LAST RESORT mentioned and played on Bill Maher

[OutlawManNJ]

Bill Maher closed his show on HBO friday talking about EARTH DAY and how we should just leave Mars alone already and focus on Earth..then he quoted the Last Resort saying "In the greatest song written about the enviroment Don Henley wrote......" and then he quotes part of the song. Then the show ended with the song playing. Credits scrolled and thanking henley cindy frey and Irving Azoff.

[Delilah]

Interesting that the show thanked Cindy Frey. Did Maher need her permission to use the song, I wonder? I know how strict the band has been in the past about their music being used on TV (e.g. charging a very high fee).

[thelastresort]

Which bits of The Last Resort did he quote out of interest?

[shunlvswx]

Cause there is no more new frontier. We have got to make it here.

[MortSahlFan]

I would have liked to hear the word "Eagles"

As for permission, Maher and Henley are Democrats, so I'm not sure it was hard to get permission.

[Vector]

I would have liked to hear the word "Eagles"

As for permission, Maher and Henley are Democrats, so I'm not sure it was hard to get permission.

It is funny you bought up politics as it relates to the Eagles. My understanding is that talk of politics is generally discouraged here. Then again any thread with Bill Maher as the subject wil be almost impossible not to bring politics into it. With that being the general understanding, I will try to tread lightly.

I understand why bands try to protect their intellectual property, as if left to the bootleggers, scalpers, etc. their music/craft/work would not put money in their pockets.
On the other hand, a group like the Eagles who essentially live on their music from the past seem to take things too far at times, by confiscating cameras, video recorders, etc.
They also seem to work harder than most to remove fan recorded concert footage on Youtube (even from concerts from the 70s), which I think is a shame.

Now as someone said, they are willing to have their music played for a kings ransom under certain circumstances, yet forbid it to be played for any price by those who they disagree with politically. This is not only an Eagles phenomenon, but also other groups who demand politicians (typically conservatives and/or Republicans) not play their music for any amount of money. Yet they will allow liberal politicians to play their music for free, if they think it will help them in some way.
Aside from the obvious hypocrisy, it makes me wonder why it is not looked at in a flattering way. I could be the biggest leftist loon on the planet, but wouldn't think twice about a conservative playing my music. If they wanted to use it as part of their campaign, all the better so long as they paid me for it. The same would be true in reverse.