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Foo Fighters Taking "Appropriate Actions" Against Trump Team (UPDATE)

UPDATE: Foo Fighters rep says "appropriate actions are being taken" after the unauthorized use of "My Hero" by the Trump/Vance campaign.

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UPDATE [11:54 pm ET]: A spokesperson for the Foo Fighters tells Billboard: "Foo Fighters were not asked permission, and if they were, they would not have granted it" – noting that "appropriate actions are being taken" against the Trump/Vance campaign (with any monies received as a result being donated to the Harris/Walz campaign).

In case you didn't hear, ex-reality show host, multi-impeached ex-POTUS, and convicted felon Donald Trump, and the walking magnet for awkward moments, Sen. JD Vance, picked up points in the all-important brain worm and dead bear cub pranksters demos with an official endorsement from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier today. Then, Trump invited RFK Jr. onstage during the former's rally in Arizona on Friday night to… well… do the same thing. But that's not the headline-grabber – it was the song selection that was used to introduce RFK Jr. – Foo Fighters' (Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee, and Josh Freese) "My Hero" – the hit single from the band's 1997 album The Colour and the Shape. Surprised? So were the folks running the band's social media.

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Image: FOX TV Screencap; Manchester, Tennessee USA – 06-18-2023: Foo Fighters perform at Bonnaroo music festival (Shutterstock.com/L Paul Mann)

When Wu Tang is for the Children tagged the band on Twitter with a clip from the rally, asking them if they let Trump use the song – the answer was crystal clear: "No." The band then screencapped the exchange and sent out the following follow-up tweet.

Foo Fighters: Jagger, "Rope," Mirren & More (SNL 2010/2020 Rewind)

As a lead-up to the band joining first-time host/stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze for the last show of October 2023, we took a look back at the Foo Fighters' SNL timeline to highlight how it impacted the long-running sketch comedy/music series over the decades. Here's a look back at the band's interactions with the long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series during the 2010s and 2020s:

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Image: SNL Screencaps

2011's S36E19: Helen Mirren ("Rope" & "Walk," with Grohl appearing in the SNL Digital Short "Helen Mirren's Magical Bosom" and as Tony in the "Bongo's Clown Room" sketch):

2012's S37E22: Mick Jagger (special guests performing "19th Nervous Breakdown" & "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" medley with Jagger):

2017's S42E09: Kevin Hart (performing an extended take on "Everlong" before a Christmas medley):

2020's S46E96: Dave Chappelle ("Shame Shame" & "Times Like These")

And here's a look back at the band in a previously-released SNL featurette offering some personal perspectives on their past appearances:

In the following clip, Bargatze and the Foo Fighters are joined by SNL cast member Marcello Hernandez for a trio of promos. In the first, Hernandez drops an appropriate pun for the holiday – and following that, Bargatze reminds Hernandez that he might be off by a week. And finally, Bargatze leaves Hernandez wanting in the compliment department…

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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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