Earlier this year, Dave Carroll wrote a song about how United Airlines broke his Taylor guitar, then made a video of it with his band, Sons of Maxwell.
Now the sequel is up on YouTube: United Breaks Guitars 2
You know what blows my mind? The part at the end where they thank the volunteers who helped make the video.
If you decided not to watch, suffice it to say that this is a professional video, with lots of sets and lots of performers. The band didn't simply have someone point a camera at them while they played the song.
Nicely done, Sons of Maxwell. You are an inspiration to musicians and do-it-yourself geeks everywhere.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Vengeance is mine, sayeth the guitarist
After having this link e-mailed to me by three separate people, I finally watched the "United Breaks Guitars" video on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo
Summary: United Airlines broke Dave Carroll's $3,500 Taylor guitar. They refused to compensate him. He wrote a song about it, made a video with his band Sons of Maxwell, and posted it up on YouTube.
Where it has 3.5 million hits and counting.
Moral: Don't piss off a songwriter. Ever.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo
Summary: United Airlines broke Dave Carroll's $3,500 Taylor guitar. They refused to compensate him. He wrote a song about it, made a video with his band Sons of Maxwell, and posted it up on YouTube.
Where it has 3.5 million hits and counting.
Moral: Don't piss off a songwriter. Ever.
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