The Ultimate Good Bye Donald Trump But I am Not Gone Forever Songbook Blog

 

            America is a partisanly-polarized political world.

   Donald Trump personifies this divide.  Republicans like him,  and with a powerful dose of cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias believe everything he says, whether it is about the pandemic, the economic, or his claims of voter fraud that elected Joe Biden as president.  Conversely, Democrats despise him and all that he represents,  accepting uncritically the evil of him as president and the virtue their side represents.

I describe it all the time in my talks and lectures, pointing to how we live in two worlds, separate and maybe equal in how we view the world.  We are divided over where we live, the news we watch, the stores we shop at or dine at, and the cars we drive or the clothes we wear.  Everything is partisan, every culture landmark, as Walter Benjamin prophesized, would be tainted with politics.

The same is true with music. Rick and roll, Country Western, Rap, and Hip-Hop are music genres, but also inhere political orientations and as Antonio Gramsci said, are part of the mass culture war for the hearts and minds of people.  Since the November 3, election and coming soon end of the Trump presidency, music has become the new culture war.  Songs have been enlisted to herald his departure and his future.  Much in the same way that the passing of Margaret Thatcher led to revival of “Ding Dong the Wicked Witch is Dead” in England,  Rolling Stone reported on the songs that have marked Trump’s electoral defeat.

This blog is the Ultimate Good Bye Donald  Trump But I am Not Gone Forever Songbook.  Yes, Trump supporters are in denial but he did lose fair and square, despite false claims of  fraud that the   courts have rejected.

There is something here for both Trump haters and admirers.  If nothing else, just enjoy the music and think of your own additions to the list (pardon the Youtube  ads).

Hit the Road Jack, Ray Charles.

Leaving on a Jet Plane,  Peter, Paul, and Mary

The  Thrill is Gone, B.B. King

Will You still Love me Tomorrow, Carole King

Hello, I must be Going, Groucho Marx

Breaking Up is Hard to  Do, Neil Sedaka (of course the slow version)

Who do you think you are, Mr. Big Stuff, Jean Knight

So Long, Farewell, Trapp Family Singers

50 Ways to Say Good Bye, Train

Na Na Na Na Hey Hey-ey Goodbye, The Band

I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor

On the Road Again, Willie Nelson

Take This Job and Shove It, Johnny Paycheck

I Can See Clearly Now, Johnny Nash

We’re Not Going to take it, Twisted Sister

Celebrate, Three Dog, Night.

Havin’ A Party, Southside Johnny (with Bruce)

Happy Trails, Roy Rodgers and Dale Evans

 

For Trump supporters we close  with:

Goodbye Girl, David Gates

 

And last but not least

Last Dance, Donna Summer