"I took an oath of office to the Constitution, I didn't take an oath of office to my party or my president." - Chuck Hagel
"Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too." -Voltaire
"The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism." - George Washington on political parties (Farewell Address, 1796).
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Nothing against Rilo Kiley (nice tunes) but c'mon. Ever hear "My Sweet Lord"?
This just shows how impossible it is to create new melodies in music. A composer buddy of mine in college would write something first, then research it for weeks before turning it in to his professors. It's all been done before. "My Sweet Lord" is musically similar to a song by The Chiffons called "He's So Fine" and as a result, Harrison had to pay a large chunk of money for "subconscious infringement".
Technically, it's a sample on Harrison's riff, but it's a bit much. Still a nice song (and Jenny Lewis is smokin').
