Here’s what all the fuss is about.
Click pause on the music player before playing the YouTube.
OK, so somehow you can rig “Guitar Hero 5″ to have Kurt Cobain singing Bon Jovi.
Lefsetz says…
Courtney Love may be insane, but whether she signed the contract or not, I’m sure there was no agreement that Kurt could sing “You Give Love A Bad Name”. Bon Jovi is everything Kurt stood against. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” killed hair metal, now you’ve got him singing this pop tripe in a video game?
You might say it’s only a video game, but that’s disrespectful. We must honor our heroes. And you may not care, but Kurt Cobain is still a hero to millions, the icon of a generation. Why not have an animatronic JFK spewing Richard Nixon lines?
“Icon of a generation”…”voice of a generation”…here’s the problem with that. No one person can really represent a generation. That’s a marketing tool, a P.R. tool, a propaganda tactic.
Locate a group of people who are dissatisfied or, that can be made to think they are dissatisfied and find a guy with some charisma and say; “this guy represents you” and take the group of people’s money or freedom.
Kurt Cobain wasn’t trying to be an “icon of a generation”. And, I’m not discounting what his music meant, or means, to people.
John Lennon got shot because he was a symbol. He symbolized something to a nut with a gun. He didn’t get shot because of what he said or, what king of guy he was; he got shot because he was elevated to icon/voice of a generation status.
Ironically, what we have above, is an actual symbol or, icon, of Kurt Cobain singing Bon Jovi. It’s not Kurt up there.
And, it wouldn’t be difficult at all for someone to create an “animatronic JFK spewing Richard Nixon lines” as Lefsetz suggests.
And, just maybe, that’s a good thing. Maybe the technology actually serves the purpose of pointing out the false premises of “icon” and “voice of a generation”.
Well, it appears that this guy…
…has a beef with these young ladies…
Now what, you ask, could an over-exposed, over-pampered, well coiffed, well-preserved wrinkle rocker with great positive public image juice, have against such an obviously delightful bevy of young women?
Alleged Trademark and Copyright infringement.
Yeah, we usually love a good rock and roll lawsuit but, this one is pretty wanky. The ladies pictured above are a band that has been using the name “Blonde Jovi”, kind of cute, I think. Not so, says the law firm of Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman…(from Music Radar)…
“It has recently come to our attention that your band is using the mark and name BLONDE JOVI in connection with live musical performances; more specifically, a Bon Jovi tribute band.
“Our investigation also uncovered that you are using BJP’s Heart and Dagger’ Logo trademark prominently on your website. Unfortunately, and despite the fact that our client appreciates the reverence that your band pays tribute to Bon Jovi, as a tribute band, our client nevertheless is charged with the duty of enforcing its trademark rights.
“In this regard, BJP cannot allow your band to use the mark and name BLONDE JOVI (or any other BJP trademarks), as such use creates a likelihood of confusion with our client, and capitalizes on the goodwill and reputation of its well-known marks.”
Well, we all know that a fish rots from the head and the blow-dried head of this particular fish has no problem sticking itself up Matt Lauer’s ass for the sake of almighty promotion but, for some reason, has singled out these young ladies, amongst a throng of other tribute acts and desires to keep them from pursuing a few gigs.
Hey Jon, lighten up bra…keep this kind of stuff up and your precious positive media manipulation machine won’t be effective any more. Besides that, I’m not so sure you have a great case here. I know you have the dough to out-lawyer a tribute act but, why single out the ladies? If you go after Blonde Jovi, you should go after The Bon Jovi Experience, Bon Giovi – International Bon Jovi Tribute Band from the UK and Bed Of Roses – The Planet’s #1 Bon Jovi Tribute and make those lawyers earn their billable hours.
Show the girls some support at their MySpace, where they are now using the name Blonde Jersey. Has Springsteen copyrighted the name “Jersey” yet?…
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