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Franz Ferdinand: Steal this song

5:34 p.m. · August 20, 2007 · by Joel Cusumano

Franz Ferdinand have spoken publicly in the past about its support for illegal copying/downloading/sharing of digital music, and the band is reinforcing that support with a post on its website today, which not only instructs fans to download a copy of a new David Bowie cover on Limewire, but disses pretty much everyone else involved with the album on which the song will appear:
"Franz have covered David Bowie's 1977 single Sound And Vision for a new compilation marking the 40th anniversary of BBC Radio 1. The album features contemporary artistzzzz covering a song from each year since the station's first broadcast in 1967.
Other highlights include:
(1975) Kylie - Love Is The Drug (Roxy Music)
Oh, and that's about it... and even that track has Calvin-bloody-Harris involved. The whole shabang doesn't appear to be for charity so point your browsers towards Limewire soon, kiddies!"
Yikes! I have to say I'm not so grimly anticipating the album (see full tracklist); I can't wait to hear the Kaiser Chiefs butcher the Move's "Flowers in the Rain." I guess we'll see if Franz will put its money where its mouth is when fans start getting sued!

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