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Neil Young Says He’s Considering Suing Trump for Playing His Song at Rallies
Breitbart ^ | July 28 2020 | DAVID NG

Posted on 07/28/2020 11:38:11 AM PDT by knighthawk

Rocker Neil Young said that he has changed his mind and is now considering suing President Donald Trump over the continued use of his 1989 hit single “Rockin in the Free World” at campaign rallies.

Neil Young said the reason he is considering is the president’s recent decision to deploy federal agents to urban areas in order to quell weeks of rioting and destruction. The musician described federal agents as “thugs” and said the rioting has been peaceful, despite the ample destruction to federal property and private businesses.

“I am changing my mind about suing President Trump. Reconsidering. I’m looking at it again,” Young wrote in a post on his official site.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


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KEYWORDS: neilyoung; trumprallies
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1 posted on 07/28/2020 11:38:11 AM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

The needle and the damage done...


2 posted on 07/28/2020 11:39:31 AM PDT by MarDav
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To: knighthawk

“”” and said the rioting has been peaceful,””””

WTF?????????


3 posted on 07/28/2020 11:39:51 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: knighthawk

I still don’t understand why Trump is using it. Has anybody associated with the campaign bothered to listen to the lyrics? It’s the exact opposite of rah rah.


4 posted on 07/28/2020 11:40:10 AM PDT by discostu (Like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: knighthawk

What a punk.


5 posted on 07/28/2020 11:40:23 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Progressivism is socialism. Venezuela is how it ends.)
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To: knighthawk

Hell, it’s the only time his music is played!


6 posted on 07/28/2020 11:40:34 AM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON.)
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To: knighthawk

As long as Trump pays ASCAP or BMI there’s not much Neil “hasn’t done anything in 30 years” Young can do about it.


7 posted on 07/28/2020 11:40:46 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: knighthawk

Neil always had a tenuous grasp on reality when it came to the United States (Southern Man), but at least he was easy-going (complimented “Lynyrd Skynrd”). Now he’s and addled old man and unwilling to admit the possibility that he might be wrong.


8 posted on 07/28/2020 11:41:09 AM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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To: knighthawk

Basically Trump can use it however he likes so long as he pays the proper licensing fees to ASCAP or BMI. Young does not have a leg to stand on here.


9 posted on 07/28/2020 11:41:11 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: knighthawk

Awesome! Go ahead — sue a billionaire!


10 posted on 07/28/2020 11:41:33 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: knighthawk

As long as royalties are being paid for use of the song, droopy drawers has no say.


11 posted on 07/28/2020 11:42:01 AM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Political Science degrees, so easy Obama has one.)
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To: Tallguy

Canadians who come down here to achieve professional success and then go on to deliver finger-wagging political lectures to us are a particular pet peeve of mine.


12 posted on 07/28/2020 11:42:18 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: Tallguy

Needs to go back to his cowgirl in the sand...


13 posted on 07/28/2020 11:42:40 AM PDT by MarDav
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To: knighthawk

Same old, same old... Didn’t Bruce Springsteen get upset about a Republican candidate using his song “Born in the USA?”


14 posted on 07/28/2020 11:43:08 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (In these trying times, "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death!")
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To: knighthawk
If the Trump campaign has an ASCAP or BMI license, they are entitled to play any licensed song in the catalog.
15 posted on 07/28/2020 11:43:20 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: knighthawk
It's funny when people sing along with "Born in the USA" thinking it's a positive song but it's really anti-American bitterness.

Ditch "Rocking in the Free World" and get something patriotic. How about Lloyd Marcus's iconic Tea Party Song?!
16 posted on 07/28/2020 11:44:08 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: knighthawk

I am considering my next yuge bowel movement.
I think I will name it Neil Young.


17 posted on 07/28/2020 11:45:02 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: Tallguy
Neil always had a tenuous grasp on reality when it came to the United States (Southern Man)

He's not exactly an electrical engineer, either.

18 posted on 07/28/2020 11:45:35 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: discostu

“I still don’t understand why Trump is using it. Has anybody associated with the campaign bothered to listen to the lyrics? It’s the exact opposite of rah rah.”

Same goes for Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA”. Listen to the lyrics and it is not a pro-USA song IMO.


19 posted on 07/28/2020 11:45:50 AM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Political Science degrees, so easy Obama has one.)
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To: knighthawk

I wish he’d go down by the river.


20 posted on 07/28/2020 11:46:02 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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