[Vision2020] Van Halen Not OK With John McCain Using Their Song

[Tom Hansen]

>From The Business Sheet at:

http://tinyurl.com/5zon8g

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Van Halen Not OK With John McCain Using Their Song 

Van Halen, back together with David Lee Roth, is still having trouble 
communicating with former lead singer Sammy Hagar.

According to MTV News, Van Halen's publicist was none too pleased that 
John McCain decided to play the group's 1991 "Right Now" before he 
announced his vice-presidential pick on Friday.

According to the band’s publicist, the members had no idea McCain was 
going to use their song as his entrance theme and were never approached by 
McCain’s camp for permission to use the track.

“Had they asked, permission would not have been granted,” [Janie] 
Liszweski said.

President George W. Bush used the song several times during his 2004 
campaign — also without Van Halen’s permission. Liszweski said that the 
band is not political in nature, and has not and will not be throwing 
their support behind either presidential candidate.

Meanwhile, Hagar, who wrote the lyrics to "Right Now," seems cool with it, 
telling music blog Blabbermouth.net,

"When I wrote the lyrics to 'Right Now', I intended them to inspire people 
to not sit around and wait for something they believed in but to go out 
and get it, to make a change however they needed to," he said in a 
statement. "Whether it was McCain who used the song or if Obama had chosen 
to use the song, with the current political climate, the lyrics still have 
the same meaning, and we all need to do something to make a difference, 
every action counts.

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"Right Now" by Van Halen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aTYp8-O96M

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
 
"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college 
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)


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