In 2008, Heart's "Barracuda" was played at the Republican National Convention while introducing vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin (her high school nickname was "Sarah Barracuda"). Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson emailed a statement to the McCain/Palin campaign asking them to stop using the song, but it was played again later that evening.
Feeling disrespected, the band issued another, much firmer message to the media, saying, "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 was written in the late '70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. 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."
