Poor Don McGlashan
The HoS reports:
Anchor Me, by McGlashan’s former group, The Mutton Birds, was used during a post-election wrap on TV One last Sunday.
In an angry letter to the network, McGlashan said he had never voted National and “would rather have sex with a very ugly crayfish than let them use my music”.
I like the fact the crayfish had to be very ugly 
McGlashan said he had plenty of suggestions if TVNZ wanted other songs for broadcasts involving the National Party or Act.
They included Take the Money and Run by the Steve Miller Band, Gold Digger by Kanye West and Out of Ideas by A.C.T.
Heh.
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Tags: Don McGlashan, National, TVNZ
November 16th, 2008 at 9:46 am
How about ‘Precious’ by Depeche Mode?
November 16th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Poor Don. He is almost more upset than poor Chris was. Maybe Don will have an almost-epiphany like Chris, whose latest column was MUCH better and more balanced.
November 16th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Diddums.
November 16th, 2008 at 9:52 am
And for Helen…”I’m a loser” by the Beatles, perhaps?
November 16th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Unusual to see the Herald identifying this spiteful small minded dickwad as a leftie. All too often, they report this kind of bigotry without identifying its political base, thereby giving the impression its objective comment. Keep it up Herald, maybe it’ll stop you from going bankrupt as you should you pack of weak arsed commie hacks.
Well they had to really, as its integral to the story.
November 16th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Sex with a crayfish? Oh well, it gives a new prospective to the song Rock Lobster by the spunky girls from the B52′s, there goes a Liarbour Lickspittle…..lala….lala
November 16th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Awwww the poor baby! Maybe the thought of his being unable to help himself to taxpayers money to produce his shit and having to actually rely on talent and a receptive market has the tosser scared..
November 16th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Yeah good point Jimmy. Fucken “artists” who vote Labour because in its usual vote buying ways, it steals my money and puts it in the worthless McGlashen’s pocket. Who the fuck would he be to lecture anyone on taking other people’s stuff? Just another hypocritical grandstanding unprincipled left wing parasite.
November 16th, 2008 at 10:36 am
I am sure Roarprawn would have something to say about this individual’s tasteless comments and sexual proclivities.
November 16th, 2008 at 10:46 am
I guess TVNZ could raise the defence that they thought that with the election of Key’s National party they were actually getting a Labour lite government and that if Key keeps up his sensitive inclusive style and continues to look after ordinary people rather than favour the rich and sell of assets then he may become a competent Labour PM.
Perhaps he should be called H3?
November 16th, 2008 at 10:56 am
typical gracious behaviour from the left, i see he also indoctrinates his daughter to hate national. So Don, you want to sell your mewlings to TVNZ, you sign the contract, you take the money, then you whine and carry-on.
very grown up. Perhaps you should hand back the cash, tear up the contract, and take your music back? oh hang on…
but as mentioned above, the real reason is the fear that without labour stuffing money at the creative luvvies they might have to work for a living.
Mcglashan hasnt produced any material of value for 10 years now, when does he start getting referred to as a former musician but current beneficiary? Sadly enough I actually own copies of all his material – hence the assessment about the declining quality. Doubt I will bother buying any new output if he ever gets his sorry ass around to it, perhaps he could talk to Mr Finn about taking responsibility for yourself
November 16th, 2008 at 11:21 am
The real irony is that its most likely the National Party members and voters who have provided the money for McGlashen to make his “music”. Labourites like Klark etc have never contributed a dollar to the pie in their useless lives.
Also, parasites like McGlashan who are funded from the pubic purse should automatically forego any copyright. Taxpayer funded work should be regarded as in the public domain.
November 16th, 2008 at 11:32 am
good point RB. When i was selling work to the public sector every contract asserted the department’s right to own the IP. It was a condition of getting the job. Guess we all own the rights to most of the music funded by NZ on Air. Interesting.
Add this to the manners shown by the recording industry to Don Brash at their awards show a few years back, and it would be reasonable to hope for a long lean hungry period for the music industry…
but of course it simply won’t happen. The Nats aren’t like that, they won’t be looking for petty ideologically driven revenge, thats something labour voters go for. I think we will see Key shrug off the adolescent howls and get on with the job.
