'Still the One' composer John Hall is a moveon.org donor!

[President Jesus]

Apparently he is demanding the bc04 campaign cease and desist from using 'Still the One' as their campaign song. Boneheads!

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=Dover+Plains&st=NY&last=Hall&first=John

[havocmom]

1. Thank you for a much needed belly laugh!

This is almost as good as the dead letter department :D

[tomfodw]

2. Lovely. He should go on TV to complain.

Or, better yet, appear at an event with Kerry!

[havocmom]

3. Guess the GOP might be rethinkin' those copyright laws?

:shrug:

[delete_bush]

9. they need to trash intellectual property

rights to allow out-sourcing to continue unabated. I seriously doubt that companies in India, China, wherever pay multiple-user fees for software like US businesses are requred to do. Another one of hundreds of reasons why there is no such thing as free trade.

[Skidmore]

4. Then ending of the * rally should have been pretty

anticlimatic--no song and no confetti!!! Hahahahahaha!!

[nostamj]

5. hmmm... maybe he'd approve of my version then.....

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
ON 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..

[Jade Fox]

7. Nice. I'm impressed! Too bad this didn't come up sooner....

it would have been great to have someone record your version.

Parody is hard. That's why I worship Al Yankovich!

[nostamj]

8. thanks! I do LOTS of parody lyrics....

half of my political revue this summer was parodies. the full script is posted in the MEETING ROOM...

The Question W Revue

[jansu]

10. SEND THIS TO THE BAND, MAYBE THEY WILL SING IT AT A KERRY RALLY

GREAT WORDS! THANKS FOR THE LAUGH! I HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHERE THE PROTEST SONGS HAVE BEEN....YOU HAVE WRITTEN GREAT WORDS TO A GREAT SONG!

[nostamj]

11. thanks, but I'm afraid it's kinda late in the game...

and, AFAIK, they use taped music, not a band....

[jdots]

6. Duh we have to get music cleared ?

But Carl don't we own everything ? For years the republidorks have used " Celebrate " at all thier little weeny roasts.I hope they cleared that song.

[demokatgurrl]

12. Sue the bastards!!!!!

Yes, you DO have to get permissio from a copyright holder to use their music. That's how Bruce stopped the Repubs from using "Born in the USA".