Foo Fighters Tell John McCain: No Tune for You!

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See More... The Foo Fighters have thrown a monkey wrench in John McCain's use one of their big hits on the campaign trail -- and they're hardly the first big-name band to do so!

The Foos are requesting that McCain stop using their tune “My Hero,” says the Associated Press.

"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. "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 Foos join John Mellencamp, ABBA and Jackson Browne as artists who’ve requested that McCain not use their songs as Republican presidential anthems. Browne even sued McCain to protest his use of “Running on Empty” in a campaign ad.

On the flip side, soul singer Sam Moore asked Barack Obama not to use “Soul Man,” says the AP.

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So it would be OK for Obama to use a Foo song? A candidate with KNOWN TIES to an unrepentent terrorist, an anti-Semitic, anti-American preacher and a convicted felon can use your song? Well, I shouldn't be surprised about this -- the man pictured is a pig. He should buy a comb, some soap, water and shampoo and he should USE them. And STOP picking on John McCain! When were YOU in a prison camp for 5 years, having your shoulders broken and being tortured daily while serving your country? What, in fact, have you ever done for your country? Probably NOTHING! People like you make me want to PUKE. The first 3 letters of the word FOOL are FOO. How appropriate!

100 MISSMOO 14 hours ago Message Add to Friends Reply

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- Talk about missing the point! While legal, it is ethically a crappy thing to do to use a song without asking, especially if the artist doesn't agree at all with your positions.
  
  It's also really *stupid*! It hands a megaphone to that artist to point out that they don't like you ... to all their fans.
  
  anonymous 10 hours ago
MissMoo, don't have a cow, you loser. You're commenting on an entertainment board, so clearly you're not a bastion of intelligent thought. Screw you, you hick cow. Get thee to a slaughterhouse and do society a favor. Your vomit-inducing comments show why you GOP morons will never be taken seriously. You're dumb as hell.

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- If McCain has paid to use the song (not all bands hold the rights) then really what are they going on about, this smacks as a commercial decision for the artists.Did anyone even know jackson Browne was still kicking around even?
  
  10 TashaY 7 hours ago Message Add to Friends
What is in your mind "the foos"? Don't be act like a famous person. None of people outside USA know about you.
What have you done for your country so far? The only thing you do is just selling your song in here. Be patriotic to your country.

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It is foolish to have such harsh words or feelings over use of songs...USA is still the United States... or are we...
We need to remember divided we fall or are we already falling...we can't say we were not warned

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