Neil Young to Donald Trump: Stop Using My Music for Your "un-American campaign of ignorance and hate."
Neil Young just went after President Trump's campaign in court for using his songs at rallies ... and the rocker isn't pulling any punches.
In his lawsuit, Neil claims the President's campaign is still playing his classics "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Devil's Sidewalk" at rallies. According to the docs, Neil says he "in good conscience cannot allow his music to be used as a ‘theme song’ for a divisive, un-American campaign of ignorance and hate."
He's made no secret of the fact he's no Trump supporter, but does say in the lawsuit he's not trying to disrespect people who are.
He alleges the campaign did not have a license or permission to play his songs at any of Trump's public events. And, Young says it's not like this is anything new, either.
Neil's been pissed at Trump's campaign, and warned it to stop doing this when he was a candidate back in 2015. Neil's joined a long list of artists who are telling Trump's team to cut the BS. Tom Petty and The Rolling Stones are just some of the other acts who've gone after the campaign.
Neil wants damages and an injunction to ban him from playing it at campaign rallies.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | August 7, 2020 2:17 AM
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On the other hand, he should let Trump use "Alabama," "Cortez the Killer" and "The Needle and The Damage Done."
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | August 4, 2020 6:55 PM
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No one wants to be associated with that 💩.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | August 4, 2020 9:55 PM
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But when the hate was thrown at gays in the 80s with Reagan, Neil Young was a willing participant.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | August 6, 2020 12:53 AM
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Young was a Reaganite in the 80s? I must have missed that.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | August 6, 2020 12:59 AM
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Young can be mean. I hope he kicks Trump in the chops legally-
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | August 6, 2020 1:03 AM
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"I see the needle and the damage done, a little bit of Clorox in everyone" .
Seriously, why don't these campaigners actually listen to the lyrics to the songs they pick? I realize they can't read the lyrics, but listen to more than the chorus. The same thing happened with Reagan using Born in the USA.
Too bad Trump didn't play Southern Man to fire up his cult in the south.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | August 6, 2020 1:04 AM
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Neil Young also recently became an American citizen. One more vote against Trump.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | August 6, 2020 3:25 AM
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Some asshole Republican tried to use Keep on Rockin in the Free World, which was actually a scathing criticism. Neil shut it down, iirc. People should pat attention to all the lyrics, not just the song title,
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | August 6, 2020 3:36 AM
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Keep on rockin' in the free world, Neil! ❤️❤️❤️🦅🦅🦅
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | August 6, 2020 3:39 AM
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Actually, it was old fart Turd who used, without authorization, Keep on Rockin' in the Free World. (When Turd ran for POTUS, ugh.)
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | August 6, 2020 4:34 AM
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Maybe Young will let DT play "Old Man."
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | August 6, 2020 5:08 AM
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Just another case of Dotard tRump being a thief and clueless, at the same time.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | August 7, 2020 2:17 AM
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