Dropkick Murphys Demand Gov. Scott Walker Stop Using Their Music
This isn't the first time
The Dropkick Murphys — Celtic punk rockers from liberal Massachusetts — weren’t pleased to learn that Republican Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker used their song “Shipping Up To Boston” during the Iowa Freedom Summit this weekend. The governor appeared at the event to discuss conservative initiatives he has enacted in his home state, such as eliminating state funding for Planned Parenthood and limiting collective bargaining rights of state workers — political choices that don’t quite jive with the openly-pro-union values of the band.
Upon hearing their song used as entrance music for Governor Walker, the musicians took to Twitter to make their outrage known:
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