Ripoff!

[six_demon_bag]

I've spent almost the whole day watching football and good news! The Detroit Lions finally got their third win! (never mind the fact they have ten losses) Anyway, Sunday Night Football is on now and, just like Monday Night Football, the program has its own theme song. Tonight was the first time I really paid attention to it and I noticed it's a

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[elvenforever]

That is AMAZING footage of the demise of the Metrodome. Wonder what they'll do to fix it?

I hate plagiarism, but I especially hate musical plagiarism.

[six_demon_bag]

They'll probably spend boatloads of money and have it fixed in time for next week's game, but I guess it could take longer. *shrug*

Meee too. Especially when it's so obvious.

[elvenforever]

It's the freakin' ROOF. I would be surprised if they could get it fixed that quickly, but they could prove me wrong. :)

Guess they are not expecting a plagiarism suit.

[six_demon_bag]

Yeah, you're probably right. I was just thinking that with all the money the NFL makes, who knows how quickly it could be done.

Or maybe they actually got Joan Jett's permission?

[halocentury]

This is creepy and yet so impressive. I wonder how long it would take to repair it, not to mention the cost of such repairs.

I wonder if the song was meant to be a tip of the hat to Joan Jett. Yes or no, I don't particulary care for it.

[six_demon_bag]

Yeah, I have no idea how long the dome will be out of commission or how much money it will take to repair it.

I wonder if they got Joan's permission, too -- I think they must have with it sounding THAT close to her song. Well, unless they just got the rights from the record label that owns them. That happens a lot, too. Brings to mind the story I heard about how Huey Lewis & The News were asked to do the Ghostbusters movie theme and they declined, so they had Ray Parker Jr. do it and just pretty much ripped off the Huey Lewis song, "I Want A New Drug". See...

The Ghostbusters theme is classic, but it's still kind of annoying that there's so little shame in business like this.

[halocentury]

I wonder how long it would take to get the snow out of there also - and how they would do it too.

I don't know who said imitation is the highest form of flattery. Whatever happened to originality?

By chance, did you see that I had a link to one of The Tragically Hip's albums in my journal? Not my most recent post, but the one before it.

[six_demon_bag]

I agree. There needs to be more originality for sure.

Gasp! No, I didn't see it! Thanks for asking! *scampers off to check it out*

[n7of9]

snow scares the bejeebus out of me, and i'm going to NYC over new years and i don't know what to wear - i have no idea what cold temperatures of that magnitude actually MEAN...so of course i linked that video of the roof collapse to my travelling mates so now we shall all freak out, together

joan jett! epic until she allowed that dirty fucking skank of a moll to play her last year...vomit in my mouth

[six_demon_bag]

Oh, snow isn't that bad, usually and the dome roof is not made of typical roofing materials, but I'm glad you're forwarding the vid on anyway 'cause it's kind of awesome to see. Anyway, just have someone who's experienced in driving safely in the snow handle the driving and you'll be fine. : )

I love Joan Jett, too, but I'm not sure what you're referring to at the end there. Elaborate? o.O

[n7of9]

eeekkk....we're not driving! i've been to the ski fields here (a couple of mountain, 6 hours away) and driving with chains is HORRIBLE

THIS TRAVESTY>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7Hjmx5kz9w

[six_demon_bag]

OOOOH!

Haha ya know, I haven't seen it, but when I first heard she would be playing her and I thought about it...I thought it wasn't a bad choice. Sure, I hate Twilight as much as anyone and I don't like how people are selected for roles like that just because they are famous and hot at the moment, but she at least has a decent look for it in my opinion. *hides from the impending onslaught* : )

[ferlengheti]

aw, no, you dont fuck with joan jett. they would have bought the rights off her for an assload of monies. its still a bunch of cock.

[six_demon_bag]

Yeah, my sentiments exactly.

[sweet_misery788]

the two songs are VERY similar, so maybe they did get permission or something. still, people shouldn't be lazy. they should come up with new songs.

[six_demon_bag]

Aaaagreed.