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malaise

(269,022 posts)
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 06:08 PM Oct 2018

Prince's Estate - Hey Don the Con - STop Playing 'Purple Rain' ... Or Else!!!

Prince's estate is sick of President Trump playing The Purple One's music at his rallies and is demanding he stop STAT.
The late singer's half-brother, Omarr Baker, just said on behalf of the estate ... "The Prince Estate has never given permission to President Trump or the White House to use Prince's song and have requested that they cease all use immediately."

http://www.tmz.com/2018/10/12/prince-estate-president-trump-purple-rain-rallies-stop-playing/

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Prince's Estate - Hey Don the Con - STop Playing 'Purple Rain' ... Or Else!!! (Original Post) malaise Oct 2018 OP
I thought if you paid a royalty to ASCAP or BMI you can play anything at an event..... USALiberal Oct 2018 #1
I'd be shocked if Traitor Tot paid anything for music. He's such a goddamned cheapskate. catbyte Oct 2018 #2
WTF does Purple Rain have to do with the tRump/GOP shitshow??? Blue Owl Oct 2018 #3
My thoughts exactly thegoose Oct 2018 #5
Make them play Kayne at the Nuremburg rallies Va Lefty Oct 2018 #4
Why doesn't he just play Nugent? ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #6
tRump bdamomma Oct 2018 #7
It's bad enough that Capitol One is using Prince's music... HipChick Oct 2018 #8

USALiberal

(10,877 posts)
1. I thought if you paid a royalty to ASCAP or BMI you can play anything at an event.....
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 06:11 PM
Oct 2018

But I don't know the details.

 

thegoose

(3,115 posts)
5. My thoughts exactly
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 07:02 PM
Oct 2018

It'd be less surprising if these tone-deaf Dumpwagons played Springsteen's "Born in the USA" like Dead Ronnie Ray-gun — and Springsteen also told him to fuck off!

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
6. Why doesn't he just play Nugent?
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 07:08 PM
Oct 2018
Ah'm an American
But I'll shit my pants
If they call for the draft
There ain't no chance!


Uh oh, I stole from Nugent. I'd better pay him. Here ya go ted:

bdamomma

(63,868 posts)
7. tRump
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 07:13 PM
Oct 2018

getting the cold shoulder from artists they do not want to be associated with this POS, maybe he should just play chop sticks at his rallies.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
8. It's bad enough that Capitol One is using Prince's music...
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 07:18 PM
Oct 2018

He never wanted this..

but being used by Trump, is outrageous...

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