Actually, smiling and ignoring them is fun, it makes them angrier and the angrier they get the more stupid they look – much as our little lefty phillipjohn found out before he got gagged by his own side.
November 16th, 2008 at 11:44 am
“my daughter came into the room and said “dad, i have some terrible news”"
HAHAHHAHAA what a fuckin lightweight.
hope tvnz keep doing it to him.
where is this guy scratching a living out nowadays? cant be from music.
November 16th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake. (err, not that I listen that sort of pop tat or anything!)
November 16th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Wasn’t McGlashan’s biggest success, Dominion Road, achieved under a National government in 1994?
November 16th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
That song’s so bad i’m sure he fucked a crayfish for inspiration.
November 16th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
The leftie load is collapsing
Under it’s own weight
reduced to a soundclip
during John Key’s parade…
’cause he’ll be reigning….
November 16th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Bestiality (what’s the right term – is a crayfish a beast?) is preferable to anyone thinking you might support National?
I wonder where the hysterical You Tube video is from Grant Robertson’s friends.
I thought analogies utilising bestiality was deeply bigoted and hate-filled. I expect Green Peace to renounce the hatred and potential violence of McGlashan forthwith.
Oh but that’s right, the rules only apply one way.
November 16th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
These pinkos are al sour grapes aren’t they? Geez where’s their dignity?
November 16th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Hey Don I have a song for you
Blow me
You whiny leftist pussy
November 16th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
As James said. There would be very few musicians if any in NZ that can survive without Govt funding or having to work fulltime. Unfortunately for Don, Chris and the rest of their fruity kind they are all above work and therefore relied on Helen to keep them in the life style of “international rock stars”.
I thought most of the best music was written from hardship and dispair so maybe National cutting his benefit may give him inspiration for a new hit.
November 16th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
On a side not it has always struck me how hypocritical the left are towards right wing Govts.
Sales of art, concerts, symphony memberships etc on thrive when people have spare cash. Basically when the economy is going well.
November 16th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I wonder if Darren Hughes has ever received a proposition like that through the newspaper before?
November 16th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
What a jerk that McGlashan is ! Just another leftie moaning in typically leftist manner.
What kind of music does he write ? Is it Kim Jong Il songs of the great leader or is something that only sandal wearing greenies and do-gooders can appreciate.
He’s nothing but a nonevent tosser. Go back to your cave McGlashan !
November 16th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
No self respecting crayfish would show him her tits, let alone do the biz. (well, I’m assuming that he had a lady crayfish in mind)
November 16th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
> “my daughter came into the room and said ‘dad, i have some terrible news’”.
Yeah, you can just imagine the conversation. Don might have replied: “What, your lazy mother hasn’t cooked dinner again?”.
“No, much worse than that.”
“She’s dead?”
“Much worse”.
“The cat’s been squelched”?
“Those bastards at TVNZ have used your song, what are we going to do daddy?!”
November 16th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Patrick Starr – that is gold!
i do wonder how he’ll react when his daughter comes home and says “Dad, I’m going out with an ACT supporter cos he’s a less selfish lover than those lefties you hooked me up with.”
November 17th, 2008 at 2:17 am
For Helen Clark’s retrospective TVNZ and TV3 should have used Beck’s “Loser”.
The Chorus is particularly apt.
November 17th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Crustation sex?
I think don may be telling us more about himself than anything else. Hey Don, surfs up, better get in quick, you don’t want to get stuck with an ugly one.
What a funny funny little has-been you are. Perhaps Hullen will take you with her.
November 17th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Don McGlashan might like to cast his eyes over the audiences who attend most Arts events eg opera, ballet, theatre,dance, orchestras and maybe to a lesser extent contemporary music. As a regular attendee, I can almost gurantee the majority of the audience will be middle and high income earners who have the discretionary income to pay and I will guesss many would never vote Greens/Labour either. The Arts scene will only thrive when the economy is strong and productive. I bet there aren’t many panel beaters, freezing workers or factory hands eg your typical Labour voter, that finds any relevance to McGlashan’s pompous music, only the soy-latte sippers from Grey Lynn will find his comments stirring but my guess is most couldn’t afford to attend one of his gig’s – yup Don, I guess you will just have to leach off those terrible Nat’ voters to make a buck.