A Heart Attack
Heart has no love for Sarah Palin!
The rock group is asking the McCain/Palin campaign to stop using their music. The campaign used the group’s hit, “Barracuda,” as the official rallying cry for the VP candidate following her nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday. The duo issued this statement to EW:
“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.”
Popsquire’s perspective…
Although songs generally can be played at various conventions and venues for entertainment without permission, the tune changes when TV is involved. Authorization and additional fees typically apply when a recording (i.e., movie, television) are involved. The McCain camp should know better, especially because Jackson Browne already is suing for unauthorized use of his hit, “Running On Empty.”
