Who’s Tom Petty? 4,000 songs on my IPOD and not one Tom Petty! Yay for me! She should be playing Led Zepplin anyway! On super huge speakers! Muwhahahahahahahah!!!!
Yup, that’s one word, Frank J., but I’d call this the Battle between the Booger and the Babe.
Exit thought: no one is reporting whether Bachmann has rights to the song. The band Heart spat mud at Sarah Palin in ’08 only to discover that the campaign had purchased rights to Barracuda. My guess is that Bachmann didn’t secure rights to the song.
“My guess is that Bachmann didn’t secure rights to the song.”
Burma,
My non-lawyery recap of a discussion on another blog about the law:
In essence, Petty (like almost all musicians) opted for a certain level of licensing. Bachmann (and bars, venues, etc) and others can use it without “permission,” so long as certain measures are followed (which may include ponying up cash). The person holding the rights can make a case to not use it, but my impression was that no one in the industry wants to fight that case because it may cause a ripple effect in the industry that would choke the money flow. So, while he can huff and puff, he might not find support fighting it. However, it would serve as a distraction and isn’t very nice to use something someone created if they don’t want you to use it. Think of it as the classic, “You may have a right to do it, but that don’t make it right.”
She should use good music anyway, not that crap. petty sucks, he sings worse than jagger, looks like david spade, and has the brains of a democrat. If he were alec baldwin he would not be any waorse.
Doesn’t the patent or copyright or whatever it’s called expire after 40 years? I bet he’d cease and desist if she’d just paid him the 39 cents he gets from the crappy radio stations when they play his crappy songs.
Macko:
Actually, that’s not what the song is about. If you believe Tom Petty. Sorry.
I agree that it’s really not a feel-good song, and isn’t a good one or a campaign. I’ll always think of it as the song the chunky chick from Silence of the Lambs sang before Buffalo Bill/Jame Gumm grabbed her.
So can we codify the Campaign Theme Song corollary to Murphy’s Law now, or should we wait until Jerry Brown rolls out Hotel California for his re-election campaign in a few years?
Down through the ages the human race has been enriched by men and women of vision, strength, courage, and determination, and as they enriched us through their contribution to the tribe, they themselves became rich. All because they were driven to do things that were needful. And doing what needs doing, whatever the price, generates wealth and wealth enriches everybody.
Then, in the late twentieth century, pussies who didn’t do a damn thing except sing through their adenoids found that they could become celebrated and enriched through the generosity of a tribal segment which itself was enriched by others. I don’t have a problem with calling these singers artists instead of pussies, and calling their enablers consumers instead of dipshits.
But just because some pussy achieves celebrity and wealth doesn’t mean that they are contributing anything of value. So what can I say about Tom Petty? Just this. He’s damn fortunate to be living in these times and not some other age.
Gee, I thought Tom Petty was dead. I also thought Keith Richards was dead and then I saw him on an interview and he walked and talked. Of course they could both be Zombies, I guess. Although looking at them I’m not sure how to tell the difference.
Must be their music. It couldn’t be their lifestyle choices, right?
Heh. I didn’t get it at first. But I do now.
Thank you, Tom Petty, I don’t need to hear your crappy music.
And no, I don’t get it.
Number 8?
#2, the answer is one of the words in the post.
It’s probably better that way. It would get real confusing if we had to start calling him Tom Honorable or Tom Helpful.
Gives new meaning to “Running Down a Dream”
Is this one of those secret message thingys in a white font?
How “Tom” can you get.
I know! I know! (Hint: five letters)
Tom didn’t have this hissy fit when Hillary used it in her campaign.
So another adjective could be: biassed. Or stupid. Or..
Ha, that’s funny. I was distracted by how bad Tom Petty’s music sounds. My apologies.
Any chance he’ll back down?
Pst – Michelle – You don’t need Tom’s taint.
Who’s Tom Petty? 4,000 songs on my IPOD and not one Tom Petty! Yay for me! She should be playing Led Zepplin anyway! On super huge speakers! Muwhahahahahahahah!!!!
Ron Beatty and the Breitbarters. sounds better.
