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Posted in music on December 13, 2005
"Yoko Ono donated the entire John Lennon solo catalog to Amnesty International, now big-name artists (The Postal Service, Cure, Snow Patrol, Duran Duran, Black Eyed Peas) are covering the songs and every couple months they will release a batch of four songs to buy via the website."
Download "Grow Old With Me" covered by the Postal Service at My Old Kentucky Blog.
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Did she actually donate all rights to the catalog, or just the ability for everyone to record the covers on the album. I can't imagine she straight up gave them ownership, as his catalog is worth a fortune.
Posted by Mark | December 14, 2005 5:08 PM