If The Real Thing Don't Do The Trick
The awesome
absente pointed me to this wonderful response from the Wilson sisters to McCain's use of their song Barracuda to promote Sara Palin.
That said, if I was the type of person who liked to think about rock music, celebrities, politicians and the meaning of words, I'd point out to the McCain campaign what the song is really about - and them ask them if he still thinks it's appropriate.
For those of you who haven't heard it for a while - it's the story of a girl who gets date raped by her abusive ex-boyfriend. Hence why he's called a barracuda. (This is an ongoing theme in songs by Heart. Magic Man is the statutory rape version of the same song.)
If I was that type of guy, this is the verse I'd put in an ad and ask McCain to justify:
"You lying so low in the weeds/
I bet you gonna ambush me/
You'd have me down down down down on my knees/
Now wouldn't you, barracuda?"
That said, if I was the type of person who liked to think about rock music, celebrities, politicians and the meaning of words, I'd point out to the McCain campaign what the song is really about - and them ask them if he still thinks it's appropriate.
For those of you who haven't heard it for a while - it's the story of a girl who gets date raped by her abusive ex-boyfriend. Hence why he's called a barracuda. (This is an ongoing theme in songs by Heart. Magic Man is the statutory rape version of the same song.)
If I was that type of guy, this is the verse I'd put in an ad and ask McCain to justify:
"You lying so low in the weeds/
I bet you gonna ambush me/
You'd have me down down down down on my knees/
Now wouldn't you, barracuda?"