Sarah Palin earned the nickname "barracuda" as a HS basketball player, because she was thought to be so tough/mean/driven. It has stuck with her, and last night the song "Barracuda" by Heart blared out over Xcel's speakers.
Today: The Hollywood Insider blog reports that Heart's Nancy Wilson has asked the campaign to stop:
"Sarah Palin's views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women. We ask that our song 'Barracuda' no longer be used to promote her image. The song 'Barracuda' was written in the late 70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. (The 'barracuda' represented the business.) While Heart did not and would not authorize the use of their song at the RNC, there's irony in Republican strategists' choice to make use of it there."
Issues of song use have been a persistent problem for the McCain campaign -- it ain't easy to put on a show when you're the campaign less favored by the cool and the hip......