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Kim Davis draws rebuke from Eye of the Tiger band after song plays at rally Kim Davis draws rebuke from Eye of the Tiger band after song plays at rally
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The band Survivor has objected to the use of its song Eye of the Tiger during a rally celebrating the release of Rowan county clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed for six days after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.The band Survivor has objected to the use of its song Eye of the Tiger during a rally celebrating the release of Rowan county clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed for six days after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
“NO! We did not grant Kim Davis any rights to use ‘My Tune -The Eye Of The Tiger,’” they wrote on their verified Facebook page on Tuesday.“NO! We did not grant Kim Davis any rights to use ‘My Tune -The Eye Of The Tiger,’” they wrote on their verified Facebook page on Tuesday.
Davis, who has repeatedly refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples for religious reasons, raised her arms in the air and basked in the moment.Davis, who has repeatedly refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples for religious reasons, raised her arms in the air and basked in the moment.
She stood between Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and her attorney Mathew Staver, who held her hands and smiled for the crowd. Huckabee has been vocal in his support of Davis and even said he would go to jail in her place during the rally.She stood between Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and her attorney Mathew Staver, who held her hands and smiled for the crowd. Huckabee has been vocal in his support of Davis and even said he would go to jail in her place during the rally.
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“I would not grant her the rights to use Charmin! C’mom Mike, you are not The Donald but you can do better than that,” Survivor wrote on their Facebook page (sic).“I would not grant her the rights to use Charmin! C’mom Mike, you are not The Donald but you can do better than that,” Survivor wrote on their Facebook page (sic).
But Davis was all smiles and overcome with emotion as the familiar lyrics blasted: “Risin’ up, back on the street, did my time, took my chances”.But Davis was all smiles and overcome with emotion as the familiar lyrics blasted: “Risin’ up, back on the street, did my time, took my chances”.
“I love you guys. Thank you so much,” she told the crowd, which had been steadily building all day after a federal judge lifted his contempt order keeping her in jail.“I love you guys. Thank you so much,” she told the crowd, which had been steadily building all day after a federal judge lifted his contempt order keeping her in jail.
US federal judge David Bunning, who remanded Davis to US marshals during a high-profile hearing last week, ordered the Rowan County clerk released from jail on the condition she doesn’t interfere with efforts by her deputies to issue marriage licenses.US federal judge David Bunning, who remanded Davis to US marshals during a high-profile hearing last week, ordered the Rowan County clerk released from jail on the condition she doesn’t interfere with efforts by her deputies to issue marriage licenses.
Survivor released Eye of the Tiger in 1982, and it was featured in Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky III that same year.Survivor released Eye of the Tiger in 1982, and it was featured in Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky III that same year.