Discussion: R.E.M. Singer Hits Trump, Cruz For Using His Song: 'Go F*ck Yourselves'

system1 · September 10, 2015, 12:04pm

Discussion for article #240314

debbie · September 10, 2015, 12:25pm

I hope REM follows through with an actual complaint.

antisachetdethe · September 10, 2015, 12:25pm

They can’t F*ck themselves. Neither has one long enough to reach.

teenlaqueefa · September 10, 2015, 12:26pm

Tell us how you really feel Michael.

radicalcentrist · September 10, 2015, 12:27pm

Not to mention that the song mocks the very over-heated rhetoric spouted by Cruz, Trump et al. over the Iran deal. And Cruz and the crew are too dumb to even realize that.

teenlaqueefa · September 10, 2015, 12:28pm

See, if the media was truly liberal this would be the end of both their campaigns. Thieves are not well liked by most people.

debbie · September 10, 2015, 12:30pm

Like the GOP, only the surface/title/branding matters. Details are for little people.

johnscotus · September 10, 2015, 12:44pm

…you sad, attention-grabbing, power-hungry little men…

Well said!!

thx1138 · September 10, 2015, 12:47pm

Not understanding the statement of the music they’re using in their campaigns is a tradition among Republican politicians. I’ve seen Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ used more than a few times, and Paul Ryan had Rage Against the Machine going in the background at one point.

randyabraham · September 10, 2015, 12:48pm

Yes, just like they mistook Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” as a celebration of jnigoism, these folks don’t “get” subtlety.

cvilledem · September 10, 2015, 12:56pm

Cruz even missed the not-so-subtle message in “Green Eggs and Ham.” The point of it is to try things and educate yourself. He read it during his fake filibuster of The Affordable Care Act, which he was NOT will ing to try and see if it worked. Nor is he willing to try to make it better.

Hint: It is NOT a train wreck. And although imperfect, it DOES work.

They just don’t get it. None of them do. Funny they don’t March out on stage to the songs of people who support their policies.

thx1138 · September 10, 2015, 12:58pm

I’ve long been convinced that the underlying psychology of the conservative mind relies quite a bit on there being some missing piece of their brains that understands abstraction and creativity.

thx1138 · September 10, 2015, 1:07pm

I’m trying to think of what a “conservative” song would even be. Something by Johnny Rebel?

captaincrunch · September 10, 2015, 1:12pm

Nah, the are two of the biggest d!cks in the GO(T)P!

kbob365 · September 10, 2015, 1:19pm

“conservative” songs? Let’s see… pretty much anything by Ted Nugent. For Trump, especially, maybe 2 Live Crew’s “me so horny”

radicalcentrist · September 10, 2015, 1:35pm

Lee Greenwood, “God bless the USA”. No one said it had to be a good song, did they?

sherlock1 · September 10, 2015, 1:44pm

Poor Repigs! Seems if its not a song by Ten Nugent, you feel you have to steal it. Well I’ve fixed that for you. Here’s the perfect song for you Republicans. All of you can use it and it’s lyrics are easy for you to remember.
"Republicans Suck!"

You’re welcome!

ba_al · September 10, 2015, 1:47pm

A conservative song. Nothing other than the Horst Wessel song will do for them.

srfromgr · September 10, 2015, 2:02pm

Until all these artists, who are pissed off by politicians using their music without permission or paying a royalty, start suing right after first use, these politicians will continue to use any music they want in plenty of one-offs along the campaign trail. Its sort of like an angry parent saying, “if you do it this ONE MORE TIME, there’s gonna be hell to pay, buster”. Those kind of threats rarely dissuade a child, let alone someone as immature or as thick-headed as tRump.

tsrthomas · September 10, 2015, 2:04pm

Yeah, “Stranglehold” takes on an entirely new meaning when you shine the light of “Tad’s” politics on it, doesn’t it?