RUN, THAT'S WITHOUT A DOUBT
WE HAVE NOT YET WON, BUT YOU'RE ON THE RUN..

[Joefess]

20. Holy ROFL

I can't stop laughing today. This is great!

[ShaneGR]

22. What happened to Bush's supposedly "Very professional" campaign staff

That's all I've heard about the Bush campaign for months. They're supposed to be experienced, disciplined, thorough, etc. etc.

And in the last week they use an ad with completely retouched photos, a confetti bazooka blasts Bush and a crowd 5 minutes before he's done speaking, and now they've started using music they DID NOT get permission to use which was written by a guy who's band supports KERRY and is a move-on contibutor!

Gees.... oh yeah, did I mention the wolf ad was all bark and no bite?

[npincus]

23. ha ha ha ha ha ha - aren't campaigns supposed to get PERMISSION

to play an artist's song? Something about copyright law? Doesn't Bushco know about that stuff?

[cmf]

24. Awesome!

John Hall's complaint was very well laid out. They used his song without permission and that's what is wrong.

[Contrary1]

25. The perfect theme song

would be "Home on the Range".

[Oak2004]

26. I tip my hat to my former county legislator

You'd have thunk that maybe, maybe, before picking that song, someone might have done a little research and noticed that John Hall was a former Ulster County Democratic officeholder? :-)

But then I know the Republicans who were around in that part of NY in the days when John Hall was in office, and I'll bet that the majority of them have been driven out of the party by now. Maybe the ones in the know were sitting back, giggling, and just waiting for the shoe to drop. It's a shame I'm so oblivious about pop music and haven't a clue who wrote what, or I'd have had a good chuckle, too.

[Sweet Freedom]

28. What is the deal with repubs?

They NEVER get permission to use songs. Didn't Dole use Soul Man (so brilliantly changed to "Dole Man") and then was told to cease and desist?

And didn't Reagan use Born in the USA or Little Pink Houses (such excellent choices) without permission?

[yellowcanine]

29. Reminds me of the old Nixon slogan, "Nixon's the One." Then somebody

(might have been MAD Magazine) posted that slogan as a caption below a picture of a very pregnant young lady. Heh.