Van Halen pissed at McCain for using their song yesterday

[npincus]

without permission! (I'm guessing the answer would have been "no")

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/van-halen-mad-at-mccain-o_n_122464.html

John McCain ended the big rally introducing Sarah Palin as his running mate with the Van Halen song "Right Now," and the band is not pleased, reports TMZ:

After John McCain used a Van Halen song during his big speech earlier today, the band wants to make to make one thing clear -- they're not running with McCain.

Van Halen management tells us the band had no idea McCain was planning on using "Right Now" during his big entrance in Ohio telling us, "Permission was not sought or granted nor would it have been given."


Oops! But it's familiar territory.

Just two weeks ago, rocker Jackson Browne was similarly furious about McCain using one his songs.

[mucifer]

1. ooooo can Van Halen join the lawsuit?

[maseman]

2. Don't the campaigns pay the BMI fees

so they can play whatever they want?

[hexola]

3. Thats what I would think - Van Halen has no say in it...(nt)

[maseman]

10. Right

If they pay royalty fees they can play whatever they want. I do applaud Van Halen for standing up and saying "HEY! We don't support him."

[Cirque du So-What]

4. GD Repugs think they own everything anyway!

McAnus would be under some serious constraints, however, if he had to choose campaign music performed by fellow Repugs. Lessee...there's Ted Nugent and Kid Rock...not exactly a brain trust of talent in that crowd.

[blogslut]

5. Johnny Mac's campaign is getting smacked by lots of artists

A list of those that have told him "No, you may not!":

Frankie Valli
Mike Meyers
Abba
Congressman John Hall and his former band Orleans
Jackson Browne
John Mellencamp

EDIT ADD: And now, Van Halen

[hedgehog]

6. It'd be nice if they all got together to take out a big ad in th eNew York times about this!

:evilgrin:

[louis-t]

7. As was Tom Scholtz of Boston when Huckabee

used one of his songs in the primary.

[The Night Owl]

8. The song...

...Right Now is Van Hagar and as far as I'm concerned the Republicans can have it.

[qanda]

9. He might need to go to using songs from the Public Domain

Maybe DUers can help find him one:

http://www.pdinfo.com/list.htm

[mcg]

11. another thread about this...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6822093