MadBob User ID: 8066442 United States 05/15/2012 03:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | United Breaks Guitars OR A Broken Guitar Breaking United Airlines!!! - A Music Video! "United Breaks Guitars" is a protest song by Canadian musician Dave Carroll and his band, Sons of Maxwell. It chronicles a real-life experience of how his guitar was broken during a trip on United Airlines in 2008, and the subsequent reaction from the airline. The song became an immediate YouTube and iTunes hit upon its release in July 2009 and a public relations embarrassment for the airline. Stock price effect The Times newspaper reported[15] that within 4 days of the video being posted online, United Airline's stock price fell 10%, costing stockholders about $180 million in value. The Guitar was Worth Only $3000 Buckk LOL [ link to en.wikipedia.org] [ link to www.youtube.com] |