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Sarah-cuda!
Reuters reports:The rock group Heart, angry that its 70s hit Barracuda is being used as the unofficial theme song for Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is taking aim at the Alaska governor. The song, a nod to the Sarah Barracuda nickname Palin earned on the basketball court in high school, was dusted off for her appearance at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul on Wednesday. Now, the Wilson sisters (Heart) own the copyright to "Barracuda" and can certainly control the licensing thereof. I would never dream of telling the owner of private property that he has to commit his property to a political cause he does not support. (I can also decide that maybe I won't go get a digital copy of "Barracuda" off iTunes after all, like I was intending before I heard all this, because I no longer want to do business with the Wilson sisters.)It is also established that one can borrow a copyrighted song for purposes of criticism, commentary, and parody, and this is a "fair use" that is allowed no matter what the copyright owner says. It's done all the time. Since the real thing won't do the trick, I'm gonna make up something quick. The following are some political comment/parody lyrics intended to be sung to the tune of "Barracuda." To the extent I have a copyright interest in them, I hereby grant to everyone a free, nonexclusive license to use and record them, subject to the condition that you must credit "Mike @ Rantburg." Nightmare won't end - They saw her again today Keith had to turn his face away Smiled like the sun - Kisses for everyone She's real - it never fails! Joe Biden's crawlin' into the weeds "I bet she's gonna ambush me!" She'll have 'im down down down down on his knees Now won't you, Sarah-cuda? At Newsweek and Time they were all Trying for free Try to take her out you see No right all wrong, selling a song- A name, whisper game. And since the real thing can't do the trick They gotta make up something quick She's gonna burn, burn, burn, burn Obama to the wick Oooooh--Sarah-cuda! Sell Obama's snake oil, the bloggers said Dive down deep down to the sewer I think they got the blues too. All that night and all the next Tried making her look bad They just looked like fools - silly, silly fools! And since the real thing can't do the trick They gotta make up something quick She's gonna burn, burn, burn, burn Obama to the wick Oooooh--Sarah-cuda! Ohhhh, Sarah Barracuda. Posted by: Mike 2008-09-06 |
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