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Singer and songwriter Jordan Kirk joins Donald Trump at the Pearly Gates
The Columbus musician explores the intersection of Trumpism and religion in new song ‘Donnie (American Heaven),’ out digitally via Bandcamp on Thursday, March 4
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Jordan Kirk has generally avoided political songwriting, saying he’s always had a tendency to lay off the gas on the rare occasion that inspiration pulls him in that way because “no one wants to hear that from me.”
“I always feel like a phony when I even think of doing something like that,” said Jordan, who penned his last political song, “Jim,” based on the experiences of family members who fought in the Vietnam War, nearly 18 years ago. “And that’s not to say I don’t think of politics a lot, which I do. I just don’t think most people want to hear a straight white dude tell them how to think about things. That voice has been heard so much.”