Even fictional bands are banning the Trump campaign from using their music.
After Isaac Hayes’ estate successfully barred Trump from using “Hold On, I’m Coming,” the cinematic heavy metal act Spinal Tap have preemptively demanded that the campaign not play their song “Sex Farm.”
Harry Shearer, who portrays Spinal Tap bassist Derek Smalls, declared the song off-limits in a hilarious tweet: “Not a band to be outdone, Spinal Tap is demanding that the Trump campaign refrain from playing ‘Sex Farm’ at their rallies.”
“Sex Farm” is an ’80s hard rock pastiche with lyrics that parody the objectification of women that was centric to that decade’s rock/metal culture. While it’s obviously not a song any political campaign would actually play, the joke is that it’s a pretty apt depiction of Donald Trump’s history of sexual misconduct and misogyny: “Sex farm woman / I’m gonna mow you down / Sex farm woman / I’ll rake and hoe you down.”
In the comments to the tweet, someone asked if Spinal Tap’s “Big Bottom” was still “up for grabs” for Trump, to which Shearer cleverly replied, “He thinks so.”
Meanwhile, we previously reported that the highly anticipated sequel to the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap was wrapping up filming this summer, with plans for a release in Spring/Summer 2025.
“We got everybody together and we added a couple of surprise guests,” remarked Rob Reiner of the film, which sees him reprising his role as director alongside the band’s original cast: Christopher Guest (as Nigel Tufnel), Michael McKean (as David St. Hubbins), and Shearer (as Smalls).
Below you can see Shearer’s tweet and revisit Spinal Tap’s “Sex Farm.”
Not a band to be outdone, Spinal Tap is demanding that the Trump campaign refrain from playing “Sex Farm” at their rallies.
— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) September 6, 2024
He thinks so.
— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) September 6, 2024
