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If you are fine with the dude's politics too -and- they are using the song with permission from the artist, then go for it. :D

I say the first part tongue-in-cheek because I doubt you'd say anything if the guy himself sucked total ass and the last because there have been a few campaigns in recent years that have used songs to rally their base without consulting the artist first and gotten chewed for it. 

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I honestly don't know a lot about him.  He's pretty far left leaning, like Sander's camp left.  I'm probably a bit more centrist than that.  I'm not necessarily against anything he's doing, but I'm also in CA, so my vote doesn't really count.

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1 hour ago, jezebelthenun said:

Based on ad campaign music?  Because I'm about to throw 100% of my life at this guy.

https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/08/14/nine-inch-nails-music-featured-in-u-s-senators-campaign-ad/

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No, it’s not “March of the Pigs,” but the instrumental “34 Ghosts IV” from the band’s 2008 album, Ghosts I-IV.

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whose idea was it to include this particular, fairly obscure track in a friggin’ campaign ad?

I immediately thought of march of the pigs too xD

It makes sense for something from Ghosts to be used since Reznor released Ghosts with no copyright so anyone can do anything they want w/it. No sample clearance or attributions necessary. It's really not such an obscure track. The main rhythm in Old Town Road by Lil Nas X is 34 Ghosts IV. And it was also one of the tracks in Ken Burns' Vietnam documentary that was scored entirely by Reznor.

Really I feel like it's a way to sorta use Old Town Road without having to pay for it

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1 minute ago, jezebelthenun said:

Confession: I have never once heard Old Town Road

it's a good use of the sample and a good song. Might be worth a listen :)

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38 minutes ago, Poof said:

The main rhythm in Old Town Road by Lil Nas X is 34 Ghosts IV.

Frickin' THANK YOU! It was bugging the crap out of me that I couldn't place where I had heard that particular sequence before before because it wasn't from any direct NiN stuff. 

I've been on a Bardcore / Bongo Cat kick lately for the silliness. Old Town Road has been in both.  

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2 hours ago, jezebelthenun said:

I honestly don't know a lot about him. 

that's why kennedy thought he could win a primary, based on the fact alone that his name is kennedy

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Confession: I have never understood the hype that Trent Reznor and NIN get.  Like, not even a bit.  To the point where I prefer Weird Al's Alternative Polka take on his music.

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2 hours ago, jezebelthenun said:

Confession: I have never once heard Old Town Road

It's the rare "Popular for being a meme" song that I would say you actually should listen to it.

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Just now, Top Gun said:

Confession: I have never understood the hype that Trent Reznor and NIN get.  Like, not even a bit.  To the point where I prefer Weird Al's Alternative Polka take on his music.

That must be horrible for you.

 

Nah, I get it.  It's not for everyone.  You can hear the influence of Skinny Puppy, which is clearly not loved by all.  Personally, everything about NIN makes me happy, and I've been in love with Reznor since my early teens.  I find a lot of beauty in the noise, and in the ambience, and in his voice.  I like his poetry.  His choice of words bring up emotion and paint pictures for me.  Reminds me of Paul Simon.  Pretty words, storyteller.  Then there's Reznor's soundtrack work.  I love his ability to evoke emotion and carry a movie with music.  He's in my top 3.

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2 hours ago, katt_goddess said:

Frickin' THANK YOU! It was bugging the crap out of me that I couldn't place where I had heard that particular sequence before before because it wasn't from any direct NiN stuff. 

I've been on a Bardcore / Bongo Cat kick lately for the silliness. Old Town Road has been in both.  

I never heard of either Bardcore or Bongo Cat

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21 hours ago, Poof said:

I never heard of either Bardcore or Bongo Cat

Bongo Cat - Old Town Road 

 

As for Bardcore, it's current and popular music done with only medieval instruments. There's a ton of different groups out there that do it.

 

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I was half-expecting that it was going to be NiN’s “Closer” and that it involved a candidate going the Joe Exotic route of making a campaign ad that outlines their personal life and personal grudges in a field or ranch.

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