Free World? Neil Young Objects to GOP Candidate Playing His Song

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On Tuesday, a big announcement was made by a publicity-seeking has-been with bad hair. Oh, and Donald Trump also declared that he was running for president.

Canadian rocker Neil Young is first out of the gate – trumping even Tom Petty – loudly announcing his objection to a presidential candidate he disagrees with using his music at a campaign event. Apparently Trump played Young’s 1989 anthem, ‘Rockin’ in the Free World,’ at his announcement, and the rocker wants the world to know that he is not happy.

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