US President once again played “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” at an election campaign event.
London The Rolling Stones threaten US President Donald Trump with legal steps because he plays her songs in spite of a declaration of omission in his campaign appearances. Music has long been a central part of staging US campaign appearances. Their legal representative is working with the BMI organization for music copyrights, the rock band said on Sunday. Trump should be prevented from using her material at his rallies. Should he continue to oppose, “he would face a lawsuit for breach of contract and playing music for which no license was issued.”
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Campaign music controversy
The Stones and numerous other artists had already complained in 2016 that Trump played their music in his election campaign to create a mood among his followers, but to no avail. Her classic “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” from 1969 was a big hit. The song was most recently played at Trump’s controversial rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event took place inside and was criticized for making it easier for the new corona virus to spread there under the conditions.
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The survivors of rock musician Tom Petty also announced that they had obtained an injunction against Trump. In Tulsa he had previously played “I Won’t Back Down”. “Tom Petty would never want one of his songs to be used in a hate campaign. He liked to bring people together. “
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In addition to the Rolling Stones and Tom Petty, the list of musicians whose songs were used by Trump against appearances against their will is long: From Adele and Pharrell over Guns ’n’ Roses and Neil Young up to Rihanna or Steven Tyler.
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