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Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This '90s Band's Response To Donald Trump Using Their Song In A Deportation Video Is Going Mega Viral
Musicians have had quite the history of telling Donald Trump to stop playing their songs. Celine Dion put the kibosh on Trump playing "My Heart Will Go On" at his rallies. Brendon Urie from Panic! At The Disco told Trump to eff off and "stop playing my song." And Rihanna said ABSOLUTELY NOT to Trump using "Don't Stop the Music." Now, the '90s band Semisonic is going super viral for telling Trump he "missed the point entirely." You probably know them best for their song "Closing Time." Well, the official White House posted a video of shackled prisoners getting on a plane to the tune of "Closing Time." They captioned it with lyrics from the song. Semisonic responded to the post condemning the use of their song, and that response has been viewed million of times. Here's what they said: A bunch of people are telling the band to sue, but that doesn't seem like it will happen. The songwriter and lead singer of Semisonic, Dan Wilson, sold his entire music catalog to Primary Wave Music Publishing in 2021. Fun fact: That included the song rights to "Someone Like You" by Adele.
Buzz Feed
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
This '90s Band's Response To Donald Trump Using Their Song In A Deportation Video Is Going Mega Viral
Musicians have had quite the history of telling Donald Trump to stop playing their songs. Celine Dion put the kibosh on Trump playing "My Heart Will Go On" at his rallies. Brendon Urie from Panic! At The Disco told Trump to eff off and "stop playing my song." Now, the '90s band Semisonic is going super viral for telling Trump he "missed the point entirely." You probably know them best for their song"Closing Time." Well, the official White House posted a video of shackled prisoners getting on a plane to the tune of "Closing Time." They captioned it with lyrics from the song. Semisonic responded to the post condemning the use of their song, and that response has been viewed million of times. A bunch of people are telling the band to sue, but that doesn't seem like it will happen. The songwriter and lead singer of Semisonic, Dan Wilson, sold his entire music catalog to Primary Wave Music Publishing in 2021.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
People are only now realising what Panic! At The Disco really means
When it comes to writing catchy pop rock hits, Panic! At The Disco always mastered it greatly. They landed on the music scene 20 years ago, and some of their tunes are still as catchy as ever. From "I write sins, not tragedies" to "nine in the afternoon", you can probably still remember some of the nostalgic lyrics today. But, even though they've been in our lives for two decades, it seems some people still don't know the meaning behind the band's name. Fans recently got talking about it on Reddit when someone asked: "Did Panic! At The Disco get their name from The Smiths?" READ MORE: Stacey Solomon's £13 packing trick fits two weeks of clothes into one suitcase READ MORE: Helen Flanagan shares 'unedited' underwear snaps as she makes emotional admission The question got a lot of people talking, and they seemed to have all sorts of ideas. Lots of theories were put foward as to what the band's name really means. One person said: "The Smiths influenced so many great bands, but so many awful ones too." Another wrote: "I don't believe so, but Panic! At The Disco have cited the Smiths as one of their influences." A third also added: "I didn't hear it, but good for them." Meanwhile, a fourth also commented: "Brendon Urie has covered some Smiths songs before." If you're confused, some people have always thought the name was inspired by The Smiths' 1987 song called "Panic". The chorus sees Morrissey singing the line "burn down the disco", which some people think encouraged the name. But it's reported the band's frontman, Urie, actually explained the name was taken from a group that's less wellknown. They were called Name Taken, and they were around during the late '90s. The band also created a song called "Panic", and it featured the lines: "Panic at the disco/Sat back and took it so slow/Are you nervous?/Are you shaking?" Initially, Name Taken performed under the moniker "All That's Left" until they found out the name was already being used, so they had to change it to something different. Much like Panic! At The Disco, Name Taken comprised of a group of childhood friends as they began making music together when they were in school.
