At Donald Trump's first major campaign event (74) this year, the classic Tom Petty "I Won't Back Down" boomed into the ears of the public in Tulsa / Oklahoma via the indoor microphones. The widow of the late musician (1950-2017), Jane Petty, now published a letter with other family members via Facebook and was outraged at the use of the song. The song is about her family and should not be used "to advance a campaign that leaves too many Americans and common sense".
Her husband is against racism and discrimination of all kinds. "Tom wrote the song for outsiders, for normal people and for everyone," it says. You want to make it clear that everyone should think and choose how they want. Nevertheless, the family wanted to distance themselves from Trump and his campaign. One believes in America and in democracy, but Trump would not represent these ideals. There was no permission for Trump, an action for an injunction had already been filed.
Even before the Petty family, numerous artists, their survivors or their management put up a fight against the use of their Donald Trump songs. It is known, for example, that no titles by Elton John, Prince, Aerosmith, REM, Adele, The Rolling Stones, Guns N 'Roses, Rihanna, Neil Young, Pharrell Williams, Queen and Earth Wind and Fire played on Trump's appearances should be.