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The Violent Femmes aren't likely to reunite any time soon, and it's all because of a 2007 Wendy's commercial. Femmes lead singer Gordon Gano (at right in the photo) licensed "Blister in the Sun" for the ad posted below, which angered Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie (center) so much that he sued Gano over it. When he first heard the commercial, "my ears perked up, then my jaw dropped, then my heart sank," Ritchie said at the time.
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