This is the millionth time I’ve seen a headline of this type over the past years, and it is only the beginning of a brand-new campaign season. Get ready to go numb seeing it again, as in every two years.
Fill in the blanks:
[Musician]_________________ tells GOP candidate To Quit Using [Musician]_____________ ‘s Music
How awfully brave and politically edgy! Never been done before! That’s a line that you’re the first to cross, musician!
Most times, it’s from an artist who has sold the rights to play the song to a conglomerate; rights that the politician has then purchased. How the musician feels about that just don’t enter into it. But you will see more of these headlines. Like clockwork.
If I were a Republican candidate, I’d take a closer look at who’s selecting my pre-speech music. Because the media just dotes on generating these headlines.
Billie Joe Armstrong tells GOP candidate To Quit Using Green Day ‘s Music.
Trump should switch to some gangsta rap.
Liberace tells GOP candidate Lindsey Graham to quit doing an impression of him.
Tiny Tim endorses Joe Biden to continue to use Tip Toe Through the Tulips as his campaign song.
Bono tells GOP to quit using U2’s music, after GOP ad shows montage of Biden getting lost on stage while playing the song “Still haven’t found what I’m Looking For”.