Van Halen to McCain: No You Can't

[Just Mindy]

John McCain used a Van Halen song during his big speech earlier today and the band wants to make one thing clear -- they're not running with McCain.

Van Halen management tells us the band had no idea McCain was planning on using "Right Now" during his big entrance in Ohio telling us, "Permission was not sought or granted nor would it have been given."

For the record, Dubya used the same song during a bunch of his campaign speeches back in 2004, but sources close to the band tell us, "They're not political, they're just rock and roll."

http://www.tmz.com/2008/08/29/van-halen-to-mccain-no-you-cant/

[Just Mindy]

Video interview with Sammy Hagar where he touches upon this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3-aqwcUrD4

He also reports that his new album will be out mid November.

[Angiekay]

Sammy Hagar says that he has no problem with Sen. John McCain and the Republican Party using Van Halen's 1991 song "Right Now" in their race for the Presidency, according to roadrunnerrecords.com.

Although former bandmates Eddie and Alex Van Halen, who co-wrote the song with Hagar and Michael Anthony, have objected to the song's use by the G.O.P., Hagar issued a statement explaining why he supports its use, saying, "When I wrote the lyrics to 'Right Now', I intended them to inspire people to not sit around and wait for something they believed in but to go out and get it, to make a change however they needed to. Whether it was McCain who used the song or if Obama had chosen to use the song, with the current political climate, the lyrics still have the same meaning, and we all need to do something to make a difference, every action counts."

Hagar went on to say, "In fact, I still feel so strongly about this that I wrote a new song 'Cosmic Universal Fashion' with a young Iraqi musician in an attempt to motivate a new generation to the same affect. I am pleased to be associated with the lyrics to my original song and the new one in hopes that both will make people move to make a difference."

[Tito]

I never really cared for the song or the video. It was a political video. Dave would let it fly.

[mrsromek]

Right Now was an amazing video. So is the one for Sammy's new song.

[Since 78]

Right Now was an amazing video. So is the one for Sammy's new song.

Right Now is my favorite video!! BTW, Why is it so quiet around here?

[Don]

Right Now was an amazing video. So is the one for Sammy's new song.

Right Now is my favorite video!! BTW, Why is it so quiet around here?

Because Tito doesn't post on weekends or weeknights.

[Tito]

Right Now was an amazing video. So is the one for Sammy's new song.

Right Now is my favorite video!! BTW, Why is it so quiet around here?

Because Tito doesn't post on weekends or weeknights.

I'm a good boy here and elsewhere on MR. Just the Journey board is where I get a bad rap.

[Since 78]

Right Now was an amazing video. So is the one for Sammy's new song.

Right Now is my favorite video!! BTW, Why is it so quiet around here?

Because Tito doesn't post on weekends or weeknights.

I'm a good boy here and elsewhere on MR. Just the Journey board is where I get a bad rap.

Thats because nobody's here!!

[Angiekay]

Sammy Hagar says that Sen. John McCain using Van Halen's song "Right Now" in his campaign ads has made he and long-feuding ex-bandmate Eddie Van Halen get in touch with each other.

Eddie and Alex Van Halen, who co-wrote the song with Hagar and Michael Anthony, have objected to the song's use by the G.O.P. Hagar told Rolling Stone that that ad spurred Van Halen to reach out to him, saying, "I got a message on my cell phone and it was Eddie's voice. He goes, 'Sam? This don't sound like you. I got the wrong number.' And he hangs up! So I hit redial. He didn't answer, but I left a message: 'Ed, it's me. If you would like to talk about the 'Right Now' situation I'd love to speak to you about it.'"

He says that he's been getting positive responses by friends and fans over the song's use: "I got calls from relatives, friends, doctors, lawyers... everyone thought it was so cool. Then I started getting excited. Those words are an old Zen philosophy -- it's totally cool that they're timeless."
Hagar is thrilled with the G.O.P.'s use of the song -- although he admits that he'd be just as happy with the Obama campaign using it as well: "I got goosebumps from it -- my fur went up... I was honored that a potential President of the United States used those words in a positive sense, like, 'We gotta act now!'"
He touched upon the fact that Eddie Van Halen objects to the use of the song for a political ad but not a commercial one: "Why didn't (Van Halen) say no when Pepsi Cola gave us a million dollars to use the song in a Pepsi Light commercial? That's when you say no. That isn't the message of this song. But when a potential future president is using it to bring a message to the world, I'm going, 'Hell, yes!'"
Hagar says that he's keeping his presidential choice private, saying only, "I vote for the man, not the party."
"Right Now" is included on Van Halen's 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

[Since 78]

Sammy Hagar says that Sen. John McCain using Van Halen's song "Right Now" in his campaign ads has made he and long-feuding ex-bandmate Eddie Van Halen get in touch with each other.

Eddie and Alex Van Halen, who co-wrote the song with Hagar and Michael Anthony, have objected to the song's use by the G.O.P. Hagar told Rolling Stone that that ad spurred Van Halen to reach out to him, saying, "I got a message on my cell phone and it was Eddie's voice. He goes, 'Sam? This don't sound like you. I got the wrong number.' And he hangs up! So I hit redial. He didn't answer, but I left a message: 'Ed, it's me. If you would like to talk about the 'Right Now' situation I'd love to speak to you about it.'"

He says that he's been getting positive responses by friends and fans over the song's use: "I got calls from relatives, friends, doctors, lawyers... everyone thought it was so cool. Then I started getting excited. Those words are an old Zen philosophy -- it's totally cool that they're timeless."
Hagar is thrilled with the G.O.P.'s use of the song -- although he admits that he'd be just as happy with the Obama campaign using it as well: "I got goosebumps from it -- my fur went up... I was honored that a potential President of the United States used those words in a positive sense, like, 'We gotta act now!'"
He touched upon the fact that Eddie Van Halen objects to the use of the song for a political ad but not a commercial one: "Why didn't (Van Halen) say no when Pepsi Cola gave us a million dollars to use the song in a Pepsi Light commercial? That's when you say no. That isn't the message of this song. But when a potential future president is using it to bring a message to the world, I'm going, 'Hell, yes!'"
Hagar says that he's keeping his presidential choice private, saying only, "I vote for the man, not the party."
"Right Now" is included on Van Halen's 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

Why didn't (Van Halen) say no when Pepsi Cola gave us a million dollars to use the song in a Pepsi Light commercial? That's when you say no. That isn't the message of this song.

Sammy Rocks!!