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Liberal Rock Stars to McCain-Palin Campaign: Stop Using Our Songs
ABC ^
| 9/7/08
| Jake Tapper
Posted on 09/07/2008 12:50:58 PM PDT by pissant
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
that "Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart have informed the McCain/Palin Campaign that Universal Music Publishing and Sony BMG have sent a cease-and-desist notice to not use one of Heart's classic songs 'Barracuda,' as the congratulatory theme for Sarah Palin. The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission. We have asked the Republican campaign not to use our music. We hope our wishes will be honored."
And on Entertainment Weekly's website
the Wilson sisters add that "Sarah Palin's views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women. We ask that our song 'Barracuda' no longer be used to promote her image. The song 'Barracuda' was written in the late '70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. (The 'barracuda' represented the business.) While Heart did not and would not authorize the use of their song at the RNC, there's irony in Republican strategists' choice to make use of it there."
This is not the first time a liberal rock star has asked McCain to stop spinning his or her tunes.
In February, John Mellencamp
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barracuda; heart; mccain; mccainpalin; palin; shutupandsing; worthlessrockstars
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To: pissant
I thought the the usage of copyrighted music was handled by organizations like ASCAP, and that anyone who paid the appropriate royalty could use the music.
I also heard a radio DJ who should have known say that “fair use” allows anyone to use 22 seconds of a song without paying any royalty. (I don’t agree with that sort of “fair use” which requires no royalty, if that’s how is it).
Does anyone really know how this works legally?
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posted on
09/07/2008 12:58:58 PM PDT
by
Will88
(.)
To: pissant
As long as Chuck Berry don’t start this crap, I’m okay with it. I’m a bigtime Chuck Berry fan. Go Johnny Go!
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posted on
09/07/2008 12:59:31 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(McCain/Palin '08! Real change you won't have to "believe in." You'll be able to see it!!!)
To: pissant
The song “Barracuda” is on Guitar Hero 3. I played it last night while watching Sarah Palin on Youtube!
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:00:15 PM PDT
by
gop4lyf
(Obama wants to raise taxes and kill babies. Palin wants to raise babies and kill taxes.)
To: pissant
I am still waiting for Springsteen to come out with a Sarah Palin song. If there's ever been a politician whose family story is reflected in Springsteen lyrics, it's Sarah Palin: blue-collar workers, teen pregancies, working hard for the American dream, etc.
I probably shouldn't hold my breath waiting.
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:00:36 PM PDT
by
NewJerseyJoe
(Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")
To: gop4lyf
They can cry all they want, but now anytime that song is played, we think of Sarah.
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:02:22 PM PDT
by
Chet 99
(http://www.mccainpalinvictory2008.com/)
To: Will88
I am an ASCAP member. The campaign pays royalties to ASCAP and the band can do nothing but squawk about it.
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:02:36 PM PDT
by
GloriaJane
(http://www.download.com/gloriajane)
To: Bobkk47
I thought after 25 years, a song becomes part of the public domain.More like 78 years. That's why the Beatles catalog is worth so much.
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:03:07 PM PDT
by
Inyo-Mono
(No longer holding my nose to vote - McCain/Palin 2008!)
To: madison10
That is not the only time. I believe during the last Democrap Convention they played one of Elvis Presley songs. Elvis is a registered Republican. No one made a hissy fit over that, sheesh.
To: Bobkk47
Where did you hear that?! The music is owned by whoever owns the license. People can purchase permission from the license owner to use the music for specific events or license a large catalog of music for various uses, such as a TV station playing popular music as a bumper. Truthfully, if Ann and Nancy no longer own the license to their lyrics, they really have no say in who plays it, if that party paid the license fee to ASCAP or whomever owns the music.
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:07:28 PM PDT
by
rabidralph
(She shoots, she scores!)
To: pissant
Who needs Heart when you got John Rich and Raisin McCain?
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:08:31 PM PDT
by
donnab
(some people use change to promote their careers...others use their careers to promote change.)
To: pissant
I wish they could see how silly and petty it makes them look to actually object to the fact that someone is using one of their songs. The use of a song by a politician does not imply that the artist endorses that particular political philosophy. It just means the politician likes the song or it suits the image they want to portray. I think it is a compliment more than anything else.
I must admit, however, that Bill and Hillary forever ruined the song "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" for me after they played it ad nauseum in 1992. Fortunately, I didn't like the song that much in the first place!
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:08:53 PM PDT
by
srmorton
(Choose life!)
To: mrmargaritaville
Tammy Bruce said on her show yesterday that their Krisy Kreme stockpile must be OK since they threw a Cease & Desist order at the McCain camp!
I LMAO for a good 10 minutes!
To: Will88
I also heard a radio DJ who should have known say that fair use allows anyone to use 22 seconds of a song without paying any royalty. (I dont agree with that sort of fair use which requires no royalty, if thats how is it).As aformer radio DJ I can tell you that a radio station can get fined BIG TIME for using snipits of a song in a commercial without permission.
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:10:24 PM PDT
by
Inyo-Mono
(No longer holding my nose to vote - McCain/Palin 2008!)
To: pissant
I thought that you could play a song all you want as long as you paid the pre-determined royalty fee to the individual/entity that owns the rights to the song.How is it that Rush can use “My City Was Gone” if that’s not true? Are the Pretenders Republicans?
To: Bobkk47
I thought after 25 years, a song becomes part of the public domain. Long ago, it did. But now, copyrights have been extended every time that Disney is in danger of losing their copyright on Mickey Mouse.
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:11:27 PM PDT
by
justlurking
(The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.)
To: pissant
You’d think all these “stars” who’s careers are currently in a tailspin or non-existent would appreciate their has-been songs get some airplay. Ungreatful wretches!
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:11:51 PM PDT
by
RasterMaster
(CHANGE is not a destination - HOPE is not a strategy!)
To: pissant
I guess they don’t want any more money.
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:12:55 PM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: pissant
Actually, no it doesn't become public domain after 25 years.
However, THEY don't "own" the song because THEY didn't write it. The drummer (Michael DeRosier) wrote it, and was recently quoted as saying he loved the fact it was being used.
Oh, and Ann? Nancy? Before you start bitching about "stolen" stuff, remember Nazareth? Remember "This Flight Tonight"? You know--that's the group/song you stole the "Barracuda" opening riff from?
Whoops--on edit, Roger Fisher was the one interviewed. So what if they're Obama supporters? Now be good girls and have another sandwich or something.
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:13:19 PM PDT
by
OCCASparky
(Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
To: pissant
It seems like I remember Rush Limbaugh talking about his intro music once. He said that the singer was a liberal but didn’t care whether or not he used it.
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:14:43 PM PDT
by
gop4lyf
(Obama wants to raise taxes and kill babies. Palin wants to raise babies and kill taxes.)
To: mrmargaritaville
not sure which one of the wilson sister it is-but the fat ones panties in a bunch is a BIG bunch. LOL. Yeah... now if only Ann Coulter would start using "Dreamboat Annie" as her theme, it would push that fat bi-otch right over the edge!
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posted on
09/07/2008 1:14:48 PM PDT
by
PalmettoMason
(Liberals' new talking point: Sarah Palin: Only five abortions away from the presidency.)
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