Queen Blasts Trump’s ‘Unauthorized’ Use of ‘We Are the Champions’ at GOP Conference
Iconic British Rock Band’s Late Leader Was A Gay Man Who Died of Complications From AIDS
Monday night Donald Trump made a dramatic entrance onto the stage of the Republican National Convention, with a strong light shadowing his entrance and the music of the iconic British rock band Queen playing, “We Are the Champions.”
Now, Queen is denouncing the use of their song as “unauthorized.”
An unauthorised use at the Republican Convention against our wishes – Queen
— Queen (@QueenWillRock) July 19, 2016
The use of a British song by a gay man who died of complications from HIV by Trump at the RNC did not go unnoticed by others as well.
Trump comes out to Freddie Mercury, who the GOP platform would send to ex-gay therapy.
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) July 19, 2016
The RNC has the most anti-gay platform ever and Trump makes his entrance to Freddie Mercury singing ‘We are the Champions.’ WTF?
— Andrew Noble (@anobledrew) July 19, 2016
Wonder if Trump realizes that “We are the Champions” was written by a gay middle Eastern man named Farrokh Balsara (aka Freddie Mercury)?
— Kevin McKenna (@ThatguyKMac) July 19, 2016
You’re really playing Freddie Mercury to intro Trump, as the Republican platform takes aggressive steps against gay rights? #RNCinCLE
— Michael Slezak (@MichaelSlezakTV) July 19, 2016
Trump enters to “we are the champions” sung by Freddie Mercury. A gay liberal man who died from AIDS.
— Erdogone? (@DefendWallSt) June 8, 2016
It’s not the first time Trump has been slammed for using something without permission (not to mention his wife Melania’s speech plagiarizing Michelle Obama).
In May, the Rolling Stones issued a statement saying they “have never given permission to the Trump campaign to use their songs and have requested that they cease all use immediately.”Â
Since the start of his campaign, Neil Young, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Aerosmith, Adele, Elton John, and possibly others have objected to the Trump campaign’s use of their copyrighted material without authorization.
The Star-Telegram reports it is “unclear if the unauthorized use will have legal ramifications.”
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