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Fact Check: Yes, Trump posted a 'Bomb Iran' Beach Boys parody video
Claim: In June 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump posted a parody song online of a 1965 song by The Beach Boys in which the lyrics "bomb Iran" replaced "Barbara Ann" over video of B-2 fighter jets dropping bombs. Rating: In the days following U.S. strikes on nuclear sites in Iran in June 2025, a screen recording of a video U.S. President Donald Trump allegedly posted circulated on multiple platforms — including X (archived), Bluesky (archived) and Reddit (archived) — collectively receiving millions of views. The video was a parody of The Beach Boys song "Barbara Ann," in which the words "Barbara Ann" were swapped out for "bomb Iran," with additional lyrics, such as: "Went to a mosque. Gonna throw some rocks" and "Time to turn Iran into a parking lot." Although several users expressed skepticism about the post, the screen recordings were authentic. Trump really did post a parody video (archived) on his social media platform Truth Social, displaying footage of B-2 bombers dropping explosives in a parody of "Barbara Ann" on June 24, 2025. The post received more than 32,600 likes, as of this writing. (Truth Social user @realDonaldTrump) The parodied version of the song is not new. American band Vince Vance & the Valiants released the song in 1980 — at the time of the 1979-1981 hostage crisis in Iran in which Iranian students in Tehran took dozens of Americans hostage. Although The Beach Boys popularized the song in 1965, doo-wop group The Regents originally released the song four years earlier, in 1961. The original song features completely different lyrics to the parodied version. One verse of the original is as follows: Went to a dance, lookin' for romance Saw Barbara Ann, so I thought I'd take a chance On Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann (bar, bar, bar, bar, Barbara Ann) You take my hand (bar, bar, bar, bar, take my hand) You got me rockin' and a rollin' (ho-oh), rockin' and a reelin' Barbara Ann, bar, bar, bar, bar (c'mon, black sheep) The same verse in the parodied version is: Went to a mosque, gonna throw some rocks Tell the Ayatollah, "Gonna put you in a box!" Bomb Iran. Bomb, bomb, bomb Bomb Iran Our country's got a feelin' Really hit the ceilin', bomb Iran Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran This also wasn't the first time a prominent political figure had referenced the song. During the U.S. presidential campaign in 2007, former U.S. Sen. John McCain sang the song to a crowd in South Carolina after an audience member asked him when the U.S. would send an "airmail message" to Iran. McCain later claimed in interviews that the reference was a joke. In sum, the claim that Trump posted a video featuring the song "Bomb Iran" by Vince Vance & the Valiants — a parody of "Barbara Ann" by The Beach Boys — is true. The parody song has been around since 1980, when audiences popularized it during the Iran-U.S. hostage crisis. Bomb Iran. 1 July 2009. Gonyea, Don. 'Jesting, McCain Sings: "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb" Iran'. NPR, 20 Apr. 2007. NPR, Pandya, Hershal. '"Bomb Iran" Is the Parody Song That Just Won't Die'. Vulture, 25 June 2025, Times-Picayune, Keith Spera, NOLA com |. The. 'Vince Vance Looks Back at 40 Colorful Years with the Valiants'. 16 Sept. 2011, - YouTube. Accessed 26 June 2025. - YouTube. Accessed 25 June 2025. - YouTube. Accessed 25 June 2025. - YouTube. Accessed 25 June 2025. This story was updated to clarify that although The Beach Boys popularized "Barbara Ann," doo-wop group The Regents originally released the song in 1961.
The Hill
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hill
Trump posts video with ‘Bomb Iran' song amid ceasefire
President Trump posted a new video on Truth Social featuring a compilation of videos of B-2 stealth fighter jets dropping bombs along with the 1980 song 'Bomb Iran' by Vince Vance & the Valiants. The song, a parody of the 1961 song 'Barbara Ann' by the Regents, plays over a video of various B-2 stealth fighter jets, which were used to drop 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs, or 'bunker busters,' in Iran. The jets were specifically used on the Fordow Fuel Enrichment plant and the Natanz Enrichment Complex, key nuclear sites in Iran. The U.S. also hit Iran's Isfahan nuclear site. The song continues with the lyrics, 'Went to a mosque, gonna throw some rocks, tell the Ayatollah, 'Gonna put you in a box!' Bomb Iran.' The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment. Trump posted the video on Truth Social Tuesday night amid rising tensions between Iran, Israel and the U.S. after U.S. military strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities this past weekend. The video is just the latest post from the president on the rising conflict in the Middle East, even singling out Israel in a rare move, advising them against dropping more bombs in a Truth Social post. Around the same time, Trump came down on the Iranians and Israelis earlier in the day at the White House, voicing his displeasure at continued fighting between the two adversaries. 'We basically — we have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the f‑‑‑ they're doing,' Trump told reporters at the White House earlier Tuesday. While Trump hailed the strikes against the nuclear facilities as a success, an early intelligence assessment reportedly found that Tehran's nuclear program was set back by only months.
