The Horrors Are Appalled That Labour Used One Of Their Songs Before Ed Miliband Came On Stage

    Labour played a number of songs before the leader of the party gave the keynote speech at its annual conference. The Horrors aren't very happy that one of theirs was included.

    Siraj Datoo
    by Siraj Datoo

    BuzzFeed News Reporter, UK

    Ed Miliband just appeared at the Labour party conference to lay out some of his policies for the upcoming general election. While the audience was waiting in the conference room, they were played a bunch of songs.

    Darren Staples / Reuters

    Including this overplayed song by Pharrell.

    Siraj Datoo @sirajdatoo

    I shall be tweeting the playlist from Ed Miliband's speech. First up is Happy, which is last year's song of the summer #lab14

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    And some British soul music to warm up the room.

    Siraj Datoo @sirajdatoo

    Now on: Green Garden by Laura Mvula. #lab14 h/t @AnooshChakelian

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    But one of the acts who had a song played were not happy.

    Siraj Datoo @sirajdatoo

    Now: I See You by the Horrors. Are you still listening? #lab14

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    In fact, this was the band's response.

    The Horrors @horrorsofficial

    @Gigwise @Ed_Miliband @sirajdatoo fucks sake

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    And The Horrors keep tweeting about it.

    The Horrors @horrorsofficial

    @Gigwise @Ed_Miliband @sirajdatoo leave it out Ed.

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    They're really not happy.

    The Horrors @horrorsofficial

    @Gigwise @Ed_Miliband @sirajdatoo keep your outdated political ideologies away from us.

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    And FYI, they're not Labour supporters.

    The Horrors @horrorsofficial

    @Gigwise @Ed_Miliband @sirajdatoo our colour isn't red, it isn't blue, it's black.

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    Tom Cowan, keyboardist and synthesiser player for the band, later contacted BuzzFeed News to say he was the member tweeting from the band's account.