Van Halen to McCain: No You Can't

[RockaFowler]

http://www.tmz.com/2008/08/29/van-halen-to-mccain-no-you-cant/

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."

[Jade Fox]

1. The GOP will just steal a song, like they did last time.....

with "Still the One" by Orleans.

The good thing about that was now the man who wrote and sang "Still the One" is a Dem Congressman from NY!

[thunder rising]

5. wha? "Steal This One"

[C_U_L8R]

2. I guess that rules THIS out for Palin's big entrance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W2WjTr-_D8


(yeah i posted it earlier, but it cracks me up every time)

[Overseas]

3. Keep it up ! I like the public to see all these artists object to being used by the RNC. /nt

[Amerigo Vespucci]

4. Two Van Halen brothers outvote one "Red (State) Rocker"...

...because Sammy's a dyed-in-the-wool Freep.

The "no" vote came from Eddie and Alex, NOT Sammy.

You can take that to the BANK.

:patriot:

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[Bramlet Abercrombie]

18. You're crazy

Relax there; sorry to burst your little Van Hagar bubble, but, dude's a freep.

http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Sammy_Hagar.php

[Khaotic]

21. You're a confused little person

[Khaotic]

22. More Civil

Hagar is not a Freep.

You are incorrect.

A Freeper would not post the following on his web site, which was posted by Sammy Hagar on his official web site.



Don't believe it?

Check out the archived page at:

http://web.archive.org/web/20050221111219/www.redrocker.com/news.html

Hagar's lyrics are more liberal than most.

What's your reasoning for labeling him a Freep? Proof?

Rock on Red Rocker!

Thumbs up to holding McSame accountable.

[Bramlet Abercrombie]

25. ?

HAGAR, SAMMY R MR.
NOVATO, CA 94948
F.W.O. INC./ENTERTAINER George W Bush (R)
President
BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INC Won $2,000
primary 07/11/03

7/11/2003 - things were well underway in Iraq at the time of his contribution to W.

[Khaotic]

30. Regret

It could be that F.W.O. Inc. gave to the Bush campaign and was, and still is, connected with Hagar.

Maybe Hagar himself signed off on the contribution.

However, a lot of people really were conned into thinking that war w/ Iraq was in retaliation to 9/11.

Hagar could have been one of them.

It gives even more meaning to what was done by Van Halen during their tour in the summer of '04.

As shown in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article, which read:

During "Right Now," the video screen showed photos of George Bush under the message "Right now . . . nothing is more expensive than regret."

I could be that Hagar regretted acting on his emotions from 9/11. It could be that he got back his whits and realized how messed up it was to give a dime to Bush ... thus the message that played under the photo of Bush.

There's a very good chance that after that Hagar didn't vote for Bush in '04. I'm doubting that Hagar will vote for McSame either.

Regardless ... no way you can call the Red Rocker a Freeper. Even if he's voted GOP before, that doesn't mean he's the kind of low-life a person finds of at the Free Republic.

[AlCzervik]

20. his donations don't match his words, he looks like a friend of the gop.

[FatDave]

24. I didn't think Sammy was in the band anymore.

Didn't they patch things up with David Lee Roth for their current tour?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

27. Yes, but "Right Now" is a Sammy-era song...

...and since he has a songwriting / publishing stake in the song, he'd have a vote. No way of knowing how their business dealings are set up. Some bands require unanimous approval or disapproval.

:patriot:

[Bake]

6. Typical Pukes: thieves.

That is all.

Bake

[PermanentRevolution]

7. Add 'em to the list...

I've seriously lost track of how many artists have told McCain not to use their songs.

[Kadie]

12. Seems like it must be a very long list by now.

Mc* doesn't care.

[AngryOldDem]

8. Wow...

And here all this time I thought Eddie Van Halen was a rock-ribbed Republican.

(And by the way, I used to like that song. Until about a couple of hours ago.)

[Khaotic]

23. Still a great song

And here's an article that will give you an image to think about the next time you hear the song. It should also give everyone some insight into why Van Halen (Sammy included) pulled the plug on McSame using it.

===========================
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 30, 2008
Energized "Van Hagar" returns for a romp down memory lane
Author: DANIEL DURCHHOLZ Special to the Post-Dispatch

"Turn your clock back!" Sammy Hagar yelled as he finished singing "It's About Time," Van Halen's new single that beckons fans to return with them to the good old days, before Hagar and the band split acrimoniously and he was replaced by Extreme vocalist Gary Cherone.

