R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie team up against Trump in '30 Days, 30 Songs'
In September 2015, alt-rock godfathers R.E.M. blasted GOP candidate Donald Trump for using their 1987 hit "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" during a rally.
SEE ALSO:Donald Trump feels the gentle wrath of Death Cab for Cutie in new protest singleNow, weeks out from Election Day, the band has joined up with Death Cab For Cutie, Aimee Mann, Jim James (of My Morning Jacket) and a slew of others for "30 Days, 30 Songs."
The project will unveil a new or previously unreleased song by one of the participating bands each day for the remaining 30 days through Election Day to "provide both motivation and soundtrack to doing the right thing these last few weeks before this most pivotal election."
The first song for the project is Death Cab For Cutie's "Million Dollar Loan," which Mashablewrote about on Monday.
Lest there's any doubt as to who the project supports in the election, the group says on the website, "As artists, we are united in our desire to speak out against the ignorant, divisive, and hateful campaign of Donald Trump."
On Tuesday, a new song by Aimee Mann, "Can't You Tell?" was shared as the project's second entry.
In a post about the song, Mann said the song is written from Donald Trump's perspective and takes the angle that maybe this whole surreal campaign was basically "a runaway train."
Said Mann, "my own feeling was that it wasn’t really the job itself he wanted, but the thrill of running and winning, and that maybe it had all gotten out of hand and was a runaway train that he couldn’t stop."
Tweet may have been deleted
The project is an independent endeavor that features bestselling author Dave Eggers and Jordan Kurland, founder of Zeitgeist Artist Management (Death Cab, The New Pornographers), among its leaders. The group also ran "90 Days, 90 Reasons," a similar effort that backed Barack Obama's re-election effort in 2012.
Mashablehas reached out to the organizers for more information and for a list of future artists.
Speaking to Paste Magazine, Eggers said he was inspired by seeing songs of artists that opposed Trump played before his rallies: "t occurred to me that this election would benefit from the timely resurrection of the political protest song."
Every song will also be added to the project's Spotify playlist, in case you want to listen to every song in one place.
The project is reminiscent of the 2004 Vote For Change effort -- which included the aforementioned R.E.M., plus Bruce Springsteen, the Dixie Chicks, and Pearl Jam -- that supported John Kerry in his bid to unseat then-incumbent president George W. Bush.
Proceeds from "30 Days, 30 Songs" will be donated to The Center for Popular Democracy.
TopicsElections
-
Trump trials: Jack Smith is reportedly reconsidering his strategy.Google's new bet to win India's next billion users: speaking Indian languagesSweden's ambassadorN.K. urges Seoul to reveal info about 3 hopefuls for defectionNorris stuns Verstappen at Dutch GPKorean retirees need 1m won per month: reportRussian tourists embark on 1st postAsiana begins IncheonApple's iPhone 17 will come with a huge RAM upgrade, report claimsAmazon wants to make Alexa sound like your human friends
- ·Haider all set for Paralympics Ceremony
- ·废品换积分 积分兑奖品
- ·High Court's same
- ·打造珠海海洋牧场建设精品样板工程,“格盛1号”深远海养殖平台下水
- ·21 Lost and Lonely Cemeteries
- ·Leaked photos purportedly show Fitbit's upcoming smartwatch
- ·Here's how Facebook and GIPHY became friends again
- ·在广州北京路接“荔”正能量,从化荔枝为高考考生加油
- ·U.S. Senators call on FTC to investigate the security of drivers' data
- ·US seeks talks with N. Korea to reduce risk of inadvertent conflict: NSC spokesperson
- ·Ronaldo tipped to leave Juventus for Manchester City
- ·Amazon wants to make Alexa sound like your human friends
- ·A Barbie flip phone is here from HMD
- ·Mbappe's proposed Real Madrid move a financial 'win
- ·You can make your Samsung Galaxy S8 transparent, but there's a catch
- ·Fitbit partnership brings diabetes monitoring to the Ionic smartwatch
- ·护航孩子成长 解决职工后顾之忧
- ·Here's how Facebook and GIPHY became friends again
- ·Ronaldo tipped to leave Juventus for Manchester City
- ·Rights advocates call for renewed focus on North Korea 10 years after UN report
- ·The Eyes of Lacy
- ·N.K. urges Seoul to reveal info about 3 hopefuls for defection
- ·Asiana begins Incheon
- ·N. Korea sends youth delegation to Russia to attend festival
- ·How 3D Game Rendering Works: Texturing
- ·Mbappe's proposed Real Madrid move a financial 'win
- ·Best tablet deals as of August 27
- ·Liverpool refuse to release Salah for Egypt's World Cup qualifier
- ·Ronaldo staying despite starting season opener on bench, say Juve
- ·S. Korea, Japan stand apart over world heritage deal
- ·Aricell CEO arrested in first case under industrial accidents law
- ·S. Korea confirms additional MERS case, death toll remains at 33
- ·侨文化闪耀南疆!江门文旅推介宣传片亮相新疆喀什徕宁机场
- ·Liverpool refuse to release Salah for Egypt's World Cup qualifier
- ·How to unblock Xnxx for free
- ·Deploying U.S. nuclear weapons won't strengthen Korea