The estate of Beatles legend George Harrison didn’t take a particularly sunny view of Donald Trump’s acceptance of the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday.
In a tweet, the estate wrote that the use of “Here Comes The Sun,” which played as Ivanka Trump walked out on stage to introduce her father, was “offensive” and “against the wishes” of the deceased musician’s estate.
The unauthorized use of #HereComestheSun at the #RNCinCLE is offensive & against the wishes of the George Harrison estate.
— George Harrison (@GeorgeHarrison) July 22, 2016
To underscore the point, the estate followed up with a tweet saying it might have approved of the campaign’s use of “Beware of Darkness.”
If it had been Beware of Darkness, then we MAY have approved it! #TrumpYourself
— George Harrison (@GeorgeHarrison) July 22, 2016
That wasn’t the only song choice to cause a stir on the convention’s closing night. Trump, a divisive major party nominee who has single-handedly stoked deep fault lines in the GOP, walked off the convention floor to the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”
Like Adele, R.E.M., Aerosmith, Neil Young, and several other major artists, the Stones have asked Trump to stop using their songs at his public appearances.
Are they able to claim compensation?
WTF? Are all Republicans natural-born thieves? We need explicit laws to properly regulate this out-of-control practice – with very severe consequences. The idea of getting permission to use artistic expression isn’t a new concept, Republicans. Of course, you people cheer the Female Trump stealing words from Mrs. Obama, so maybe I’m asking for far too much by asking that you seek permission of the owner to the intellectual property you wish to appropriate. My gawd.
Simple answer: YES!
Sez’ George.
From across The Divide.
jw1
Didn’t they use a Queen song the first night? That disgusted me.