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Spinner: Phil Lynott's Mom Objects to Republicans Using Thin Lizzy's 'The Boys are Back in Town' at Convention Sep 4th 2012, 15:20 Spinner Spinner Phil Lynott's Mom Objects to Republicans Using Thin Lizzy's 'The Boys are Back in Town' at Convention Sep 4th 2012, 15:20 Filed under: News, Politics as Usual, Music Appreciation Hulton Archive | Getty After Silversun Pickups, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and Twisted Sister's Dee Snider have recently publicly criticized the Republican Party for using their songs without permission during campaign stops, you would think the protocol for asking permission to use artists' songs would have been hashed out by now. But it appears you can add another to that list after Philomena Lynott, mother of the late Thin Lizzy singer Phil Lynott, objected to Mitt Romney's use of "The Boys are Back in Town" last week during the Republican National Convention in Tampa. According to The Guardian, Lynott's mother -- who said the song's use was "deeply upsetting" -- told Irish music magazine Hot Press the musician would've rejected the party using the song and any association with the staunch Christian segment of the party. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions

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