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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruce-springsteen-cover-band-drops-out-of-inauguration/ A prominent Bruce Springsteen cover band, The B-Street Band, will not be performing at an Inauguration event this week following widespread criticism. The group was set to perform Thursday at the Garden State Presidential Inaugural Gala on the eve of Donald Trump’s swearing in as president, but after a weekend in the media spotlight, its members decided to change course.
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The real reason why pandas find it so hard to breed in the wild; all the peeping panda perverts are totally offputting 
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Jan 17, 2017 12:31
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Jippa posted:http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruce-springsteen-cover-band-drops-out-of-inauguration/ So a guy who made "closing deals" part of his brand... couldn't close a deal? With a loving lovely cover band? 
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Jan 17, 2017 12:49
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I think they probably got a call from Bruce's people telling them that they'd regret it if any of his music ended up being played at Trumps inauguration. A band like that only makes money because Bruce allows them to.
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Jan 17, 2017 15:11
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Basebf555 posted:I think they probably got a call from Bruce's people telling them that they'd regret it if any of his music ended up being played at Trumps inauguration. A band like that only makes money because Bruce allows them to. What? Anyone can play in a cover band. They don't need permission. You just need mechanical rights if you record a cover with the intent to distribute it.
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Jan 17, 2017 15:17
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lord funk posted:What? Anyone can play in a cover band. They don't need permission. You just need mechanical rights if you record a cover with the intent to distribute it. Technically you have to pay royalties on songs you cover. Now, they're not going to go after bar bands, because that would cost more than it's worth unless they're trying to make some kind of example. In this case, the band said that they would back out if asked.
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Jan 17, 2017 15:19
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Jan 17, 2017 15:44
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lord funk posted:What? Anyone can play in a cover band. They don't need permission. You just need mechanical rights if you record a cover with the intent to distribute it. Bruce can control how difficult he wants it to be to make a good living as an E Street Band cover group. I'm not talking about playing little clubs for $500, this band is playing major high profile events.
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Jan 17, 2017 15:51
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Jan 17, 2017 16:12
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Iron Crowned posted:Technically you have to pay royalties on songs you cover. The venue pays royalties, not the band.
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Jan 17, 2017 16:12
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lord funk posted:The venue pays royalties, not the band. I stand corrected. I didn't know that, I thought that in some theoretical scenario where a cover band was making a significant enough amount of money(enough to motivate the artist to come after it), the artist would technically be able to go after them for royalties. In this case I was thinking more politically, like if this cover band pissed Bruce off by playing the inauguration, he might make a point of going after them just for spite.
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Jan 17, 2017 16:41
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Basebf555 posted:I stand corrected. I didn't know that, I thought that in some theoretical scenario where a cover band was making a significant enough amount of money(enough to motivate the artist to come after it), the artist would technically be able to go after them for royalties. Probably not. He wouldn't have any legal footing. I wouldn't be surprised if he paid them their fee and said please stay home though.
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Jan 17, 2017 16:48
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Speaking of not having any footing, back to guys trying to do stunts in their backyard pool. "Righto doubters!" https://www.facebook.com/649304341891964/videos/740077279481336/
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Jan 17, 2017 17:04
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Basebf555 posted:
I wouldn't be surprised if it was simply a case of them being great fans of Bruce and simply respecting his views. Is anybody going to play at this inauguration? It seems like it is heading towards an empty stage.
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Jan 17, 2017 17:09
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spog posted:I wouldn't be surprised if it was simply a case of them being great fans of Bruce and simply respecting his views. That's exactly what it is. They've said before that they have great respect for Springsteen and wouldn't do anything that would go against his wishes. It really sucks for the band. They didn't sign on to play for Trump, they signed a contract back in 2013 to play for the inauguration (they played the previous two Obama ones as well) and because it ended up being this shitstain they got thrown into the middle of it. They're actually breaking their contract and said they'll accept the financial ramifications of it just to not have to deal with the controversy anymore.
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Jan 17, 2017 17:14
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FCKGW posted:They're actually breaking their contract and said they'll accept the financial ramifications of it just to not have to deal with the controversy anymore. They'll no doubt be receiving a bunch of death threats and poo poo online as well right now, there really was no winning option for those poor fuckers.
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Jan 17, 2017 17:26
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:They'll no doubt be receiving a bunch of death threats and poo poo online as well right now, there really was no winning option for those poor fuckers. Horrible as it may sonnd, I really think they should've played anyway. I mean, one important part of modern liberalism is tolerating different opinions even if you don't agree with them, while modern conservatism has mutated into "DEATH TO THE HERETIC!". Sure, they might have lost fans if they played for Drumpf, but who knows, now they might lose their lives.
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Jan 17, 2017 18:12
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CommissarMega posted:Horrible as it may sonnd, I really think they should've played anyway. I mean, one important part of modern liberalism is tolerating different opinions even if you don't agree with them, while modern conservatism has mutated into "DEATH TO THE HERETIC!". Sure, they might have lost fans if they played for Drumpf, but who knows, now they might lose their lives. It seems like a no win situation, honestly: death threats if they do or don't, plus if they do the mockery might drive away even more fans, and....yeah, I can see why they would duck it. Eventually their role in this will be forgotten and perhaps for the best.
