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Old 09-10-2008, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by forrestlayne View Post
McCain And Palin Still Using Heart's 'Barracuda' - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News

"The Republican Party did in fact obtain the necessary license to use the song, which can be played when a venue pays a blanket fee to ASCAP, the organization that protects music copyrights."

Legally they can still play the song.
From the same link.

"While the Wilsons are clearly upset, "Barracuda" co-writer and former Heart guitarist Roger Fisher (Nancy's ex) has a different outlook. He's happy to receive the publicity, he told Reuters last week, and he pledged to give part of the royalties from the song's use to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign."

Thanks McCain for the contribution to Obama's campaign.

Seriously why would McCain even want to use a song which the writers/singers of said song don't want him to use? Why are they having problems finding songs to use that the writers/singers will approve? Why not ask them first?