Dave Carroll: Anti airline song takes off
A musician who wrote a song about his guitar getting broken on a United Airlines flight has scored a surprise online hit.Last year Dave Carroll and his band the Sons of Maxwell were flying from Chicago to Nebraska when they saw baggage handlers throwing guitars to each other.
Worried his prized instrument would get damaged he told staff, but sure enough at the other end he discovered it was too late, his $3,500 Taylor guitar was broken.
Dave complained to United Airlines who refused to compensate him, so then doing what any 21st century musician would do, he recorded a song about it and posted it on YouTube.
The country and western-style "United Breaks Guitars" has now been watched by over four million people ... oddly United Airlines have now offered compensation.
"My Taylor guitar was witnessed being thrown by United Airlines baggage handlers in Chicago. I discovered later that the $3500 guitar was severely damaged," said Dave.
"I realized then that as a songwriter and traveling musician I wasn’t without options. I would be writing three songs about United Airlines and my experience in the whole matter.
"The response has been incredible so far."
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