Keane Not Keane On Being A Tory Anthem
In 2008, the Foo Fighters got all angry with U.S senator John McCain for using one of their songs in his ultimately unsuccessful election campaign, and last year, the British National party was forced to remove a Manic Street Preachers track from one of its YouTube videos after legal threats from the band's record label.
Now in a similar vein, Dad-rock band Keane are upset with the Conservative party after the Tories used their 2003 song “Everybody’s Changing” at the launch of the Tory manifesto at Battersea Power Station yesterday.
Keane's drummer, Richard Hughes, told his 2,380 followers on Twitter that he was "horrified. to be clear - we were not asked. i will not vote for them." If only the Tories had dug around a bit more on his Twitter account - Hughes is also following the Lib Dems Press office, The Green Party and the BBC's Springwatch, so it's easy to work out his political interests and the fact he likes lovely little lamby-kins being born.
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CarolineS
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Well i'd be horrified too if the Tories (or ANY political party for that matter) used something I created
- 2 years ago
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CarolineS
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Mcellie
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surprised they haven't gone for the Bowies Changes song but that might cause the wrath of Bowie.
ch ch ch changes
- 2 years ago
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Mcellie
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smurph25
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Lesson learnt: Get permission (record company and/or artist) to use a track for a political event first.
- 2 years ago
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smurph25
