CAMPAIGN DROPS SONG TO AVERT SUIT.Byline: The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times The latest skirmish in the war between Bob Dole and Hollywood is over, and this time Hollywood triumphed. Facing the threat of a lawsuit, the Dole campaign has decided to abandon its unofficial anthem ``Soul Man,'' a 1967 Motown hit whose reprise re·prise n. 1. Music a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme. 2. A recurrence or resumption of an action. tr.v. , ``I'm a soul man,'' morphed into ``I'm a Dole man'' at countless rallies this summer. Dole's strategists changed their tune after one of the song's owners, Rondor Music International Inc., sent a blistering blis·ter·ing n. See vesiculation. letter accusing the campaign of flouting federal copyright law. For a few days afterward, the campaign reverted to playing the unadulterated un·a·dul·ter·at·ed adj. 1. Not mingled or diluted with extraneous matter; pure. See Synonyms at pure. 2. Out-and-out; utter: the unadulterated truth. version of ``Soul Man'' at rallies, absent the ``Dole man'' signature. But Wednesday, the campaign's general counsel faxed a letter to a Rondor vice president, Mary Lee
Mary Lee (née Walsh) (February 14, 1821 – September 18, 1909) was an Irish-Australian suffragist and social reformer in South Australia. Mary Walsh was born in Ireland. Ryan, declaring surrender. ``In order to resolve this matter amicably,'' the letter stated, ``the campaign has decided to suspend play of the musical composition.'' |
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