Chris Willman Music WriterIn the music choices made throughout Democratic National Convention this week, one thing became clear: the party would not be getting down with any party songs. “Sobriety” is the word that best speaks to the Democrats’ no-bops playlist.
Performance after performance spoke to the overall tone of the convention: struggle, commitment, good vibes that are hard-fought when they come, and a general sense that we’re all f—ed if we don’t get this thing right.
When the closest thing to a banger over the course of four nights is a song that invokes Jim Crow, you know this is not your father’s Fleetwood Mac-fueled convention.This was as it should be, at least for anyone who believes the seriousness of the moment demanded.
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