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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers "Money Became King"
"If you reach back in your memory A little bell might ring 'Bout a time that once existed When money wasn't king If you stretch your imagination I'll tell you all a tale About a time when everything Wasn't up for sale There was this cat named Johnny Who loved to play and sing When money wasn't king We'd all get so excited when John would give a show We'd raise the cash between us And down the road we'd go To hear him play that music It spoke right to my soul Every verse a diamond Every chorus gold The sound was my salvation It was only everything Before money became king Well I ain't sure how it happened And I don't know exactly when But everything got bigger And the rules began to bend And the TV taught the people How to get their hair to shine And how sweet life can be If you keep a tight behind And they raised the cost of living And how could we have known They'd double the price of tickets To go see Johnny's show So we hocked all our possessions And we sold a little dope And went off to rock and roll We arrived there early In time to see rehearsal And John came out and lip-synched His new lite beer commercial And as the crowd arrived As far as I could see The faces were all different There was no one there like me They sat in golden circles And waiters served them wine And talked through all the music And paid to John paid little mind And way up in the nosebleeds We watched him on the screen They'd hung between the billboards So cheaper seats could see Johnny rock that golden circle An all those VIP's And that music that had freed us Became a tired routine And I saw his face in close-up Trying to give it all he had And sometimes his eyes betrayed him You could see that he was sad And I tried to rock on with him But I slowly became bored Could that man on stage With everything Somehow need some more? There was no use in pretending No magic left to hear All the music gave me Was a craving for lite beer As I walked out of the arena My ears began to ring And money became king" |
thats amazing
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How prophetic does that song seem, in relation to the 02.
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If we can keep this pressure up they cant ignore us. We have to. |
And we will! Count me in!
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Aloha !
I've updated the page, please people send in your messages, keep them coming. Salaam Aleikum, Sebastiaan |
After all what happened this day I just felt I needed to write down my feelings about it in some way and I wanted to share it. Please excuse grammar mistakes, I'm still a student and English isn't my native language. Post critics, laugh about it, do whatever you want with it, but please write hones answers...
From the first time their beat got me, it was jailed deep in my ear, anytime I was facing trouble, it helped me fighting down my fear. Why? My hope is fading Why? My heart keeps bleeding So many moments, just bursting in my memories, sitting in the backseat, that's not worth it... As time went on I started to understand, through shining love and breaking hearts, these guys will be my life until the end, nothing would ever tear us apart. Why? My hope is fading Why? My heart keeps bleeding So many moments, just bursting in my memories, sitting in the backseat, that's not worth it.. But the times just changed, I saw cash signs in their eyes, Those emotions felt so plain I knew it was time to split our lives Why? My hope is fading Why? My heart keeps bleeding So many moments, just bursting in my memories, sitting in the backseat, that's not worth it.. From now on I saved my money, 'cause I felt they lost their soul, silently cryin' I waved my last goodybe to my old Kings of Rock'n'roll... Why? My hope is fading Why? My heart keeps bleeding So many moments, just bursting in my memories, sitting in the backseat, that's not worth it.. |
Have you guys already seen this?
http://perezhilton.com/2009-10-26-bo...ans-are-pissed |
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oh dear lol well done seb
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Aloha !
And I didn't even send this in, so thanks to the person who thought about this. Really great thinking. Salaam Aleikum, Sebastiaan |
Perez has got his claws into JBJ, watch the fur fly.
Great promotion for the campaign BTW. |
Wow! Excellent :D
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I'm not convinced having perez Hilton onside is a badge of honour....
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Well done Seb!
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I'm so glad that I'm not the only one feeling like this.
I bought 2 tickets on Saturday as I had O2 Priority..until the morning on ticketmaster, I had no idea what prices would be but I go quite often to the O2 so figured around £40 for a standing ticket.....Never did I expect £200 + for a SEATED floor ticket !!! I was gobsmacked. I looked for the cheapest which was £45 in the gods and I watched a gig there before and won't do it again. I managed to secure 2 tickets on the side which were £75 each + the booking fee totalled £172. I have never paid that before tickets...Even the expensive U2 ticket was £65 and I managed to get to the gold circle and that was well worth the money but not this. I'm p*****d that I bought them now but think I'm going to return them. It's just not worth the money and for a while I've felt this band have been getting more and more corporate and I think they've just soldout to the $$$$. I'm dissapointed as i dont believe they are that good for this money and being all about the band from the street blah blah blah is just a load of s***e. I've loved this band for years and am slowly getting the point where out of protest, I'm not going to bother with their new releases..... And artists like this wonder why people illegally download music !!!!! |
^^ in all likelihood you won't be able to cancel them. Very slim possibility if you contact them within 24 hours but nearly every time they will not do refunds.
