Republican vice-presidential candidate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin attends a campaign event in Washington, Pennsylvania on August 30, 2008.Us Magazine
(The Republican vice presidential nominee earned the nickname for her aggressive basketball playing in high school.)
"The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission," the band said in a statement
Wednesday. "We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music. We hope our wishes will be honored."
Universal Music Publishing and Sony BMG also sent a cease and desist notice to the campaign, according to CNN.
See stars on the campaign trail.
But after the song was played again following Sen. John McCain's speech Thursday, band member Nancy Wilson expressed outrage.
"I feel completely f--ked over," she told EW.com Friday.
Nancy and her sister Ann e-mailed EW.com:
"Sarah Palin's views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women. We ask that our song 'Barracuda' no longer be used to promote her image. The song 'Barracuda' was written in the late '70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. (The 'barracuda' represented the business.) While Heart did not and would not authorize the use of their song at the RNC, there's irony in Republican strategists' choice to make use of it there."
In August, Van Halen slammed McCain after he used their tune "Right Now" during an appearance in Ohio. "Permission was not sought or granted nor would it have been given," the band told TMZ.com.
Barack Obama has also faced music controversy. Brooks & Dunn's tune "Only in America" played after his Democratic National Convention speech, though the same song was used at President Bush's 2000 inauguration and after Dick Cheney's speech at the 2004 convention speech.
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MarkPS, Heart is from the Bellevue Washington area. Went to Sammamish HS.report abuseposted September 4, 2009 5:57 PM PDT
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MarkI side with the musicians in this matter. I would not want MY music to be politically connected to any one of them either. Politicians using peoples songs without permission is just another class example of their true ethics and values for the people.... ZERO. They are all a self centered, greed-infested lot who care anout nothing except themselves.report abuseposted September 4, 2009 5:40 PM PDT
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szi9jeez, barracuda huh? get over yourselves heart...report abuseposted March 20, 2009 3:40 PM PDT
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GordonTallman, there not from Canada. They were born in the U.S.. Lived in Canada for a while. Get your facts straight.report abuseposted January 2, 2009 12:32 PM PST
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TallmanWTF? THE WILSON SISTERS ARE NOT AMERICAN WOMEN THEIR FROM CANADA! UNLESS THEY GAVE UP THEIR CITIZENSHIP. THEY BETTER JUST SHUT UP AND DEAL WITH ITreport abuseposted September 10, 2008 1:11 PM PDT
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SICOFITI see SWIFTY is still PASTIN you can't hide lil girl and your still an uneducated fool throwing mud while others wash your crap away with facts. Teen pregnancy will always be, girls mature at a younger age, if Saras girl was 18 this would not be an issue if she got an abortion you would call her a baby killer you can't have it both way's. Your jealous that very handsome breport abuseposted September 10, 2008 5:23 AM PDT
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Pamela Gsooooo judgmental, babycakes. what do u mean by "parading her around on tv"? she's their DAUGHTER, she's pregnant, not an ax murderer. wherever fam. members are, she deserves 2 b included, not locked in a closet for 9 months as u seem to think. & u call palin un-christian??report abuseposted September 8, 2008 3:57 PM PDT
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Red pebbleswhat this article shows is two Democratic bands (Van Halen and Heart) throwing childish fits. Brooks & Dunn did not give the the almight can't do nothing wrong Obama their permission but you don't hear them whinning about it. Maybe in 2012 Obama and Palin could be running mates????report abuseposted September 8, 2008 5:33 AM PDT
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Red pebblesBABYCAKES: get a life. there is plenty of stuff about her out there. But guess what it is not bad so none of the sites want to put it up. The is so into publishing bad stuff about her they had to attack her 17-year old pregnant daught (35% of american Igirls will be pregnant by age 18) and her husband for a DUI he got in the in the 80's (25% of americans will get a DUI in their life)report abuseposted September 8, 2008 5:28 AM PDT
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SamWe still don't know anything about this Palin character.Other then she thinks the world was made in 7 days, and she doesn't believe in global warming.And she has a pregnant teen and thinks that's just fine parading her around on tv .I find this just immoral and think shes not a good mother, let alone a good christian. Off limits or not the teen is knocked up.report abuseposted September 7, 2008 8:49 PM PDT
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