In June 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump shared a parody video online featuring altered lyrics to the Beach Boys’ 1965 hit “Barbara Ann.” In the video, the chorus “Barbara Ann” is swapped out with “Bomb Iran,” and the footage includes B-2 fighter jets dropping bombs.
The video quickly went viral, spreading across platforms such as:
X (formerly Twitter) [(archived)]
Bluesky [(archived)]
Reddit [(archived)]
Collectively, the video amassed millions of views.
What Were the Lyrics?
The parody includes the following controversial lines:
“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.”
This version is a reworking of Vince Vance & the Valiants’ 1980 parody, which first appeared during the 1979-1981 Iran hostage crisis. That version itself was a spin-off of the original Beach Boys song.
🧠 Original Barbara Ann Lyrics (Beach Boys, 1965):
Went to a dance, lookin’ for romance
Saw Barbara Ann, so I thought I’d take a chance
You got me rockin’ and a-rollin’, Barbara Ann
Ba, ba, ba, ba, Barbara Ann…
Did Trump Actually Post This?
✅ Yes.
Trump posted the parody video on Truth Social on June 24, 2025, via his official account:
@realDonaldTrump
The post featured video of B-2 bombers dropping bombs
The song was Vince Vance & the Valiants’ 1980 parody
The post received over 32,600 likes (as of this writing)
A screen recording of the post has been widely circulated and verified as authentic
Context: Not the First Time the Parody Was Used Politically
This song has a long and controversial history:
In 2007, during a U.S. presidential campaign event in South Carolina, Sen. John McCain was asked about sending an “airmail message” to Iran.
McCain jokingly sang:
“Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iran…”
He later clarified it was a joke, but the moment became infamous.
Conclusion
✅ The claim is true:
In June 2025, President Donald Trump posted a parody video using the song “Bomb Iran” on Truth Social, set to footage of B-2 bombers and parody lyrics originally made famous by Vince Vance & the Valiants. The post caused backlash and revived long-standing criticism over the political use of the parody.
