Just as campaigns were getting rolling in June, Michele Bachmann strolled onstage to the tune of “American Girl.” Soon after, Tom Petty’s management team sent her a cease-and-desist letter. And it wasn’t the first time he sicced his lawyers on a conservative politician. In 2000, Petty threatened George W. Bush with legal action for using “I Won’t Back Down.” Which is exactly what Bush had to do.
Campaign Soundtrack: 13 Songs That Rocked the Primary
Tom Petty v. Michele Bachmann
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- Eye of Newt
- Pokemon Poet
- Rick Santorum’s Got Game
- Herman Cain Was America
- The Force Was Strong with Ron Paul
- Romney Shows Off His Pipes
- Newt Gingrich Hearts ABBA
- Herman Cain Imagines a Pizza-less World
- Romney’s Rocker
- Tim Pawlenty Goes Gaga in Iowa
- Tom Petty v. Michele Bachmann
- Obama’s Sweet Home
- Kenny Rogers Explains the Primary
