In the end, the Republican presidential candidate only had one shot, one opportunity to rap his favorite song on the trail.
, clashes between candidates and musicians only became a fixture of campaign seasons starting in 1984, when President Ronald Reagan, while campaigning in New Jersey, mentioned native son Bruce Springsteen and his “message of hope.” Springsteen, whose “Born in the U.S.A.” was a hit at the time, complained Reagan was co-opting his image.
Such tiffs have become a common part of the American political landscape in the nearly 40 years since.got George W. Bush into hot water during his two successful presidential campaigns in 2000 and 2004: Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down,” John Mellencamp’s “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.,” Sting’s “Brand New Day” and Orleans’s “Still the One.”
In 2008, Republican presidential nominee John McCain took flak from the band Heart because his campaign played “Barracuda” as his running mate Sarah Palin walked onstage at the Republican National Convention.Soul and R&B legend Sam Moore sent a letter to then-Sen. Barack Obama , requesting his 2008 presidential campaign stop using “Hold On, I’m Comin,’” the song he performed as a member of the group Sam and Dave.
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