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Title: Rocker Tells Huckabee to Lay Off Song
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Published: Feb 15, 2008
Author: HOLLY RAMER
Post Date: 2008-02-15 12:41:40 by Ferret Mike
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston has more than a feeling that he's being ripped off by Mike Huckabee. In a letter to the Republican presidential hopeful, Tom Scholz complains that Huckabee is using his 1970s smash hit song "More Than a Feeling" without his permission. A former member of the band, Barry Goudreau, has appeared with Huckabee at campaign events, and they have played the song with Huckabee's band, Capitol Offense. Scholz, who said Goudreau left the band more than 25 years ago after a three-year stint, objects to the implication that the band and one of its members has endorsed Huckabee's candidacy. "Boston has never endorsed a political candidate, and will all due respect, would not start by endorsing a candidate who is the polar opposite of most everything Boston stands for," wrote Scholz, adding that he is supporting Democratic Sen. Barack Obama. "By using my song, and my band's name Boston, you have taken something of mine and used it to promote ideas to which I am opposed. In other words, I think I've been ripped off, dude!" Fred Bramante, who was chairman of Huckabee's New Hampshire campaign, called the allegations ridiculous. He said he attended dozens of Huckabee rallies in New Hampshire and other states and never heard Huckabee play "More Than a Feeling," other than when Goudreau campaigned with him in Iowa in October. "Governor Huckabee plays 'Sweet Home Alabama.' Does that mean Lynyrd Skynyrd is endorsing him? He plays 'Louie Louie.' Does that mean The Kingsmen are endorsing him? To me, it's ridiculous," he said. "Never once has he said, 'The band Boston endorses me.' Tensions between Scholz and some of the early band members date from the early 1980s, when CBS Inc. sued the band over delays in recording new albums. The company's Epic Records label recorded the band's first two releases: "Boston," in 1976, and "Don't Look Back," in 1978. Scholz — who wrote, engineered, and laid down nearly all the instrumental tracks on the first album — countersued for the rights to the band's name and music. Three members of the original band, including Goudreau, testified for the record company, which lost. In his letter, Scholz referred to Huckabee as the "straight talk candidate," but that label more often is applied to Sen. John McCain, who has had his own troubles when it comes to his musical playlist. Last week, McCain's campaign agreed to stop playing John Mellencamp's songs "Our Country" and "Pink Houses" at his rallies after the liberal rocker complained. Mellencamp had supported Democrat John Edwards, who recently dropped out of the race. Other candidates have had better luck selecting songs. Celine Dion said she was "thrilled" that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton used her song, "You and I" as her official campaign anthem. Obama frequently blares U2's "City of Blinding Lights" at his events. (This version CORRECTS UPDATES photo link. SUBS graf 6 to correct spelling 'Lynyrd Skynyrd' sted 'Lynard Skynard.' )
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#1. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
Ah yes, the coveted Boston endorsement. Now that's worth about negative two or three votes right there! I heard Journey is endorsing Gravel...
Did someone say "dude"???
“I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.” - Sam Houston
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
Yeah, he and this cop Rambo have much in common. This tempest in a teapot helps Huckie more then hurts him. And with the way he has managed his band Boston's legacy into, "who were those guys" status, this squawking from him is no surprise. I was more fascinated with how this article skimmed over how political campaigns use music anyway. I can't hear Fleetwood Mac's "Stop thinking about tomorrow" now it is tomorrow, and the Clinton who used it in campaign rallies now has his wife running because the Clintons, like the Bush think that all you need is the right gimmick like music to substitute content for atmosphere. Sort of like MacDonalds getting the right band/singer associated toy trinket to get people to eat at their franchise outlets. Fleetwood Mac is lucky their Clinton connection didn't make them money anyway. Had it done so, I'm sure the Clintons would have come around ruthlessly demanding their cut. When I hear music at rallies designed to mood me and the rest of the crowd out into receptive-land, the opposite happens. I wish more people would be more cynical then receptive when a candidate has to season a stump speech with too much entertainment elements.
The lead singer from 'Orleans' who sang 'still the one' and 'dance with me' lodged a similar complaint against bush in 04, who had been using one of his songs at rallies. then he ran for congress himself and won. here is his site http://johnhall.house.gov/ ----------------------- Prior to the election, Hall expressed interest in drug policy reform. At SUNY New Paltz, during a March 11, 2006 audio interview, he said that drug prohibition had "failed" and that he agreed with Maurice Hinchey on the need for reform on Plan Colombia, Medical Marijuana, and a provision of the Higher Education Act that denies financial aid to students with drug offenses. However, in July 2007, John Hall voted against an amendment by Hinchey that would end the raid of medical marijuana patients.[11] During his campaign, Hall also repeated his call for the closure of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hall_(New_York) he voted yes on both of these: military commissions act clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll 491.xml "I don't know where Bin Laden is. I truly am not that concerned about him" Hey dude, don't call me dude!
"I'd like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price." Vir Cotto, Babylon 5
lol!! good point. on the other hand, if I had written a song that became a big hit, I suppose I'd be picky about politicians using it. I guess it's human nature to think people actually remember *you* and not just the song. and hey! I like gravel, let's not even joke about an association with 'fingernails on the chalkboard' journey....please
Never heard of that group. That was funny.
“I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.” - Sam Houston
"Never once has he said, 'The band Boston endorses me.'
#2. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
... In other words, I think I've been ripped off, dude!"
#3. To: Vitamin Z (#1)
#4. To: Sam Houston (#2)
#5. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
(Edited)
George W, Bush, 3/13/02 http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020313-8.html
#6. To: Sam Houston (#2)
Did someone say "dude"???
#7. To: Vitamin Z (#1)
Ah yes, the coveted Boston endorsement.
#8. To: orangedog (#6)
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