For the only time in the history of the hip-hop group, the Beastie Boys gave permission for a political advertisement to use one of their songs. Over the weekend, an ad for presidential candidate Joe Biden showed Beastie Boy’s nervous 1994 hit “Sabotage”.
The political commercial made its debut during Sunday night’s NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns. The ad focuses on the negative impact of the COIVD-19 pandemic on live music venues centered around the Blind Pig Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
“Sabotage” was used with permission on a “Star Trek” trailer and the video game “Destiny 2”, but never for promotional purposes until the Biden ad. Adam “MCA” Yauch, member of the Late Beastie Boys, stated in his will that he would not use the band’s music for advertising.
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