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Neil Young Gives Approval to Tim Walz to Use ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ at DNC
Tim Walz concluded his DNC speech Wednesday by walking off the stage to "Rockin’ in the Free World," with Neil Young's permission.
Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz concluded his DNC speech Wednesday by walking off the stage to Neil Young ’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.” Despite the track’s litigious history on the campaign trail, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reported that Walz sought Young’s approval to use “Rockin’ in the Free World” — one of the Minnesota governor’s favorite songs — and that the rocker himself personally authorized its usage. Young’s article also featured Shepard Fairey’s artwork promoting the Harris campaign, a not-so-subtle endorsement from the rocker who has spent the past eight years publicly criticizing and occasionally suing Donald Trump.
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