Semisonic is talking out in opposition to the White Home after the discharge of a deportation video utilizing their 1998 hit “Closing Time.”

The tune, which was written in regards to the beginning of lead singer Dan Wilson’s daughter and has over time grow to be an end-of-the-night anthem, is featured in a clip posted to the White Home‘s socials depicting a person in handcuffs being deported by border patrol. As different males are loaded onto a airplane, a clip of the tune performs with Wilson singing, “You don’t should go residence however you may’t keep right here.”

Semisonic blasted the White Home for utilizing the tune with out their approval, and for misinterpreting the message behind it. In an announcement shared with Selection and initially reported by Rolling Stone, the band stated, “We didn’t authorize or condone the White Home’s use of our tune in any manner. And no, they didn’t ask. The tune is about pleasure and prospects and hope, they usually have missed the purpose completely.”

The White Home didn’t instantly reply to Selection‘s request for remark.

That is removed from the primary time that an artist or band has accused President Donald Trump of utilizing their music with out permission. Throughout his 2024 marketing campaign, Jack White and Meg White filed a lawsuit in opposition to him for “flagrant misappropriation” of their tune “Seven Nation Military” in a since-deleted social media submit selling him. Artists together with Celine Dion, Foo Fighters and the Smiths’ Johnny Marr expressed their distaste over the exploitation of their songs, and a decide ordered Trump to cease utilizing Sam & Dave’s “Maintain On, I’m Coming” at rallies.