NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Foo Fighters have blasted the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using the band’s song “My Hero” at rallies without its permission.
Previously, Jackson Browne filed suit against the McCain campaign for using his song “Running on Empty” without consent.
“It’s frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property,” the band said in a statement. “The saddest thing about this is that ‘My Hero’ was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential. To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song.”
The rock group Heart was also dismayed at the use of its song “Barracuda” for events featuring McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin, and co-writer Roger Fisher has said he will give a portion of his royalty income to the Democrats.
To me, this is just another example of McCain and his campaign being out of touch.
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Ha! I love it I love it.
I just read ANOTHER one about Palin’s use of “Independence Day”
“Nashville-based singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters is irate…
Ms. Peters says she donates any royalties from the song accrued ‘during this election cycle to Planned Parenthood in Sarah Palin’s name. I hope with the additional income provided by the McCain-Palin campaign, Planned Parenthood will be able to help many more women in need.’”
lol
That’s BRILLIANT.