German party irks Rolling Stones
By Bertrand Benoit
Published: August 22 2005 03:00 | Last updated: August 22 2005 03:00

Angela Merkel, the German opposition leader who is fighting a heated
electoral campaign, has landed an unexpected headache: a dispute with the
Rolling Stones. A spokesman for the British band said he was surprised at
the use of the 1973 Stones hit "Angie" as the Christian Democrats' theme
tune ahead of the September 18 general election. "We are surprised that
permission was not requested," he told Time Magazine in an article to be
published today. "If it had been, we would have said 'no'." A CDU spokesman
told the FT the use of the tune had been cleared with Gema, which manages
royalty payments to musical artists in Germany. Bertrand Benoit, Berlin

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2005-08-22 13:39 by melillo.

stop that neocon bi tch

Sorry, she's not neocon, only con.

i hope that " Angie"will be played everytime the new german chancellor spokes in this election

I think the bigger problem is that many "socialist" politics in Europe are fakes of the neo- cons, or just cons...

con, neo-con or socialist - that "woman" is ugly. the song was written for a beautiful girl, not for a fat politician.

Doesnt matter if she is a beauty or not. What she had to tell thats important She will be the next german chancellor ----and "Angie" is again in the top 50 in Germany

Here's an article from "Der Spiegel" on this issue.
[www.spiegel.de]

I wonder if its done,(cleared) with getting permission by Gema.
any thoughts?