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A Short History of 200 Years of Campaign Music: From the Apt to the Weird to the WTF
Chris Willman Music WriterAs the 2020 Democratic and Republican conventions unfold, one race will come more sharply into focus: the music race. Joe Biden has revealed his running mate, but has he selected a theme song? Will Donald Trump continue to keep using his already well-known music picks from the rally circuit, almost all of which have had their creators disavowing him, if not (in Neil Young’s case) suing over their usage?When Biden made an online public appearance with Kamala Harris, they used Curtis Mayfield’s “Move On Up” as an at least temporary theme song.
