The songwriter and musician Nile Rodgers has asked Switzerland’s rightwing populist Swiss People’s party (SVP) to cease and desist from using a “soundalike” version of Sister Sledge’s hit We Are Family in its election campaigns. An accompanying video showed the sunglasses-wearing party delegates dancing and waving glow sticks in a Zurich nightclub. Chic’s co-founder Rodgers, who as a teenager was a member of the Black Panther party, has a long history of political activism in support of progressive causes. “I condemn its use by the SVP (Swiss People’s party) or anyone else not keeping with the values of the song and all decent people. “I know the song by Sister Sledge, that’s also a super song”, said Matter, a former businessman who in 2017 was listed as the second richest politician in the Swiss legislature.

Source: The Guardian August 16, 2023 16:14 UTC