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- By Steven McIntosh and Yasmin Rufo
- entertainment reporter
The singer’s estate said O’Connor would have been “disgusted, hurt and insulted” by Trump’s use of her song.
Sinéad O’Connor’s estate has called on Donald Trump to stop using her music at his political rallies.
The singer’s estate told BBC News that “it was not an exaggeration to say that Sinéad would have felt disgusted, hurt and insulted” by his use of her music.
Trump is running to be the Republican presidential candidate ahead of the US elections in November.
A joint statement from O’Connor’s estate and her former label Chrysalis Records said: “Throughout her life, it is well known that Sinéad O’Connor lived by a fierce moral code defined by honesty, kindness, justice and decency towards his fellow men. beings.
“Therefore, we learn with outrage that Donald Trump has been using his iconic rendition of Nothing Compares 2 U at his political rallies.
“It is no exaggeration to say that Sinéad would have felt disgusted, hurt and insulted if her work were misrepresented in this way by someone she herself referred to as a ‘biblical devil’.”
The statement concluded: “As guardians of her legacy, we demand that Donald Trump and his associates immediately desist from using her music.”
The Guardian reported that songs including Abba’s Dancing Queen, Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire and Elvis Presley’s Suspicious Minds were used in addition to Nothing Compares 2 U before Trump took the stage on February 24.
Written by Prince, O’Connor’s version of Nothing Compares 2 U spent four weeks at number one in the UK in 1990.
Trump was the 45th president of the United States after winning the 2016 election, but lost to President Biden in 2020.
Who else has asked Trump to stop using their music?
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Adele is one of the musicians who have asked Trump not to use her music at political rallies.
- In 2018 Rihanna threatened legal action after Trump used Don’t Stop the Music at one of his rallies. Her legal team said she was not affiliated with the former president and did not support his campaign.
- The Rolling Stones They said they sent cease-and-desist letters to Trump in 2016 after he played You Can’t Always Get What You Want. He used the song again in June 2020 and the band have now threatened legal action if it is played again.
- The family of the Italian opera singer. Luciano Pavaroti he objected to Trump using his recording of Nessun Dorma at a political rally. His family said Trump’s views on immigration ran counter to Pavarotti’s efforts to raise money for refugees.
- In 2016, Trump used Bruce SpringsteenBorn in the United States at a political rally. The singer later endorsed Trump’s opponent Hilary Clinton, leading to the song being booed every time the former president played it at rallies.
- Adela He said he did not want his music to be used in any political campaigns after Trump used Rolling in the Deep and Skyfall at rallies in 2016.
- Mr. Elton John He said he believed, as a British musician, that he had no place in American politics after objecting to Trump using Rocket Man and Tiny Dancer at his rallies. Sir Elton said it was not personal, but added that his political views were very different from Trump’s.