![]() ![]() Photograph: Richard Saker/The GuardianĪt last year’s Conservative party conference, Friendly Fires’ song Blue Cassette played as Boris Johnson walked on stage to give his speech. We spoke to artists who have had their songs co-opted by politics against their wishes.īetween rock and a hard place … Friendly Fires. But just as there is a tradition of political protest music, there’s an equally long one of musicians protesting against politicians’ use of their songs. Not that the band could do anything about it: the choice of music at such events is down to the discretion of the venue, not the label or artist (though it’s a different story for party political broadcasts). But the outgoing PM’s choice was not endorsed by M People, with founder Mike Pickering – a longtime anti-Tory – tweeting his anger. This year Liz Truss herself was said to have selected M People’s Moving On Up to soundtrack her arrival at the lectern: it’s a determinedly upbeat anthem, if you don’t listen to the lyrics about packing your bags and moving on out. But it’s once the politicians have left the stage that the complaints start. T here can be no tougher DJ gig than the Conservative party conference. ![]()
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