‘United Breaks Guitars’: A Passenger’s Fight Song*

Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 07.08.09 | 2:15 PM ET

After watching from the plane window as United’s baggage workers damaged his guitar, and then having his compensation claims denied, one musician is taking his battle with the airline to YouTube. Check it out:

“United Breaks Guitars” received nearly 140,000 hits in its first 48 hours on the web. Think it’ll make United take notice? (Via Matador Nights)

Update 2:13 p.m. PT: Per CBC, United has issued a statement in response, complete with bad pun: “This has struck a chord with us. We’re going to contact him directly.”