To a large extent, Van Halen's entire show at Savvis Center on Wednesday was about looking backward. The band is, after all, promoting a greatest-hits set, "The Best of Both Worlds," which debuts at No. 3 next week on Billboard's album chart. So while living in the past is seldom a good thing, a little nostalgia is what Van Halen fans want right now.

For the most part, Hagar, Eddie and Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony were able to erase the eight years they spent apart. They're a little worse for wear, but not much, and are still capable of delivering two hours of relentless, high-energy rock.

Eddie Van Halen seemed especially pumped up. Having survived, in the past few years, hip-replacement surgery, tongue cancer and the breakup of his 20-year marriage, the guitar virtuoso played like a man possessed, leaping, rolling on the stage, screaming, mugging and generally having a good time.

"I'm not making any sense tonight, but I'm having a blast," he said.

Hagar, meanwhile, played the genial party host, trying on nearly everything the crowd hurled at him -- crazy hats, T-shirts, a feather boa, a lei and hometown sports jerseys. He autographed the items and threw them back, an activity that fans down front seemed to appreciate but that generally dragged down the performance.

As you'd expect, the playlist drew heavily on "The Best of Both Worlds," including songs from original vocalist David Lee Roth's years with the band, such as "Jump," "Panama" and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love." But the "Van Hagar" era dominated the show, with songs including "Why Can't This Be Love," "Dreams," and new songs "Up for Breakfast" and "Learning to See."

The requisite solo spotlights were kept brief and to the point, with the exception of Eddie's. He dazzled with a wide array of guitar techniques and, in a tender moment, brought out his son Wolfgang, 13, to play alongside him.

There was one brief and fairly subtle political moment in the show, though it was easy to miss. During "Right Now," the video screen showed photos of George Bush under the message "Right now . . . nothing is more expensive than regret." Unlike the reported reaction at Linda Ronstadt's controversial Las Vegas show, the aisles were not clogged with angry patrons storming the exits.

Opening act Shinedown's half-hour set was a stone drag. Leather-lunged vocalist Brent Smith is a force to be reckoned with, but there's nothing special about the band's brand of post-grunge mope rock.

Smith goaded the audience into standing and holding cigarette lighters aloft, honors that are traditionally earned, not asked for. In terms of their portentous sound and self-important attitude, the Jacksonville, Fla., band may fill the void left by the disbanded Creed.

==========================

Great article and a great concert. I caught it in Moline, Ill. and that image was shown on the screen during "Right Now." If I remember right, there was also an image of someone w/ a suit on with their hands cuffed behind their back and it said something like, Right Now a white collar thief is finally getting caught.

Great show.

[hvn_nbr_2]

9. How many times do they have to be sued for stealing music before they get a clue? nt

[justiceischeap]

10. Don't you get it?

They think they're entitled, damnit!

[hvn_nbr_2]

13. Yep, you're right. nt

[XemaSab]

11. FUCKIN' A!

:woohoo:

[K8-EEE]

14. YEAH!!!!! And I need to mention again that the Val Bertinelli book is

AWESOME!

[satya]

15. Do they actually need permission, or do they just have to pay the royalties?

I thought as long as you paid for it, you could publicly play any song you wanted.

Record biz/royalty whizzes are welcome to set me straight ...

[BeyondGeography]

17. Cool

:thumbsup:

[intheflow]

19. Did you read any of the comments?

Eek! The reupukes are out in full obnoxious force over this TMZ clip. Some examples:

"Van Halen... who cares what they think. they are old too, why not let them use the music."

"Give me a break Van Halen. This is the best free promo you could hope for. At some point in our lifetime, we will see that the GOP is the best chance for our country to thrive. TMZ - keep it fair and balanced. At least this woman has an honest husband and real family. Great stuff."

:puke::puke::puke::puke:

[bmartello]

26. totally scary!!

it does make me nervous that people think that way... what, Obama doesn't have a real family??? At least the Obamas didn't have a party when they thought they could go hunt endangered wolves in Alaska...

[Snarkoleptic]

28. sweet

[Ichingcarpenter]

29. 'Right Now' Get it? RIGHT now........ I say

Right never.