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White Stripes Warn Air Force Over Super Bowl Ad

Musicians claim TV spot recycles their song

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 9, 2010 4:44 PM CST
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(Newser) – The White Stripes have threatened "strong action" against the Air Force Reserve for a Super Bowl ad that sounded an awful lot like their song "Fell in Love with a Girl." The Air Force and Fast Forward Music, the firm hired to score the commercial, have denied knowledge of the similarities between the ad's music and the song. The ad has been pulled, however.

"I had no idea it was like that song," the musician who worked on the commercial tells Entertainment Weekly. The White Stripes took exception, pointing out that while they "support this nation’s military," they object to "the implication that we licensed one of our songs to encourage recruitment during a war we do not support. We don’t want to be a cog in the wheel of the current conflict."

Musician Jack White takes part in a news conference for the film White Stripes: Under the Great White Northern Lights during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 18, 2009.
Musician Jack White takes part in a news conference for the film "White Stripes: Under the Great White Northern Lights" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 18, 2009.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)
In this 2004 file photo, Meg White of the rock band The White Stripes arrives at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
In this 2004 file photo, Meg White of the rock band "The White Stripes" arrives at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)
Musician Jack White takes part in a news conference for the film White Stripes: Under the Great White Northern Lights during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 18, 2009.
Musician Jack White takes part in a news conference for the film "White Stripes: Under the Great White Northern Lights" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 18, 2009.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)
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COMMENTS
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passinthru
Feb 11, 2010 9:03 AM CST
thats crazy talk.
thudson
Feb 11, 2010 3:59 AM CST
sidewinder = out of touch.
Fatquah
Feb 10, 2010 12:56 PM CST
Every White Stripes song sounds like some other song. STFU.

 
Air Force • Super Bowl • Super Bowl ads • White Stripes • Jack White

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