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Darragh writes:
This is a video from a Cork LGBTS choir called “Choral Con Fusion”. They recently wrote, sang and recorded a song for charity called “We Love the Same (A Song for Equality)” with proceeds from single sales going to the the upcoming marriage equality campaign.
They’ve been trying to get the song out there, but the BAI ruling to do with the SSM referendum means that a lot of radio/tv presenters aren’t willing – perhaps unsurprisingly – to play the song (perhaps if the Iona Institute had some kind of anti-SSM tune out to counteract this one, it’d balance out in the eyes of RTÉ?)…
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I haven’t heard Macklemore – Same Love on the radio in awhile. Is that because it’s Pro Marriage Equality?
We never landed on the moon, 911 was an inside job, RTE are denying macklemore (and poor old ryan lewis lets not forget) hard earned royalties.
Glad you stumbled onto this conspiracy Der
ha! I’m not into conspiracies.
I was merely asking if people thought that playing such a song would fall under the under the BAI 50/50 requirements.
You tend not to hear choral music on most radio stations. And it’s clearly a political/protest song, which is cool, but more of a reason why broadcasters won’t play it.
Some of the radio stations already contacted the choir directly (I’m friends with them) but the BAI won’t allow then to play the song as there is no “anti song” as such. But they are getting interviews out of it at least.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOpapeX6Vzs
Kinda sums up the whole campaign. Preaching to the choir.
This won’t do much to change the minds of the people who will vote No.
Need to change the campaign strategy or I fear it could be a closely run referendum
Tell us how then, Oh Wise One!
Good for them. i hope they enjoy their moment in the sun.. Now, can the serious campaigners up their game.
There’s been a lot of talk about this next song, maybe, maybe too much talk. This IS a campaigning song. This song needs airplay before the big day in May.
I’ll get me a fedora and make like a zephyr.
Cheese-tastic. Love it.
Jees, the relentless propaganda here in unreal. I’m sorry our constitutional insistence on a balanced approach to changing the Constitution of Ireland doesn’t suit your particular agenda this time but you’ll just have to live with it.
I see your relentless propaganda. and raise with balanced calls for equality for all.
I see your relentless propaganda. and raise with balanced calls for equality for all.
I’ll call you on “balanced” calls for equality.
As good and all as broadsheet is, there’s nothing balanced about it whatsoever.
Clunky lyrics but fair play to them.
Out on the campaign trail (urban Dublin) younger people well on board for a yes vote. Of the negative comments, its usually older men.
As one man told me, given what he was brought up with he just can’t bring himself to vote yes even though he admit that times have changed. Its a huge cultural leap for some people and I don’t think the yes campaigns are really addressing that.
Must be sad for him not to be able to ever change his mind on something.
Right, that’s it. I know after that open letter I was back voting yes, but after they’ve resorted to choral music, it’s absolutely the last straw. I’m voting no again!
‘I heart, you heart………’
‘Heart’ is now a verb……
Nauseating, sentimental and quite possibly the worst lyrics I have ever heard.
You’ve never heard Oasis “she’s electric?” then?
cousin rhymes with dozen rhymes with oven. What’s the problem?