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Jan 17, 2017 18:50
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Sometimes doing the right thing or taking a moral stance on something comes with some sort of sacrifice or loss. In fact, often it's only a meaningful if that's the case.
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Jan 17, 2017 18:52
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Powaqoatse posted:He's at 0:09 in the youtube I posted. Breaks my heart. Ah drat! I wish the art sentence was true. Kid's just gonna miss his mom 
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Jan 17, 2017 18:52
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Powaqoatse posted:"you hit me! I love that the lady who does the splits mutters "that a hot tamale! "
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CommissarMega posted:Horrible as it may sonnd, I really think they should've played anyway. I mean, one important part of modern liberalism is tolerating different opinions even if you don't agree with them, while modern conservatism has mutated into "DEATH TO THE HERETIC!". Sure, they might have lost fans if they played for Drumpf, but who knows, now they might lose their lives. Should've done it but just played songs from "Nebraska" or that Pete Seeger cover album.
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Jan 17, 2017 19:13
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CommissarMega posted:Horrible as it may sonnd, I really think they should've played anyway. I mean, one important part of modern liberalism is tolerating different opinions even if you don't agree with them, while modern conservatism has mutated into "DEATH TO THE HERETIC!". Sure, they might have lost fans if they played for Drumpf, but who knows, now they might lose their lives. Show up, play badly enough to shame the event, and finish with a Dead Kennedys cover. Something short, so you can get right to the point before they pull the plug on you. Any embarrassment you might endure for playing that badly will be repaid tenfold by the 54-60% of the country that dislikes Donald Trump.
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Jan 17, 2017 19:24
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Railing Kill posted:Show up, play badly enough to shame the event, and finish with a Dead Kennedys cover. Something short, so you can get right to the point before they pull the plug on you. Any embarrassment you might endure for playing that badly will be repaid tenfold by the 54-60% of the country that dislikes Donald Trump. This would have been the thing to do. Rebecca Ferguson wanted to do Strange Fruit for PEOTUS. That would have been great as well.
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Jan 17, 2017 19:40
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I can imagine a rendition of the heartbreaking song "The River" being played as Trump strides across the stage.
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Jan 17, 2017 19:43
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Spoken word performance of every stupid tweet wearing a Donald Trump mask accompanied by a sarcastic banjo rendition of American Pie while a bunch of red lingerie clad backup dancers wearing big furry hats spray him with squirt guns.
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Jan 17, 2017 21:37
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spog posted:Is anybody going to play at this inauguration? It seems like it is heading towards an empty stage. I think they have a fifth place America's Got Talent person. And I wouldn't be surprised if the protests have some decent music.  At this point I am fully expecting some form of on stage anti-Trump protest on the part of a performer. Probably something minor like a statement of opposition right after that sing or ripping up a picture, though subtle mocking through song choice will be fun and likely go over people's heads.
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Jan 17, 2017 22:03
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hanales posted:Probably not. He wouldn't have any legal footing. I wouldn't be surprised if he paid them their fee and said please stay home though. He could also tell his fans, "Hey, don't see these guys, they are loving dicks"
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Jan 17, 2017 22:05
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Outrail posted:a sarcastic banjo rendition of American Pie I so want this to exist
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Jan 17, 2017 22:19
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:They'll no doubt be receiving a bunch of death threats and poo poo online as well right now, there really was no winning option for those poor fuckers. They already had to bail out because of death threats.
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Jan 17, 2017 22:53
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Random Stranger posted:I think they have a fifth place America's Got Talent person. And I wouldn't be surprised if the protests have some decent music. Maybe a Muslim kazoo band will happen
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Jan 17, 2017 23:15
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CommissarMega posted:one important part of modern liberalism is tolerating different opinions even if you don't agree with them white_moderate.txt
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Baronjutter posted:Sometimes doing the right thing or taking a moral stance on something comes with some sort of sacrifice or loss. In fact, often it's only a meaningful if that's the case. Normally I'd agree but entertainers should really stay away from political drama if they can, at least if they value their careers. Remember the dixie chicks? As a musician this would be a really dumb hill to choose to die on. Unfortunately in this case these dudes got thrust into drama like it or not.
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Jan 18, 2017 00:08
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Nathilus posted:Normally I'd agree but entertainers should really stay away from political drama if they can, at least if they value their careers. We elected a reality tv star president.
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Jan 18, 2017 00:12
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:We elected a reality tv star president. And an actor not that long ago
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Jan 18, 2017 00:25
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Jan 18, 2017 00:30
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Is there much point in a sarcastic version of any song when US politicians fairly regularly use Born in the USA and Keep on Rocking in the Free World?
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Jan 18, 2017 00:38
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FAROOQ posted:a serial rapist somewhere inbetween No no, Romney lost.
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FiftyFour posted:Is there much point in a sarcastic version of any song when US politicians fairly regularly use Born in the USA and Keep on Rocking in the Free World? My favorite was Wrangler jeans using most of the first verse of Fortunate Son and cutting off just before 'it ain't me.'
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