Popular rock band says Homeland Security used its song without permission: 'Go f... yourselves' [View all]
https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2025/07/popular-rock-band-says-homeland-security-used-its-song-without-permission-go-f-yourselves.html
The Department of Homeland Security decided to share a hype video on Instagram along with a voice over featuring some Bible verses and a clip of the song, Gods Gonna Cut You Down.
Check out the comments on the video, and plenty of folks took issue with the video, but none perhaps as much as the popular rock band, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. And that is because the video uses its cover of Gods Gonna Cut You Down, and the band says it does so without its permission.
It has come to our attention that the Department of Homeland Security is improperly using our recording of Gods Gonna Cut You Down in your latest propaganda video, the band wrote on Instagram. Its obvious that you dont respect Copyright Law and Artist Rights any more than you respect Habeas Corpus and Due Process rights, not to mention the separation of Church and State per the US Constitution.
For the record, we hereby order @dhsgov to cease and desist the use of our recording and demand that you immediately pull down your video, the post continued. Oh, and go f
yourselves.
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