The Rolling Stones joined the list of artists who have banned the use of their songs in campaign events which may be the Republican candidate for the US presidency, Donald Trump. Before, stars like Adele, Aerosmith, REM and Neil Young saw his melodies used in the acts of the New York magnate and denounced the issuance of his songs without permission.
Musicians try to prevent their compositions are associated with Trump, believing that its image could be damaged. This practice, not inappropriate -the songs are protected with author rights, is still very common in the political sphere, especially when it comes to winning votes. The music always drags feelings and a popular topic can attract a mass of voters.
In the American political sphere are notorious cases of interpreters who have rejected a candidate to use his songs. One of the most popular demands was against Republican candidate Ronald Reagan.
In his 1984 campaign, the actor turned loaned take political song “Born in the USA” by Bruce Springsteen, who took little in rejecting this action, on the other hand, he misinterpreted the tragic sense of the composition.
But these are just a few examples. The global impact of the theme “Happy” by Pharrell Williams attracted many candidates in Mexico (Antonio Tarek) in Peru (Keiko Fujimori) and even in the United States (Hillary Clinton).
The upbeat songs certainly are a favorite of the parties. “A million friends” Roberto Carlos or “Color esperanza” Diego Torres has publicly shown -always contrary to their use- are examples.
Many other politicians like George W. Bush, Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel, Nicolas Maduro and John McCain have used catchy songs without permission or rights and have had to compensate, in some cases, those affected artists.
According to experts, the simplest thing is to agree with the singers the melodies for electoral use. There are many success stories, such as “La Macarena” by Los del Rio in the candidacy of Bill Clinton in 1997.
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