Political Humor
Should Trump expropriate campaign music?
If you’re going to steal artists’ songs, at least steal relevant ones!
Recently, a lawsuit filed by Eddy Grant against Donald Trump for using his song, Electric Avenue, survived a motion to dismiss. In his ruling, U.S. District Court Judge John Koeltl characterized the use of the song as a “wholesale copying of music to accompany a political campaign ad.”
Eddy Grant joins a long list of artists and their estates appalled at ‘Stop The Steal’ Trump stealing their music to use in his political advertising. Without permission or payment, Trump, a man who they despise, is falsely giving the impression artists endorse him.
Some of these artists and their tongue in cheek Trumpian song title translations include Bruce Springsteen (Born In The USA — A Thorn in the USA), Adele (Skyfall — My Fall), Aerosmith (Dream On — Mean On), The Beatles (Here Comes The Sun — Here Comes My Son With An Elephant Gun), Elton John (Rocket Man — Mock-it Tan), Leonard Cohen (Hallelujah — Hail Ivanka), John Fogerty (Fortunate Son — Unfortunate Dad), Neil Young (Rockin’ In The Free World — Pocketin’ in the Me World), Phil Collins (In the Air Tonight — Do My Hair Tonight), Prince (Purple Rain — People I Disdain ), Queen (We Are The Champions — You Are All The…
