Who the shit wants MGMT in their video?

Lol at 1 euro, is the french government really that poor?

ya me too but srsly why can't the band just be happy that their music is being played. that's what would give me the kicks. i guess this could be a label thing but w/e.

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to sort it out legally would be a pain

The one Euro thing is hilarious

Busy couple months for musical lawsuits, though this one seems a little screwed. I think I'd be happy with my music being played in such a wide spectrum, but like Chan said, if you can get money for something you did, you might as well go for it...providing this doesn't get too messy/boring/takes up too much news space with countless "developments".This Message Edited On 03.03.09

Electric Feel is better than Kids.

"Oh, the french president used our hit song in his video... how insulting! We must sue!"
Either they're idiots, desperate for money or racists. Or more likely all of the above :P

or they somehow realised sarkozy is an idiot.
I'd sue any government any day if I was in their situation. except North Korea or the US probably, too much risk involved there.

Or Russia. Or China. Or any one of the African nations.

Sarkozy may be an idiot, but come on, I'd be HAPPY if it was being used in his campaign anyway. Tbh, I'd probably laugh at the 1 euro thing. But I guess money's money...

Fuck this band. So, they were paid to have their song used in the video but now that it's been played so many times they want more money. They obviously had already agreed to a sum and now they're trying to get more? Also, they're trying to sue because the song was used at a convention? Music is played all the time at conventions, parties, etc. Imagine if a band could sue you for finding out you played their music at your convention or get-together. I hope they lose. The first band to get beat by the French.

I guess there's no possibility in suing the Russian or Chinese government. it would be too hilarious to be even possible.

Imagine if a band could sue you for finding out you played their music at your convention or get-together.

Yeah, but they were paid for the song's use on the online videos, and now that video is getting so many plays the band has decided that it's not enough money afterall. They're also calling its play during the convention "unauthorized", but that's just bullshit too.

off topic but Sarkozy's wife is bangin'

yes that is true

yeah, I guess being president isn't too bad.

Ya, us her' Amerikans ne'd such money now' dayz.

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time to pretend is better than electric feel

it really must be a ecnomic crises.

i honestly would be insulted if someone offered me ONE euro.

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Sarkozy's wife is bangin'

Well Done MGMT for suing the French President, I hope it's successful!

this band is gay

^^

Took the words right out of my mouth. Must have been while you were kissing me.

"Kids" and "Time to Pretend" are not gay

In their shoes I would've down the same thing, but only for the sheer joy of suing a fucking president.

Agreed, like i said before, but aren't these guys trying to express some sort of neo-pyschedelic/hippy vibe?

They are merely decent, although catchy. doesn't excuse this pointless dispute, however.

The 1 Euro thing was such an arrogant gesture that he probably deserved to get sued.

Not really. The band was already being douchebags for trying to renegotiate the money paid to them for using the song in the video and then they try to sue for the song being used during a convention. Come on. It's like leaving a waitress change as a tip after she has been a dumb bitch the entire night... it's supposed to be arrogant and insulting.

I don't agree with them suing him, I'm just saying that, and you even agreed with me here, it was an incredibly arrogant thing to do.

I agree that it was arrogant... I was disputing the "he probably deserved to get sued" part

Ah, fair enough, it was more of a passing comment than something I actually meant. MGMT are equally, if not more, wrong to react this way as Sarkozy was to be so arrogant but as long as MGMT keep banging out singles like Kids and Time to Pretend, I don't really care who wins this one.

MGMT owns.

They are awesome.
And think about it from there point of view.
Do you want to be associated with the French?
(Fuck No)

i still cant get over the one euro thing

Hahahaha 1 euro. Classic

And shut up CreamCrazy

1 euro?

The french are obviously being ripped off.

such tools.