The Smiths added to Trump rally music (January 23, 2024)

Not sure if this is a joke: tweet says Trump added Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want to his pre-rally music in Laconia, New Hampshire.

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UPDATE 12:34PM PT:

Surface posted the link:

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Media coverage:

• The Hill: Smiths guitarist rips Trump for using band’s music: ‘Consider this s‑‑‑ shut right down’. Link from shoplifterromo.
• Billboard: Johnny Marr Rips Donald Trump For Playing Smiths Songs at Rallies. Link from shoplifterromo.
• The Guardian: Johnny Marr blasts Donald Trump for playing the Smiths song at rally. Link posted by goinghome.
• From shoplifterromo:
  
  
  
  Stephen Colbert mentions Trump playing The Smiths at his rallies during his Late Show opening monologue Thursday on CBS - YouTube.
  
  Scroll to 5:32-7:01 to watch Colbert discuss Trump “treating his folks to an unlikely warmup act” before playing a snippet of “Please, please, please, let me get what I want” at a rally and then ending with Johnny Marr’s response.
• Spectator: "Why Trump loves The Smiths" (February 9, 2024)
• Vanity Fair: Why Is Donald Trump Playing the Smiths at His Rallies? Link posted by NealCassady.

 

[Cotten-Eyed Joe]

Maybe Joe Biden could play 'Asleep' at one of his rallies?
Clearly, the Smiths vote is going to be what swings this election, and they both need to appeal to those voters.

 

[bhops]

Have you heard that Russia had a hand in the first Trump election? Just because there wasn't a global catastrophe in the 4-5 years he was a Kremlin puppet, doesn't make him a pacifist. How honourable! Trump liked to instigate a bloody civil war and not stop the march on the Capitol. You've forgotten that already?

Ok lets break down this bullshit. Firstly the nonsense that Russia had a hand in the 2016 election for Trump. What do you base that on? The 5 grand in Google Ads that the Russian troll farm purchased? Robert Mueller had 150 million dollars and a largely Democrat team of investigators and couldn't find any collusion.

And how was he a Kremlin puppet? Trump blew up 200 of Putin's finest mercenaries in Syria. He also opposed Nord Stream pipeline that would've benefited Russia financially. And lastly as I've already stated when Bush Jr, Obama and Biden were president Putin invaded various parts of Eastern Europe, yet when his 'puppet' is in power he invade where exactly? Nowhere.

And it wasn't just luck that there weren't global catastrophe's while he was in office. As I mentioned Putin remained in check, China wasn't running aggressive war games off the coast of Taiwan and Kim Jong Un stopped firing ballistic missiles over Japan.

Added t0 that he wiped out most of ISIS within 6 months, something Obama who had labelled them a 'JV' had struggled to do over 6 years. You also had the Abraham Accords, a good solid step towards peace in the Middle East.

And lastly Trump was the first president in something like 40 years to not get America into any new wars (hot or proxy) during his time in office.

But yeah I'm sure it was just luck.

And there was no civil war, there was a terrible event on Jan 6th, and Trump should've spoken publicly earlier than he did. I have zero issues with saying that. But as for civil war? I'm sorry we already had seen the 'summer of love' where for 100 nights America had been set on fire by insane Antifa types and egged on by unhinged Democrats and MSM talking heads. So yeah your pearl clutching over Jan 6th is minor in comparison.

 

[Mozzypaws]

No one ever talks about Obama inciting all those BLM riots, it's an inconvenient truth, but a truth nonetheless. He was exponentially more destructive than Trump.
I am afraid that the people outside the US do not understand what really happened here and even people in the US don't. People rely too much on the media and don't look for the actual truth.
I try to not comment on the politics of other countries because unless I fully understand these things, I don't think I have any business making judgments, comments, etc.

In fact, I remember that BLM was first created during "Obomba's" Presidency... yet everyone thinks it started during Dotard's stint in office. A lot of the original founding members of BLM were killed off, too

 

[bhops]

In fact, I remember that BLM was first created during "Obomba's" Presidency... yet everyone thinks it started during Dotard's stint in office. A lot of the original founding members of BLM were killed off, too

Let's not forget that BLM ended up being a bogus movement designed to line the pockets of its founders.

 

[Redacted]

In fact, I remember that BLM was first created during "Obomba's" Presidency... yet everyone thinks it started during Dotard's stint in office. A lot of the original founding members of BLM were killed off, too

It was started in 2013 after the Trayvon Martin case, which did not even involve police and was a clear cut case of self defense. What they won't tell you is that Martin was a delinquent and a criminal and while I do not approve most of the actions of Zimmerman, he was on neighborhood watch because Martin and his friends had been burgularizing houses. Then Obama comes out with -- if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon nonsense and politicized the entire thing.

 

[mabuk]

This is rapidly becoming the worst thread of the decade.

 

[Klaudrey]

I don't live in the USA and I'm not a US citizen - but in a choice between Trump and Demented Joe I would choose Trump any time. His support amongst Latino voters and women voters is soaring. Seems Latino voters don't like their kids being indoctrinated in school with trans ideology. It's over for Joe - time to go and have a long nap.

