Right Celebrity (Free subscription) | 12/20/2008
‘Barracuda’ is a great rock song from the late 70’s. It was written and performed by hard rock band, Heart. You can read the lyrics to ‘Barracuda,’ see a photo, and watch the music video below. ‘Barracuda’ by Heart: Ann and Nancy Wilson ‘Heart’ is a hard rock band whose founding members are sisters, [...]
Slog (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
For news on the official investigation of Stranger columnists Ann & Nancy Willson of Heart , head to Line Out .
Line Out (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
As readers undoubtedly remember, last week Stranger columnists Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart teamed up to write this dynamite open letter to John McCain . Well, this week, Snopes.com the Library of Congress of urban legends investigates the Wilson sisters' Stranger work. Thanks for the attention, Snopes-ers, but you've got it wrong wrong wrong. As I type this, Stranger columnists Ann and Nancy Willson...
!! omg blog !! (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Even though this column is a joke from The Stranger, it's still amazing and I'm sure approximates Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson's real feelings about John McCain and his thievery of their song "Barracuda." Click to enlarge and read....
MilkandCookies.com (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
An open letter from Ann and Nancy Wilson, to John McCain and Sarah Palin, regarding their use of Heart's song, Barracuda.
New Urban Legends (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Letter purportedly written by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart castigates John McCain for using their "Barracuda" as a campaign song.
Gawker (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
Despite complaints from all the musicians the McCain/Palin campaign are stealing music from, the assholes just keep stealing music. They ignored cease-and-desist orders from Van Halen's management...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Heart, the band that put Seattle on the rock map in the 1970s, shares a triple bill with other bands of the era, Journey and Cheap Trick...
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Maybe it's a little cheesy - but I really like the song, "Alone" by Heart. There's no denying, though, the power of Ann Wilson's voice. Along with her sister Nancy's harmonies ...
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
A storm has erupted around the use of Heart’s “Barracuda” by Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Last week we pointed out Heart’s displeasure at Palin’s appropriation of the song, ...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Part of this week's election sideshow has been the emerging tiff between the rock band Heart and the McCain campaign . McCain has been playing their song "Barracuda" on the campaign trail in honor of Sarah Palin, and Nancy and Ann Wilson of Heart don't like it, not one bit. "Sarah Palin's views and values in no way represent us as American women," they stated to Entertainment Weekly . "We ask that...
The Konformist Blog (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/09/heart-responds.html Exclusive: Heart's Nancy Wilson responds to McCain campaign's use of 'Barracuda' at Republican convention Sep 5, 2008 by Whitney Pastorek Categories: Current Affairs, Music, Music Biz Thursday afternoon, Heart e-mailed out a statement regarding vice-presidential candidate Sarah "Barracuda" Palin's use of their similarly monikered song at the...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Last week , Heart members Nancy and Ann Wilson vigorously denied they had sold the McCain campaign the rights to their song, "Barracuda," which the campaign has been using at events as a homage to Sarah Palin's high-school basketball nickname, they say, and more generally to get across the idea that their campaign ROCKS. "We ask that our song 'Barracuda' no longer be used to promote her image," they...
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Right after the convention aging “rockers” (I never really considered Heart to be rock, but that’s just me) Nancy and Ann Wilson demanded that the McCain/Palin campaign stop using their song Barracuda which the Republicans had been using as a nod to Palin’s high school nickname. The McCain/Palin campaign has responded to the demand, essentially telling the Wilsons that they paid to use the song and...
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Anne (L) and Nancy Wilson of Heart perform at the ‘Idol Gives Back’ show at the Kodak theatre in Hollywood, California April 6, 2008. The rock group Heart, angry that its 70’s hit ‘Barracuda’ is being used as the unofficial theme song for Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is biting back at the Alaska [...]
