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How to Make a Song Go Viral – An Example of a Social Commentary Song

How to Make a Song Go Viral – An Example of a Social Commentary Song

Sometimes songs by an unknown songwriter go viral, such as “Rich Men North of Richmond” about a working class man struggling to get by while rich enjoy their elite moneyed life.  And now, another song is going viral: “I’m a Country Man in a Digital Age” which is about a man who wishes for a return to a simpler way of life where people were easy to meet and call.  But now he feels the world is moving too fast, and there’s so much hatred and conflict.

He describes how the world is full of smart gadgets, such as phones and robots that can talk, and he worries about a future where AI’s all the rage, but it’s taking away the human touch.

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The Wall

The Wall is inspired by a chapter on the divisions in American Society in Crime in America

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After Debate, Close White House Race Inspires a New Song & Book about the Harris-Trump Dog Fight

After Debate, Close White House Race Inspires a New Song & Book about the Harris-Trump Dog Fight

After the debate, the very close battle between Trump and Vance versus Harris and Walz is like “dog fight” as NBC News once characterized it. So now there’s a White House Dog Race song about Kamala and Trump, as well as a song that could apply to the battle between anyone running for office. The song features the personality traits that they each bring to the dog-versus-dog fight, in response to the comment by Bill Burton, a political consultant who said “I still think it’s fundamentally a dog fight.”

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Author Paul Brakke

Author Paul Brakke is a scientist based in Central Arkansas.  He became interested in studying the criminal justice system when his life was turned upside down after his wife was falsely accused of aggravated assault

Paul Brakke

American Leadership Books
Little Rock, Arkansas

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