Charlie Daniels “disgusted” with Guitar Hero III :: Music News :: Articles

The NME reports Charlie Daniels recently checked out Guitar Hero III in order to see what the game had done to his song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Suffice it to say Daniels was not pleased with what he saw.

“I did not grant these people my permission to pervert my song and am disgusted with the result,” Daniels wrote in a recent blog post. “I would never grant permission for some company to create a video game version of a song I wrote in which the devil wins a contest and I'm sorely disappointed with the company who owns the copyright for not policing the situation.”

Daniels lost the rights to the song in a previous settlement, but expressed alarm about the game’s possible effects on young people.

You know, perhaps Daniels is right that the game “is not the healthiest thing in the world for young, impressionable minds to be exposed to,” but maybe he just hasn’t figured out Star Power yet. Use your Star Power, Charlie!

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