Posted on 07/22/2016 1:05:49 PM PDT by jeannineinsd
The Beatles’ beloved Abbey Road song “Here Comes the Sun” was played at the 2016 Republican National Convention Thursday as Ivanka Trump took the stage, and late Thursday night, George Harrison’s estate slammed Republican nominee Donald Trump for using the song, calling the act “offensive” and “against the wishes of the George Harrison estate.” (Harrison wrote the track.)
“The unauthorized use of #HereComestheSun at the #RNCinCLE is offensive & against the wishes of the George Harrison estate,” Harrison’s estate’s official Twitter account posted.
The account then followed up and joked that maybe another one of Harrison’s songs would have better suited the Republican National Convention: “If it had been Beware of Darkness, then we MAY have approved it! #TrumpYourself.” (“Beware of Darkness” appears on Harrison’s solo album All Things Must Pass.)
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George Harrison died in 2001. I assume "George Harrison's estate" is his second wife, Olivia Arias Harrison and their son, Dhani Harrison.
Olivia Arias Harrison was born in Mexico City in 1948, and moved with her family to the Los Angeles area in the 1950s. She met George Harrison when she was working at A&M Records in the 1970s.
In spite of what the article says, my own ears tell me it was not the Beatles' version of Here Comes the Sun that played last night, but instead a version by the cover band.
I did a very brief online check, and found that another company is involved in the publishing rights to George Harrison's music.
http://variety.com/2016/music/news/george-harrison-estate-partners-with-bicycle-music-company-1201680368/
I don't know they have a legal issue. I hope some freepers with knowledge and experience in this matter will speak up.
too bad. We live to offend. Seriously it has gotten to the point where I love offending......it has become rather easy to do.....breathing soon will be offensive to the liberals.
Then be offended. Who cares.
If Harrison’s Estate sold the rights, and Trump bought their use, fair and square, his estate is just spewing their own biases and are hypocrites
Saw this coming the minute it played. Someone needs to inform these dumbass artists and their heirs that unless someone is using your art illegally, tough patootie.
Brits are generally offensive, since 1776...
It’s GREAT. Trump doesn’t give a ####!
We found somebody like us :)
Nobody cares. My fathers estate hates Harrison and thought he was a pot smoking commie.
Just a bunch of whinging. STFU.
It’s “fair use” at conventions. She can go back to Mexico and pout.
they do this so they can keep their lib cred
Great, now even dead people are hating on him.
Yes we must go on a major offensive of offending!
george harrison was my second favorite beatle and he probably wouldn’t have minded trumps usage.
My understanding is the Beatles lost ownership of their music many years ago.
The beatles songs sucked. End of story.
Did Trump buy their use, fair and square?
(Ripley) “They can bill me”
What’s awesome is Trump doesn’t care.
The typical republican politician would have cowered back in horror, apologized, and swore to never do it again. Trump has already said he will use whatever music he wants.
True.
I’m to the point where now, I’m offended that they are offended!
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