Well, I guess you should know about some things coming out of Trump`s mouth: immigrants are poisoning the blood of Americans (er....who is an American anyway?), which echoes Hitler, he is supporting a ban on abortion (even after rape and incest). Trump indoctrinates people with hatred and disrespect for others (especially for women as he thinks they are something like a trophy). Joe Biden is old, but so is Trump. And Joe Biden is a man of empathy, not only because of his own life and the loss he endured. Trump has never shown empathy at all. He is a dangerous threat to democracy and he has shown that he does not care as long as he is the one who benefits from it.

 

[Phranc & Open]

Ok lets break down this bullshit. Firstly the nonsense that Russia had a hand in the 2016 election for Trump. What do you base that on? The 5 grand in Google Ads that the Russian troll farm purchased? Robert Mueller had 150 million dollars and a largely Democrat team of investigators and couldn't find any collusion.

And how was he a Kremlin puppet? Trump blew up 200 of Putin's finest mercenaries in Syria. He also opposed Nord Stream pipeline that would've benefited Russia financially. And lastly as I've already stated when Bush Jr, Obama and Biden were president Putin invaded various parts of Eastern Europe, yet when his 'puppet' is in power he invade where exactly? Nowhere.

And it wasn't just luck that there weren't global catastrophe's while he was in office. As I mentioned Putin remained in check, China wasn't running aggressive war games off the coast of Taiwan and Kim Jong Un stopped firing ballistic missiles over Japan.

Added t0 that he wiped out most of ISIS within 6 months, something Obama who had labelled them a 'JV' had struggled to do over 6 years. You also had the Abraham Accords, a good solid step towards peace in the Middle East.

And lastly Trump was the first president in something like 40 years to not get America into any new wars (hot or proxy) during his time in office.

But yeah I'm sure it was just luck.

And there was no civil war, there was a terrible event on Jan 6th, and Trump should've spoken publicly earlier than he did. I have zero issues with saying that. But as for civil war? I'm sorry we already had seen the 'summer of love' where for 100 nights America had been set on fire by insane Antifa types and egged on by unhinged Democrats and MSM talking heads. So yeah your pearl clutching over Jan 6th is minor in comparison.

"Terrible event" is a really nice term for the things that have happened there and for me you don't shed concrete light on his extremely dodgy role here. It's clever how you emphasise the apparent advantages of a Trump government. A businessman who is very good at making deals to make his country great again. I still dare to question his global political know-how. So why wasn't he elected again? Sorry, the election was "stolen", I've forgotten about that.

 

[bhops]

"Terrible event" is a really nice term for the things that have happened there and for me you don't shed concrete light on his extremely dodgy role here. It's clever how you emphasise the apparent advantages of a Trump government. A businessman who is very good at making deals to make his country great again. I still dare to question his global political know-how.

All I stated were facts and results. What part did I get wrong? Did ISIS not suffer heavy defeats? Did Putin invade somewhere I didn't hear about? Did Trump enter America into some war that wasn't reported?

 

[Klaudrey]

That would be wonderful, but I wouldn’t count on it.

For example "I am two people", but this beautiful song was not even on SWORDS!

 

[Phranc & Open]

All I stated were facts and results. What part did I get wrong? Did ISIS not suffer heavy defeats? Did Putin invade somewhere I didn't hear about? Did Trump enter America into some war that wasn't reported?

The fact that Putin did not take the next step immediately after 2014, but waited until the situation in Crimea had calmed down and people felt safe, is something you seriously want to recognise as a merit of Trump? According to your theory, he should have attacked immediately after Trump left office, not two years later.

 

[gordyboy9]

Artists have stopped politicians before from using their music for campaigns.

Does anyone know if any other artists have complained about their song being used? And it would be interesting to see in context what the other songs are.

Does Trump even listen to music?

waiting on ricksahw astley making a statement as he is the smiths singer now.

 

[bhops]

The fact that Putin did not take the next step immediately after 2014, but waited until the situation in Crimea had calmed down and people felt safe, is something you seriously want to recognise as a merit of Trump? According to your theory, he should have attacked immediately after Trump left office, not two years later.

Putin took liberties with every American President except one.

 

[Phranc & Open]

Putin took liberties with every American President except one.

If your idol comes to power again (God forbid) and Putin signs a peace treaty soon after, we'll talk again.

 

[The Wild Turkey]

Haha!
This is great.
The Secret Service investigated Moz for sayin' that
he'd push a button that would kill Trump and now
the Trump campaign is playin' Moz's song at one
of their rallies.
Them goofs are clueless.

 

[ACTON]

You'd have thought Donald Chump would have chosen 'There’s a place in hell for me and my friends' (album version for the cities, rockabilly version for the hillbillies).

p.s. I prefer the rockier version. Just sayin.

 

[Surface]

 

[Phranc & Open]

It's not my song, it's their song and I'm welcome no more. ;-(

 

[Cotten-Eyed Joe]

Doubly so, as it's one of the few Smiths songs with zero drums or involvement from Joyce.

 

[Mimi Ramone]

I'm actually a little bit sad, that we didn't hear from Morrissey at this point. Of course it's his decision and he may have his reasons for it. But it would have been just nice to see them agreeing (publicly, I of course don't know if they're texting/speaking privately) on something again. It's their baby. And it would be quite an easy way for Morrissey to reclaim the Smiths for himself (and Marr), as he made clear, he would like to do. Now it's again only Marr fighting back for the Smiths legacy, which makes him once again the custodian in the public eye.