Pop superstar Adele is the latest musician to tell GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop using her music.
Trump, who’s apparently a big Adele fan, had been using her songs, including Rolling in the Deep and Skyfall, at rallies, and that’s not cool with the 27-year-old Brit. Via Entertainment Weekly…
“Adele has not given permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning, a represenative for Adele told EW”
Adele was perhaps tipped off my a number of Twitter users who were baffled at Trump’s choice to include Adele.
https://twitter.com/NellieBowles/status/692908744993173504
https://twitter.com/kmbbryant/status/692908590596804609
🎶🎶Adele's Skyfall playing at Trump event in Sioux City… This is the end…Let the Skyfall. 🎶🎶 #iacaucus
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/dillonstave/status/692181603779481602
Clearly she was bothered, and she’s not the only one to feel this wya.
The list of musicians who have told Trump to stop using their music include Steven Tyler, Neil Young, and Michael Stipe, the latter of whom told Trump’s people they could “go fuck yourselves.”
Upcoming is Michael's statement about Trump using our song at the rally. His opinions are HIS, please do not tweet angry responses at me.
— Sweet Daddy Cool ✌️🇺🇦 🌸⚾️🇨🇦 (@m_millsey) September 9, 2015
"Go fuck yourselves, the lot of you–you sad, attention grabbing, power-hungry little men. Do not use our music or my voice for your 1)
— Sweet Daddy Cool ✌️🇺🇦 🌸⚾️🇨🇦 (@m_millsey) September 9, 2015
…moronic charade of a campaign."–Michael Stipe
— Sweet Daddy Cool ✌️🇺🇦 🌸⚾️🇨🇦 (@m_millsey) September 9, 2015
Adele’s message isn’t as strongly worded, but it seems pretty clear she doesn’t want her music named in association with Trump. I don’t understand why Trump would want to use Skyfall, as the lyrics don’t exactly lend themselves well to a political campaign.
This is the end
Hold your breath and count to ten
Feel the earth move and then
Hear my heart burst againFor this is the end
I’ve drowned and dreamt this moment
So overdue I owe them
Swept away, I’m stolenLet the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face it all together
Trump may have struck out with Adele, but at least he’s got Twisted Sister.
[EW]