Who the Hell is Choosing Trump’s Rally Music?

Conventional wisdom states that music chosen for candidates’ political rallies should reflect a message that’s consistent with the campaign’s overall message and identity.

Barack Obama’s rally songs included Jackie Wilson’s “Higher and Higher” (2008) and Bruce Springsteen’s “The Rising” (2012). Hillary Clinton’s 2016 choices included “Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song” and Sare Bareilles’s “Brave”.

This year’s tunes included John Lennon’s “Power to The People”, Bernie Sanders; Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5”, Elizabeth Warren; Mary J. Blige’s “Work That”, Kamala Harris; and Jake Sinclair and Jonas Jeberg’s “High Hopes”, Pete Buttigieg.

Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s kept the Obama theme going with “Higher and Higher” and also chose Springsteen’s “We Take Care of Our Own”.

Notice the themes of these song choices: love, courage, strength, freedom, hope, inspiration, empowerment, equality.

But whoever is choosing Donald Trump’s rally music is clearly not paying attention to lyrics and titles. It’s as if the stable genius himself hears a melody he likes, barks “play THAT one!” to his minions, and the Emperer’s New Music game begins…

“Who’s gonna tell him?”

“Well, I’m not gonna tell him”