La. Musician Not OK With Jindal Using His Song: ‘You Don’t Represent Us’

Buckwheat Zydeco performs during the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the New Orleans Fairgrounds Racetrack in New Orleans, Friday, May 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Buckwheat Zydeco, a Louisiana Zydeco musician, on Thursday decried Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) after he used one of Zydeco’s songs at his presidential campaign announcement.

Jindal played Zydeco’s cover of “Hey, Good Lookin’” at his launch on Wednesday, which prompted the musician to tweet his disapproval, according to Gambit Weekly. Zydeco instead indicated that he was a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

Shannon Dirmann, a spokesperson for Jindal, told Gambit Weekly that the governor had permission to use the song.

“We licensed the music we played. But if Mr. Zydeco wants to be a good socialist like Bernie Sanders, he might need to rethink the idea of private property,” Dirmann said in a statement.

Zydeco did not seem satisfied by Jindal’s statement.

Just last week, Neil Young told Donald Trump he was not authorized to play “Rockin’ In The Free World,” and also announced that he supports Sanders.

H/t Raw Story

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