Pause Songbird with AppleScript

pauseSongbird.applescript

to pauseSongbird()
	tell application "System Events"
		tell process "Songbird"
			tell menu bar 1
				tell menu bar item "Controls"
					tell menu "Controls"
						set state to get name of menu item 1
						-- display dialog state
						if state is equal to "Pause" then
							click menu item 1
							return
						end if
					end tell
				end tell
			end tell
		end tell
	end tell
end pauseSongbird

on appIsRunning(appName)
	tell application "System Events" to (name of processes) contains appName
end appIsRunning

if appIsRunning("Songbird") then
	pauseSongbird()
end if