Wilco, Bright Eyes Lend Songs to Net Neutrality Benefit Album

Jeff Tweedy doesn't want to pay more to upload songs to WilcoWorld.net, and he's not afraid to stump for it. Wilco, Bright Eyes, Aimee Mann and They Might Be Giants have signed on to one of the sexiest benefit records in some time. Rock The Net: Musicians For Network Neutrality seeks to raise awareness net neutrality in hopes of preventing telecommunications companies from charging higher fees for bandwidth use. Palomar, Guster and DJ Spooky are among the other acts whose songs will appear on the album, which will be released on July 29.

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Song Stories

“Weird”

Hanson | 1997

Accomplished tunesmith Desmond Child co-wrote "Weird" with the three brothers that make up Hanson. Credited for dozens of cuts, including songs by Kiss, Cher, Bon Jovi and Aerosmith, Child told Rolling Stone that "Weird" holds a special place in his heart, "because it's about being different--and I grew up poor, I grew up being Latin, I grew up being gay, and now I'm fat!" The song was included on Hanson's 1997 album Middle of Nowhere, which sold more than ten million units.

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