Well, here’s an unlikely odd couple for you: Donald Trump and Sir Elton John. What?
Apparently, at a recent rich-person dinner, someone asked Trump who would perform at his inauguration ball. “We always love Elton John,” Trump answered. Who is this “we” Trump is referring to? That’s unclear. Also unclear is whether Elton John would have anything to do with Trump’s inauguration.
Elton’s legal people have already told the Trump campaign to stop using his music at his campaign rallies. (For some reason, Trump thought it was a good idea to play “Rocket Man” and “Tiny Dancer” to warm up the crowd.)
Adele also made Trump stop using her music, as did Neil Young and Aerosmith. For a billionaire, Trump sure does seem stingy about securing music licenses.
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“Elton’s music has not been requested for use in any official capacity by Donald Trump,” said an Elton publicist. “Any use of his music should not be seen as an endorsement of Donald Trump by Elton.”
That’s probably the response Donald would get if he invited Elton to the inauguration, given Trump’s lousy attitudes toward LGBTs. He opposes marriage equality, he’s all over the map on nondiscrimination, and he said he’d consider appointing judges to the Supreme Court who would overturn the freedom to marry. Elton might want to keep his distance.
Then again … who knows. Elton did sing at Rush Limbaugh’s wedding, so maybe for him, a paycheck’s a paycheck.
robho3
Elton will do anything for $$$$. Well he’s gotta pay his 10k a month floral bill.
Josh447
Trump is an ally. Time to see the forest instead of just a tree. All his bluster was for drama and votes. His entire demeanor will most likely change once he lands the nom. Stay tuned. He’s a democrat in wolf’s clothing.
Bob LaBlah
Not only did Sir Elton sing at Rush the fathead’s wedding but, quoting a recent article regarding the late David Bowie’s opinion of him, he also was the “token” queen who was chosen to sing with Eminem and the Academy of Country Music Award show when it was held in NYC a few years back. But hey, I grew up with her…er, um, him, and I still like his music. Some of his political choices do make me cringe when I see he is in the news these days of late. It seems hard to believe he is that broke that he HAS to take this seemingly degrading positions. He has to know he is looking all of what David Bowie said he was, the Token Queen. Does Bernie get all of the royalties and he only gets the crumbs?
Mack
@Josh447: I would have to see it to believe it. I don’t trust ANYTHING running with a “R” after their name.
Brian
Is there anything that Elton won’t do for money? I’m sure there is.
silveroracle
I think you’ve scraped the bottom of the barrel this timeElton.
IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou
Toss the old traitor some money and he’ll lick a shitty republican ass crack. He’s already shown that.
Bob LaBlah
@IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou: Please. PLEASE stop.The thought of seeing Rush Limbaugh’s a………………..as I asked, PLEASE stop.
o.codone
@IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou: Now you got me thinking about azz crack. What does Bernie’s look like, and taste like? And, the winning azz crack has to be Hillary’s. Looks bad, tastes bad. Even Bill Clinton himself won’t go near it without Lysol. haahhah.
DCguy
@Josh447:
So your reasoning to support Trump is, “Vote for him, he lies about everything”?
DCguy
Weird, I’ve tried twice to post about John being opposed to LGBTs in the U.S. fighting for the right to marry until it directly effected him and it won’t go through, am I hitting a word that is blocked??
Bob LaBlah
@DCguy: You too huh? Have you also noticed that when youtube.com videos are posted they no longer show the picture, just the link? You used to be able to see the picture of what it was you were clicking on.
Some one has hit this site hard with viruses. They finally got the repeating messages sent from Facebook pages (or I assume) fixed but that too was not the first time that it had happened. Too many people have noticed this over-censorshipped problem and how irritating it is. I don’t like making comments in the twitter-limit fashion but that seems to be the case once you notice a comment won’t post.
1EqualityUSA
Trump said that he would have the Heritage Foundation vet his Supreme Court justices. The Supreme Court will shape the Nation for decades. Dems will pick justices who won’t coerce us from the bench with their own special religious interpretations. Vote Blue, no matter who.
MinnesotaNotNice
Elton John is a sellout! He proved that years ago when he tried in vain to desperately explain his cozying up to that vile pig, Rush Limbaugh, when he played at one of Rush’s many weddings. He’s in it for the money only, and I have no respect for him any more…..I’ll take Ellen and her values and principles any day over Elton’s.