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SpankMe

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5. Trump's tone-deaf team

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 11:16 AM

Jul 2020

Why the Trump team would use music from Neil Young is beyond me. Given Young's political history, this is like Hitler playing Hava Nagila at his niece's birthday party.

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Neil Young says he is "NOT OK" with Trump using his songs at Mount Rushmore event [View all] groundloop Jul 2020 OP

But LAW AND ORDER! dalton99a Jul 2020 #1

I doubt he surrendered his Canadian citizenship. At least I hope not. George II Jul 2020 #2

Despicable MF45 has NO right to steal Neal Young's work! SHAMEFUL and below contempt. MFGsunny Jul 2020 #3

Neil needs to do a revised version of "Rockin' in the Free World." Paladin Jul 2020 #4

I love this idea! "Biden's fighting for a free world!" or something. Change the association! flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #9

Trump's tone-deaf team SpankMe Jul 2020 #5

*snort* flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #10

Trump has purposely chosen to piss off as many non-MAGAs as possible, just to show that he can. Bluepinky Jul 2020 #11

My understanding is that a political campaign can buy umbrella rights Steelrolled Jul 2020 #6

Venues also buy umbrella rights. So if an artist signs the agreement, they lose any say over who BamaRefugee Jul 2020 #14

Conservatives, for the most part, cannot write good music. Or comedy material. Or act theatrically LiberalLovinLug Jul 2020 #7

Liberals & progressives use imagination to overcome reality. Conservatives try to block reality. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #13

True LiberalLovinLug Jul 2020 #19

Maybe this: MyOwnPeace Jul 2020 #8

The free world must be somewhere else IronLionZion Jul 2020 #12

Republicans seem to have no concept of intellectual property. CaptainTruth Jul 2020 #15

Permission is not required. former9thward Jul 2020 #21

Just use Kidd Rock and be done with it... Zeus69 Jul 2020 #16

Young stated publicly that he became a US citizen in order to vote against Trump. nt Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #17

Interesting choice, considering the lyrics: scarletwoman Jul 2020 #18

Thanks for that. LiberalLovinLug Jul 2020 #20