Spinal Tap Is Latest Group To Forbid Trump From Using Its Music
Even a satirical band doesn’t want Donald Trump playing its songs at his rallies.
The members of Spinal Tap, the heavy metal band in the 1984 mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap,” featuring comedy legends Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Christoper Guest, have drawn a line in the sand with the former president regarding their music.
Well, at least one song.
On Friday, Shearer (aka Tap bassist Derek Smalls) posted on X, formerly Twitter, demanding “that the Trump campaign refrain from playing ‘Sex Farm’ at their rallies.”
The post was in response to a recent ruling that stopped Trump’s presidential campaign from playing “Hold On, I’m Coming” by the late Isaac Hayes during events.
In addition, artists including Celine Dion, ABBA, Beyoncé and the Foo Fighters, along with Sinéad O’Connor’s estate, have also objected to Trump’s use of their songs at his rallies.
Not a band to be outdone, Spinal Tap is demanding that the Trump campaign refrain from playing “Sex Farm” at their rallies.
— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) September 6, 2024
Shearer’s post was probably meant as a joke since (A) he is a comedy legend and (B) the chances of any campaign, even Trump’s, using a song with lyrics including “Working on a sex farm/ Trying to raise some hard love/ Getting out my pitchfork/ Poking your hay” are slim.
Still, HuffPost did do its due diligence and asked Shearer if “Sex Farm” had actually been played at any Trump rally.
“Not that I know of,” he conceded via a post on X.
Still, just to be sure, HuffPost reached out to the Trump campaign to get its reaction to not being allowed to play “Sex Farm” at rallies, but no one immediately responded.
Meanwhile, it looks like a busy time for Spinal Tap. Shearer, McKean and Guest are working with director Rob Reiner on a sequel to their groundbreaking film, “Spinal Tap II,” which is set for release next year.