Rufus Wainwright reemerges with new music reflective of his age and our times
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metroweekly.comRufus Wainwright captured a liberal’s lament with American politics in his dramatic song “Going to a Town.”“I wrote it under Bush Junior, but since Trump’s been elected, it’s kind of come back with a vengeance,” the singer-songwriter says. “The song is a kind of perennial of sorts, so it’s a bit disconcerting.
But it is looking like a lot of factors are combining to really bring down Trump. And it’s a good time to be in the United States to really fight the good fight.”Of course, that fight has gotten a lot harder — and also more important — in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
But Wainwright puts it all in perspective. “It is never easy. It’s never easy in the face of tyranny. I was watching a Rosellini movie last night, Rome, Open.
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