All the men's songs
October 26, 2020

What do Trump and Biden's musical choices say about them?

Songs that Donald Trump plays on his campaign are mostly classic rock that project power and combative self-confidence, like Queen's 'We Are The Champions', Tina Turner's 'The Best', and Survivor's 'Eye Of The Tiger' (containing the lyric "just a man and his will to survive"). BBC sees Trump's choice as one "based on how they feel, rather than a scholarly analysis of the lyrics". Joe Biden mostly goes for the lyrics, like with The Staple Singers' 'We The People', or for feel-good songs like Bill Withers' 'Lovely Day' or Jackie Wilson's 'Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher.