Brian Wilson Estate Slams Trump Over 'Bomb Iran' Beach Boys Song Parody
A representative called the "Barbara Ann" parody "in extremely poor taste" following his recent death and the Iran military strike.
The estate of Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson is condemning President Donald Trump for his unauthorized release of a parody song titled “Bomb Iran,” a satirical take on the Beach Boys’ surf-rock classic “Barbara Ann.” The track, dropped on Trump’s Truth Social platform alongside a glitzy music video, has sparked outrage, legal threats, and a cameo from an AI-generated John McCain. The song features Trump on vocals (also AI) and video shows him dancing at rallies spliced with footage of devastating drone bombings in the Middle East, dictators being interviewed, and clips from Full Metal Jacket of the Drill Sergent abusing the rookies.
The controversy erupted shortly after a U.S. military strike on Iran, ordered by Trump in collusion with Israel to thwart alleged nuclear weapons development. The song features Trump on vocals (also AI) and video shows him dancing at rallies spliced with footage of devastating drone bombings in the Middle East, dictators being interviewed, and clips from Full Metal Jacket of the Drill Sergent abusing the rookies. The video was a hit, racking up millions of views—and even more raised eyebrows. The Wilson estate, still mourning Brian’s recent passing, called the parody “in extremely poor taste,” labeling it a “desecration of a classic rock masterpiece.”
Below is an excerpt of the lyrics:
Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran
Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran
Bomb Iran… do it unplanned… Target Tehran
We caught 'em sneakin' and enriching
Now their ass is itching
Bomb Iran, bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran
“Brian would’ve written a song about harmony, not airstrikes,” said one music critic. "Turns out the only thing more dangerous than Iran’s nuclear program is Trump with GarageBand and a grudge. The video is less ‘Pet Sounds’ and more ‘Regret Sounds.’"
But the plot thickened. The estate of the late Senator John McCain threw a curveball, claiming McCain was the original mastermind behind “Bomb Iran.” McCain’s estate lawyer, Clarence T. Pennywhistle III, insists the senator penned the parody during his 2008 presidential campaign after famously singing the ditty at a town hall. “John secured the rights to ‘Barbara Ann’ fair and square,” Pennywhistle declared, waving a faded contract allegedly signed by Wilson in 1986 over a shared plate of nachos. “Trump’s stealing John’s thunder, and we’re not standing for it!”
When pressed on why they never sued McCain for his rendition, the Wilson estate admitted they were “cool with it” because McCain “at least had the decency to ask permission and not twerk in a music video afterward.” Social media sleuths on X dug up old posts suggesting McCain’s version was a “lighthearted jab,” not a “full-on war anthem with pyrotechnics.”
Trump, never one to shy away from a spotlight, defended his musical venture on Truth Social, posting, “The Beach Boys LOVE me! Brian would’ve been honored. Best music video EVER. McCain? Nice guy, but his version was low-energy. Sad!”
Other celebrities have weighed in on the controversy. Speaking via a scratchy jailhouse phone call intercepted by TMZ, P. Diddy praised Trump’s musical "lift," saying, “Yo, from one remix king to another—I gotta say, Trump snapped with that ‘Bomb Bomb Iran’ joint. That’s a wild lift, man. Took a surf tune and made it a war anthem. I don’t condone the message, but the hustle? Respect. That’s presidential piracy at its finest. Ain’t nobody flipped a Beach Boys track like that since I did ‘I Get Around.'” Diddy reportedly then hummed the chorus before being cut off by a guard shouting, “This ain’t a studio, Combs!”
Meanwhile, the internet is eating it up. X users have flooded the platform with memes, including a photoshopped McCain’s ghost high-fiving Trump at a karaoke bar. The hashtag #BombIran is trending, with one user quipping, “Trump turned ‘Barbara Ann’ into ‘We Will Rock You’—and I’m here for it.”
And so, in a world where surf-rock meets geopolitics, the Brian Wilson estate’s fight to save “Barbara Ann” from becoming Trump's pro-war anthem, “Bomb Iran” proves one thing: even in 2025, the only thing Trump can’t resist remixing is a good controversy. In the meantime, the world waits to see if this musical misfire will end in a courtroom crescendo or fizzle out like a bad cover band. Trump responded by teasing his next few singles, "Surfin' Sanctions," "Tubular Tariffs," and a cover of "Help Me, Rhonda," retitled "Help Me, Bibi." What are your thoughts on this new pro-war parody anthem? Da bomb, or a total dud? Let us know in the comments below!
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Hilarious.
Felon 47 gives me a case of the ass and I DO NOT believe anything he or his representatives say. If you're going to rip off artists, get permission first. Period. Not hard, especially if you have money and lawyers for freaks' sake.