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Wiz Imp

(10,190 posts)
16. I posted this last night
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 07:08 PM
Oct 2024

He's been asked to stop playing most of these songs or artists in the past but won't stop

Guns n Roses - Can't find a specific reference to November Rain but they have tried to get him to stop using other songs

In November 2018, after Trump played the band's hit song "Sweet Child o' Mine" during an event, Axl Rose said that he and his band had formally requested that Trump not use their music at his events, and posted on X that "the Trump campaign is using loopholes in the various venues' blanket performance licenses which were not intended for such craven political purposes, without the songwriters' consent."

In May 2020, Axl Rose opposed the use of the Guns N' Roses cover of the Paul McCartney and Wings song "Live and Let Die" in a meatpacking plant where Trump refused to take the COVID-19 pandemic precaution of wearing a mask. In response, Rose created shirts with the phrase "Live N’ Let Die With COVID 45", with all proceeds going to the MusiCares charity

Hallelujah - On August 28, 2020, Leonard Cohen's estate issued a statement criticizing Trump's unauthorized use of Cohen's "Hallelujah" at the Republican National Convention. They said they specifically rejected permission for its use, (Now here he played a cover version but Cohen's estate still controls the rights) - this was before the cease and desist ordered today

Luciano Pavarotti He played Pavarotti's version of Ave Maria
Family members of Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti protested the use of his recording of "Nessun Dorma" (which ends with the line "Vincerò! Vincerò!" – "I will win! I will win!&quot at Trump's rallies. Pavarotti's widow and three daughters objected, stating that Trump's views on immigration were incompatible with Pavarotti's efforts as United Nations Messenger of Peace, which had raised large amounts of money for the support of immigrants and refugees.

Nothing Compares to You
The estate of Sinéad O'Connor has asked Donald Trump to stop using her music at his political rallies.

YMCA I posted elsewhere that the Village people have been trying for years to get him to stop playing this.

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Sinead O'Connor Zambero Oct 2024 #1
I'm sure she's rolling over in her grave, yes. al bupp Oct 2024 #4
Didn"t Prince write that song? debm55 Oct 2024 #30
The question is, how many artists/estates have actually told BMI and ASCAP to remove LauraInLA Oct 2024 #2
Figued this was Coming! TSF Assholes use all the Democracy Cha Oct 2024 #3
Especially the dead. ... littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #5
Yeah, Thank Goodness for the Artists' Estates. Cha Oct 2024 #6
Yes, Cha. ... littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #8
It's sad they have to deal with this Cha Oct 2024 #12
That's because theirs sound like crap. ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #10
+33. Harker Oct 2024 #14
I hate his song with a passion ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #17
Mike Love? ShazzieB Oct 2024 #19
Nope. I'm referring to Brian's cousin ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #23
We're talking about the same guy! 😁 ShazzieB Oct 2024 #24
It's just another troll. Remember that Hallelujah was the song Kate McKinnon sang as Hillary Prairie Gates Oct 2024 #7
Yes! ShazzieB Oct 2024 #20
Good malaise Oct 2024 #9
There is no way in hell he's actually listened to Cohen's lyrics. maxsolomon Oct 2024 #11
American Grandstand..all that was missing BattleRow Oct 2024 #13
The MORAL of the story... Montauk6 Oct 2024 #15
I posted this last night Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #16
See Wikipedia page "Musicians who oppose Donald Trump's use of their music" Ramsey Barner Oct 2024 #18
Thanks! ShazzieB Oct 2024 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #22
More appropriate songs Marthe48 Oct 2024 #25
Riders of the Storm dweller Oct 2024 #26
Man Smart, Woman Smarter by Belafonte fargone Oct 2024 #27
Ha! tanyev Oct 2024 #29
They're going to have to file a lawsuit. They won't stop otherwise. Liberal In Texas Oct 2024 #28
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