Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Sunday Song Lyric:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_09_07-2008_09_13.shtml#1220713164
The RNC played the [1]Heart song "Barracuda" after John McCain's
acceptance speech on Thursday night, and it seems [2]Heart's Wilson
sisters are none too happy about it. Their lawyers have sent a
cease-and-desist order to the campaign to prevent further use of the
song.
No doubt someone at the RNC chose to play the song because Sarah
Palin's earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" on her high school
basketball team. But, as Glenn Reynolds [3]notes, it's not the best
song to promote the GOP vice presidential candidate given its
[4]lyrics. According to the Wilson sisters, "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."
Here's a taste:
So this ain't the end
I saw you again today
Had to turn my heart away
You smiled like the Sun
Kisses for everyone
And tales - it never fails!
You lying so low in the weeds
Bet you gonna ambush me
You'd have me down on my knees
Wouldn't you, Barracuda?
Here's a [5]video of Heart performing the song some years back.
References
1. http://www.heart-music.com/
2. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008162066_heart06m.html
3. http://www.pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/archives2/023958.php
4. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/heart/482685/lyric.jhtml
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyR-HmJS2qQ&feature=related
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