Phil Collins is the latest artist to speak out against Donald Trump for using his song at a campaign rally. Specifically, Trump used Phil’s 1981 smash “In the Air Tonight” at a rally in Iowa on Wednesday night right before he took the stage. “Yes we are well aware of the Trump campaign’s use of this song and we have already issued a ‘cease and desist’ letter via our lawyers who continue to monitor the situation,” a representative for Collins told Consequence of Sound.
Even if he had gotten permission, using a song titled “In the Air Tonight” during a global airborne pandemic is a questionable choice, but we are talking about Donald Trump.
Collins joins Neil Young, The Animals’ Eric Burdon, John Fogerty , the Leonard Cohen estate, The Village People, and more in the list of artists who have expressed displeasure at Trump using their songs.
Watching @CNN's @ErinBurnett & Jim @Acosta talk about the mostly maskless crowd at tonight's #Iowa Trump rally in Des Moines, where Covid-19 cases are rising… while the campaign is blasting @PhilCollinsFeed "IN THE AIR TONIGHT" is peak #2020 🤦♂️🙆🤷#Wtf #VOTE #BidenHarris2020 pic.twitter.com/YOpC26ptvC
— Gaston (@gaston213) October 14, 2020