B.J. to Palin: You Give My Music a Bad Name

Jon Bon Jovi just gave us a statement, bitterly complaining that Sarah Palin has been using the band's song during her rallies yesterday and today:

"We are surprised to hear that our song, "Who Says You Can't Go Home" was used by the McCain campaign at rallies yesterday and today. We wrote this song as a thank you to those who have supported us over the past twenty-five years. The song has since become a banner for our home state of New Jersey and the defacto theme song for our partnerships around the country to build homes and rebuild communities. Although we were not asked, we do not approve of their use of 'Home.'"

Jon Bon Jovi threw a dinner at his home for Obama -- $30,800 a plate. Bon Jovi is the latest to complain about McCain's campaign using songs. Heart, Foo Fighters, John Mellencamp and Jackson Browne have also griped.



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31. Note: I am not writing this because I support the Republicans or Democrats (I'm an independent). However, I'm so sick of these musicians throwing fits over the use of their songs. Everyone knows your boy is Obama Jon! Get over yourself! Just because Sarah Palin plays your song in the background doesn't mean your fans will associate you with her. God, you should be thankful that Sarah Palin is even a fan of your music. It's just a FREAKING song.

Posted at 1:56PM on Oct 15th 2008 by Stop It

32. New band name for Jon Bon Jovi is; "Little Gay Queers". Can you just imagine these cry baby a$$holes in the middle of our soldiers fighting for our freedom all around the world?... I say take the CD, turn it sideways and stick it straight up the litle gay baby's rectum.

Posted at 1:57PM on Oct 15th 2008 by justanotherfknday

33. what part of these a**holes getting royalty payments for use of their music don't you understand. nobody is "stealing" anything.

Posted at 1:59PM on Oct 15th 2008 by IspeakTheTruth

34.

That's hilarious considering that the phrase , 'YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN' is an old cliche, so in essence JON VOVI stole it first ! RIDICULOUS PEOPLE !

Posted at 1:59PM on Oct 15th 2008 by Upside Down Girl

35. If Obama is elected:

-We can say goodbye to secure borders . . .
-We can forget any last vestige of national sovereignty . . .
-We can expect more terrorist attacks on our own soil . . .
-We can kiss away our individual freedom and free enterprise . . .
-And we can toss the 10th Amendment into the dust bin of history . . .

Obama's plan:
Giving drivers licenses to ALL illegal aliens in the U.S.

Passing a sweeping amnesty program, giving citizenship to 12 million illegal aliens

Giving a tax rebate [i.e. free money] to illegal workers here in the U.S.

Dialoguing with terrorist nations and regimes without precondition

Forcing banks to lend money to illegal aliens

Registering illegal aliens to vote in EVERY state of the union

Barack Obama’s radical agenda of open borders, drivers licenses to illegal aliens, free money to illegal aliens, sweeping amnesty, and appeasement for terrorists is marching toward victory on Nov. 4th. But we’re already engaged in an entrenched battle to stop him! We need your urgent help to reveal the truth about Obama to voters in key battleground states. EVERYTHING is at stake this election.
Vote McCain for a safe and secure country!

Do your own research-then decide!
Who is putting their campaign first versus whos putting the country first!!!

Obama already has a history of deceit:
His anti-white church that he went to for 20 years and left during his campaign because it made him look bad .
His connection with Ayers--an American terrorist
His connection with ACORN--for voter fraud!!

Celebrities only are voting for Obama because their publisists tell them too-it makes them popular to endorse a popular candidate.
Celebrities don't live in our everyday lives--they make millions of dollars --why would they want to be taxed so high-AS OBAMA WILL DO--or why would they endorse a candidate who is for partial birth abortions--this means killing a baby when it is born!!!
Think about it people--do the research and save our country from Obama!!
I don't care if you don't vote at all--just don't vote Obama!!

Posted at 2:02PM on Oct 15th 2008 by NO-BAMA

36. Hollyweird libs are the most narrow minded, intolerant narcissists...and you thought those attributes belonged to conservatives.

Cry me a river.

Posted at 2:01PM on Oct 15th 2008 by AAG

37. How in the hell do you have a "dinner" for $30,800 a plate when the individual contribution cap is like $2,400. Oh well. Bon Jovi sucks anyway. Good music for pole dancing though.

Posted at 2:31PM on Oct 15th 2008 by Buster

38. #12 - Fed up and # 26 - M&M

Get over the birth certificate thing!

This is the United Freaking States of America.
His birth certificate can be found by a 1st grader online!! Give your Government some credit for being smart enough to find a mesly Birth certificate!!

Posted at 2:01PM on Oct 15th 2008 by my2.5cent

39. I used to like Bon Jovi. Now something about him just totally creeps me out. Maybe he's too feminine? I don't know, he's just creepy.

Posted at 2:05PM on Oct 15th 2008 by Team Speidi

40. Jon Bon Jovi will back anyone who is a liberal. So of course he is mad that Palin/McCain our using his song. Quite frankly, he should be happy they are playing it, it may start selling again...thought Jon Bon was supposed to be a somwehat smart businessman?

Posted at 2:03PM on Oct 15th 2008 by vj-dj

41. Ben, the rights to use the music was purchased by the RNC under a license agreement. These musicians sold there music - so they should just "shut up and sing".

Posted at 2:04PM on Oct 15th 2008 by qwicwted

42. Go Obama! McCain and Palin are ridulous when it comes to politicis - at least they have good taste in music!! :)
Jon, next time we want invited to your house!!!

Posted at 3:07PM on Oct 15th 2008 by jon "loves" me in jesup, iowa

43. I can't believe they used that sorry-ass music from any of those crappy bands. Who exactly is in charge of picking the music for these shindigs anyway?

Posted at 2:05PM on Oct 15th 2008 by Team Speidi

44. hey NO-BAMA... Shouldn't you be out on a ledge somewhere?

Posted at 2:28PM on Oct 15th 2008 by Retarded Republican Roundup

45. I am getting really tired of these "artists" who complain about where their music is being played. First, the complain about censorship, then they try to censor. BFD it's a stupid song....

Posted at 2:07PM on Oct 15th 2008 by Adrienne

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