Last year, Mike D and Ad-Rock sued toymakers GoldieBlox after the company used a rendition of the Be

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's avon katalog film Sabotage quietly hit movie theaters in March, racking up negative avon katalog reviews and $10 million at the U.S. box office – half its $35 million budget – before limping out of multiplexes. In most cases of box office avon katalog bombs, you can blame a poor marketing strategy for the film's failure. avon katalog In the case of Sabotage , you can probably blame the Beastie Boys. Mike D and Ad-Rock turned down "a lot of money" to let Sabotage use the Ill Communication hit "Sabotage" in its promotional materials in order to honor Adam "MCA" Yauch's request that the group never lend their music in commercials or ad campaigns .
The Schwarzenegger revelation came straight from Mike D during testimony avon katalog in the Beasties' avon katalog $1 million lawsuit against Monster Energy Drinks, the New York Daily News reports . Monster is alleged to have used the group's music in their promo "Ruckus in the Rockies" without permission. Speaking of Sabotage 's offer, Mike D testified, "It felt like too much of an endorsement. We weren’t fans of Mr. Schwarzenegger’s recent work." Mike D added that while the Beasties could have used Arnold's money -- “We have not been able to tour since MCA died. We can’t make new music.” – they're respecting Yauch's wishes regarding avon katalog the use of the catalog.
Last year, Mike D and Ad-Rock sued toymakers GoldieBlox after the company used a rendition of the Beasties' "Girls" in a promotional video; the case was settled in March 2014 . While the surviving Beasties supported GoldieBlox's girl-empowering message, they still filed a lawsuit just to show there would be no flexibility when it came to using the Beastie Boys music in ads. The money GoldieBox paid in the settlement was given to charities that support science, avon katalog technology, engineering and mathematics education for girls.
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Stevie Wonder discovered true love while still a teenager, writing this ode to young love when he was only 17. The song, Wonder explained, "kind of speaks of my first love, to a girl named Angie, who was a very beautiful woman. avon katalog She's married now. Actually, she was my third girlfriend but my first love. I used to call Angie up and we would talk and say, 'I love you, I love you,' and we'd talk and we'd both go to sleep on the phone.” The Beach Boys, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston and Boyz II Men have all recorded versions of "I Was Made to Love Her." More Song Stories entries »