Photo: Frankie Sullivan | By Judy Kurtz, The Hill | [Here we go again… ] One of the writers of “Eye of the Tiger” is blasting Nikki Haley for playing the song at her 2024 presidential campaign launch, saying that politicians using his music is “not appropriate.”
“Stop using my f—ing song!” Frankie Sullivan, the Survivor band member who co-wrote the 1982 mega-hit with Jim Peterik, told Billboard in an interview published Wednesday.
Haley, South Carolina’s former Republican governor, kicked off her White House bid on Wednesday and took to the stage as “Eye of the Tiger” played for the crowd at the launch event in Charleston, S.C. She’s the first Republican to jump in the 2024 race since former President Trump announced his run for the GOP nomination last November.
“That song belongs with the ’Rocky’ franchise and they don’t ask because they’d get a no. Absolutely,” Sullivan, 68, said.
“I don’t care who it is, I don’t think it’s appropriate, especially with ‘Tiger,’ since it’s such a special song,” the musician said.
“I have no idea why any politician would play that as a walk on,” Sullivan said.
“I would say you have to have balls… but in this situation that doesn’t apply,” he reportedly told Billboard with a laugh.
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‘Eye of the Tiger’ Writer Blasts Nikki Haley Playing It at Campaign Launch: ‘Stop using my f—ing song!’
