Rocker John Mellencamp unhappy with Wis. Gov. Walker using his song ‘Small Town’
Posted Apr 11, 2012 04:26:17 PM.
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MADISON, Wis. – Musician John Mellencamp wants Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to know he supports collective bargaining and union rights and says Walker should know that before using his song “Small Town” on the campaign trail.
Mellencamp’s publicist Bob Merlis told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he sent Walker’s campaign an email not asking him to stop using the song, but to inform him of Mellencamp’s liberal leanings.
Merlis says that is a standing policy of Mellencamp’s whenever a politician uses one of his songs. Merlis says he became aware Walker was using “Small Town” after reading a news story about a campaign stop Tuesday in Milwaukee.
Merlis says he sent an email to Walker’s campaign spokeswoman Ciara Matthews. She did not immediately return a message to AP seeking comment.