"It's one of those looking back; that's the song that starts out, "coming of age during the plague of Reagan and Bush." Just really trying to recognize the surreal journey of, "how did we get here as a society?" 1980 and the election of Reagan really was the turning point and, I think, just started this scourge of conservativism and destruction and terror and horror that we continue to live within. Evidence: Bush II. Another thing that contributes to the deflated energy of that song is hopefulness about the American attention span, as dictated an… read more
"It's one of those looking back; that's the song that starts out, "coming of age during the plague of Reagan and Bush." Jus… read more
"It's one of those looking back; that's the song that starts out, "coming of age during the plague of Reagan and Bush." Just really trying to recognize the surr… read more
Ani DiFranco (born Angela Maria DiFranco; September 23, 1970) is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, songwriter, feminist icon and businesswoman from New York state. Although much of DiFranco's material is autobiographical, it is often also strongly political. Many of her songs are concerned with contemporary social issues such as racism, sexism, sexual abuse, homophobia, reproductive rights, poverty, and war. DiFranco's guitar playing is often characterized by a signature staccato style, rapid finger picking and many alternate tunings. She delivers many of … read more
Ani DiFranco (born Angela Maria DiFranco; September 23, 1970) is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, songwriter, feminist icon and businesswoman from New York state. Although… read more
Ani DiFranco (born Angela Maria DiFranco; September 23, 1970) is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, songwriter, feminist icon and businesswoman from New York state. Although much of DiFranco's material is autobiogr… read more