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Michael Newberry's avatar

Hilarious.

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tecolote42's avatar

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.

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kitten seeking answers's avatar

the most recent addition to his history of musical plagiarism including Celine Dion’s Titanic “My Heart Will Go On” … which he planned to repurpose for the MAGA patriots in the grisly days after he sinks America into the Great Technocratic Reset that he is in the process of enabling

https://www.thelist.com/1894299/trump-claims-child-prodigy-flute/

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GadflyBytes's avatar

Not personally a fan of the Beach Boys. Their trite and saccharine lyrics are a bridge too far for me. However, a google search turns up this parody from 1980, by Vince Vance & the Valients. That predates McCain and Trump versions, right?

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GadflyBytes's avatar

Oh wait, your article is a parody itself, so the McCain version is made up?

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Kyle Kissinger (no relation)'s avatar

Was not aware of this, good find!

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Rat's avatar

I can think of another pop classic that could made into «Bombin' Iran» quite easily:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl6u2NASUzU

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