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This has to be something from a secret new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, right? I mean, there’s just no way a sentient human being can be that unable to gauge the current societal climate, right? There’s simply no way that a French DJ would stand atop a Manhattan skyscraper as he fires up his “I Have A Dream” remix while “shouting out” George Floyd’s family, right?
WRONG! WRONG! As it turns out, David Guetta stunningly did attempt to remix MLK’s legendary “I Have A Dream” in honor of the late George Floyd during a live concert over the weekend, and needless to say, the internet was not pleased.
https://twitter.com/sdbcraig/status/1267178589062983680
there’ve been a lot of crimes committed against my ppl this weekend, but david guetta putting a drop behind MLK’s “i have a dream” speech is up there https://t.co/4iskArPcVy
— holmes (@charlesxholmes) May 31, 2020
*400 years of systemic oppression*
David Guetta: pic.twitter.com/fcwskvW0lu
— Kyle – Madame Web (2024) Survivor (@decent_posts) May 31, 2020
https://twitter.com/ShabzKebabs/status/1267270501547814919
https://twitter.com/AdequateEmily/status/1266979898150789120
David Guetta fighting racism and police brutality with a 128 BPM and MLK vocals 😭😭😭
— Nank' uTatakho (@Mbasa_za) June 1, 2020
What the hell did I just watch? In what way was this a good idea? Who asked David Guetta to remix MLK on a house track and dedicate it to George Floyd? Who?pic.twitter.com/gZY4Y6QqNj
— CEO of Yelling (@ChantayyJayy) May 31, 2020
Here’s an attempt at explaining what exactly this event was supposed to be, via MLS:
After previously teaming up with Inter Miami for his inaugural “United At Home” event last month in Miami, internationally-renowned DJ David Guetta partnered with MLS and Heineken to hold a second concert on Saturday, May 30 in New York City.
The show which was hosted from a Manhattan rooftop, is the latest MLS Unites initiative to raise money to help those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Miami event raised more than $800,000. [via MLS]
Major yikes. To be fair to Major League Soccer, though, there’s no guarantee that Guetta warned them about the MLK-remix. Still, maybe it got lost in translation, who knows — the fact that Guetta himself though that this was the move just goes to show how clueless some of us really are.
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