United Breaks Guitars August 19, 2009 6:15 PM   Subscribe

Update: United Breaks Guitars....the saga continues with Song 2.
posted by stray to MetaFilter-Related at 6:15 PM (7 comments total)

A Silver Mt. Zion - Alas, United Breaks Guitars In The Stony Whirlwind Of Defaced Tragedy From Essence Blooms
posted by turgid dahlia at 6:25 PM on August 19, 2009 [2 favorites]


American lost my bag for a week once. Pre- 9/11 I was coming home so no allowance to purchase clothes or anything. They found it intact. It had traveled about 6000 extra miles going to Denver, San Fran, back to Miami before arriving in NY. We discussed the issue for a while when I suggested that a fair response would be to give me frequent flier mileage and segment credit for each trip the bag took. They agreed. Got me a free flight that much sooner.

This song sucks by the way.
posted by JohnnyGunn at 8:11 PM on August 19, 2009


I hope he keeps putting the screws to them. United is far beyond forgiveness, IMO.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:58 PM on August 19, 2009


He really should have followed up on his last success with a catchier tune. Wait until United pisses off Steve Earle.
posted by zaelic at 1:06 AM on August 20, 2009


Song 2? That wasn't Song 2. Song 2 would go something like this:

I got my guitar checked
While on a jumbo jet
It wasn't cared for but nothing is
No

When I feel ignored by Delta
And I'm pinned and I'm needled
Well you lie and you wheedle
All of the time I am never sure
Why I need you
Pleased to meet you

I got my guitar done
When I was flown:
"It's not our problem
Just not our problem"

When I feel ignored by Delta
And I'm pinned and I'm needled
Well you lie and you wheedle
All of the time I am never sure
Why I need you
Pleased to meet you

Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Oh, yeah

Apologies to Damon Albarn
posted by explosion at 7:08 AM on August 20, 2009 [3 favorites]


By now, this guy's had way more than $1200 worth of free publicity out of this incident. If you ask me he should be paying United. Doubtful anyone would be listening to his terrible songs if they hadn't trashed his shit.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 2:05 AM on August 22, 2009


He should be paying United for the privilege of having had his guitar smashed so he could be rightfully upset with them?

Pass me something you value and use to make your income, Peter, I want to make you a star.

It all makes so much sense now.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:38 AM on August 22, 2009


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