The White Stripes Are PISSED At The Air Force!

And rightly so!

On Super Bowl Sunday, an ad for the Air Force used music that suspiciously sounded like The White Stripes song Fell In Love With A Girl. Having had this ad brought to their attention, the Stripes and their management are royally pissed off and have released a statement, announcing their intention to take action to stop the song running in the ad. The statement reads:

WE BELIEVE OUR SONG WAS RE-RECORDED AND USED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE WHITE STRIPES, OUR PUBLISHERS, LABEL OR MANAGEMENT.

THE WHITE STRIPES TAKE STRONG INSULT AND OBJECTION TO THE AIR FOCE RESERVES PRESENTING THIS ADVERTISEMENT WITH THE IMPLICATION THAT WE LICENSED ONE OF OUR SONGS TO ENCOURAGE RECRUITMENT DURING A WAR THAT WE DO NOT SUPPORT.

THE WHITE STRIPES SUPPORT THIS NATION’S MILITARY, AT HOME AND DURING TIMES WHEN OUR COUNTRY NEEDS AND DEPENDS ON THEM. WE SIMPLY DON’T WANT TO BE A COG IN THE WHEEL OF THE CURRENT CONFLICT AND HOPE FOR A SAVE AND SPEEDY RETURN HOME FOR OUR TROOPS.

WE HAVE NOT LICENSED THIS SONG TO THE AIR FORCE RESERVE AND WE PLAN TO TAK STRONG ACTION TO STOP THE AD CONTAINING THIS MUSIC.

Listen to the song and then CLICK HERE to see the Air Force Reserve ad.

Thoughts?