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Aerosmith demand that Trump stops using their song

Aerosmith not too happy that Trump is using their song
Aerosmith not too happy that Trump is using their song

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has asked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop using their power ballad Dream On at campaign events.

Lawyers for Tyler sent a 'cease-and-desist' letter to Mr Trump’s campaign on Saturday.

The letter says that Mr Trump does “not have our client’s permission to use Dream On’” or any of Tyler’s other songs and that it “gives the false impression that he is connected with or endorses Mr Trump’s presidential bid”.

Steven Tyler not happy with the Trump campaign

Tyler, who is a registered Republican, says it is not a "personal" issue but one of permission and copyright.

It is the third time a musician has confronted Trump about using their songs to promote his presidential bid.

After using Neil Young's Rockin' in the Free World at his campaign launchTrump received an angry response from the left leaning singer and demaded that he stop using the song.

R.E.M frontman Michael Stipe

Then it was the turn of rockers R.E.M to go on the attack after their song It's The End of The World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) was used at a Trump rally.

Lead singer, Michael Stipe, issued an angry statement saying: "Go f*** yourselves, the lot of you - you sad, attention-grabbing, power-hungry little men. Do not use our music or my voice for your moronic charade of a campaign".

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