Chuck DeVore Does Not Make Don Henley Want to Dance
Just to be clear, Eagles frontman
Don Henley does not support Assemblyman
Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine, in his bid to unseat Democratic Sen.
Barbara Boxer.
Need evidence? Just check DeVore's revamped attack ad, "All She Wants to Do Is Tax," a spoof on the energy tax set to the signer/songwriter/Democratic donor's 1984 hit, "
All She Wants To Do Is Dance."
A mere nine second into the ad, a disclaimer flashes across the screen: "
Don Henley not only didn't approve this message, he doesn't approve of Chuck DeVore or any of Chuck DeVore's message." And in the next shot:
"The feeling is mutual."
The disclaimer was added in response to a lawsuit filed by Henley claiming that the tax video and a second riff on "
The Boys of Summer," which rips on
President Obama, violate the Lanham Act by suggesting that Henley endorses the Republican assemblyman. The singer's attorney and a Henley representative said they would not comment on the pending litigation.
The video, which led to an
exchange over the candidates' respective song- and novel-writing skills, was taken offline earlier this spring because of a second objection by
Warner Chappell Music, which owns the rights to the song. But the music production and licensing company ultimately decided not to go forward with the suit, and the video was reposted, according to DeVore attorney Chris Arledge.