FEATURE:
The Lockdown Playlist
IN THIS PHOTO: The United States of America’s President-elect, Joe Biden/PHOTO CREDIT: Win McNamee/Getty Images
Times Like These: The Post-Inauguration Mix
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AFTER the world saw…
the inauguration of the forty-sixth President of the United States, Joe Biden, yesterday, I was inspired to put together a special Lockdown Playlist. Not only are there songs from artists who played at his inauguration (including Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, New Radicals, and Katy Perry) or in his honour (Foo Fighters, and Bruce Springsteen among them), but there are some songs themed around some of the policies he is bringing in – in the sense he is reversing a lot of the mistakes outgoing President Donald Trump made (among others, Biden moved to reinstate the U.S. to the Paris climate agreement). Some tracks point towards hope and a more positive direction, whilst others are original recordings of songs some artists performed yesterday at the inauguration/a salute to Joe Biden. Here is a mixture of songs that welcomes in a President that has the popularity and ability to lead America…
IN the right direction.