The B side would be particularly appropriate if he continues talking about the likes of Sandra Fluke.
Someone I know helped Rush (the band) out...when she worked for a Cle. radio station, she suggested they start to play this Canadian band. The woman--a liberal-- has since been thanked by Rush, the band, for helping to "break" them in America.
The song is also used on Fox Sports Radio's JT The Brick show (syndicated by Clear Channel/Premiere). Host John Tournour is a conservative (his sports flash reader, Tom Looney, is a liberal). After the opening segment, JT introduced THE LONG TIME VOICE! THE ICONIC VOICE of Tom Looney, and they start to play Spirit of Radio. Begin the day with a friendly voice, a companion unobtrusive...
Holland Cooke writes on radio-info.com:
“Artists or labels own their work.
ASCAP/BMI fees stations pay compensate composers.
Talk stations’ blanket “Incidential Use” license covers just-that.
Adopting-someone’s-music-as-a-theme-song not covered.
(Nor, incidentally, is using-music-in-commercials, without permission, something many stations overlook.)
You might remember when, several years ago, The Pretenders told him to knock-it-off, he used various-other-songs while negotiating, explaining on-air that that was the case.
That’s actually surprising considering how right-Objectivist Rush is. Of course, as Objectivists, Rush (band) may be upset they aren’t getting royalties or credit.
Oh screw them anyway..way overrated....just like The Pretenders
Nothing of theirs worth stealing (unless you like elf music).
I’m sure MahaRushie has learned from history and has secured licensing to use the music he does, and will continue to do as he’s licensed to do.
These people need to get over themselves. I can’t even remember who they are. I wouldn’t know if Rush Limbaugh used their one time hit or not.
I don’t listen to Limbaugh for music. LOL
Artists can’t control the use. The best they can hope for is a finding that they were not compensated.
Someone has already mentioned “incidental use” — that pretty much covers this use.
So to Getty Lee and the rest of Rush (the group), I say: “take off, you hosers.”
Shut up and screech.
Another result of this Rush dustup is rock has beens have been granted one last chance to grab some headlines without falling down & banging their heads on a curb somewhere.
The B side would be particularly appropriate if he continues talking about the likes of Sandra Fluke.
I’m quite certain that as producer of a nationwide radio program that Rush Limbaugh has been paying the appropriate royalties for the public use of these songs. It’s very rare that an artist can actually do anything about the circumstances in which their music gets played unless the royalties haven’t been paid.
They don’t own the music, only the royalties, which Rush pays.
Rush gets the last laugh on rush.
...I think their various record labels have more say than the bands do....
Meanwhile...these bands and performers had no problem with drugs, anonymous group sex in the 80’s....Apparently they’ve all discovered chastity, sexual abstinence and clean living...
And of course we all know how pure as the wind driven snow the band was on tour, right? Not once did any of them abuse, take advantage of, use for sex, feed drugs or alcohol to, gangbang, whatever, teenage girls (and probably underage ones too)
Such hypocrites...yeah, you’re for women alright....slutwomen.
Wha'cha bet Sandra Fluke and Gloria Allred aren't arm-in-arm on TV because Fluke's afraid of what 'discovery' would reveal about her sexual preference.. I say she's a scissor-happy carpet licker!
F’ em. Triumph is the REAL Canadian power trio.
Guess the fire was getting too close. Rush and Gabriel don’t want anybody badmouthing their “Slut Fanbase.”
It wouldn’t phase me at all if Rush would just use conservative artist’s music. Ted Nugent and Hank Williams Jr come to mind.
I think we’ve been down this road before, years ago, and the band lost. So long as royaly fees are paid (ASCAP, SESAC, and BMI}, there’s probably not a lot they can do about it. It’s licensed for public performance, and it’s being performed in public....so