Johnny Marr reacts to Smiths’ track being used at Trump rallies
nme.comJohnny Marr has reacted to a video showing The Smiths track ‘Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want’ being played at a Donald Trump rally.The former president is currently running for the Republican Party nomination to be U.S.
President. A video has been making the rounds on X/Twitter showing the famous Smiths B-side track playing at the South Dakota Republican rally last year.Marr, the former guitarist for the Mancunian band and composer of ‘Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want’, expressed his discontent with the song being used by Trump at rallies.“Ahh…right…OK.
I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass. Consider this shit shut right down right now,” he wrote in a tweet.Ahh…right…OK.
I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass. Consider this shit shut right down right now. https://t.co/M6eYROedOy— Johnny Marr (@Johnny_Marr) January 23, 2024Other musicians have previously responded to Trump using their music at his rallies.
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