PETTY TO BUSH

[desdemona]

"I won't back down/ Gonna stand my ground." Such sentiments must have appealed to Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush, who expressed them by playing Tom Petty's song "I Won't Back Down" during his campaign appearances.

Rolling Stone reports that Bush is backing down in a big way after Petty's publisher sent him a cease-and-desist letter.

"It has recently come to our attention that your presidential campaign has been using the above-referenced song in connection with your presidential bid," wrote publisher Randall Wixen of Petty's Gone Gator Music publishing company. "Any use made by you or your campaign creates, either intentionally or unintentionally, the impression that you and your campaign have been endorsed by Tom Petty, which is not true."

The Bush campaign reluctantly agreed, saying in its response to Wixen's letter that it did not think playing a song by an artist implied any endorsement. Bush spokesman Ray Sullivan told Rolling Stone's Jennifer Vineyard that the campaign was given to playing "what CDs we brought with us that day."

So far, the Bush campaign has run afoul of Sting, John Mellencamp, John Fogerty, Los Lobos, and Tejano singer Emilio for using their music without permission. Even the more celeb-friendly Democratic Party has found itself in hot water through its choice of soundtrack.

Earlier in the year, New York Senate candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton was criticized for playing at a rally Billy Joel's "Captain Jack," which waxes, "Captain Jack will get you high tonight."

While Al Gore's supporters scratch their heads trying to remember what they were doing the last time they heard the Call's anthemic "Let the Day Begin," Bush will just have to continue to make do with the sanctioned "We the People." The song is the latest release of once-mulleted country star Billy Ray Cyrus.

http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1436934/09...erty_john.jhtml

Edited June 2, 2004 by Shawn

[CTC Command]

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The Bush campaign...did not think

seems to be a common theme of the Bushies.

I got a theme song for the Bush campaign--"Loser" by Beck. :rotfl:

[DudeAsInCool]

Here's another, CTC :bigsmile:

http://www.rosebudus.com/cale/The%20Problem.mp3

[MxRob]

Hmm, you'd think they would have got permission from the artists first.

[Redneck4sure]

It seems we aren't the only ones pirating tunes!!!

[Shawn]

So far, the Bush campaign has run afoul of Sting, John Mellencamp, John Fogerty, Los Lobos, and Tejano singer Emilio for using their music without permission. Even the more celeb-friendly Democratic Party has found itself in hot water through its choice of soundtrack.

Exactly what I was thinking redneck. The president is a music pirate, that has to be worse than receiving a hummer from a willing intern.

YO-HO-HO-and a bottle of rum.

[DudeAsInCool]

Exactly what I was thinking redneck. The president is a music pirate, that has to be worse than receiving a hummer from a willing intern.

YO-HO-HO-and a bottle of rum.

[slum_goddess]

do i smell a lawsuit? please, somebody sue his ass; make an example out of him (not tom petty).