Radiohead slams ICE for using their song in a video mourning immigrant crime victims, and demands it be removed
English rock band Radiohead told Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “go fuck yourselves” on Friday after one of their songs was used in a video mourning victims of illegal immigrant crimes.
Radiohead They released a public statement to several media outlets condemning the use of their song “Let Down” in a pro-ICE videoone of several recent incidents of artists objecting to the use of their music in pro-ICE videos.
“We’re asking the amateurs who control ICE’s social media account to take it down. This isn’t funny, this song means a lot to us and others, and you can’t take it without a fight. The band also said, ‘Go yourselves…Radiohead,'” the band said, according to the band. NBC News And other media.
The video released by ICE showed portraits of several alleged victims of illegal immigrant violence during Chorale’s performance of “Let Down.”
“Thousands of American families have been torn apart by unlawful criminal violence perpetrated by foreigners,” the agency wrote in a tweet as a comment on the video. “American citizens have been raped and murdered by those who have no right to be in our country. This is what we are fighting for. This is why we are here.”
Lauren Pace, deputy assistant secretary of Homeland Security, did not say whether the agency would honor the request to remove the video, but instead told Fox News Digital and other media outlets: “We are fighting for Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nungaray, Rachel Morin, Katie Abraham, and countless other American victims of illegal alien crimes. Where is the compassion for the mothers, fathers, sons and daughters of Americans who were brutally raped and murdered by illegal aliens? Are you legitimate?
This is not the only incident in which Radiohead has objected to the use of their music in a political video.
In early February, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and film director Paul Thomas Anderson asked the “Melania” documentary to remove a song They confirmed that it was used without Greenwood’s permission.
A statement from Greenwood’s representative claimed that the film used his song “Barbara Rose” without consulting Greenwood.
“We have learned that a piece of music from the movie Phantom Thread was used in the Melania documentary,” the statement told Variety.
“While Jonny Greenwood does not own a copyright in the score, Universal failed to consult Jonny regarding this third party use in breach of his composer agreement. As a result, Jonny and Paul Thomas Anderson have requested that it be removed from the documentary.”
Fox News Digital contacted ICE and Radiohead and did not receive an immediate response.
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