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I'd sign it, but I don't live in Europe and had no intention of going. I know the fan club packages in the US are ridiculous (another reason I no longer am a member.) I'm just saying screw it, and buying mid price seats. I've been front row before. As long as I'm there and my nose doesn't bleed, I'm OK.
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What really sucks here is that the US ticket prices are pretty fair, especially when compared to other artists at their level, yet Europe is getting ****ed.
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It's very embarassing though for a band that talks so much about the working man, and for a band that supposedly cares so much about it's fans. |
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Brian; great song and very apt.
Anyway. Is it worth sending some impassioned e-mails to Bob Lefsetz? http://www.lefsetz.com/ He has something like 10,000+ on his mailing list. If we can get him to write about this issue......... As they say, all publicity is good. And this is more of an industry publicity rather than just Perez Hilton. :p |
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just emailed antimusic.com after seeing this article http://antimusic.com/biz/07/BonJovigreed.shtml
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Don`t get me wrong.............i`m pissed but was willing to wait another year to catch them on a stadium tour but now i`ve heard the record i`m ****in` fuming over this O2 fiasco.......................
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:mad: Completely fu*ked off. These prices are way of control.
Got a fkn great album that i dont even want to listen to now cause im so pissed off with this rip off crap. Im being priced out of watching my fav band and it really fu*king sucks. :mad: |
I can't bring myself to listen to the album in case I like it as much as everyone else...because I know how pi**ed it'll make me too! Petition signed and email sent, and FB group joined too.
As for the point that people will still go so it won't help making a stand, I'm hoping the numbers are increasing each yr as the discontent has grown. Last yr, I moaned, but I bought. This yr, I refuse. I bumped into some other ex-BJ fans at the BSC gig (see below!) and we had all gone to every tour for yrs and decided not to this yr. So who knows...maybe support will be strong enough this time? I've switched to Black Stone Cherry - awesome band, just seen two of their UK gigs at £15 a tkt both times, with meet and greet after, for an awesome show with more energy than the CERNE partical collider thingy when it's working! What's sad is not the fact that I've switched my loyalties for the first time ever, after 15yrs, but the fact that they've lost me to the point where I'm not even sad about it. I'm just plain pi**ed. |
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After seeing Pink for $99 (australian) and the amazing show she puts on I realised how much Jon rips off the fans. I dont need to be front and centre anymore |
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Exactly how i feel, i can't listen to it anymore, no need to hurt myself more ... |
This is what i wrote on BS :- I'm not sure if Jon or Matt are fully understanding how i and many others are feeling at the moment. So i have tried to put this into some sort of context. Just imagine Jon or Matt you went to see your favourite cousin who lives a few states away from you. Last year you flew there for $500 say for argument's sake. This year you go to buy a ticket and its $20000. I know this is a vast exaggeration but i am trying to get across the enormity of how it would affect you as it has done us. I know prices go up sure but to this level? So can you please see our point of view that it feels as though you are trying to grab as much money as you possibly can from us.
It got ignored of course and now i see they have taking the piss even more with the Paris show when will it end? |
I really cannot express how upset and let down I feel about the boys and the O2 gig! Bon Jovi saw in my 30th and I was so hoping they would bring in – cough,” that “Birthday to! ;)
I don’t understand why they also have to do Golden Circle tickets/VIP tickets! Why can they just leave be! Many other bands manage to cope with out this extra “expensive” package! I know I will probably end up buying this new album as I feel I have to. But I will choke when I hand the cash over! I’d love to know why they feel the need to start “robbing” there fans! This is really how it seems to me! I know it’s a totally different band and different music! (my taste is varied lol):p. Take That managed to put on a HUGE tour, one of the biggest I have ever seen. They had lots of crew/dancers etc. Far more than I have ever seen at a BJ gig! They took there tour all over England and I still only paid about £38 a ticket. None of this Golden Circle nonsense and I managed to get near the stage! |
Completely shocked by the prices, never been able to attend a concert of theirs before so really excited upon hearing the o2 2010 dates as they fit in perfectly with my schedule, unfortunately the prices do not! Whilst I wasn't expecting to pay a price I would to go see a act at my local venue these are still ridiculous.
Their Washington DC concert ties in with my holiday there, £30 for the cheapest tickets and Daughtry are the special guest, so no consideration needed as to whether to see them whilst in the US or not! |
I wonder how fast tickets will sell on Friday in the G sale??
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Sorry to 'spam' but in case no-one reads my separate post, I'm trying to get a trending topic on Twitter...so if anyone wants to help spread the word, tweet with the tag #BJripoff and let's get some more publicity going!
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