Paul Ryan has pulled the plug on Twisted Sister's 1984 hit We’re Not Gonna Take It after the band's frontman denounced the Republican vice-presidential running mate, who used the song at a Pennsylvania rally.

Dee Snider asked that the rebellious rock anthem be disassociated from the political campaign, saying there is "almost nothing" Ryan stands for that he agrees with.

"I emphatically denounce Paul Ryan's use of my band Twisted Sister's song, We’re Not Gonna Take It, in any capacity," Snider said in a statement posted to the Talking Points Memo website.

His sentiments elicited a curt response from the Ryan camp.

"We're not gonna play it anymore," spokesman Brandon Buck wrote in an email.

The well-known song includes lyrics like "We've got the right to choose and there ain't no way we'll lose it."

"This is our life, this is our song. We'll fight the powers-that-be, just don't pick our destiny 'cause you know don't know us. You don't belong."

Another part of the song declares, "We're right, we're free, we'll fight, you'll see."

Politician versus Musician

Paul Ryan isn't the first to lock horns with an artist after using their music for a political purpose — in fact, it's not even the first time it's happened to him.

Here is a list of six spats between politicians whose love for a song was not reciprocated by the musicians that perform them.

Paul Ryan vs. Rage Against the Machine

When Paul Ryan revealed that he was a fan of Rage Against the Machine shortly after he joined the presidential ticket, one of the band's members took issue.

In an op-ed article for Rolling Stone magazine, guitarist Tom Morello wrote: "Paul Ryan's love of Rage Against the Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades."

Ronald Reagan vs. Bruce Springsteen

When Ronald Reagan ran for re-election in 1984, he co-opted the newly released Bruce Springsteen hit Born in the U.S.A. for his campaign. Reagan even praised Springsteen during a campaign stop, saying, "America’s future rests in a thousand dreams inside our hearts. It rests in the message of hope in the songs of a man so many young Americans admire: New Jersey's own Bruce Springsteen."

The Boss wasn't flattered and told Rolling Stone's Kurt Loder in 1984, "[Y]ou see the Reagan re-election ads on TV — you know: 'It's morning in America.' And you say, well, it's not morning in Pittsburgh. It's not morning about 125th Street in New York. It's midnight, and, like, there's a bad moon risin'. And that's why when Reagan mentioned my name in New Jersey, I felt it was another manipulation, and I had to disassociate myself from the president's kind words."

Sarah Palin vs. Heart

At the 2008 Republican National Convention, vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin was introduced with the 1970s Heart hit Barracuda, a nod to her nickname in high school, Sarah Barracuda.

Singers Ann and Nancy Wilson sent the GOP a cease-and-desist letter telling them to stop using the song.

"The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission. We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music," they said in a statement.

The Palin camp claimed that they had bought the necessary rights to use the song.

Rand Paul vs. Rush

During his 2010 bid for the U.S. Senate, Kentucky politician Rand Paul played music by Canadian rock trio Rush at his campaign stops.

The band sent a letter to Paul's team telling them they had violated copyright laws and asking them to stop. Jesse Benton, Paul's campaign manager, told the Courier-Journal, "The background music Dr. Paul has played at events is a non-issue. The issues that matter in this campaign are cutting out-of-control deficits, repealing Obama Care and opposing cap and trade."

Barack Obama vs. Sam Moore

While the wrath of musicians have usually targeted Republicans, at least one Democrat has felt the sting.

During his campaign, Barack Obama played Hold On, I'm coming at rallies, where some fans altered the lyrics to "Hold On, Obama's Coming."

Sam Moore, one half of the R&B duo Sam & Dave, wrote to Obama's team asking them to stop using the song. In his letter he wished the future president well, but said that he hadn't endorsed any candidate.

"My vote is a very private matter between myself and the ballot box," he wrote. Obama agreed to stop using the song.

Tim Hudak vs. New Pornographers

Canadian politicians haven't been immune to musical criticism. In 2011, the lead singer of Vancouver's New Pornographers chided Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak on Twitter for his use of his band's song Moves in his campaign.

"Tim Hudak, who told you it was cool to use my song in your political campaign? Might I suggest instead Illegal Alien by Genesis?" he tweeted.

A later tweet posed this cheeky question: "If Cdn. political rallies are allowed to play ANY song freely without permission, why not just cut to the chase and use Born To Run?"

With files from The Associated Press