In the early 1990s a flatmate and I used to have a ritual of watching the Simon Barnett hosted Face the Music.  The format of the show was based around guessing the name and artist of a song based on the first few bars.  My flatmate was legendary- she would hit the cushions we used as fake buzzers seconds into most tracks.

It is with similar speed I noted the sound of Coldplay’s Clocks on John Key’s banal DVD.  The hilarious double meaning of the lyrics (previously discussed here) and the fact that Chris Martin is a left leaning musician make this a bad enough choice, but now in this morning’s Herald we have the National Party claiming the music was composed by an Auckland aritst.  Really? 

I think John Key better have another listen, and particularly take note of Graeme Downes’ words in this morning’s article

If I were approached by a lawyer to furnish a report for the prosecution of copyright infringement against the music on the DVD I would happily do so. If approached by a lawyer to furnish a report in its defence, I would decline.

Time for a recall of the DVD perhaps?

I am off overseas for work this week. We are well under way with planning for the campaign. Thanks very much to those who have offered to help out, and if anyone else wishes to do so just drop me a line.