The Smiths’ Johnny Marr To Trump: Stop Using My Song

Politico Europe reports:

Donald Trump isn’t known for his love of classic British guitar band The Smiths — even though they have a song called “Bigmouth Strikes Again” that could be an ideal soundtrack for his planned return to the White House.

But a Smiths song — “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” — was played at a Trump rally in Rapid City, South Dakota on Tuesday, and at other Trump rallies recently, including in Laconia, New Hampshire on Monday.

That’s angered one of the song’s authors, Johnny Marr. Notably, the Smiths song played at the Trump rally was not “This Charming Man.”

Read the full article. Dozens of artists, perhaps most notably Neil Young, have demanded that Trump stop using their songs to little result. The linked piece notes that increasingly far-right and famously mercurial Morrissey has not weighed in.

Ahh…right…OK. I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass. Consider this shit shut right down right now. https://t.co/M6eYROedOy

— Johnny Marr (@Johnny_Marr) January 23, 2024