Boston upset with Huckabee over song use

Boston mastermind Tom Scholz has sent a letter of complaint to Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, saying Huckabee is using the band's biggest hit "More Than a Feeling" without permission, the Associated Press reports. Former Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau has appeared at Huckabee campaign events and played the song with Capitol Offense, the band led by the Arkansas governor, who plays bass.

In his letter, Scholz says Boston has never endorsed a political candidate, and wouldn't start by backing one who's "the polar opposite of most everything" the group stands for. Scholz, who supports Democratic hopeful Barack Obama, says he's been "ripped off" by the Huckabee camp. Huckabee's New Hampshire campaign chairman, Fred Bramante, says Scholz is being ridiculous. He says as far as he knows, "More Than a Feeling" was only played in Iowa in October, when Goudreau campaigned with Huckabee. Bramante adds that Huckabee also plays "Sweet Home Alabama," but it doesn't mean Lynyrd Skynyrd endorses him.

There's some legal history between Scholz and Goudreau, who left Boston 25 years ago after a three-year stint. There were on opposite sides when CBS sued the band in the early 1980s over recording delays. Goudreau testified on behalf of the label, but Scholz won the battle.
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