Republicans Lack Heart! (File Cease & Desist for 'Barracuda' Song)

TMZ ^ | September 5, 2008 | TMZ Staff

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Ann and Nancy Wilson are p*ssed at the Republican Party and have fired off a cease and desist letter to the McCain/Palin campaign.

Specifically, the Heart women are upset that the GOP has used their classic "Barracuda" as a theme song for Sarah Palin. TMZ obtained a statement from Heart's rep, who says "The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission."

The statement goes on: "We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music. We hope our wishes will be honored."

[SW6906]

I believe this falls under what is called “Fair Use”. Their asking them not to use it only makes the Wilson’s look small and petty......

[elder5]

Nothing “small” about the Wilson sisters :)

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Screw ‘em! Use “Stranglehold” by the Nuge instead - a much better song.

[xcamel]

We’re talking dams here - small and petty is part of their DNA

[230FMJ]

While I understand that most non-country recording artists are predisposed to seek the approval of the left, I don’t think that they realize how petty and petulant the sound when they pull this crap.

[counterpunch]

There’s nothing Wilson/Wilson can do as long as the McCain campaign pays the ASCAP fees. ASCAP covers public broadcast for an event, just as they cannot tell a nightclub or sports event not to play their song.

[netmilsmom]

No prob Ann and Nancy.
We’ll never play it at the 2008 convention again!

[Rocko]

I guess if they won’t want a seat on the Rocket to the Stars, that’s their problem.

[Finalapproach29er]

Good; it’s not a grown-ups song.

Having said that, what a collection a small has-beens.

[bushfamfan]

I was a big fan of Heart; the main word being WAS. It’s a shame when you find out someone you thought you liked is a radical and it happened when I found out they are extremely pro-abortion, as in doing a concert in support of it. Entertainers get involved at their own peril and I happen to be one of those who loses respect and will no longer support someone if they are extremely political and Ann and Nancy lost my respect. I was not surprised this would come about when I heard “Barracuda” last night. A lot of media, entertainers are going to share in the burden if Obama gets in office and turns into the disaster he has written all over him. He will have a Demonrat Congress, Governors, and it is going to be irreparable damage and these people have enabled this and when we suffer A LOT of people are going to be angry at being manipulated. Serves them right as they’ve shown so much anger at Republicans.

[Tarpon]

Cat Scratch Fever !!! Yaaaa Hoooo

[bushfamfan]

They’re radically for abortion. This was no surprise to me.

[Future Snake Eater]

IIRC, “Barracuda” was written as a retaliation against all the negative press coverage the Wilson sisters were getting as their popularity started exploding.

You’d think they’d feel a little empathy here...

[Sacajaweau]

Their marketing people are obviously really, really stupid.

[DJ Taylor]

Governor Palin has these liberals scared sh**less. I just received this email and have no way to know if it's true, but it makes sense to me:

Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. It¢s on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units.. As governor of Alaska, Palin is briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism. Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden's.

She's also the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security's counterterrorism plans.

Palin is privy to military and intelligence secrets that are vital to the entire country's defense. Given Alaska's proximity to Russia, she may have security clearances we don't even know about.

According to the Washington Post, she first met with McCain in February, but nobody ever found out. This is a woman used to keeping secrets..

She can be entrusted with our national security, because she already is.

[Earthdweller]

I love that song...it's been in my head non-stop since last Friday. Don't stop playing it. If the sisters don't like it then they can go on TV and get some media attention...which is probably what they want anyway. It goes perfectly with Gov. Sarah and the leftist totalitarians are not gonna stop us!

[bolobaby]

Haha - I said to my wife last night, “How long do you think it will be before Heart b!tches about their song being used?”

I guess “b!tches” was a prescient choice of words.

[faithinchaos]

This doesn’t surprise me. Nancy Wilson’s ex-boyfriend was a draft dodger and they both lived in Canada for a short while. This was before Heart was formed I believe.

I always knew the Wilson sisters were leftists.

[wideawake]

Take it up with your publishing company.