Our latest 30 Days, 30 Songs anti-Trump song comes from the rap band, clipping., a Los Angeles-based outfit that features none other than Hamilton‘s Tony-winning Daveed Diggs.
The band offered up a thoughtful, lengthy introduction to their song, so I’ll shut my trap and turn this over to them.
When I first heard R.E.M. was contributing a song to the 30 Days, 30 Songs anti-Trump project, I was giddy. I figured the prospect of a racist, misogynist narcissist ascending to the highest office in the world is what it took to reunite one of my favorite bands ever.
Alas, their offering turned out to be not a new song but a previously unreleased live version of a track from their 1988 album, Green.
Happy Halloween! An appropriate day to once again contemplate the possibility of a Donal Trump presidency.
This week I’ll feature five more songs from the 30 Days, 30 Songs project, which unveils a new anti-Trump track every day during the month leading up to the election.
Today’s selection is from Helado Negro, stage name of Roberto Carlos Lange, a Brooklyn-based singer.
I’m not sure when Dave Eggers and Jordan Kurland pitched the idea for 30 Days, 30 Songs, their anti-Trump web project. Based on their lyrics, the songs I’ve posted so far could all have been written and recorded as far back as the Republican primary.
But today’s selection, by Franz Ferdinand, is hot off the presses. The lyrics reference Trump’s “pussy grabbing fingers” and their glorious takedown introduction references news from the second presidential debate.
Our fourth anti-Trump song comes courtesy of My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, who introduces his contribution with this earnest plea:
The fact that the United States is even remotely considering the idea of a Donald Trump presidency is so very, very disturbing. How has this bully who capitalizes on the destruction of humanity somehow been given a free pass? We need to be working for peace, love, and equality. We need to find new and better ways to take care of each other, to make this nation a place where all feel safe and welcome, regardless of race, sex, or creed. We can’t be ruled by the fear and hatred that Trump continues to push down our throats. Let’s sing our songs and cast our votes and work together to help make this country the center of peace and love that we all know it can be.
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