Yup, that’s one word, Frank J., but I’d call this the Battle between the Booger and the Babe.
Exit thought: no one is reporting whether Bachmann has rights to the song. The band Heart spat mud at Sarah Palin in ’08 only to discover that the campaign had purchased rights to Barracuda. My guess is that Bachmann didn’t secure rights to the song.
I love his music but he is a bit “wee-wee’d up” to borrow a phrase.
Just another example of why I hate douchebag liberal musicians.
What Ernie Loco says.
I timed myself and it took me 18.3 seconds to get the joke. Gotta carb up more during breakfast.
I guess this means she’s not a Petty Girl.
“My guess is that Bachmann didn’t secure rights to the song.”
Burma,
My non-lawyery recap of a discussion on another blog about the law:
In essence, Petty (like almost all musicians) opted for a certain level of licensing. Bachmann (and bars, venues, etc) and others can use it without “permission,” so long as certain measures are followed (which may include ponying up cash). The person holding the rights can make a case to not use it, but my impression was that no one in the industry wants to fight that case because it may cause a ripple effect in the industry that would choke the money flow. So, while he can huff and puff, he might not find support fighting it. However, it would serve as a distraction and isn’t very nice to use something someone created if they don’t want you to use it. Think of it as the classic, “You may have a right to do it, but that don’t make it right.”
Wow, I hope Tom’s friends were impressed by that move, because more than half of the music-buying and concert-attending Americans aren’t.
She should use good music anyway, not that crap. petty sucks, he sings worse than jagger, looks like david spade, and has the brains of a democrat. If he were alec baldwin he would not be any waorse.
Doesn’t the patent or copyright or whatever it’s called expire after 40 years? I bet he’d cease and desist if she’d just paid him the 39 cents he gets from the crappy radio stations when they play his crappy songs.
If he was any kind of man he would walk right up to her and head butt her in the kneecap. That would show her who’s boss.
song is about a U.F. student who committed suicide in the sixties.
why would you want that this song for a campaign?
Macko:
Actually, that’s not what the song is about. If you believe Tom Petty. Sorry.
I agree that it’s really not a feel-good song, and isn’t a good one or a campaign. I’ll always think of it as the song the chunky chick from Silence of the Lambs sang before Buffalo Bill/Jame Gumm grabbed her.
So can we codify the Campaign Theme Song corollary to Murphy’s Law now, or should we wait until Jerry Brown rolls out Hotel California for his re-election campaign in a few years?
Nasally.
base, casual, cheap, contemptible, frivolous, inconsequent, inconsiderable, inessential, inferior, irrelevant, junior, lesser, light, little, lower, measly, minor, narrow-minded, negligible, nickel-and-dime, niggling, paltry, peanut, penny-ante, pettifogging, picayune, piddling, scratch, secondary, shabby, shallow, shoestring, slight, small, small-minded, subordinate, trifling, two-bit, unimportant.
Boycott
You’d think Tom would be happy that somebody still played his music… There’s no pleasing some people.
Down through the ages the human race has been enriched by men and women of vision, strength, courage, and determination, and as they enriched us through their contribution to the tribe, they themselves became rich. All because they were driven to do things that were needful. And doing what needs doing, whatever the price, generates wealth and wealth enriches everybody.
Then, in the late twentieth century, pussies who didn’t do a damn thing except sing through their adenoids found that they could become celebrated and enriched through the generosity of a tribal segment which itself was enriched by others. I don’t have a problem with calling these singers artists instead of pussies, and calling their enablers consumers instead of dipshits.
But just because some pussy achieves celebrity and wealth doesn’t mean that they are contributing anything of value. So what can I say about Tom Petty? Just this. He’s damn fortunate to be living in these times and not some other age.
Gee, I thought Tom Petty was dead. I also thought Keith Richards was dead and then I saw him on an interview and he walked and talked. Of course they could both be Zombies, I guess. Although looking at them I’m not sure how to tell the difference.
Must be their music. It couldn’t be their lifestyle choices, right?
Michelle needs to find a running mate named Turner. Ready made slogan.
Damon:
That would put the campaign in Overdrive!