Celine Dion Angry, Song My Heart Will Go On Used by Donald Trump Campaign
Know Your Idol – Celine Dion hits out at Donald Trump via account X aka Twitter! Reporting from People, this excitement occurred after Donald Trump campaigned with his vice presidential candidate, J.D Vance, on Friday, August 9 2024 in Montana.
At that time, the event organizers played a video of Celine Dion performing the hit song from the Titanic OST, “My Heart Will Go On.” Not accepting it, this Canadian singer and his team poked fun at Donald Trump via social media. The reason is that the use of this song is believed to be unauthorized.
“Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada became aware of the unauthorized use of videos, recordings, musical performances and likenesses of Celine Dion singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ at the Donald Trump/JD Vance rally in Montana,” said Celine Dion.
It added, “The use is clearly unauthorized, and Celine Dion does not support anything like this or use in any similar way.”
The post ended with a question to Donald Trump in a sarcastic tone, “…And really, THAT song? (Seriously, THAT song?).”
On the other hand, Celine Dion was previously offered to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration event in 2017, but turned it down.
Celine Dion is not the first
Celine Dion is not the first musician whose work was used without permission by Donald Trump on the campaign trail. In 2020, John Fogerty of Credence Clearwater Revival sent a letter to Donald Trump after using the song “Fortunate Son” in one of his rallies. In his letter, John Fogerty stated that he wrote the song as a form of protest against rich people in the US who have easy access to politics and tax breaks.
In fact, the problem is Donald Trump
John Fogerty said that Donald Trump is actually a reflection of the rich people in the song.
“Mr. Trump is a prime example of these problems. The fact that Mr. Trump and his fans are fanning hatred, racism, and fear in writing contemporary history, adds to the reason why I am troubled by the use of this song,” John Fogerty wrote.
Songs of deceased musicians are also prohibited
Phil Collins also suffered the same fate. He and his team even submitted a request to stop the song “In The Air Tonight” from being broadcast in the campaign. The reason is, the playing of this song in Iowa was seen as an allusion to considering COVID-19 as a trivial problem.
The families and bodies that manage the intellectual property rights of a number of deceased musicians also prohibited Donald Trump from using songs by their artists. Some names include Neil Young, Tom Petty’s family, and Leonard Cohen.
