Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs ( Archived) (13)

Sep 7, 2008 2:35 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
The McCain-Palin jukebox options are shrinking.

The latest rockers to tell the Republicans to cease spinning their albums are the women from Heart, who were chagrined to hear their song "Barracuda" play at the Republican convention as Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hit the stage. Palin, a star high school basketball point guard, was nicknamed "Sarah Barracuda." The official Heart website states
The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission.
"Sarah Palin's views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women."

In February, John Mellencamp

had his publicist Bob Merlis write the McCain campaign to suggest it might be better if McCain stopped playing "Our Country" at McCain rallies, given Mellencamp's liberal views

In August, Jackson Browne sued McCain and the Ohio GOP sued McCain and the Ohio Republican Party for the Ohio GOP's use of his song "Running on Empty" in an attack ad against Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.

Van Halen also took issue with the McCain campaign's use of the song "Right Now" during its Dayton, Ohio, rally where Palin was introduced to the American people as McCain's running mate. MTV news reported

that "Van Halen’s members aren’t too happy about it. According to the band’s publicist, the members had no idea McCain was going to use their song as his entrance theme and were never approached by McCain’s camp for permission to use the track. 'Had they asked, permission would not have been granted,'" Van Halen's publicist said. A similar situation played out in 2000, with Mellencamp, Sting and others expressing chagrin that then-Gov. George W. Bush was using their songs to fire up supporters.
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Sep 7, 2008 3:02 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
Spaghetti
SpaghettiSpaghettiGreensboro, North Carolina USA1 Threads 151 Posts
No surprises there. They need rock songs to gin up people at their rallies.... and then they turn around and trash rock musicians to gin up their people at rallies.

thumbs down
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Sep 7, 2008 4:40 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
crotalus_p
crotalus_pcrotalus_pRush, Dublin Ireland43 Threads 6 Polls 2,789 Posts
I don’t know why any one is surprised politicians are constantly doing this the world round ,
roll eyes
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Sep 7, 2008 4:44 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
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Sep 7, 2008 4:49 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
Indyfella
IndyfellaIndyfellaindianapolis, Indiana USA152 Threads 8 Polls 18,150 Posts
ooby_dooby: The McCain-Palin jukebox options are shrinking.

The latest rockers to tell the Republicans to cease spinning their albums are the women from Heart , who were chagrined to hear their song "Barracuda" play at the Republican convention as Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hit the stage. Palin, a star high school basketball point guard, was nicknamed "Sarah Barracuda." The official Heart website states
The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission.
"Sarah Palin's views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women."

In February, John Mellencamp

had his publicist Bob Merlis write the McCain campaign to suggest it might be better if McCain stopped playing "Our Country" at McCain rallies, given Mellencamp's liberal views

In August, Jackson Browne sued McCain and the Ohio GOP sued McCain and the Ohio Republican Party for the Ohio GOP's use of his song "Running on Empty" in an attack ad against Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.

Van Halen also took issue with the McCain campaign's use of the song "Right Now" during its Dayton, Ohio, rally where Palin was introduced to the American people as McCain's running mate. MTV news reported

that "Van Halen’s members aren’t too happy about it. According to the band’s publicist, the members had no idea McCain was going to use their song as his entrance theme and were never approached by McCain’s camp for permission to use the track. 'Had they asked, permission would not have been granted,'" Van Halen's publicist said. A similar situation played out in 2000, with Mellencamp, Sting and others expressing chagrin that then-Gov. George W. Bush was using their songs to fire up supporters.



I read a similiar article but with a slightly different slant. There are circumstances where a political organization w/o approval from the musician.

I do see an international crisis over this though. Maybe the UN can get involved. rolling on the floor laughing
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Sep 7, 2008 4:54 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
Ulimaroa
UlimaroaUlimaroaCologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany121 Threads 38 Polls 5,629 Posts
ooby_dooby: The McCain-Palin jukebox options are shrinking.

The latest rockers to tell the Republicans to cease spinning their albums are the women from Heart , who were chagrined to hear their song "Barracuda" play at the Republican convention as Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hit the stage. Palin, a star high school basketball point guard, was nicknamed "Sarah Barracuda." The official Heart website states
The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission.
"Sarah Palin's views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women."

In February, John Mellencamp

had his publicist Bob Merlis write the McCain campaign to suggest it might be better if McCain stopped playing "Our Country" at McCain rallies, given Mellencamp's liberal views

In August, Jackson Browne sued McCain and the Ohio GOP sued McCain and the Ohio Republican Party for the Ohio GOP's use of his song "Running on Empty" in an attack ad against Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.

Van Halen also took issue with the McCain campaign's use of the song "Right Now" during its Dayton, Ohio, rally where Palin was introduced to the American people as McCain's running mate. MTV news reported

that "Van Halen’s members aren’t too happy about it. According to the band’s publicist, the members had no idea McCain was going to use their song as his entrance theme and were never approached by McCain’s camp for permission to use the track. 'Had they asked, permission would not have been granted,'" Van Halen's publicist said. A similar situation played out in 2000, with Mellencamp, Sting and others expressing chagrin that then-Gov. George W. Bush was using their songs to fire up supporters.



Cool info!

So will they sue them for copyright infringement?
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Sep 7, 2008 4:54 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
Don216
Don216Don216Cocoa, Florida USA1 Threads 463 Posts
This has got to be one of the more important issues facing us today. Too many people don't realize the international repercussions something like this can cause.

applause

rolling on the floor laughing

grin
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Sep 7, 2008 5:01 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
Ulimaroa
UlimaroaUlimaroaCologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany121 Threads 38 Polls 5,629 Posts
Don216: This has got to be one of the more important issues facing us today. Too many people don't realize the international repercussions something like this can cause.



If they use Rimsky Korsakov's - Flight of the bumblebee - maybe?

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Sep 7, 2008 5:10 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
crotalus_p
crotalus_pcrotalus_pRush, Dublin Ireland43 Threads 6 Polls 2,789 Posts
Ulimaroa: If they use Rimsky Korsakov's - Flight of the bumblebee - maybe?


I was thinking that this is a better song for politicians



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Sep 7, 2008 5:19 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
solitare
solitaresolitareBariloche, Rio Negro Argentina40 Threads 4,041 Posts
Perhaps John Fogerty will let the use Long Dark Night or maybe Somebody Help Me....then of course he could ask, as in ASK FIRST for a song from Tom Waits...%D If all else fails, hey, there is Alvin and the Chipmunks; they even did a Heavy Metal Album a while back! And it can be played both forwards and backwards !
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Sep 7, 2008 5:20 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
Ulimaroa
UlimaroaUlimaroaCologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany121 Threads 38 Polls 5,629 Posts
crotalus_p: I was thinking that this is a better song for politicians


laugh

This is brilliant.

Was sent to me by a friend when I asked
how right to life
works with
death row...
when it comes to the Republicans blues

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Sep 7, 2008 7:16 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
SusieRR
SusieRRSusieRRnortheast, Ohio USA78 Threads 3 Polls 2,122 Posts
Indyfella: I read a similiar article but with a slightly different slant. There are circumstances where a political organization w/o approval from the musician.

I do see an international crisis over this though. Maybe the UN can get involved.


You never stop do ya? tongue
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Sep 7, 2008 7:17 PM CST Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
SusieRR
SusieRRSusieRRnortheast, Ohio USA78 Threads 3 Polls 2,122 Posts
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