Current:Home > ContactThe Smiths guitarist calls for Donald Trump to 'shut down' using band's music at rallies -EliteFunds
The Smiths guitarist calls for Donald Trump to 'shut down' using band's music at rallies
View
Date:2025-04-13 05:16:45
Johnny Marr is asking Donald Trump to please, please, please put an end to using The Smiths songs at campaign rallies.
Marr, The Smith's guitarist, reacted to a video showing Trump using the band's song "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" at a rally in South Dakota last year.
"Ahh…right…OK. I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass," the British rocker wrote on X Wednesday. "Consider this shut right down right now."
USA TODAY reached out to reps for Marr to comment.
Political reporter Ben Jacobs said on X Monday that the former president has been using "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" to warm up crowds ahead of his rallies, including one in Laconia, New Hampshire.
Trump has a growing list of artists who have issued cease and desist letters for his use of their songs at rallies without permission, including The Rolling Stones, Linkin Park, John Fogerty, Neil Young, Rihanna, Pharrell, Steven Tyler and more.
Jimmy Kimmel takes on New Hampshire's Republican primary between Donald Trump and Nikki Haley
Trump and fellow presidential hopeful Nikki Haley went head to head during the New Hampshire Republican primary.
Jimmy Kimmel cracked jokes about the pair on Tuesday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" declaring that voters had to choose between "the woman who would become their party’s first-ever female nominee for president or the first guy on trial for defamation related to sexual assault."
"Haley had a unique advantage in New Hampshire because, like the state, her initials are 'N.H.,' which after tonight will stand for 'not happening,'" Kimmel quipped.
The late night host went on to show an interview with Trump on Fox where he declared that he's much "sharper" than Haley despite his age and challenged his opponent to an aptitude test. "She's not gonna win," the former president said.
Jimmy Kimmel slammed Aaron Rodgers:When is it OK to not take the high road?
"The two of you need to sit down side by side, live television — not so close he can cheat off you, but pretty close to each other," Kimmel joked of the hypothetical aptitude test. "We’ll put a divider between you so he doesn’t get chicken-nugget grease on your dress, and let’s find out whose brain works better. We’ll call it 'Cognition Impossible.'"
Kimmel added: "I bet he couldn’t pass the quiz on a Denny’s place mat."
35 musicianswho famously told politicians: Don't use my song
veryGood! (2358)
Related
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
- Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
Ranking
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
- The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
- New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
- New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
Recommendation
All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people