iTunes pays tribute to Isaac Hayes
Chef: "You've got to hold the [iPhone] like you would hold your lover. Gently, yet firmly."
Legendary entertainer Isaac Hayes has passed on, but iTunes remembers him with this tribute page that highlights his amazing music career. Of course for many of us, it wasn't just his musical legacy but his beloved TV performances that endeared him to our memories. RIP, Isaac.
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Chef: "You've got to hold the [iPhone] like you would hold your lover. Gently, yet firmly." Legendary entertainer Isaac Hayes has passed...
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Considering that Hayes lost the royalty rights to most of his pre-1977 work as an after-effect of the collapse of Stax Records (even though he left the label in 1974, he was still in debt to the same bank that Stax was), unfortunately Regions Bank will make more from this than the Hayes family.
Still, it's a nice (and not "money grubbing) gesture to do this, especially for the folks who aren't aware of Hayes' legacy and don't know him outside of "South Park".
Don't forget, the man was a Scientologist.
August 15 2008 at 5:01 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHayes is dead? Hardly. It still lives o{#`%${%&`+'${`%&NO CARRIER
August 15 2008 at 12:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyroyalties is how composers and songwriters get paid!
songs will make money for the original composer for them and their families as long as people buy them until the copyright runs out.
his family has to demand nothing, that is how it works!
One last buck?? I'm sorry but that is one of the most pathetic things I have ever heard anyone say.... you frickin idiot!
August 15 2008 at 12:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDon't worry guys, he's with Xenu now.
August 14 2008 at 11:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHis family and beneficiaries will be collecting his royalties long after his death. And NOW they need it more than ever - he was not an old man!
It is a tribute just to be singled out and mentioned and I'm sure his family appreciates it.
Why does his family need royalties? If I were to die tomorrow, my wife can't go to the office and demand they continue paying my salary for another couple of years. If he were worried about his family not being able to support themselves if he were to die prematurely, that's what life insurance policies are for. Or are musician's excluded from them and from having an RRSP like everybody else?
August 14 2008 at 11:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWTF?!!!! has TUAW stooped that low?! WTF?!!! Seriously, the guy was great, he died, and now that they probably dont' have to pay royalties they launch a "tribute"? "oh, by the way, buy all his tunes and shows right here on iTunes". And you are advertising this?!!! You should be ashamed. Apple should donate all the proceeds to a charity apropos of his character.
August 14 2008 at 11:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou are a disgrace. There is nothing exploitative in this post, so to attack TUAW is nothing more than a sign of how hysterical you are, and your immaturity.
Oh, and of course his music is not now immediately royalty-free, where on Earth would you get such a stupid idea?
The iTS sold his music before his death, and will do so after, as will all other music outlets, and they should - do you believe that we should no longer be able to listen to his classic and beautiful tracks? There wasn't anything exploitative about their sales beforehand and there is not anything exploitative about it now.
Just because someone has died is no excuse to go around hysterically calling everyone "low" whenever they mention their name.
reallycrazyguy:
i think you need to read up on how royalties and licensing work.
One last buck? No, his work needs to be protected for the next 95 years. If it wasn't, there would have been no point to his entire life, as it would not have been worthwhile for him to create anything.
August 14 2008 at 9:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replygotta make one last buck...
August 14 2008 at 9:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyExactly Travis. Exactly.
TUAW and/or Apple are calling it a tribute page. Bullshit. They know full well his death will spark people's interest in him and subsequently, his music. The smart business thang to do would be put all his music up front...easy to find. All to capitilize on the publicity surrounding his death.
Apple doesn't have to come right out and say it like that, but they most definitely shouldn't call it a tribute.
Okay, let's say iTunes doesn't mention anything about Isaac Hayes. People will say they Apple snubs a legend. Let's say iTunes places a tribute but doesn't sell his tracks. People will say what's the point of putting it there. Remember, Apple is a business.
As for Hayes, he'll always be the man. Does anyone have records or videos of The Basement (some Aussie online radio) sessions he did a while back?
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