Salon exclusive: Hear Loudon Wainwright imagine Donald TrumpÕs terrifying presidency in this new song
Premiere: Wainwright turns his acerbic wit on the 2016 presidential election and conjures a bleak dystopian future
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Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Loudon Wainwright III turns his storied acerbic wit to the frightening 2016 presidential election with his new single, ÒI Had a Dream,Ó in which Wainwright imagines the gruesome dystopian spectacle that could be Donald TrumpÕs presidency.
With bone-chilling lyrical predictions like ÒHe made Newt Gingrich Secretary of State / and Rush Limbaugh Secretary of Hate,Ó Wainwright nails the fear and loathing lurking beneath this election.
ÒInitially, I didnÕt want to write a song about Donald Trump,Ó says Wainwright. ÒBut sometimes in the course of human events things get so weird that you canÕt look a gift horse in the mouth, especially if the horse has a real mouth on him.Ó