Aw! (F)ooey! I’ll Listen To “My Hero” James Hooker Instead
Foo Fighters blast McCain use of “My Hero”
NEW YORK - 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.
Reuters/Billboard
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They pay the fee they play the song. These schmucks just like to “register” their uber cool libtardness.
October 8th, 2008 at 8:30 pmAnd I guarantee that if Obama did the same thing they’d be on the news too. Except instead of criticizing him they’d be praising Obama’s name
October 8th, 2008 at 8:35 pmFuck these cunts.
October 8th, 2008 at 8:42 pmMust be getting too much flak from their lefty friends. Thin skin and a weak spine is more likely the reason than artistic objections.
October 9th, 2008 at 6:08 amif i wanted any lip from these fruits i would scrape it off elton john’s zipper.
October 9th, 2008 at 6:08 amTHAT is why I have decided that for the libtard groups of the world Limewire is a perfect solution. They preach against the capitalist system as they make hand over fist on it. Well they can kiss my ass!
October 9th, 2008 at 6:37 am“The saddest thing about this is that ‘My Hero’ was written as a celebration of the *common man* and his extraordinary potential.”
Gee, I thought Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man,” a tribute to American Servicemen written in 1942 was an attempt to do the same thing.
Screw the Foo Fighters.
Thanks John McCain.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:05 amYeah, Limewire is the way to go. haven’t bought a CD in years. That song is gay anyways.Food fighters- Corny-ass nerds
October 9th, 2008 at 8:21 amI didn’t know the Foo Fighters were still around.They had like, ONE great song.
October 9th, 2008 at 10:31 pm