Torturing detainees with waterboarding is one thing. But now a coalition of musicians is demanding the details of the Bush administration practice of blasting music -- everything from the Meow mix jingle to Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" -- to try to coerce information from terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay.
“The fact that music I helped create was used in crimes against humanity sickens me,” said Tom Morello, once with the rap metal band Rage Against the Machine. “We need to end torture and close Guantanamo now.”
Rosanne Cash, daughter of famed country singer Johnny Cash, is also troubled by the allegation. “It seems so obvious," she said. "Music should never be used as torture.”
Here's is a list of some of the artists and songs used as torture.
# AC/DC # Aerosmith # Barney theme song (By Bob Singleton) # The Bee Gees # Britney Spears # Bruce Springsteen # Christina Aguilera # David Gray # Deicide # Don McLean # Dope # Dr. Dre # Drowning Pool # Eminem # Hed P.E. # James Taylor # Limp Bizkit # Marilyn Manson # Matchbox Twenty # Meatloaf # Meow mix jingle # Metallica # Neil Diamond # Nine Inch Nails # Pink # Prince # Queen # Rage Against the Machine # Red Hot Chili Peppers # Redman # Saliva # Sesame street theme music (By Christopher Cerf) # Stanley Brothers # "The Star Spangled Banner"
Right. If this don't get terrorists to spill the beans, nothing will.
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