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Neil Young has penned a letter to President Trump and updated the lyrics to one of his famous songs just days after rebuffing the president's use of his music at a July Fourth event on the footsteps of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

Neil Young sounded off on President Donald Trump yesterday (July 6) in one of his signature scathing letters after Trump used his music at another one of his rallies.

Neil Young has shared an open letter written to Donald Trump, as the US President continues to use the musician’s work without permission.Before Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore last week, three of Young’s songs were heard blasting from the speakers – ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’, ‘Like a Hurricane’, and ‘Cowgirl in the Sand’.After initially taking to Twitter to once again voice his disapproval, Young has now written to the President, saying he won’t take legal action because he doesn’t want to

Bruce Springsteen has surprise-released a Streets of Philadelphia live album recorded on Sept. 25, 1999, at Philly's First Union Center.

Bruce Springsteen has released ‘Streets of Philadelphia’, a live album recorded during a 1999 show at Philadelphia’s First Union Center. The album has long been a favourite bootleg among the Springsteen faithful but has never been officially released.Springsteen is accompanied by his iconic backing group, The E Street Band, on the recording.The album is named after the track Springsteen wrote for the film Philadelphia and is available to purchase now via his website.

Neil Young is "NOT ok" with his music being played at President Donald Trump's Mount Rushmore event on Friday.

Neil Young joined a long line of entertainers and performing artists who have slammed the president of the United States, Donald Trump, for using their music without permission. At a recent campaign rally in Mount Rushmore, Donald Trump used one of Neil’s classic songs, “Keep On Rockin’ In The Free World.” Using the Neil Young Archives Twitter account, the legendary performer wrote that he wasn’t ok with the song’s use at the rally.

Young tweeted Friday.

Neil Young is speaking out against Donald Trump for using his music during the president's Mount Rushmore event in South Dakota.

Chris Willman Music WriterIf Donald Trump were only to play rock songs at his events that had the permission of the recording artists in question, his walk-ons and walk-offs would mostly take place to the sound of silence.

Another day, another celebrity attacking Donald Trump. This time around it was music icon Neil Young, 74, who had a big problem with them playing two of his biggest hits, “Like a Hurricane” and “Rockin’ in the Free World”, upon the president’s arrival at his Mt. Rushmore rally on Friday, July 3. “This is NOT ok with me,” one tweet read. He doubled down on his words in a separate tweet, writing, “I stand in solidarity with the Lakota Sioux & this is NOT ok with me.”

Three of Neil Young songs were used at Donald Trump’s Mount Rushmore event and Young is not okay with it.

Neil Young made clear once again Friday that he doesn’t like it when one of his songs is used during a public appearance by President Trump. On Friday night, Young’s 1989 song, “Rockin’ in the Free World,” was played during the president’s Independence Day weekend event at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

Neil Young has condemned the use of his music by US President Donald Trump ahead of his Fourth of July speech at Mount Rushmore.Before Trump’s speech, three of Young’s songs were heard blasting from the speakers – ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’, ‘Like a Hurricane’, and ‘Cowgirl in the Sand’.

Ted Johnson Neil Young objected to the use of his music in the prelude to President Donald Trump’s event at the base of Mount Rushmore, siding with Lakota Sioux who have long claimed the land as their own in violation of an 1868 treaty with the U.S.

Neil Young has brought back his Fireside Sessions series for a sixth episode, sharing a deeply political new episode.Performing from his porch instead of the usual position next to his fireplace, Young shared a number of protest songs from across his career, as well as a cover of Bob Dylan‘s ‘The Times They Are A-Changin”.During the set, Young played ‘Alabama’ from his ‘Harvest’ album before taking on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young protest song ‘Ohio’, as well as a rarity called ‘Campaigner’ and

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