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Photo Credit: Kenny Loggins during a 1995 Earth Day celebration by John Mathew Smith / CC by 2.0
Kenny Loggins demands his song “Danger Zone” be removed from Donald Trump’s AI-generated video of the president dumping feces on No Kings protestors.
Donald Trump is no stranger to angering musicians for his unauthorized use of their work, especially during his presidential campaigns. Now, Kenny Loggins says he wants his classic hit “Danger Zone” removed from an AI-generated video the president posted over the weekend on his Truth Social platform.
The video shows Trump dumping feces on No Kings protestors from a jet labeled “King Trump” while Loggins’ “Danger Zone” plays.
“This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone.’ Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately,” said Loggins in a statement released on Monday.
“I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us. Too many people are trying to tear us apart, and we need to find new ways to come together,” he continued.
“We’re all Americans, and we’re all patriotic. There is no ‘us and them’—that’s not who we are, nor is it what we should be. It’s all of us. We’re in this together, and it is my hope that we can embrace music as a way of celebrating and uniting each and every one of us.”
The video, shared on Trump’s Truth Social account without commentary, comes in response to millions of Americans participating in No Kings protests across 2,500 locations nationwide over the weekend. Estimates suggest more than 7 million people across the United States participated in the peaceful protest on Saturday.
But Loggins’ “Top Gun” hit is far from the first song featured in a Trump-approved capacity without its performer’s prior authorization. Artists including The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, the estate of Isaac Hayes, The White Stripes, ABBA, and Celine Dion have all expressed their outrage at the use of their music during Trump’s presidential campaign and in his political ads.
