Foo Fighters Tell McCain: Stop Using Our Song

NEW YORK — Yet another band is complaining about John McCain's use of their song to promote his campaign. This time, it's the Foo Fighters.

The rockers sent out a missive telling the Republican presidential candidate to stop using "My Hero." They said they learned it was being use through news reports.

"The saddest thing about this is that `My Hero' was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential," the band said in a statement. "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 band noted it's not the first time McCain has been told to stop using a song. John Mellencamp, Heart and Jackson Browne have also complained _ Browne even filed a lawsuit.

Soul legend Sam Moore also has asked the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to stop using "Soul Man."

"The McCain-Palin campaign respects copyright. Accordingly, this campaign has obtained and paid for licenses from performing rights organizations, giving us permission to play millions of different songs, including `My Hero,'" said McCain-Palin spokesman Brian Rogers.

Comments

[texrednface]

That poor baby looks like his pushing away from him. Makes me think of that sour smell from my grandmother's mouth when she tried to kiss my cheek. Ewwww

[tokitori]

How about "Hey Sarah Palin" -- check it out on Youtube -- it's hilarious AND you can buy a T-shirt :o)

[dcarn2]

LOL I hadn't heard it before and you're right I couldn't stop laughing!

[beden7068]

LOL....that is hilarious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DIc8jdra0o

[progressivelady]

So, PBS has an online poll posted asking if Sarah Palin is
qualified.
Apparently the right wing knew about this
in advance and are flooding the voting with YES votes.


The poll will be reported on PBS and picked up by
mainstream media.
It can influence undecided voters
in swing states.


Please do two things -- takes 20 seconds.


1) Click on link and vote yourself.


Here's the link:

http://www. pbs. org/now/po­lls/poll-4­35. html

2) Then send this to every single Obama-Biden voter
you know, and urge them to vote and pass it on.


The last thing we need is PBS saying their viewers
think Sarah Palin is qualified.

[texrednface]

The link you have provided does not work and returns an error message. :)

[dcarn2]

you have to backspace after the periods once you've pasted it into the browser. notice the spaces and delete them.

[rmetz74]

NONSENSE.

A poll in which anyone can vote multiple times is completely meaningless.

The only people going to that poll are those trying to sway it one way or another. No undecided voters are going there to help make up their minds - because it is completely meaningless. PBS knows it, PBS's viewers - most of whom are educated liberals - know it, and anyone who thinks about it for five seconds knows it too.

It is simply a way for the site to drive up their numbers, because those numbers translate to advertising dollars. That's all it is.

If anyone thinks voting in these polls is doing anything, you're lying to yourselves, and wasting valuable time and energy. If you want to make an actual difference, go to Obama's site - it's excellent - make a donation, and VOLUNTEER.

[OrbitOfOurOwn]

Aside from the remaining bible thumpers, bigots, racists and TROLLS, I think everyone pretty much hates Mac.

[loudyk]

That is hilarious. The McCain campaign better start writing their own music because no one wants their hits associated with this corrupt lying campaign. I love it!!

[Grunty1]

Not to mention if he is playing it without permission, it is quite likely he also isn't paying royalties.

[begging4change]

perhaps he should use "just a gigalo"

"LIFE GOES ON WITHOUT ME! CAUSE, I AINT GOT NOBODY..."

[iPolitics]

John McClassless.

Honorless

[RobinLandseadel]

This one's for Sarah:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lRQYaV2S6k

[typingisnotactivism]

John McCain's partial playlist

No More Tickets to the Funeral - Diamand Galas
Money Money Money - ABBA
All Out of Love - Air Supply
Yesterday - The Beatles
I Would Never Want To Be Young Again - Gogol Bordello
Dick in a Box - JT on SNL
Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Devil Woman - ELO

[rankola]

You omitted:

Loser--Beck

[rankola]

Oh yeah...one more:

Sexcrime (1984) - Eurythmics (soundtrack to 1984)--works on many many levels.

[AMonkey]

Well... since Palin's seen the witch doctor... Oo ee, oo ah ah, ting tang, walla walla bing bang.

[auramac]

Give it up, John. Or find some dead musicians.

[alecbrownstein]

mccain's theme song should be more contemporary to his era -- something like bessie smith or al jolson

[live]

sophie tucker

[RobinLandseadel]

Emmett Miller

[ZsaZsa]

I'm surprised the band didn't ask JMc if someone was getting the best, the best, the best, the best of him.

[LiberalBuzz]

The McBush campaign SHOULD be using the song

LIES by The Knickerbockers. It is after all THEIR THEME.

"Someday I'm gonna be happy
But I don't know when just now

Lies, breakin' my heart

You think that you're such a smart girl
And I'll believe what you say

But who do you think you are girl
To lead me on this way, hey
Lies, lies
I can't believe a word you say
Lies, lies

I'm gonna make you sad someday
Someday you're gonna be lonely
But you won't find me around

Lies, breakin' my heart
Someday I'm gonna be happy"

(Lyrics by The Knickerbockers.)

[live]

i dont get why mccain uses ac/dc thunderstruck. last i heard the youngs were liberal and why would mccain want the image of acdc aqnyway? kind of rowdy and so much sex from AUSTRALIANS

[imfedup]

LMAO! They ARE??? Do they know there's a line in it that says "Can I come in you, please?"

[live]

palin used it in florida... and the rnc played it at the convention

thanks for reminding me about that line!!!