The Intellectual Porperty Action Committee, a fair-use advocacy organization that lobbies against industry-friendly copyright legislation, is raising funds to give every member of Congress an iPod so they might better appreciate the value of stol—uh, easily accessible—music. Here are a few of the songs we’d like to download for our favorite legislators.
SONG | ARTIST | DEDICATED TO |
---|---|---|
Been Caught Stealing | Jane’s Addiction | Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-Calif.) |
Hammer to Fall | Queen | Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) |
Girlfriend in a Coma | The Smiths | Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn) |
Road to Nowhere | Talking Heads | Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) |
Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) |
Queen Bitch | David Bowie | Rep. “Mean” Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) |
Bad Medicine | Bon Jovi | Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) |
Don’t Fence Me In | Cole Porter | Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) |
God is a Real Estate Developer | Michelle Shocked | Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) |
Talk Talk | Talk Talk | Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) |
Carolina on My Mind | James Taylor | Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) |
Stuck in the Middle With You | Stealers Wheel | Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) |
Lost Cause | Beck | Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) |
If I Were the Man You Wanted | Lyle Lovett | Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) |
Kickstart My Heart | Mötley Crüe | Senate President Dick Cheney |