Reuters
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Mariah Carey asks for legal fees in 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' case
April 3 (Reuters) - Pop singer Mariah Carey, Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Corp on Thursday said they are seeking more than $180,000 in legal fees, opens new tab after prevailing in a copyright dispute over her holiday megahit "All I Want for Christmas Is You." U.S. District Judge Monica Almadani in Los Angeles had ruled last month that the writers of Vince Vance and the Valiants' "All I Want for Christmas Is You" failed to show that their 1989 country song was similar enough to Carey's to support their copyright infringement lawsuit. Almadani also granted Carey and her co-defendants' request for sanctions against Andy Stone, who performs as Vince Vance, and Troy Powers, the co-writer of the 1989 song, finding that Stone and Powers' lawyers made outdated legal arguments and stated facts without evidence. Carey and her co-defendants said they are entitled to $185,602.30 in attorney fees to enforce the sanction. Lawyers for Stone and Powers did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did lawyers for Carey and her co-defendants Sony and Universal. Lawyers for Kobalt Music Publishing America, another defendant, declined to comment. Most of the work on the defense side was handled by lawyers from Davis Wright Tremaine, who represented Carey, Sony Music Entertainment and Universal, according to the fee motion. The lead partner of that team, Peter Anderson, billed $995 per hour. Vince Vance and the Valiants' "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was released in 1989 and reached the Billboard country charts during holiday seasons in the 1990s. Carey's song appeared on her 1994 album "Merry Christmas" and has since become a popular standard, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart every holiday season since 2019. Stone and Powers sued Carey in 2023, alleging her song copied theirs and requested at least $20 million in damages. Carey responded last year that the songs were "completely different" and argued that any similar elements were common to many Christmas songs, such as "snow, mistletoe, presents under Christmas trees, and wanting a loved one for Christmas."
Yahoo
20-03-2025
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Mariah Carey wins copyright lawsuit over 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - Pop singer Mariah Carey defeated a lawsuit claiming she illegally copied elements of her holiday megahit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" from a country song of the same name. U.S. District Judge Monica Almadani in Los Angeles in a ruling on Wednesday said the writers of Vince Vance and the Valiants' "All I Want for Christmas Is You" failed to show their song was objectively similar enough to Carey's to support their copyright infringement case. Attorneys for the songwriters, lawyers for Carey and spokespeople for her label, Sony Music, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the decision on Thursday. Vince Vance and the Valiants' "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was released in 1989 and reached the Billboard country charts during holiday seasons in the 1990s. Carey's song appeared on her 1994 album "Merry Christmas" and has since become a popular standard, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart every holiday season since 2019. Andy Stone, who performs as Vince Vance, and co-writer Troy Powers filed the lawsuit in 2023. They said Carey's song copied their song's "extended comparison between a loved one and trappings of seasonal luxury" and other lyrical and musical elements, requesting at least $20 million in damages. Carey responded last year that the songs were "completely different" and argued that any similar elements were common to many Christmas songs, such as "snow, mistletoe, presents under Christmas trees, and wanting a loved one for Christmas." Almadani determined on Wednesday that the songs were not similar enough for a jury to find that Carey had committed copyright infringement, citing differences in their melodies, lyrics and other musical elements. Almadani also ordered the songwriters to pay part of Carey's attorneys' fees, finding some of their filings contained a "litany of irrelevant and unsupported factual assertions."
Reuters
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Mariah Carey wins copyright lawsuit over 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'
March 20 (Reuters) - Pop singer Mariah Carey defeated a lawsuit claiming she illegally copied elements of her holiday megahit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" from a country song of the same name. U.S. District Judge Monica Almadani in Los Angeles in a ruling, opens new tab on Wednesday said the writers of Vince Vance and the Valiants' "All I Want for Christmas Is You" failed to show their song was objectively similar enough to Carey's to support their copyright infringement case. Attorneys for the songwriters, lawyers for Carey and spokespeople for her label, Sony Music (6758.T), opens new tab, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the decision on Thursday. Vince Vance and the Valiants' "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was released in 1989 and reached the Billboard country charts during holiday seasons in the 1990s. Carey's song appeared on her 1994 album "Merry Christmas" and has since become a popular standard, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart every holiday season since 2019. Andy Stone, who performs as Vince Vance, and co-writer Troy Powers filed the lawsuit in 2023. They said Carey's song copied their song's "extended comparison between a loved one and trappings of seasonal luxury" and other lyrical and musical elements, requesting at least $20 million in damages. Carey responded last year that the songs were "completely different" and argued that any similar elements were common to many Christmas songs, such as "snow, mistletoe, presents under Christmas trees, and wanting a loved one for Christmas." Almadani determined on Wednesday that the songs were not similar enough for a jury to find that Carey had committed copyright infringement, citing differences in their melodies, lyrics and other musical elements. Almadani also ordered the songwriters to pay part of Carey's attorneys' fees, finding some of their filings contained a "litany of irrelevant and unsupported factual assertions."
