Richard Moore's YouTube attacks didn't work.

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate put several videos on the popular video-sharing site attacking his rival Beverly Perdue, but none of them got the viral attention his campaign needed.

The most-watched video, "Rush Hour in New Bern," backfired, costing Moore $50,000 of his own money when The Eagles objected to its use of a copyrighted song.

After it was reposted without the song, that video got 2,065 views by Election Day.

Another video, "Bev Perdue Explains Gutting the State Abortion Fund," got 909 views, while "Bev Perdue & Highway Trust Fund transfers" got 531 views.

Perdue also posted YouTube videos attacking Moore, but she later pulled them as part of her pledge to campaign positively.

Still, the videos cost next-to-nothing to make, so Dome predicts they will soon become a staple of North Carolina campaigns.

Unity Watch: The videos are still up on YouTube, and Moore did not attend Perdue's event with Gov. Mike Easley. Republican gubernatorial nominee Pat McCrory's competitors, however, swiftly smoothed over their differences.

Richard Moore has reconciled with the Eagles.

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate announced today that he has reached a settlement with the classic rock band over its unauthorized use of "Life in the Fast Lane" in a YouTube ad.

"We apologized for using a portion of 'Life in the Fast Lane' without permission in a YouTube video," said Jay Reiff, Moore’s campaign manager, in a statement. "Our goal was to use a little creativity to inform voters and foster public debate regarding the need for transportation reform in North Carolina. We let our creativity outrun our legal headlights and we regret the error."

Moore agreed to make $25,000 donations to the Community Music School of Raleigh and N.C. Central University's music program.

A country music site says Richard Moore was doubly wrong.

The Great American Country site notes the recent brouhaha over the Democratic gubernatorial candidate's use of "Life in the Fast Lane" in a YouTube attack ad.

But it says Moore's team misinterpreted the lyrics: 

Moore called a press conference on Friday in which he indicated his team had made a mistake, but it might have been an even bigger one that he realized. "Life In The Fast Lane" isn't really about traffic; it's a metaphor for the dangers of cocaine. 

According to Wikipedia, the song was inspired by a drive on the freeway, though.

With a drug dealer, but still... 

Don Henley may be for Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, but what about Glenn Frey?

Henley and his wife donated to Perdue's gubernatorial campaign after rival Democrat, state Treasurer Richard Moore, posted a YouTube ad that used an Eagles song.

Moore was asked whether he would pursue a donation from Frey, whose solo hits include "The Heat is On" and "Smuggler's Blues."

"I saw Mr. Frey's golf swing this weekend out at Pebble Beach. He certainly plays a lot of golf," Moore said before realizing what he had just said to a room full of reporters. "Not that I was there. I saw it on TV."

Richard Moore is definitely on the bad side of the Eagles.

First, he ran a YouTube ad attacking rival Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beverly Perdue which used an unauthorized snippet of "Life in the Fast Lane."

He had to pull the video after the manager of the Eagles learned about it.

Now, Perdue's spokesman, David Kochman, tells Dome that they recently received in the mail two $4,000 checks—the maximum donation allowed under state law.

The donors? Don Henley and his wife, Sharon.

"I think his decision to contribute may be a reflection on how he felt about Moore's video," Kochman said.

Henley is a generous Democratic donor. According to a Washington Post article from earlier this month, he's given more than $686,000 to candidates since 1978.

Richard Moore has pulled a YouTube campaign ad.

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate had posted an ad attacking Beverly Perdue over a bridge in New Bern that he claimed was a boondoggle.

About a minute into the ad, "Life in the Fast Lane" by the Eagles played briefly over shots of congestion in Charlotte, the Triad and the Triangle.

Prompted by a reader question, Dome called some entertainment lawyers to ask about copyright, online video and campaign ads. Word made its way to Irving Azoff, the manager of the Eagles, who told one of Dome's contacts that the song was definitely not approved.

Moore's campaign said they would rework the ad to take out the song.

"We certainly don't want to get crossways with Eagles," wrote Deputy Campaign Manager Julie White in an e-mail to Dome. 

Moore is not the first North Carolina politician to get in hot water with the Eagles. Don Henley was so upset by a bill on copyright sponsored by U.S. Rep. Howard Coble that he wrote the 2000 song "Inside Job" attacking it.

Coble later helped repeal the measure.