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1990s band Semisonic has responded to the Trump administration using their hit song in a controversial deportation video posted onto social media.
Earlier today the White House and Border Patrol official Instagram accounts posted a video of agents searching illegal immigrants before deportation set to the tune of the 1998 smash hit Closing time.
The video was captioned featuring lyrics to the tune as it read: ‘[music note emoji] You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here [music note emoji] @borderpatrol’
Now the Minneapolis based band has responded to the use of their song in an statement to DailyMail.com which read: ‘We did not authorize or condone the White House’s use of our song in any way. And no, they didn’t ask.
‘The song is about joy and possibilities and hope, and they have missed the point entirely.’
The track was written by frontman Dan Wilson who has continued to have a successful career in songwriting as he co-wrote Grammy Award winning 2011 Adele track Someone Like You.
1990s band Semisonic has responded to the Trump administration using their hit song in a controversial deportation video posted onto social media
Earlier today the White House and Border Patrol official Instagram accounts posted a video of agents searching illegal immigrants before deportation set to the tune of the 1998 smash hit Closing time
The song was a global hit in the late 90s as it reached number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and the top 50 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
