[markomalley]

[steve-b]

Find out who was supposed to have gotten a large-venue public performance license, and fire their @$$. This sort of Amateur Hour screwup has no place in a Presidential campaign.

[frogjerk]

The rock group Heart, angry that its '70s hit "Barracuda" is being used as the unofficial theme song for Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is taking aim at the Alaska governor.

You mean Led Zeppelin's "Achilles Last Stand."

[GeeMoney]

Ah, screw it! The should stop playing the song. Ann Wilson may have a great voice, but Heart sucks. I never cared for their songs.

[kallisti]

I guess someone got Roger’s mind right.

[jtal]

Hey Wilson sisters, do you cash that monthly ASCAP check? If so, STFU.

[Westbrook]

Give the crybabies their song back and give them $1000 to shut up.

Guaranteed they would not have complained if it was used for some Leftist hack.

[ishabibble]

Dead-enders back for a brief moment. How special.

[Majie Purple]

I’m thinkin’ You’d want to see/comment on this.

[Jagman]

I think she should use the theme music from “The Natural.” It’s great music, and the storyline (out-of-nowhere hick beats crooked media and baseball officials) works a lot better than the lyrics from that stupid song, which describe someone more like Biden than Palin.

[ByteMercenary]

“There was no immediate comment from the Republican camp.”

Since the appropriate fees were paid, if anybody read the letter twice they are ROFL.

Have y’all seen those girls lately? Woof! Life has not been kind ...

[frogjerk]

In an e-mail to Reuters, the band's former guitarist, Roger Fisher, said it was a win-win situation. Heart gets publicity and royalties, while the Republicans benefit from "the ingenious placement of a kick-ass song," Fisher said.

This is the guy with the brain.

[hoagy62]

Both the drummer and lead guitarist of Heart were on a local talk-show in Seattle yesterday saying that they BOTH thought using “Barracuda” was a FANTASTIC thing.

Ann & Nancy are has-beens.

[Night Hides Not]

They’re just pi$$ed that Obama’s campaign isn’t using “Magic Man”.

[Mr. Mojo]

Heart, angry that its '70s hit "Barracuda" is being used

lol..oh yeah, they must be real angry their (average) song from the '70s is getting so much airplay. ....and that tens of millions of people are hearing the song for the first time. They must be devastated.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Gretchen Wilson does a better job (YouTube)
I bet she'd make a special version just for McCain, if he asked.

[#1CTYankee]

They better watch where they swim, some countries still allow whaling.

[edzo4]

poor ann, I remember when she used to be Hot, she should cease and desist on the frequent trips to the fridge.

[pepperhead]

The only thing fishy is that the letter was sent after it was played one time. Clearly the members of Heart were sitting around waiting for it to happen so they could complain.

[MozarkDawg]

Copyright law may not be on the Wilsons' side as the song is licensed for public performance under a blanket fee paid by the venue to ASCAP, the firm that collects royalties on behalf of composers and copyright owners.

My understanding was that permission could be revoked, regardless permission was previously sought, fees paid, more or less for just this kind of situation, the owner provides permission but the song, in this case, is not used in a manner he approves. Any copyright lawyers around to clarify for me? Is this permission non-revocable once the fee is paid?

Side note-request: If you would, please assure me that I am correct in earlier assertions made on another site re: a completely different situation, that the artists who perform the songs used, their *personal* permission is not sought each and every time someone wishes to use a tune in a commercial ad, for example, the ad agencies are not calling rock boys to ask "Is it okay?" each time a hit is thought to be useful in selling. The permission is granted from the songwriter, the owner of the rights to the tune, not the band/singer, correct?

[Majie Purple]

Fisher has the right attitude about this.

Boo! Hiss! to the hard Hearted.

Reeks of the ditzy shhhhh*it's* ness.(dixie chicks)