Exclusive: Heart's Nancy Wilson responds to McCain campaign's use of 'Barracuda' at Republican convention

Frankly, I loathe the song “Barracuda” but I like Heart. The Wilsons are real musicians who are committed to their passion. Disrespecting their wishes (and violating a reasonable request with disdain) is just bad form. Regardless of how you feel about either party, if someone was using your lawnmower without permission AND you asked them to stop it AND they didnt’, you’d have every right to seek legal intervention. Why should any public official feel above the law or above personal property protection?

I was buying Hearts song, too but forget it now. I didn’t see what the roar was. I think that unless the band shows up toe play it itself, no on sees it as an endorsement. We’re not that silly. GOP used it as background music at the end, not heralding her as Palin walked onstage. What really peeves me is liberal women being irritated at what they perceive as a being lumped in with a person they don’t believe in. When liberal women have been dumping all women in the same pot for years. And liberal women talk to women who don’t line up with their agenda ignorant, subservient to men and unable to do anything but stay at home with their kids (like that is bad). As an educated, working designer, mother of four, with a strong marriage. I should not be left out of the female gene pool because I believe in pro-choice, that’s correct the ability for a woman to choose to be whatever, whomever she wants. That is the essence of feminism.

Go, Heart! If I didn’t think the Wilson sisters rocked before, I sure do now.

Does this mean after years of listening to rock music, I can only play music after I get the artists to approve to my political and life agenda.
How smug, they were just playing the tune over the sound system for the event. I go to business conventions and sports events all the time and they do the same, they pay for it. It’s not like Heart showed up and sang, or they played it everytime Gov.Palin showed up. I have never thought that cool and the gang supported my football team or my opponents because I hear their music at the stadium.
It is offensive to women, feminism, that in their version of feminism women aren’t allowed choice to be whatever they want. So thank you Ms. Wilson, you won’t have to worry about this women buying your music, any of it.

Another vote of support for Heart. I was shocked when I heard that song being played.

Thank god for the Wilsons! I’ve loved them and their music since I was a kid. Sarah Palin’s extreme conservatism scares the crap out of me, as I’m sure it does the Wilson sisters. Go Nancy and Ann!

I’ve been a lifelong Heart fan from Seattle and I’ve lost some respect from them after this.
If the song is about the soulless corporate nature of music, especially for women, you would think that the Wilson sisters would feel some solidarity with Mrs. Palin. This women has been viciously attacked by the corporate media the past week, not only for her political views, but also for the choices she’s made as a woman.
Also, is this an example of what we can expect from the new call from the left? The desire to mend bridges and to once again come together as Americans? Sending out cease and desist letters does nothing to build that unity. And judging from Nancy Wilson’s comments, she wants nothing to do with unity anyway.
I had always had immense respect for the Heart sisters. They have been staples of the music community here in the Pacific Northwest. I had assumed that they must be very open minded since they’ve worked with so many bands. But apparently I was wrong.