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Donald Trump is being mocked for his “sarcastic” use of Celine Dion’s Oscar-winning song from Titanic In his last gathering.
Shortly before the presidential candidate took the stage in Bozeman, Montana, on Friday, his supporters watched a clip of Dion singing her 1997 hit “My Heart Will Go On” on a big screen.
It has since emerged that Dion, who recently performed at the Olympics opening ceremony that Trump criticized, did not support the use of the song. The singer’s management team and record label released a statement on Saturday (August 10) criticizing the politician.
Dion had previously refused to sing at Trump’s inauguration when he was elected president in 2016.
The decision to use the song sparked a wave of mockery on social media. Many highlighted the irony that the song, taken from a movie about a sinking ship, was used days after Kamala Harris appeared to be leading Trump in the presidential election polls for the first time.
In a new poll, the Democrat took Advance by three points In a new poll, the song was used a day after the former president held a widely condemned press conference that included false claims.
“Wait, did Celine Dion give Trump permission to use it? Titanic “A song? It’s kind of fitting since his campaign is going downhill,” one person wrote on X/Twitter, while another said: “This is so obvious what’s going on with his campaign, the cognitive dissonance is amazing.”
“I can’t help but laugh. It fits perfectly with the metaphor that the Trump campaign is a sinking ship,” one person added.
Trump has used the phrase “My Heart Will Go On” at his rallies before, including in November 2020, shortly before he lost the election to Joe Biden.
His campaign has also used songs without permission before — in January 2024, Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr expressed disbelief at footage of the band’s 1984 song “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” being played at a Trump rally.
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In July 2020, the family of the late Tom Petty issued a statement objecting to Trump’s use of “I Won’t Back Down” in his campaign.
Trump played the hit song from 1989 at a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but Petty’s estate claimed he was not authorized to use it. In a statement, the family said Trump’s campaign was “leaving too many Americans and common sense behind.”
“The late Tom Petty and his family stand firmly against racism and discrimination of any kind. Tom Petty would never want his song used in a hate campaign. He loved bringing people together,” the statement added.
The following month, Neil Young sued Trump for copyright infringement over the use of two of his songs in what the artist called a “campaign of ignorance and hate.”
