Jack White and The White Stripes join a growing list of artists that have sued Donald Trump and his campaign after he used their music.
  • comador
    39•8 days ago

    Isaac Hayes, R.E.M., Guns N’ Roses and Neil Young:

    Get in line, we’ve already sued.

    • @hOrni
      15•7 days ago

      Pretty sure that’s not even all of them.

          • nkat2112English
            8•7 days ago

            I hear you, this was news to me - taken from the Wikipedia article on all the rightfully pissed off artists:

            In May 2020, Axl Rose opposed the use of the Guns N’ Roses cover of the Paul McCartney and Wings song “Live and Let Die” in a meatpacking plant where Trump refused to take the COVID-19 pandemic precaution of wearing a mask. In response, Rose created shirts with the phrase “Live N’ Let Die With COVID 45”, with all proceeds going to the MusiCares charity.

        • nkat2112English
          1•7 days ago

          Oh my goodness, that is quite a list! Thank you for sharing.

      • @SirDerpy
        15•7 days ago

        Look at the hate we’re breeding

        Look at the fear we’re feeding

        Look at the lives we’re leading

        The way we’ve always done before

        …

        Look at the shoes you’re filling

        Look at the blood we’re spilling

        Look at the world we’re killing

        The way we’ve always done before

        …

        Look in the doubt we’ve wallowed

        Look at the leaders we’ve followed

        Look at the lies we’ve swallowed

        And I don’t want to hear no more

        …

        And I don’t need your civil war

        It feeds the rich, while it buries the poor

        You’re power-hungry, sellin’ soldiers in a human grocery store

        Excerpts from Civil War, “Use Your Illusion II”, Guns & Roses, 1991

        I lacked the experience to understand an album I loved when it was released. Only much later in life did I pay attention to the lyrics and artists’ intent.

      • @jaybone
        6•7 days ago

        Because they’re old white rocker guys they must be MAGA conservatives?

        Remember Kanye endorsed Trump last time around.

        • @psycho_driver
          4•7 days ago

          I listen to a morning radio show with grandpa rockers who regularly talk about their glory days with hookers and cocaine and they abhor Trump and the GOP in general.