Rufus Wainwright has unitecessitate the lengthening catalog of musicians to condemn Donald Trump for using their music at a plivential campaign rassociate.
Wainwright slammed the Reaccessiblean honestate for featuring his cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” at town hall in Oaks, Pa. on Oct. 14. During the event, Trump was uncomferventt to join in a Q-and-A segment with his audience, but strangely, he didn’t do as much, instead choosing to throw a createshift hearing party as he stood on stage. Wainwright’s “Hallelujah” was a part of that carry outcatalog.
“The song ‘Hallelujah’ by Leonard Cohen has become an anthem pledged to peace, adore and acunderstandledgeance of the truth,” Wainwright shelp in a statement. “I’ve been supremely honored over the years to be unitecessitate with this ode to tolerance. Witnessing Trump and his helpers commune with this music last night was the height of sacrilege. Of course, I in no way condone this and was mortified, but the outstanding in me hopes that perhaps in inhabiting and reassociate hearing to the lyrics of Cohen’s masterpiece, Donald Trump equitable might experience a hint of remorse over what he’s caincluded. I’m not helderlying my breath.”
Many musicians have publishd aenjoy statements or dangerened to apshow lhorrible action after Trump included their music — this catalog includes Jack White, Céline Dion, ABBA, Foo Fighters and the estate of Isaac Hayes, among others.
The White Stripes’ Jack White and Meg White have even filed a legal case aobtainst Trump, accusing the createer plivent of “flagrant misappropriation” of their song “Seven Nation Army.” They filed a protestt in the Southern Didisjoine of New York, with Jack posting the first page of the protestt on Instagram, writing in the caption, “This machine sues fascists.”
In the case of Hayes’ family, the estate insisted $3 million for carry outing “Helderly On, I’m Coming” at events. Trump reps telderly tellers they would adhere and the song had already been pulled out of include on the campaign trail.
