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The NFL has issued a ban on Paul Francis Gadd aka Gary Glitter's music- "Rock & Roll Part 2" which was been a staple in most stadiums the world over. He was arrested by Vietnamese authorites, and was convicted of child sexual abuse charges in 2005-06. As of 2006, he is in prison in Vietnam, but he already was under fire in recent years for kiddie porn.

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As a result many teams are now striking his music from their sound system. The New England Patriots' sound system used to play that song right after the Pats would score a touchdown. Now they are looking for a new post-TD song.

Pick the Pats' new TD Song

The choices are:

*The 1812 Overture

*Ain't Talking 'Bout Love- Van Halen

*Elevation- U2

*Song #2- Blur

*Thunderstruck- AC/DC

*Yeah- Usher

or *OTHER

So what would you pick out of the choices above- or something else?

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How about sending someone out to record a new version of "Rock & Roll Part 2" so they can say it isn't Gary Glitter's song? :P

If that doesn't work, "Thunderstruck" is good (or a more novel idea, write a fight song to play (a la the Ravens and Redskins)).

EDIT -- Well played, again, YH. ("Conducting today's coin toss will be former Major League Baseball player Luis Polonia.")

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This is crazy insane. What does someone's personal life have to do with the greatest stadium anthem of all-time? Nothing. Grow up, NFL.

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This is crazy insane. What does someone's personal life have to do with the greatest stadium anthem of all-time? Nothing. Grow up, NFL.

Simple - the NFL doesn't want a pedophile receiving royalties due to their use of his music. It might be perceived as tarnishing the squeaky-clean, corporate image.

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This is crazy insane. What does someone's personal life have to do with the greatest stadium anthem of all-time? Nothing. Grow up, NFL.

Simple - the NFL doesn't want a pedophile receiving royalties due to their use of his music. It might be perceived as tarnishing the squeaky-clean, corporate image.

Which could blow my original theory of playing a cover, since Mr. Glitter would still receive royalties if he owns the publishing rights.

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This is crazy insane. What does someone's personal life have to do with the greatest stadium anthem of all-time? Nothing. Grow up, NFL.

Simple - the NFL doesn't want a pedophile receiving royalties due to their use of his music. It might be perceived as tarnishing the squeaky-clean, corporate image.

Squeaky-clean and ANY major sport do not belong in the same sentence.

So who gets the royalties if the 1812 Overture is used? I heard Tchaikovsky killed someone.

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That one is probably safe since the 1812 Overture is presumably in the public domain by now. :P

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That sucks. The Chiefs (and maybe some other teams) always chant "We're gonna beat the hell outta you" during the song.

Thunderstruck is more of a song that gets you pumped up (like before the kickoff). It doesn't work for a touchdown celebration. Don't the Rams play a BTO song (I forget what it's called) for their touchdowns, because it sounds pretty cool.

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This is crazy insane. What does someone's personal life have to do with the greatest stadium anthem of all-time? Nothing. Grow up, NFL.

Simple - the NFL doesn't want a pedophile receiving royalties due to their use of his music. It might be perceived as tarnishing the squeaky-clean, corporate image.

And yet songs done by alcoholics, wife-beaters, or drug addicts is just fine by them?

A bit of a hypocricy here I would think.

If the NFL banned all songs done by artists who've had a checkered past I think the only music they'd have left would be James Taylor and Huey Lewis....

....I've just been told James Taylor is also an ex-junkie and his songs will also be banned by the NFL moral police. :blink:

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....I've just been told James Taylor is also an ex-junkie and his songs will also be banned by the NFL moral police. :blink:

Big drug problem in the 70s, but he's hardly alone there.

Let's see who is left --

John Denver -- nope, alcoholic

Paul McCartney -- drug arrests (and yet he performed at a Super Bowl)

Jerry Lee Lewis -- pedophile (but at least he married her).

How about Debbie Boone? Or Ted Nugent . . . he's all about clean living.

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This is crazy insane. What does someone's personal life have to do with the greatest stadium anthem of all-time? Nothing. Grow up, NFL.

Simple - the NFL doesn't want a pedophile receiving royalties due to their use of his music. It might be perceived as tarnishing the squeaky-clean, corporate image.

So why did they let Michael Jackson perform at halftime of Super Bowl XXVII?

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Why would they play the 1812 Overture? What does Russia smashing the French have to do with the Patriots?

Many people in America associate the 1812 Overture with the war of 1812. The historical illiteracy of my fellow Americans can be shocking sometimes.

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....I've just been told James Taylor is also an ex-junkie and his songs will also be banned by the NFL moral police.  :blink:

Big drug problem in the 70s, but he's hardly alone there.

Let's see who is left --

John Denver -- nope, alcoholic

Paul McCartney -- drug arrests (and yet he performed at a Super Bowl)

Jerry Lee Lewis -- pedophile (but at least he married her).

How about Debbie Boone? Or Ted Nugent . . . he's all about clean living.

Nothing like the dulcet tones of Sweet Baby James, John Denver or Paul McCartney to get the crowd pumpin'.

How about Barry Manilow?

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How about Barry Manilow?

You mean you wouldn't get pumped by "Mandy", "Weekend in New England" or "I Write the Songs" (which Barry did not write, by the way)?

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How about Barry Manilow?

You mean you wouldn't get pumped by "Mandy", "Weekend in New England" or "I Write the Songs" (which Barry did not write, by the way)?

No, but the idea of seeing Deon Branch dancing along to Copa Cabana rocks my socks off.

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