And obviously, every artist has his price.
From Politico:
From POLITICO’s Jon Allen:
It looks like Michele Bachmann can remain an “American Girl” — she paid fees to two music licensing companies the at the end of June, according to her latest campaign finance report.
Bachmann shelled out a total of $900 to the American Society of Composers and Broadcast Music, Inc., in separate payments on June 28.
The singer Tom Petty sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Minnesota congresswoman and Republican presidential candidate after she came to the stage at her launch to his familiar tune “American Girl.” The kickoff event in Iowa was on June 27 — the day before the campaign recorded checks to the two licensing company.
Petty’s protest spurred a couple of days of cable television and print media debate about whether musicians should be able to tell politicians they don’t like to hit the pause button
I am still thinking Petty was being petty. Actually $900 is pretty darn cheap to be an American girl. It makes you wonder why she would continue to use the song after Petty made such a stink. She ought to have one of her adoring fans write a song for her–one of her very own.
