Is Paul McCartney backing Joe Biden? Beatles song Good Day Sunshine is played in DNC ...
The Beatles song Good Day Sunshine rang out at the Democratic National Convention last night, sparking speculation that its writer Paul McCartney gave the party his blessing to use the band's notoriously expensive music.
The 1966 track played over a montage of Jill Biden going for a run, on the night her husband Joe was formally crowned as the Democratic nominee for president.
Viewers remarked that the DNC would have had to spend 'half its budget' to license the song - unless McCartney gave it away for free.
McCartney referred to Trump as a 'mad captain' in the 2018 song Despite Repeated Warnings and met privately with Hillary Clinton during her 2016 campaign.
Nike once faced a $15million lawsuit for using the Beatles song Revolution in its ads while producers of the movie Yesterday reportedly paid $10million in licensing fees.
Donald Trump too has previously fallen foul of artists who disapprove of his politics, including the Rolling Stones who threatened to sue him last month for using their songs at his rallies.
Source: Tim Stickings/dailymail.co.uk
