Story highlights "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" played at a rally attended by Trump and Cruz

Neil Young and Survivor have also complained about their songs used for causes they don't support

(CNN) Donald Trump has been blaring R.E.M. on the campaign trail, and the band doesn't feel fine about it.

The GOP presidential candidate took to the podium Wednesday on the steps of Capitol Hill to slam President Barack Obama's proposed Iran nuclear deal . His walk-up music? R.E.M.'s 1987 hit "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)."

Rival candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, whom Trump acknowledged having a political "romance" with , was the one who invited Trump to speak at the rally.

Photos: Rockers vs. GOP: Long out of tune Photos: Rockers vs. GOP: Long out of tune In April, Joe Walsh of The Eagles nixed participating in a planned July concert in Cleveland, Ohio after he said he learned it was in fact "a launch for the Republican National Convention." It's not the first time the party, or one of its candidates, has run afoul of rockers. Hide Caption 1 of 9 Photos: Rockers vs. GOP: Long out of tune Neil Young was not happy that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump chose to use his song "Rockin' In The Free World" when he announced his candidacy. Hide Caption 2 of 9 Photos: Rockers vs. GOP: Long out of tune Bruce Springsteen asked Ronald Reagan's campaign to stop using his 1980s hit "Born in the U.S.A." Hide Caption 3 of 9 Photos: Rockers vs. GOP: Long out of tune The Silversun Pickups told Mitt Romney's campaign to not use their song "Panic Switch." Hide Caption 4 of 9 Photos: Rockers vs. GOP: Long out of tune In 2008, the band Heart asked John McCain's campaign to stop playing their song "Barracuda" in honor of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's nickname on her high school basketball team, "Sarah Barracuda." Hide Caption 5 of 9 Photos: Rockers vs. GOP: Long out of tune John Mellencamp asked the McCain campaign to not use his songs "Our Country" and "Pink Houses" while campaigning. Hide Caption 6 of 9 Photos: Rockers vs. GOP: Long out of tune McCain settled out of court with Jackson Browne for using his 1977 hit "Running on Empty" in a campaign ad without the artist's permission. Hide Caption 7 of 9 Photos: Rockers vs. GOP: Long out of tune Tom Petty objected to Michele Bachmann's campaign playing his 1977 hit "American Girl" after it was played during the kickoff event for the Minnesota representative's presidential bid. Hide Caption 8 of 9 Photos: Rockers vs. GOP: Long out of tune Boston complained about Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee playing their 1970s hit "More than a Feeling" without the band's permission in 2008. Hide Caption 9 of 9

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe was livid after the use of his band's song at the event.

"Go f*ck yourselves, the lot of you -- you sad, attention-grabbing, power-hungry little men," Stipe said in an email to The Daily Beast . "Do not use our music or my voice for your moronic charade of a campaign."

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