The White Stripes Vs. The U.S. Air Force
February 9th, 2010
The problem is the soundtrack for the commercial, which appears to be a re-recorded version of the track with lyrics removed, was unauthorized and the band isn’t happy about it.
“We believe our song was re-recorded and used without permission of The White Stripes, our publishers, label or management,” reads a statement on Thirdmanrecords.com.
After hearing the sound track on the Air Force commercial it does appear to be the White Stripes track, albeit changed up a bit.
If you head over to band’s label website, Thirdmanrecords.com, you can compare the original track with the commercial and judge for yourself.
The band want to make clear that although they do support this nation’s military they don’t wish to be “a cog in the wheel of the current conflict.”
The band, their management, and label plan to stop the future use of the track on the commercial.
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