SHORT TAKES : Lawyer Writes of ‘Deadly Music’
Her court case against Judas Priest may not have been a hit with the judge, but lawyer Vivian Lynch is hoping a new country song she penned will reach the top of the charts.
Lynch recently represented the families of two Sparks, Nev., youths who shot themselves after listening to a record by the English heavy metal rock band. The families contended subliminal messages were responsible for the deaths of their sons, but Washoe District Judge Jerry Whitehead ruled against them Aug. 24.
A self-described amateur guitarist-songwriter, Lynch said she wrote the song “No More Deadly Music” in 20 minutes immediately after losing the Judas Priest case.
The song targets drugs, sex and violence. One verse goes: “I won’t sing of lust or violence, talk of crack or speed or weed. I won’t tell you death’s the answer, or sing of wicked Satan’s creed.”
Lynch, 50, said the song is in the hands of a Nashville music lawyer.
“I have been assured that somebody probably will record it,” she said.
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