The featured image is one of those fakakta digital trading cards sold by the Kaiser of Chaos to his stupider followers. Trump as Elvis? Are you fucking kidding me?

Musicians have been complaining about Team Trump using their music without permission since 2016. Typically, it’s because they hate his politics and don’t want their music associated with Trumpism. Who can blame them?

Some of these artists have sued, others have publicly complained and threatened to sue. Team Trump ignores them all and as long as they pay the licensing fee, they can get away with it since they don’t mind bad publicity. For example, The Village People have filed quadrennial complaints about Trump’s use of YMCA even though it may be the only thing keeping their memory alive. Freedom, man.

There are so many complaints that there’s even a Wikipedia page with a list of musicians who want Team Trump to stop using their music. They, of course, do not give a shit. They think they’re outlaws riding the range or some such shit. They don’t even care about using obviously liberal songs by liberal artists. It’s yet another way to own the libs, which has to be the stupidest development in American political history. Such ownership is strictly transitory. Freedom, man.

I’ve  compiled a Top Ten list of mostly American artists who want the Donald to knock it the fuck off. I’ve listed them in order of  personal musical preference. I skipped some big names because I felt like it. It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to. Freedom, man.

I give you The Cease & Desist Top Ten List.

NUMBER TEN: Team Trump used this as Bobby Junior’s walk on music at a recent rally. Foo Fighters cried foul. Freedom, man.

NUMBER NINE, NUMBER NINE, NUMBER NINE:  Beyonce has given Team Harris permission to use this song. Team Trump uses it anyway. Freedom, man.

NUMBER EIGHT: I love The Boss, but this is not one of his better tunes. Politicians, however, love using it. It must be the repetitive keyboard riff that I find irritating. Freedom, man.

NUMBER SEVEN: Paul Rodgers thinks it’s all wrong now to play this song at Trump rallies, nevertheless they persist. Freedom, man.

NUMBER SIX:  The latest entrant in the stop using my music brigade, Little Feat. Freedom, man.

NUMBER FIVE: Isaac Hayes’ son sued over Team Trump’s use of this Hayes-Porter classic. The title is sinister when attached to the Trump campaign. Freedom, man.

NUMBER FOUR:  Like several other artists on this list REM has been politically active forever and not in right-wing circles. Freedom, man.

NUMBER THREE: Of course, Team Trump has used this ode to defiance. Of course, the Petty estate has objected. Nothing petty about that. Freedom, man.

NUMBER TWO: One of my favorite Neil Young tunes. It’s about the end of the Cold War, not libertarian MAGA fantasies. Freedom, man.

NUMBER ONE: This song is an attack on chickenhawks like Donald Trump who dodged the Vietnam era draft. Plus, John Fogerty is a lifelong Democrat and donor to liberal causes. He even espoused mask wearing during the pandemic. Freedom, man.

I like to add a little lagniappe to my music posts. The last word goes to The Who: