45/52 Dedicated to Donald Trump

This listening experience is dedicated to Donald Trump.

Country Johnny Mathis – Just Do The Best You Can

Living Guitars – San Franciscan Nights

bodies of divine infinite and eternal spirit – guitar demos

Snorri Hallgrimmsson – Longer shadows, softer stones

King Crimson – Larks’ Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson – Starless and Bible Black

Pre-election see above

Post-election See below

“I Burn but I am not Consumed” composed and performed by Karine Polwart with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for Celtic Connections, Thursday 19 January 2017 [61] and subsequently included on her “Laws of Motion” album. “I Burn But I am Not Consumed” is the motto for the Scottish MacLeod clan. My family tree includes Tarbert, Scotland, as an origin, on the Isle of Lewis and Harris.  Lewis and Harris is Scotland’s largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago. The two parts are frequently referred to as if they were separate islands.

“I Burn but I am not Consumed” was composed and performed by Karine Polwart with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for Celtic Connections on Thursday, 19 January 2017  and subsequently included on her “Laws of Motion” album.

Todd Rundgren – “Tin Foil Hat” by Todd Rundgren featuring Donald Fagen

I have been listening to Rundgren since the mid-1970s. Something/Anything was the first album I got from his deep discography. This has his trademark sound, with new bits and pieces here and there to keep it fresh and interesting, not just a rehashing of earlier work.

Fiona Apple – “Tiny Hands”

This song brings a smile to my face every time I play it. Thanks, Donald, for inspiring these lyrics. 

Maraaya – Diamond Duck

“KITTY KITTY” by De Staat (2018): Various lyrics alluding to Trump and his campaign policies (such as “Big deal maker, orange entertainer, swamp it up, ‘gator” and “Make the new 

news faker”). The song’s music video depicts two crowds of people charging towards each other in slow motion, with the two groups coloured blue (to represent the Democratic Party) and red (representing the Republican Party).

Demi Lovato – Commander in Chief

This is somewhere near the top of my imaginary list of favourite political songs.

Ben Comeau – “Donald Trump is a Wanker” is a four-voice fugue based on a theme from The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.”

This song is about as subtle as a flying mallet.

Tom Morello – World Wide Rebel Song

This list of songs dedicated to Donald Trump is by no means comprehensive, but it does give a hint about how people in the musical world see the Great Orange One. This list is longer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_in_music.

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