Donation made in the name of Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin

October 4, 2008 – Nashville, TN

When Sean Hannity began using Gretchen Peters’ song “Independence Day” as the theme song for his Citadel Broadcasting radio talk show, Peters quietly stepped up her donations to causes including the ACLU, PFLAG, and Moveon.org.

But when the GOP used “Independence Day” to usher Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin to the stage after the debate in St. Louis, Peters realized the party was truly perverting the chorus of her composition to suit their agenda and it was high time for Peters to make her feelings known.

“Independence Day,” written by Peters, was a hit for country singer Martina McBride in 1994. The lyrics tell the story of a woman’s response to domestic abuse from the point of view of her daughter.

“The fact that the McCain/Palin campaign is using a song about an abused woman as a rallying cry for their Vice Presidential candidate, a woman who would ban abortion even in cases of rape and incest, is beyond irony,” Peters says. “They are co-opting the song, completely overlooking the context and message, and using it to promote a candidate who would set women’s rights back decades. I’ve decided to donate the royalties from ‘Independence Day’ during this election cycle to Planned Parenthood, in Sarah Palin’s name. I hope with the additional income provided by the McCain/Palin campaign, Planned Parenthood will be able to help many more women in need.”

SPREAD THE WORD TO DONATE IN HER NAME – SARAH IS SO IGNORANT!!!

Lilly: I disagree. The song is Heart’s intellectual property. Also, the “Keating Five” McCain campaign is engaging in misrepresentation by using a song made by artists who don’t support his campaign.

Then there is Bill Clinton’s use of “Don’t Stop” by Fleetwood Mac as his song of choice and this was done without requesting the appropriate permissions but he scored big with this one because all members of Fleetwood Mac were pro-Clinton and were flattered by his choice… and … during this time the “rumours” line-up of FWM had been quite estranged from each other (to put it nicely) to the point that they were more-or-less broken up but they put aside those differences and actually re-united for that one night to perform “Don’t Stop” live for Mr. Clinton and that one night was the spark that lead to their subsequent reunion and “The Dance” tour was born (1997) shortly thereafter.

Barracuda:

So this ain’t the end- I saw you again – today
I had to turn my heart away
You smiled like the sun- kisses for real
And tales- it never fails!

You’re lying so low in the weeds
I bet you’re gonna ambush me
You’d have me down, down, down, down on my knees
Now wouldn’t you, barracuda?

OH!

Back over time when we were all trying for free
You met the porpoise and me
No right, no wrong, you’re selling a song- a name
Whisper game

And if the real thing don’t do the trick
You better make up something quick
You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn it to the wick
Ooooh, barracuda!

OH!

‘Sell me sell you’ the porpoise said
Dive down deep down, deeper than
You.. I think that you got the blues too

All that night and all the next
Swam without looking back
Made for the western pools- silly, silly fools!

The real thing don’t do the trick, no?
You better make up something quick
You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn it to the wick
Ahh, barra- barracuda!

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