That Music That Played Scott Walker on Stage? The Band That Performed It Just Issued an Ultimatum to the Governor

What's a little hate from a punk band, anyway?

In his crowd-pleasing performance at the Iowa Freedom Summit Saturday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker touted his "go big and go bold" conservatism — and the union-busting governor took the stage to the strains of "I'm Shipping Up to Boston."

The Dropkick Murphys, the Celtic punk band that popularized the Woody Guthrie sea shanty, had a problem with that.

@ScottWalker @GovWalker please stop using our music in any way...we literally hate you !!! Love, Dropkick Murphys

— Dropkick Murphys (@DropkickMurphys) January 25, 2015

The band tweeted "we literally hate you" at Walker and demanded that he stop using their music.

On Twitter, some fans reacted with pleasure, laying into Walker...

@DropkickMurphys @ScottWalker @GovWalker You guys rock (no pun intended). Walker, you've been schooled!

— Top Of My Head (@TopOfMyHead) January 25, 2015

@ScottWalker @GovWalker please tweet your apology to @DropkickMurphys for stealing copyrighted material Peace & Love

— I Climb The Mountain (@mtn1hiker) January 25, 2015

@DropkickMurphys @bradreadman @ScottWalker @GovWalker I told you! Working mans band! We don't need Walker in Iowa! #unionsolidarity

— President Local 4 (@presidentlocal4)

January 25, 2015

...while other said they'd swear off the band because of their politics.

@DropkickMurphys @ScottWalker @GovWalker You just lost a fan, jerks.

— Aleister (@AmericanGlob) January 25, 2015

Mt @nextinstinct Wow, all respect lost@DropkickMurphys you're brainwashed by lib media & don't research truth @GovWalker #IAFreedomSummit

— IRISH GIRL (@twiggyoh) January 25, 2015

Hey @DropkickMurphys , not every fan of yours is a Democrat, not all unions doing any good anymore. @ScottWalker 's policies saved Wisconsin

— ScottyWestside (@gospeedgo75)

January 25, 2015

The Dropkick Murphys have long written and performed pro-union music and styled themselves as a "working man's band."

As of Sunday morning, it did not appear Walker had responded to the band's demand — see the governor's latest tweet (as of 10 a.m. EST) below:

Thanks to all who came out today at the #IAFreedomSummit. America needs to go big & bold! pic.twitter.com/M9pCf4Qaby

— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) January 25, 2015

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