OK, I never made a resolution to write regular music-related posts about the US elections, but if those darn American politicians keep messing up so deliciously, what am I supposed to do?

First there was Will.i.am's campaign song for Obama, then there was the frankly horrific "Hillary4U&Me;". And now comes the news that Republican Mike Huckabee tried to plunder classic rock history by using Boston's "More Than A Feeling" for his campaign... only, he didn't ask permission. And the guy who wrote and performed it - Boston's main man Tom Scholz - is not very happy about it. And nor am I! Hands off our Taxicab Classics, Creationist!

Indeed so not happy was he that he sent Huckers a letter, and quite possibly leaked it to, um, the internet. Thephoenix.com reproduces the whole thing, and it's a cracking read.

Excerpt:

"BOSTON has never endorsed a political candidate, and with all due respect, would not start by endorsing a candidate who is the polar opposite of most everything BOSTON stands for."

Yeah! You tell him! He then goes on to have a little dig at Huckabee's wacky anti-evolution beliefs. Huckabee had it coming, really - Tom Scholz is a supporter of lefty organisations like PETA and Greenpeace, and has been a vegetarian much of his life. Did he really think he'd be able to get away with nicking his tuneage?

Read the whole of the letter at thephoenix.com

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