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Jónsi: 'British TV raped Sigur Ros song'

Jónsi: 'British TV raped Sigur Ros song'

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Sigur Ros singer Jónsi Birgisson has declared that the band's music has been "raped" by British television.

Speaking to Gigwise, Birgisson said that the Icelandic group's track 'Hoppipolla' had been used repeatedly on British programs during 2005 without his consent.

He said: "'Hoppipolla' has been raped on British TV. In some weird way, the national TV here in Britain doesn't have to ask permission to use songs if it's in the background of TV shows or whatever. So they can just take it and use it and that happened a lot with 'Hoppipolla'."

When asked if he has become jaded by the amount of Sigur Ros material used in TV programs, Jonsi replied: "No, not jaded but you become self-conscious. You think this doesn't work well with the scene, you know if it's in a movie. But it's also one thing I've learnt to let go, you just live for a while and you die. Nothing else matters that much."

However, the 34-year-old went on to say that he had no problems with 'Hoppipolla' featuring as part of the promotional campaign for 2006 BBC nature documentary Planet Earth.

"The David Attenborough show was cool, though. Planet Earth," he added. "We're all big fans of his."

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