The 2024 Republican National Convention was filled with conservative elites, everyday Americans, and some celebrities, including Trump-loving musicians.
From the Nashville-based band Sixwire keeping the attendees entertained for all four days in Milwaukee to Kid Rock warming up the crowd before Donald Trump came to the stage with a “fight, fight” rendition of a mashup of his old songs ‘American Bad Ass’ and ‘Cowboy.’
But Donald Fagen, Steely Dan’s sole surviving co-founder, wasn’t happy when his song ‘Reelin’ in the Years’ was played by Sixwire as part of its setlist. He posted a message on Facebook suggesting a different track instead: the anti-Trump ballad ‘Tin Foil Hat.’
The Republican National Convention house band, Sixwire, is playing a slew of classic rock in Milwaukee—including Steely Dan.
In a response posted to the official Steely Dan site, Donald Fagen suggests the group cover his and Todd Rundgren’s Trump takedown, “Tin Foil Hat.” pic.twitter.com/NV2C54q0pz
— Expanding Dan, a Steely Dan newsletter (@ExpandingDan) July 18, 2024
The song in question isn’t a Steely Dan tune, but a Todd Rundgren track featuring Fagan ― and it’s very specifically about Trump.
Here you can see more of the different singers and bands that showed up to the convention to support Trump and artists who have spoken out against him playing their music at his events.
Kid Rock performed before Trump took the stage on Day 4.
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The 2024 Republican National Convention was filled with conservative elites, everyday Americans, and some celebrities, including Trump-loving musicians.
From the Nashville-based band Sixwire keeping the attendees entertained for all four days in Milwaukee to Kid Rock warming up the crowd before Donald Trump came to the stage with a “fight, fight” rendition of a mashup of his old songs ‘American Bad Ass’ and ‘Cowboy.’
But Donald Fagen, Steely Dan’s sole surviving co-founder, wasn’t happy when his song ‘Reelin’ in the Years’ was played by Sixwire as part of its setlist. He posted a message on Facebook suggesting a different track instead: the anti-Trump ballad ‘Tin Foil Hat.’
The Republican National Convention house band, Sixwire, is playing a slew of classic rock in Milwaukee—including Steely Dan.
In a response posted to the official Steely Dan site, Donald Fagen suggests the group cover his and Todd Rundgren’s Trump takedown, “Tin Foil Hat.” pic.twitter.com/NV2C54q0pz
— Expanding Dan, a Steely Dan newsletter (@ExpandingDan) July 18, 2024
The song in question isn’t a Steely Dan tune, but a Todd Rundgren track featuring Fagan ― and it’s very specifically about Trump.
Here you can see more of the different singers and bands that showed up to the convention to support Trump and artists who have spoken out against him playing their music at his events.
Kid Rock performed before Trump took the stage on Day 4.
