Posted on 09/15/2024 5:16:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Pearl Jam put their own spin on Ted Nugent’s 1975 single “Stranglehold,” changing the lyrics to make it an anti-gun anthem.
The moment took place during Pearl Jam’s concert in Baltimore on Thursday, Sept. 12. Roughly halfway through their set, guitarist Mike McCready launched into “Stranglehold”’s familiar opening riff.
Frontman Eddie Vedder then joined in, emphatically singing: “I don’t own a gun, I don’t ever want to own a gun / I don’t own a gun, never want to own a gun.” After repeating variations of the phrase several times, the tones of “Stanglehold” faded out. Pearl Jam soon launched into one of their own classics, “Even Flow.” Fan-shot footage of the rendition can be seen below.
Ted Nugent Is a Vocal Gun Advocate
“Stranglehold” was the first track on Nugent’s self-titled debut album. The tune’s famous guitar solo is widely regarded as one of the greatest in rock history.
Nugent is an outspoken right wing conservative, who often advocates for the rights of gun ownership. He even took his love for the weapons on television, briefly hosting the series Ted Nugent's Gun Country on the Discovery Channel. At the time of the show’s debut, Nugent declared that the “American Dream is measured in ballistics.” In 2021, the polarizing rocker released a pro-gun song called "Come and Take It."
Pearl Jam, meanwhile, has maintained liberal political leanings throughout the band’s career. In recent years the band has spoken out against former president Donald Trump and cautioned fans on the perils of global warming. In 2023, the grunge group lent its support to Everytown, a non-profit organization fighting to end gun violence.
“No one should live in fear of gun violence—in their schools, neighborhoods, or anywhere,” Pearl Jam tweeted at the time. “Learn more about secure gun storage and be a part of the solution.”
Riddle me this, Batman: how can every leftist musician “deny” Trump the “right” to play their songs at his rallies, but Eddie Vedder et al can mashup Stranglehold to their gun control desires with impunity?
By the way, Stranglehold is one of the greatest guitar-driven songs ever. The solo is iconic. Toe Jam isn’t fit to shine Nugent’s shoes.
And Eddie Vedder tries to come across as some great guy, yet he refused to let into the Rock Hall Toe Jam’s inaugural drummer Dave Abbruzzese because he hates Dave, even though Abbruzzese‘s drumming arguably helped put that band on the map.
Eddie Vedder can suck it.
“No one should live in fear of gun violence—in their schools, neighborhoods, or anywhere,”
I don’t, and there is basically 100% gun ownership around here.
“Stroke that royalty check, poser!”
- Sweaty Teddy, probably
There is also another aspect: Usually it's the composer of the song that has the rights.
But Celine Dion asked Trump to stop playing, My Heart Will Go On. She did sing it, but she did not write it. (The man who wrote the words it passed away a few days ago.)
Again, in most cases it's the musician who wrote the song who hold the rights. For example, about ten years ago at Coachella, Prince played Creep by Radiohead. Someone posted a video of him playing it on YouTube. Prince contacted YouTube and asked the video to be pulled. When Radiohead found out the video was pulled, they contacted YouTube and had the video restored. So, that shows the writer has more power than the performer. [Radiohead had to credit Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood on that song, because it was similar to a song by them.]
Could Ted Nugent ask them not to play it? Sure. Will he? I don't know if he should.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-percentage-mass-shootings-happen-gun-free-amanda-prestigiacomo
https://slowfacts.wordpress.com/2023/05/29/how-we-stopped-mass-murderers-time-after-time/
I hate that the local radio stations insist on playing lots of Pearl Jam, as if they are supposed to be this amazing act. I’ve always found them to be whiny and pretentious.
Pearl Jam believes only rich people should have guns.
The democrats blindsided the US gun owners in 1968. Now we are ALWAYS on our guard. Any time you agree to negotiate your gun rights away you know you are up against a stacked deck!
No wonder that in 1941, just days before the Pearl Harbor attack, Congress reaffirmed Second Amendment rights and prohibited gun registration. In 1968, bills to register guns were debated, with opponents recalling the Nazi experience and supporters denying that the Nazis ever used registration records to confiscate guns. The bills were defeated, as every such proposal has been ever since, including recent “universal background check” bills.
The lies we have been told over the years...
1962 We ONLY want to register handguns. Rifles will not be affected!
1964, We ONLY want to register ALL firearms, not ban them.
1968 We ONLY want to register all guns, and ban the import of foreign Saturday Night Specials, and 5-shot bolt action army surplus rifles! (they got the ban).
1970, We ONLY want to ban small American handguns. Rifles will not be affected!
1976 We ONLY want to ban ALL handguns! Rifles will not be affected!
1981, Actress Lee Grant on Good Morning America (ABC) screams...”THE NRA IS A RIFLE ORGANIZATION! THEY SHOULD GIVE UP THEIR HANDGUNS AND THEY CAN KEEP THEIR RIFLES!”
1984, they came for the rifles.
I don’t hear them much these days. SiriusXM used to have a channel for them, but I’m not sure if they still do.
Alright LET’S NEGOTIATE GUN CONTROL!
WE have the guns, you want them. What will you give up to US to get those guns? You have noting but threats and bluster.
And WE still have the guns. End of negotiations.
Great points. Here is a primer for those interested beyond this post: https://soundcharts.com/blog/performance-royalties-vs-mechanical
In the case of Stranglehold, the song writers are Ted Nugent, Rob Grange, and Derek St. Holmes. It is possible that those writers formed their own company, ie Pete Townshend had Towser Tunes. If that is the case, that company needs to be contacted and not the three songwriters. The royalty payments to the songwriters are called mechanical royalties.
The rights to the performance, ie the recording of Stranglehold, don’t come into play here since Toe Jam covered Stranglehold.
I could see Ted calling their other writers, and prompting them to go to war.
I could also see Ted letting it go, and wait for extra cash to roll in as people stream Stranglehold.
My point is, everyone gets bent out of shape when Trump is running the turntable. But Eddie Vedder gets a pass.
Pearl Jam beta males get bitchy with Uncle Ted. This won’t end well for them.
Ted is about as pro-gun as anyone can get. He will not like this one bit. He has a weekend show on RAV.
I thin some, like the Eagles and Led Zeppelin, charge more, and you have to go directly to them.
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam is a used wad of toilet paper.
Pearl Jam was foisted on listeners. They suck.
I mean, when you realize the rotation included STP, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Tool, Rage Against the Machine... Hell, even REM was better.
Ditto!
Who owns the rights to the song?
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