# David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton's Musk Song

> David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton created a song using Elon Musk's quotes for a documentary.
- Title: David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton's Musk Song · Pitchfork
- Summary: David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton created a song using Elon Musk's quotes for a documentary. David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton made a song from Elon Musk's…
- Keywords: david byrne, daniel pemberton, elon musk, alex gibney, musk documentary, let me sell you a dream, music, culture, David, Byrne, Daniel, Pemberton's
- Source: Pitchfork — https://pitchfork.com/story/david-byrne-and-daniel-pemberton-made-a-song-using-weird-elon-musk-quotes
- Author: Nina Corcoran
- Published: 2026-10-08T16:53:33.019+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: david byrne, daniel pemberton, elon musk, alex gibney, musk documentary, let me sell you a dream, music, culture
## New Song from Musk Quotes
David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton created a song using only Elon Musk's quotes for Alex Gibney's documentary Musk.

> It would be too easy and probably not as much fun to overtly criticize Musk
## Song Made Before Movie
Byrne arranged the song's lyrics and melody before watching the documentary but accepted the project because he knew Pemberton and Gibney's work.
## Documentary Faces Social Media Ban
The documentary's trailer was banned by YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok as political content but was later reversed after press coverage.
## Key takeaway

David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton made a song from Elon Musk's quotes for Alex Gibney's documentary on Musk.