During its incessant coverage of the removal of the word "God" from the Democratic National Committee platform, Fox News sometimes played "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. But, as Raw Story reports, the rock group was not amused. Their music publisher sent a cease and desist letter demanding that Fox stop using their song. Furthermore, Michael Stipe, the group's lead singer, had some choice words for Fox News and their brand of reporting.
From R.E.M.HQ:
“We have little or no respect for their puff adder brand of reportage,” lead singer Michael Stipe said. “Our music does not belong there.”
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Bemused commented
2012-09-08 02:20:55 -0400
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Shouldn’t the RNC organisers have contacted the group for permission before using the song during a public event? We always did that when I was working with organisers of sports events.
Thx4 Fish commented
2012-09-07 23:47:31 -0400
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Joseph West agreed! And a lot of their propaganda is an effort to sanctify the romantic idea of the Constitution, which, like their sanctification of God-Jesus-Bible is merely a way to reflect and to worship their own thoughts and feelings. Eww I’m grossed out typing that.
vermont dave commented
2012-09-07 21:32:31 -0400
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James Hedrich, I’m a nutmegger, thanks for that.
@ Joseph West, Spot on!
peace
@ Joseph West, Spot on!
peace
Aria Prescott commented
2012-09-07 16:42:06 -0400
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This marks how many musicians that have told Fox News they don’t have permission to play their stuff on the air? It has to be at least 100 by now.
Joseph West commented
2012-09-07 14:12:10 -0400
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@Georgia Sam: I sometimes think that right-wingers have their own Constitution that includes “God” at least once per paragraph and omits any positive references to government. (And their Constitution has a First Amendment that mentions the various freedoms “but only for Christians and proper-thinking Jews.” It also omits or edits most of the Amendments after number 12.)
doors17 commented
2012-09-07 13:18:46 -0400
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When I think of Fox it would be Barry McGuire’s 1965 hit Eve of Destruction.
http://youtu.be/ntLsElbW9Xo
http://youtu.be/ntLsElbW9Xo
