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(51,122 posts) Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:03 PM Sep 2012

R.E.M.: Fox News Not Authorized To Use 'Losing My Religion' During DNC Coverage

Source: Huffington Post

R.E.M. is the latest music act to request that its songs not be played in a political context.

The band -- which broke up last September after 31 years together -- released a statement on their website denouncing Fox News for playing its seminal hit "Losing My Religion" during coverage of the Democratic National Convention.

"We have little or no respect for their puff adder brand of reportage," R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe said in the statement. "Our music does not belong there." R.E.M. said that Fox News is not authorized or licensed to use the song -- a cheeky way for the cable news network to comment on the perceived lack of faith at the DNC -- in the future.

R.E.M. is far from the first band to push-back against Republicans during election season. The Silversun Pickups sent Mitt Romney's campaign a cease-and-desist letter after the Republican candidate for president used their song "Panic Switch" during a campaign event.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/07/rem-fox-news-losing-my-religion_n_1865158.html

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R.E.M.: Fox News Not Authorized To Use 'Losing My Religion' During DNC Coverage (Original Post) onehandle Sep 2012 OP

Fox News Not Authorized To Tell the Truth ....either. L0oniX Sep 2012 #1

Doesn't matter, they've never used it sakabatou Sep 2012 #3

Boom. Kingofalldems Sep 2012 #2

Love it! Love R.E.M.! Love 'em even more, now! calimary Sep 2012 #4

Hey, Michael, get your buddy Stephen Colbert to do a bit about Republicans and music. tanyev Sep 2012 #5

far from the first? PatrynXX Sep 2012 #6

That's never been one of my favorite REM songs. Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #7

God Bless 'em Julian Englis Sep 2012 #8

When will these Republicans learn? Frank Cannon Sep 2012 #9

Every. Damn. Time. area51 Sep 2012 #10

I'd have liked to see Fox use "Exhuming McCarthy" during the RNC, though. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #11

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

1. Fox News Not Authorized To Tell the Truth ....either.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:13 PM

Sep 2012

sakabatou

(42,146 posts)

3. Doesn't matter, they've never used it

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:36 PM

Sep 2012

Kingofalldems

(38,444 posts)

2. Boom.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:15 PM

Sep 2012

calimary

(81,194 posts)

4. Love it! Love R.E.M.! Love 'em even more, now!

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:48 PM

Sep 2012

And Michael Stipe is correct. Their music does NOT belong on an outlet like Pox Noise. Anymore than chris christie belongs backstage at a Bruce Springsteen concert or "sippy cupp" belongs on MSNBC.

tanyev

(42,541 posts)

5. Hey, Michael, get your buddy Stephen Colbert to do a bit about Republicans and music.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 05:35 PM

Sep 2012

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)

6. far from the first?

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 05:40 PM

Sep 2012

hardly. think this is the first time I've heard of a band going after a news station for playing music. they all do. albeit the RIAA checks with it's fans first before finding out if the Networks have the right to play the music. X_X

Pterodactyl

(1,687 posts)

7. That's never been one of my favorite REM songs.

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Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:11 PM

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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts)

8. God Bless 'em

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Sat Sep 8, 2012, 01:46 AM

Sep 2012

Mr. Stipe was a nice guy back when I would run into on occasion in Athens, Georgia, years ago. Their lawyer/manager B. E. Downs is both smart and kind. I can only imagine the disgust of R.E.M.'s members upon discovery of this inappropriate appropriation and misuse of their property.

Fox and the Republicans truly has no respect for the property rights of others.