Last week, ICE's social media pages posted a propaganda video soundtracked by a choral version of "Let Down," the 1997 classic that went viral and charted on the Hot 100 last year. That puts Radiohead among the many, many artists who have seen their music used by the Dept. of Homeland Security without permission. They are not happy about it. In response, the band released a statement through their PR reps today. Here it is, in full:
We demand that the amateurs in control of the ICE social media account take it down. It ain’t funny, this song means a lot to us and other people, and you don’t get to appropriate it without a fight.
Also, go fuck yourselves…
Radiohead
Earlier this month, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood objected when a piece of his score for the Paul Thomas Anderson film Phantom Thread appeared in the recent documentary Melania, and he put out a statement asking for it to be removed. In response, Melania producer Marc Beckman said, "Please tell him he’s welcome to call me if he wishes to discuss. But that song is in the film forever, regardless of the infrastructure which delivers the content."
