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"She stormed away from the room and went up to the hotel room and just wrote the words in their entirety." How a sleazy record company man inspired Heart's classic feminist anthem Barracuda
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Latest Videos From Louder Watch full video here:“To Mushroom executives, it was a funny, badass sales technique,” singer Ann Wilson said.
The band merged Ann's lyrics with the galloping riff, and Barracuda was born.
In response, Mushroom took five of Heart’s demos, combined them with five live tracks and released an unauthorised album, Magazine.
Fifty years later, in the wake of the #MeToo movement, the song resonates more strongly than ever, and the Wilson sisters are still fighting its corner.
"Barracuda, written and performed by Ann and I, is a powerful piece of music that was never intended for political use," Nancy posted.