Oct 26, 2004 • 1 min read

Fatboy still angry at Labour use of track

Fatboy Slim says he is angry the Labour Party used Right Here, Right Now at its conference and in the Hartlepool by-election, insisting he does not support Tony Blair.

Fatboy Slim has been talking some more at his annoyance that the Labour Party used his track 'Right Here, Right Now' at their recent party conference, and on the election trail during the Hartlepool by-election.

Talking to the Sunday Times he said: "It was a surreal experience. I felt upset and, unusually for me, almost angry. I hated the idea that my mates might think I had sanctioned Labour's use of the song, that on the sly I had been using a private hotline to Blair to cook up this plan and make a bit of cash. The use of the song implies that I support Blair. Nothing could be further from the truth. The political voices I support are Tony Benn, Glenda Jackson and Ken Livingstone. People who are clearly left wing. I have a very specific opposition to the war in Iraq. It is an unnecessary conflict and Blair is primarily responsible for getting us into it. I hope the public, and especially my mates, will realise that I have not sanctioned the use of 'Right Here..' and that I do not sanction the war on terror. I do not secretly hang out at Downing Street of an evening with my mate Tony Blair. I am also hoping a spin doctor might register my annoyance and put a word in Blair's ear...he should be told it is best not to choose an anthem written by someone who openly opposes you - it doesn't look too good when you're electioneering."

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