Aerosmith tells Rep. Cantor to find a bowl of dicks, eat them

[DRoseDARs]

And no, he may not put ketchup on them.

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Aerosmith to House GOP: Don't Use Our Song
By Elana Schor - February 17, 2009, 5:48PM

Poor House Republicans. They were pretty psyched yesterday about that new troops-rallying video from Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) that used Aerosmith's "Back in the Saddle" to declare that "The House GOP is back" thanks to the party's unanimous opposition to the stimulus.

But unfortunately, Aerosmith wasn't feeling the love. Cantor's clip has been pulled from YouTube after a copyright infringement claim made by Stage Three Music, which owns the rights to "Back in the Saddle."

The GOP's use of the tune "was something we, as the publishers, didn't approve and would not have approved without going to the writers," Connie Ashton, director of copyright and licensing at Stage Three, told me. "Aerosmith did not approve of its use and also wanted to have it taken down," she added.

Ashton added that House Republicans never contacted Stage Three to put in a request for use of "Back in the Saddle." Maybe they assumed it was okay because Joe Perry endorsed McCain last year.

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Well, babylonsister, looks like my question has been answered. They held true to their MO of using songs without asking. :thumbsup:

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Edit: Damn, didn't see the earlier thread (Despite using the DU search function to find instances of "Aerosmith"). Mods, please lock or merge or whatever this thread. I like my title more, though...

[firedupdem]

1. They don't realize that they are hated? n/t

[Skip Intro]

5. No they don't. I think we are witnessing some kind of party-wide stage of denial in the process

of accepting their fate as a rejected and withering national party.

They were riding so high at one point. Mentally, I think, many are still there, refusing to accept their new reality.

[muntrv]

2. Did Aerosmith tell them to SUCK ON MY BIG TEN INCH....

record?

[flvegan]

3. ...and last I checked, Steven Tyler is a liberal.

And yeah, suck it Joe Perry.

[liberalmuse]

4. On the up side...

I'm sure Hank Williams Jr. would welcome Cantor using one of his crappy songs.

[Wetzelbill]

7. Like the classic McCain-Palin Tradition

Ugh. I grew up listening to some of Hank's music. His daddy he is not.

[rollingrock]

6. LMAO

These people are crooks, plain and simple.

I hope Tyler's company sues them for copyright infringement.

[Howler]

8. Whoa1!! Joe Perry endorsed McCain??????

Oh Man......Now I;m bummin big time........:(