Trump has used so much music without permission that it has a Wikipedia entry: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musicians_who_oppose_Donald_Trump%27s_use_of_their_music
this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2024
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Oh fuck me.
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Doesn’t it depend if the musicians are the rights holder or not? And if the venue or event organizers have a license to use the music. You can’t play music during a public event without the proper license for that music.
Yes-ish sort of but not really. It’s not quite that simple.
Licensing and ownership/distribution rights are incredibly contentious for a reason.
"It's a ridiculous misuse of the song because the song is about resilience and community, and the idea that we can fight back against the state and the forces that are keeping us down."
I thought I misheard the lyrics. But I just checked and it's still about drinking... a lot. But sure, fuck the state by drinking I guess maybe.
Nah you're actually both right there.
They were a bunch of punk activists and also British, so the song is about their (alcoholic) neighbour and how working class people will keep a) tubthumping - trying to effect political change and b) trying to drunkenly unlock the front door.
"I get knocked down, but I get up again"
Sure sounds like resilience to me. But resilience against the whiskey drink, the lager drink, the cider drink and the vodka drink.
Or possibly against hearing the song "Danny Boy."
No he drunkenly sings Danny Boy. Because it reminds him of the better times.