Queen asks Trump not to use the classic We Are The Champions

We Are The Champions, mythical ballad composed in 1977 by the legendary Freddie Mercury for the British rock band, Queen, constitutes one of the most popular and recognized this musical genre subjects, even being used as a representative anthem sport worldwide.

However, within the framework of the political campaign for the upcoming presidential elections in the United States, Donald Trump, candidate for the Republican Party, daring to use the historical song as background music in one of his most recent public acts he was taken. In this situation, Brian May, guitarist and founding member of the English group, issued a statement criticizing the American politician to use the classic without permission.

"It is not an official statement of Queen, but I can confirm that permission to use the song was never requested nor given. We are telling us how to proceed to ensure that this use of the song does not continue (...) Regardless of our views on the platform Trump, it was always against our policy to allow Queen's music is used as a tool in a political campaign . "

This is not the first time that Trump is intruded into polemics with singers and groups by the indiscriminate use of various musical themes. And artists such as Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Adele, REM and Neil Young, the Republican candidate would have prohibited use their productions for political purposes.

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