planted Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Great show last night! If you ever get the chance to see him, do it. Tightest live band out there right now!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planted Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Football or Petty? Gee, I wonder.... 3pm EST Sunday on VH1. BE THERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planted Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 She was...an American Girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) From RollingStone.com: Katrina and the Waves Join Tom Petty's Fight Against Michele Bachmann Bachmann played their 1985 hit 'Walking On Sunshine' at a campaign event Steve Pope/Getty Images By ANDY GREENE Katrina & The Waves – whose 1985 song "Walking On Sunshine" was played by Michele Bachmann at a South Carolina campaign rally on Tuesday – have issued a statement on their website: Katrina & The Waves would like it to be known that they do not endorse the use of 'Walking On Sunshine' by Michele Bachmann and have instructed their lawyers accordingly. The group is the second musical act this week to object to the Minnesota Congresswoman's usage of their music. Tom Petty sent the Bachmann campaign a cease and desist letter after she used his song "American Girl" at her campaign kick-off in Iowa on Monday. At a rally the following day, she played 29 seconds of "American Girl" before "Walking On Sunshine" kicked in. Looks like she'll have to find a third song now. Any suggestions? UPDATE: Rolling Stone has received a statement from Katrina Leskanich, former lead singer of Katrina & The Waves: As the singer of 'Walking on Sunshine' I don't endorse its use by Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign. I've performed ‘Walking on Sunshine’ for so many years in so many different countries that it’s become the one constant in my life and the one thing I can count on to bring happiness to myself and others. The song is used in commercials and movies as a vehicle for a feel good moment or empowerment but if I disagree with the policies, opinions or platforms for its use, I've no choice but to try and defend the song and prevent its misuse. Music can be both powerful and moving and sometimes even a little dangerous. Edited June 30, 2011 by Jahfin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planted Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 From RollingStone.com: Katrina and the Waves Join Tom Petty's Fight Against Michele Bachmann Bachmann played their 1985 hit 'Walking On Sunshine' at a campaign event Steve Pope/Getty Images By ANDY GREENE Katrina & The Waves – whose 1985 song "Walking On Sunshine" was played by Michele Bachmann at a South Carolina campaign rally on Tuesday – have issued a statement on their website: Katrina & The Waves would like it to be known that they do not endorse the use of 'Walking On Sunshine' by Michele Bachmann and have instructed their lawyers accordingly. The group is the second musical act this week to object to the Minnesota Congresswoman's usage of their music. Tom Petty sent the Bachmann campaign a cease and desist letter after she used his song "American Girl" at her campaign kick-off in Iowa on Monday. At a rally the following day, she played 29 seconds of "American Girl" before "Walking On Sunshine" kicked in. Looks like she'll have to find a third song now. Any suggestions? UPDATE: Rolling Stone has received a statement from Katrina Leskanich, former lead singer of Katrina & The Waves: As the singer of 'Walking on Sunshine' I don't endorse its use by Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign. I've performed ‘Walking on Sunshine’ for so many years in so many different countries that it’s become the one constant in my life and the one thing I can count on to bring happiness to myself and others. The song is used in commercials and movies as a vehicle for a feel good moment or empowerment but if I disagree with the policies, opinions or platforms for its use, I've no choice but to try and defend the song and prevent its misuse. Music can be both powerful and moving and sometimes even a little dangerous. You know what I find most fascinating is that these politicians usually have one thing in common. They almost always lawyers. I am quite surprised that they or someone on their staff is unacquainted with copyright laws. Good for TP. He always fights the good fight. Something else I love him for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I think that's what the 29 seconds was about. I'm no legal eagle but I believe she wasn't in violation of the copyright laws by keeping it to 29 seconds. Still, if the artist issues a "cease and desist" order it means cease and desist. What's particularly mind boggling is how there are apparently no songs by right leaning musicians that the Republicans want to misappropriate as this is only the latest in a long line of similar incidences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 By all reports, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers have been killing it on their current 2013 tour, digging up deep nuggets for their setlists and changing it up nightly. Right now, Tom is esconsed at the Henry Fonda Theatre for a week's worth of shows. I'm weighing the possibility of taking my godson(who is a major Tom Petty fan) to one of the shows as another graduation gift. Here are the setlists for the first two nights at the Fonda... June 3, 2013; So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star (The Byrds cover) Love Is a Long Road I Won't Back Down Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) Cabin Down Below Good Enough (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone (Paul Revere and The Raiders cover) A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) Billy the Kid Tweeter and the Monkey Man (Traveling Wilburys cover) Rebels To Find a Friend Angel Dream Willin' (Little Feat cover) Melinda I Should Have Known It Refugee Runnin' Down a Dream Encore: You Wreck Me American Girl June 4, 2013: So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star (The Byrds cover) Love Is a Long Road Here Comes My Girl Baby, Please Don't Go (Big Joe Williams cover) When a Kid Goes Bad The Best of Everything I Just Want to Make Love to You (Muddy Waters cover) A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) Kings Highway I'd Like to Love You Baby (J.J. Cale cover) Tweeter and the Monkey Man (Traveling Wilburys cover) Rebels Two Gunslingers Time to Move On Friend of the Devil (Grateful Dead cover) It's Good to Be King I Should Have Known It Refugee Runnin' Down a Dream Encore: Listen to Her Heart Carol (Chuck Berry cover) American Girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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