The Brits faced off against the Germans in this music tiff. When Angela Merkel was running for chancellor of Germany in 2005, she used a track by The Rolling Stones, appropriately titled "Angie." However, the Stones' agent
wasn't too happy, saying the candidate did not have permission to use the song. "We would probably have
... said 'no' if they had (asked," a rep said. Merkel's team didn't back down, claiming they licensed the track from a German music distribution agency. But perhaps if Merkel listened past the "Angie, you're beautiful" refrain, she would have nixed the song, anyway. After all, it features lyrics like "ain't it time we said goodbye."—Megan Friedman MORE