So Ann and Nancy Wilson haven't really been too pleased that the folks in charge of the music at the Republican National Convention have decided to turn their 1977 song (and current plastic-guitar staple) "Barracuda" into a rallying cry for GOP vice-presidential nominee/unavoidable topic of Internet discussion/overly self-impressed speechifier Sarah Palin, who was affectionately (?) called Barracuda during her high-school days. (Earlier today, they released a statement saying that they'd
sent the GOP a cease-and-desist notice telling them to stop playing the damn thing. Of course, that didn't stop the Republicans, who played the song again after John McCain accepted his party's Presidential nomination tonight—and this decision fired up Nancy Wilson so much, she
rang up Entertainment Weekly's Whitney Pastorek to say, "I think it's completely unfair to be so misrepresented... I feel completely fucked over." Keep in mind, you're talking about a song that's been covered by
Fergie here, so you know that it takes a lot to offend!
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