Twister Sister lead singer/songwriter Dee Snider can’t really stop political candidates from using his band’s music at their rallies, as long as they pay the commercial licensing fees the songs are fair game.
But he sure as hell can use his social media presence to make his displeasure known, and, in the case of Kari Lake’s appropriation of his tune “We’re Not Gonna Take It” he is doing just that.
“Far-right candidate Kari Lake thought she had the upper hand when her campaign tried to troll Dee Snider, but the Twisted Sister front man wasn’t going to take it…
… It started when Lake’s campaign repeatedly used the Twisted Sister song “We’re Not Going To Take It” at her campaign rallies. Snider tweeted his displeasure but added that he was powerless to stop her from using the song.”
I've explained this many times. You don't have to get permission to play any song at an event. Same as a baseball game.
And I won't try to stop someone (unless they are using it without permission for commercial use – that's different) who I disagree with. I WILL denounce them. https://t.co/ufgTkQquyQ
— Dee Snider🇺🇸 (@deesnider) July 31, 2022
Things started to turn ugly when Lake’s “War Room” responded to that dis by putting some of the written lyrics of the song in a campaign ad.
HEY IDIOTS! READ THE 1ST LINE:
"We've got the right to CHOOSE!"
This is a PRO-CHOICE anthem you or co-opting. It was NEVER intended for you fascist morons!
As the songwriter & singer I DENOUNCE EVERYTHING @KariLake STANDS FOR!
Write your own damn song!@CNN @FoxNews @MSNBC https://t.co/iNwMFoxI0V
— Dee Snider🇺🇸 (@deesnider) July 31, 2022
The Lake War Room then mocked Snider as “establishment” and compared him to Tipper Gore, with whom Snider went head to head when she started her crusade to clean up Rock-n-Roll lyrics back in the ‘90s…
Bad move…
Remember when you didn't read my testimony?
I stand for what I have always stood for. Anti right wing, anti fascist, anti asshole.
Pretty much your candidate in a nutshell. https://t.co/HUN4VOEQMG
— Dee Snider🇺🇸 (@deesnider) July 31, 2022
The battle took a turn for the worse as Snider lost his cool…
What he said!
Thanks Titus. @KariLake is a mewling sack of shit. https://t.co/Z5V4EqrM2w
— Dee Snider🇺🇸 (@deesnider) August 1, 2022
By that time though his followers had his back:
HEY IDIOTS! READ THE 1ST LINE:
"We've got the right to CHOOSE!"
This is a PRO-CHOICE anthem you or co-opting. It was NEVER intended for you fascist morons!
As the songwriter & singer I DENOUNCE EVERYTHING @KariLake STANDS FOR!
Write your own damn song!@CNN @FoxNews @MSNBC https://t.co/iNwMFoxI0V
— Dee Snider🇺🇸 (@deesnider) July 31, 2022
Sunday pictorial presentation: The Situational Awareness Level of Kari Lake War Room pic.twitter.com/dYCgzD1nmh
— The Micycle Rack (@misterhalenbeck) July 31, 2022
And the war room retired from the field…
Wait…what? https://t.co/SN51UVH64K
— Dee Snider🇺🇸 (@deesnider) August 2, 2022
Dee did, however, find an Arizona Gubernatorial candidate who was welcome to use his song, Democrat Marco Lopez:
Now THIS guy can use @TwistedSisterNY "We're Gonna Take It" with my blessing! Go get 'em Marco!! https://t.co/gy64IbfN2N
— Dee Snider🇺🇸 (@deesnider) August 2, 2022
If Kari Lake wins her primary, and it’s looking like she might, she might want to stick to a Kid Rock/Ted Nugent playlist and leave Dee’s music alone.
Cause he’s not gonna take it.
Thank you Dee Snider. Nice to see he hasn’t become a shitty sell-out like nugent and kid…whatever the fuck his name is.
and then there is texas…