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Foo Fighters Pissed at McCain Campaign
8-Oct-2008
Written by: E. Van Dril
The reason is as follows. . . .
The Foo Fighters have ripped the McCain campaign for using an unauthorized version of their song, "My Hero."
The band claims that the candidate's use of the song "perverts the original sentiment . . . [and] just tarnishes the song."
Don't worry, there's more. . . .
"This isn't the first time the McCain campaign has used a song without making any attempt to get approval or permission from the artist," the statement reads. "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 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. We hope that the McCain campaign will do the right thing and stop using our song — and start asking artists' permission in general."
The Foo Fighters are the latest band to speak out against the campaign for using unauthorized songs at their campaign events.
Van Halen ("Right Now") spoke out, then Heart ("Barracuda") displayed their displeasure. John Mellencamp also has an ongoing beef with McCain-Palin.
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