They never LEARN! It wasn't that long ago I was writing about Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart wanting Palin to stop using Baraccuda.
Paul Ryan has pulled the plug on Twisted Sister's 1984 hit We’re Not Gonna Take It after the band's frontman denounced the Republican vice-presidential running mate, who used the song at a Pennsylvania rally.
Dee Snider asked that the rebellious rock anthem be disassociated from the political campaign, saying there is "almost nothing" Ryan stands for that he agrees with.
The campaign has said they will no longe use the song.
The same CBC article provided this gem. It's worth scrolling down to see a history of political miss-steps and song.
When Paul Ryan revealed that he was a fan of Rage Against the Machine shortly after he joined the presidential ticket, one of the band's members took issue.
In an op-ed article for Rolling Stone magazine, guitarist Tom Morello wrote: "Paul Ryan's love of Rage Against the Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades."
CBC