Foo Fighters tell McCain campaign to stop using their song

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=5988068
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-foo-fighters/

Foo Fighters tell McCain campaign to stop using their song 'My Hero' during campaign rallies
NEW YORK October 8, 2008 (AP)
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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 knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song.

except complain about it. It's not like McCain would stop using the song, even if they asked politely.