Foo Fighters tell John McCain to stop using song 'My Hero'
NEW YORK - Yet another band is complaining about John McCain's use of their song to promote his campaign. This time, it's the Foo Fighters. The rockers sent out a missive telling the Republican presidential candidate to stop using "My Hero." They said they learned it was being use through news reports. "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 in a statement. "To have it appropriated without our knowledg

Foo Fighters tell McCain to stop using song
NEW YORK - Yet another band is complaining about John McCain's use of their song to promote his campaign. This time, it's the Foo Fighters. The rockers sent out a missive telling the Republican presidential candidate to stop using "My Hero." They said they learned it was being use through news reports. "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 in a statement. "To have it appropriated without our knowledg

Foo Fighters tell McCain to stop using song (AP)
AP - Yet another band is complaining about John McCain's use of their song to promote his campaign. This time, it's the Foo Fighters.

The Foo Fighters Would Like John McCain to Stop Comparing Himself to Kurt Cobain
 Poor GOP—it just can't nail down a campaign song. John Mellencamp and Jackson Browne both told McCain to stop using their songs, then Heart slapped the Republicans with a cease and desist order for the unauthorized use of "Barracuda" to describe the Pitbull in Lipstick. Now the Foo Fighters would like John McCain to stop comparing himself to Kurt Cobain. True, they were both beautiful in their twenties, and one is dead and the other will probably be dead in a few years. That is where t

Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Fury After Mccain Uses Song For Campaign
The Foo Fighters have requested that US presidential hopeful John McCain stop using their song My Hero in his bid for the White House.In a statement issued on ...

Band tell McCain to stop using song
Yet another band is complaining about John McCain's unauthorised use of their song to promote his campaign. This time, it's the Foo Fighters.

Foo Fighters blast John McCain for using their music
Rockers the Foo Fighters have become the latest act to take aim at US presidential candidate John McCain for using one of their songs at his rallies.

AND THEN THERE WAS SILENCE: AS FOO FIGHTERS SAY NO TO USE OF THEIR MUSIC BY MCCAIN, CAN HEIDI MONTAG SAVE THE DAY?
A while back McCain’s camp received negative press when it kept using Heart’s Barracuda song even after the group very publicly asked them not to. Now, because they will never learn, they have gone ahead and pissed off another group whose song they are using without authorization. The Foo Fighters have released the following statement over the use of their song ‘My Hero.”: “This isn’t the first time the McCain campaign has used a song without making any attempt to get a

Foo Fighters Angry Over McCain Campaign Song
The musicians learned that their track is being used in the US election campaign through press reports. They subsequently released a statement asking McCain to stop using their song. The statement indicated: “The saddest thing about this is that “My Hero” was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential. To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song.” A spoke

Foo Fighters fury after McCain uses song for campaign
The Foo Fighters have requested that US presidential hopeful John McCain stop using their song My Hero in his bid for the White House.

Foo Fighters Slam McCain For Using “My Hero”
Add Foo Fighters to the ever-growing list of artists angry that their music has been used by John McCain and his Straight Talk Express on the campaign trail. The Foos heard that McCain was using the band’s The Colour and the Shape hit “My Hero” at rallies without ever seeking the permission from the band, their management, their record label or their publishers. “It’s frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such

Foo Fighters criticise McCain over song use
The Foo Fighters have criticised US presidential candidate John McCain for using one of their songs at his campaign rallies without their permission.

Foo Fighters angry over McCain song
Foo Fighters say John McCain's use of 'My Hero' has "tarnished" their song.

Foo Fighters fury after McCain uses song for campaign
The Foo Fighters have requested that US presidential hopeful John McCain stop using their song My Hero in his bid for the White House.

Foo Fighters Are Not Happy McCain Used Song “My Hero”
Hollywood (ChattahBox) - The Foo Fighters have come out and attacked Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using their song “My Hero” during rallies. The Foo Fighters have stated that McCain has been using their song without their permission. This is not the first time McCain has ran into some serious trouble, as Jackson Browne sued McCain for using the song “Running on Empty” without permission. The band put out a statement saying, “The saddest thing about this

Foo Fighters Slam McCain For Using “My Hero” Without Permission
Add Foo Fighters to the ever-growing list of artists angry that their music has been used by John McCain and his Straight Talk Express on the campaign trail. The Foos heard that McCain was using the band’s The Colour and the Shape hit “My Hero” at rallies without ever seeking the permission from the band, their management, their record label or their publishers. “It’s frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such

Foo Fighters blast McCain use of "My Hero"
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Foo Fighters have blasted the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using the band's song "My Hero" at rallies without its permission. Previously, Jackson Browne filed suit against the McCain campaign for using his song "Running on Empty" without consent. "It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property," the band said

Foo Fighters to Take Timeout From Music
Foo Fighters' frontman reveals that his band will take a quite long break from the music industry due to the boredom of playing music everyday.

Foo Fighters Get Their Knickers In A Twist Over John McCain
We'd be honoured to have John McCain use any of of our songs - like Look At My Stubby Little Arms or Eghhh (EGHHH) - in his election campaign. But sadly John McCain isn't having any of it. Instead, he'd rather use My Hero by Foo Fighters which - while probably a better election song that Eghhh (EGHHH) because it doesn't have a seven-minute death-jazz intermission played on a contraceptive diaphragm - has annoyed Foo Fighters no end. John McCain's use of My Hero has enraged Foo Fighters so much that they'v

Foo Fighting Off McCain's Use of Song
The Foo Fighters have joined the growing ranks of artists that are less-than-tickled with John McCain's taste in music.

Foo Fighters VS John McCain
The Foo Fighters have become the latest act to take aim at U.S. presidential candidate John McCain for using one of their songs at his rallies.A month after Jackson Browne filed suit against the McCain campaign for using his song Running on Empty without consent, Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters are now upset the Republican's marketing strategists have adopted their My Hero at pre-election stops without permission.Grohl states, "It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American peo

Foo Fighters blast McCain use of "My Hero"
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Foo Fighters have blasted the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using the band's song "My Hero" at rallies without its permission. Previously, Jackson Browne filed suit against the McCain campaign for using his song "Running on Empty" without consent. "It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property," the band said

Foo Fighters Blast McCain Use Of 'My Hero'
The Foo Fighters have blasted the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using the band's song "My Hero" at rallies without its permission.Previously, Jackson Browne filed suit against the McCain campaign for using his song "Running on Empty" without consent."It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property," the band says in a statement. "The saddest thing about

Foo Fighters blast McCain use of "My Hero"
The Foo Fighters have blasted the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using the band's song "My Hero" at rallies without its permission. Previously, Jackson Browne filed suit against the McCain campaign for using his song "Running on Empty" without consent. "It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property," the band said in a statement. "The saddest thing ab

Foo Fighters blast McCain use of "My Hero"
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Foo Fighters have blasted the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using the band's song "My Hero" at rallies without its permission. Previously, Jackson Browne filed suit against the McCain campaign for using his song "Running on Empty" without consent. "It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property," the band said