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 Harrisons 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, Harrisons estates official Twitter account posted.
The account then followed up and joked that maybe another one of Harrisons 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 Harrisons solo album All Things Must Pass.)
(Excerpt) Read more at ew.com ...
Well, the rumors that Paul McCartney wrote the wong for him ... made me wonder.
Music Licensing is weird. I think all the large Venues buy ‘play rights’ from the RIAA
Just discovered this thread while searching for Beatle threads.
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