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MGMT unveil latest fan ... Nicolas Sarkozy

Forget Carla Bruni – MGMT are the new musical sweethearts of France's top politicians. Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party has repeatedly used one of their songs, Kids, at rallies and in political advertisements. And according to the band's lawyer, they didn't bother to ask permission.The song, which is "very popular among young people", MGMT's French lawyer claimed, was allegedly used at meetings on 24 and 25 January, which included a major function for the party's new secretary general, Xavier ...

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09:59 on February 24 2009

MGMT unveil latest fan ... Nicolas Sarkozy

Guardian Music — Forget Carla Bruni – MGMT are the new musical sweethearts of France's top politicians. Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party has repeatedly used one of their songs, Kids, at... more info
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