George Harrison's estate slams Trump for using 'Here Comes the Sun' at the Republican convention
The estate for The Beatles' George Harrison thinks the Republican National Convention got its song choices totally wrong Thursday night. If the convention wanted to borrow one of his songs, Harrison's estate tweeted, it should've been "Beware of Darkness" — not "Here Comes the Sun":
Using "Here Comes the Sun" for Ivanka Trump's entrance, the estate said, was both "offensive and against the wishes of the George Harrison estate":
Harrison's estate hasn't been the only one unhappy with the convention's music choices. Billboard reported Paul Rodgers, Queen, Earth, Wind & Fire, The O'Jays, and Luciano Pavarotti's family have all complained about their music making an appearance at the RNC this week.
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