Well, the official White House posted a video of shackled prisoners getting on a plane to the tune of "Closing Time." They captioned it with lyrics from the song. Semisonic responded to the post condemning the use of their song,

We did not authorize or condone the White House’s use of our song in any way,” the band said in a statement to HuffPost. “And no, they didn’t ask. The song is about joy

A 1990s rock band who had a hit song about welcoming a first child into the world saw their song twisted into a deportation video without their consent.