Current:Home > StocksThe Smiths guitarist calls for Donald Trump to 'shut down' using band's music at rallies -GrowthInsight
The Smiths guitarist calls for Donald Trump to 'shut down' using band's music at rallies
View
Date:2025-04-13 13:48:56
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! (24)
Related
- Police remove gator from pool in North Carolina town: Watch video of 'arrest'
- Former Kentucky lawmaker and cabinet secretary acquitted of 2022 rape charge
- Wayne Brady Shares He Privately Welcomed a Son With His Ex-Girlfriend
- Crews search for missing worker after Phoenix, Arizona warehouse partial roof collapse
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- Why U.S. men's gymnastics team has best shot at an Olympic medal in more than a decade
- Watch: Trail cam captures bear cubs wrestling, playing in California pond
- Alabama taps state and federal agencies to address crime in Montgomery
- Jamaica's Kishane Thompson more motivated after thrilling 100m finish against Noah Lyles
- Workers link US, Canadian sides of new Gordie Howe International Bridge over Detroit River
Ranking
- How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
- US viewers’ Olympics interest is down, poll finds, except for Simone Biles
- Nebraska Legislature convenes for a special session to ease property taxes, but with no solid plan
- Spicy dispute over the origins of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos winds up in court
- Billy Bean was an LGBTQ advocate and one of baseball's great heroes
- Olympics meant to transcend global politics, but Israeli athletes already face dissent
- Paula Radcliffe sorry for wishing convicted rapist 'best of luck' at Olympics
- Fajitas at someone else's birthday? Why some joke 'it's the most disrespectful thing'
Recommendation
Bodycam footage shows high
Powerball winning numbers for July 24 drawing: Jackpot at $114 million
Pregnant Lala Kent Poses Completely Nude to Show Off Baby Bump
Kamala Harris: A Baptist with a Jewish husband and a faith that traces back to MLK and Gandhi
Kansas City Chiefs CEO's Daughter Ava Hunt Hospitalized After Falling Down a Mountain
Fewer Americans file for jobless claims as applications remain at elevated, but not troubling levels
Captivating drone footage shows whale enjoying feast of fish off New York coast
Olympic soccer gets off to violent and chaotic start as Morocco fans rush the field vs Argentina