American genius David Byrne recently settled his copyright complaint against former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who used a Talking Heads song without permission in his U.S. Senate campaign, by making Crist film this 90-second abject apology and post it to YouTube.
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Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:28 am
by 89Hen
I wonder if Byrne got to write it. I would have liked to been a fly on the wall of that settlement. "No, we don't want any money...".
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:31 am
by Grizalltheway
David Byrne is god.
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:39 am
by Chizzang
Grizalltheway wrote:David Byrne is god.
Perhaps one of the lesser gods...
Brian Eno - Percy Jones - Adrian Belew
and the gang here are about 30 years ahead of their time on this tune from 1981
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Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:43 am
by Chizzang
Damn that television..!!!!!
What a bad picture
Don't get upset
It's not a major disaster
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Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:44 am
by Chizzang
I see the shapes... I see the baseball diamond
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Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:45 am
by 93henfan
Ya gotta love when a Conk politician has to apologize to a guy like this.
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Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:48 am
by Skjellyfetti
If I were running for public office this would be my campaign song. David Byrne would be my campaign manager... so, he'd be cool with it.
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Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:04 am
by Skjellyfetti
Following the case settlement, Byrne issued this statement: “I was shocked to discover, while working out our settlement, that the use of songs for political ads is pretty rampant. It turns out I am one of the few artists who has the bucks and cojones to challenge such usage- I'm feeling very manly after my trip to Tampa! Other artists may actually have the anger but not want to take the time and risk the legal bills. I am lucky that I can do that. Anyway, my hope is that by standing up to this practice maybe it can be made to be a less common option, or better yet an option that is never taken in the future.”
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:04 am
by Ivytalk
93henfan wrote:Ya gotta love when a Conk politician has to apologize to a guy like this.
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Crist is no conk: he's a Crist.*
*= Whatever he wants to be at the time, subject to unapologetic chameleonlike change later. (Jellybelly's Third New Int'l Political Dictionary, 2011).
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:24 am
by TwinTownBisonFan
Like an artist who isn't after the money - just doesn't want his music promoting an agenda he opposes
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:53 am
by Bronco
Byrne should allow Obama to use the Road to nowhere song...much more fitting
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:50 am
by dbackjon
Bronco wrote:Byrne should allow Obama to use the Road to nowhere song...much more fitting
Only if his Republican opponent uses AC/DC's Highway to Hell...
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:21 pm
by houndawg
Skjellyfetti wrote:
American genius David Byrne recently settled his copyright complaint against former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who used a Talking Heads song without permission in his U.S. Senate campaign, by making Crist film this 90-second abject apology and post it to YouTube.
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
That's beautiful! Honkphuck politician punked by a musician ........CC will never hear the end of it over at the Country Club.
One more time Chuck....with feeling!
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:56 pm
by Baldy
Love it when an Obamaite gets what they deserve.
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:17 pm
by blueballs
Just a point of fact... Crist ran as an independent in he most recent US Senate race after the GOP bitch slapped him in his primary against Tea Partier Marco Rubio.
As for Talking Heads songs that describe the Obama administration, the "Democratic Circus" works.
Hey Chizzang, the next lyric from your post above was "I see the laws made in Washington DC"
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:21 pm
by TwinTownBisonFan
blueballs wrote:Just a point of fact... Crist ran as an independent in he most recent US Senate race after the GOP bitch slapped him in his primary against Tea Partier Marco Rubio.
As for Talking Heads songs that describe the Obama administration, the "Democratic Circus" works.
Hey Chizzang, the next lyric from your post above was "I see the laws made in Washington DC"
Point of actual fact. Crist is a moderate Repub who was railroaded out of the party by rumors that he was *gasp* gay!
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:33 pm
by blueballs
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:
blueballs wrote:Just a point of fact... Crist ran as an independent in he most recent US Senate race after the GOP bitch slapped him in his primary against Tea Partier Marco Rubio.
As for Talking Heads songs that describe the Obama administration, the "Democratic Circus" works.
Hey Chizzang, the next lyric from your post above was "I see the laws made in Washington DC"
Point of actual fact. Crist is a moderate Repub who was railroaded out of the party by rumors that he was *gasp* gay!
That is patently false. Crist is married to a New York socialite.
Crist chose to switch parties and run as an independent after Marco Rubio pimp slapped him in the GOP primaries.
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:01 pm
by TwinTownBisonFan
blueballs wrote:
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:
Point of actual fact. Crist is a moderate Repub who was railroaded out of the party by rumors that he was *gasp* gay!
That is patently false. Crist is married to a New York socialite.
Crist chose to switch parties and run as an independent after Marco Rubio pimp slapped him in the GOP primaries.
you are new, aren't you?
the Crist as gay rumors have run rampant for years. and Rubio and the Tea Party were pushing that narrative aggressively. Hell, I'm 1500 miles away, and I knew about it.
Crist has been divorced four times, each marriage being a little more beard-like... largely to keep up appearances.
he lost that primary in part due to those rumors...
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:21 pm
by Bronco
I was reading rumors that Obama was spending lots of time in Chicago bath houses.
So does that rumor make him gay...probably
blueballs wrote:Just a point of fact... Crist ran as an independent in he most recent US Senate race after the GOP bitch slapped him in his primary against Tea Partier Marco Rubio.
As for Talking Heads songs that describe the Obama administration, the "Democratic Circus" works.
Hey Chizzang, the next lyric from your post above was "I see the laws made in Washington DC"
Life During Wartime.
this ain't no party
this ain't no disco
this ain't no foolin' around
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:44 pm
by HI54UNI
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:
blueballs wrote:
That is patently false. Crist is married to a New York socialite.
Crist chose to switch parties and run as an independent after Marco Rubio pimp slapped him in the GOP primaries.
you are new, aren't you?
the Crist as gay rumors have run rampant for years. and Rubio and the Tea Party were pushing that narrative aggressively. Hell, I'm 1500 miles away, and I knew about it.
Crist has been divorced four times, each marriage being a little more beard-like... largely to keep up appearances.
he lost that primary in part due to those rumors...
Interesting that the lib is pushing the gay rumor.......
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:48 pm
by houndawg
HI54UNI wrote:
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:
you are new, aren't you?
the Crist as gay rumors have run rampant for years. and Rubio and the Tea Party were pushing that narrative aggressively. Hell, I'm 1500 miles away, and I knew about it.
Crist has been divorced four times, each marriage being a little more beard-like... largely to keep up appearances.
he lost that primary in part due to those rumors...
Interesting that the lib is pushing the gay rumor.......
Interesting that Crist is ashamed of who he is.....
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:49 pm
by Skjellyfetti
HI54UNI wrote:
Interesting that the lib is pushing the gay rumor.......
No. According to the Conks in the "Obama brain surgery conspiracy" thread... this isn't "pushing" the rumor... it's merely mentioning it.... and there's a distinct difference.... I think. Get them to explain it for you.
Re: David Byrne Humiliates Charlie Christ:
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:51 pm
by Grizalltheway
HI54UNI wrote:
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:
you are new, aren't you?
the Crist as gay rumors have run rampant for years. and Rubio and the Tea Party were pushing that narrative aggressively. Hell, I'm 1500 miles away, and I knew about it.
Crist has been divorced four times, each marriage being a little more beard-like... largely to keep up appearances.
he lost that primary in part due to those rumors...
Interesting that the lib is pushing the gay rumor.......
Uh, did the lib say there was anything wrong with being gay? And, would it really surprise you if other conks wanted nothing to do with a closet case, given all of the ones that have accidentally outed themselves?