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Former President Donald Trump is particularly fond of 80s music and Broadway songs. (Symbolic image) © IMAGO/ARCHIE CARPENTER
Trump the DJ? The ex-president shows his musical side at Mar-a-Lago. His Spotify playlist gives a glimpse into his likes and contradictions.
Palm Beach (Florida) - In his private club Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump likes to grab the large iPad and play his favorite songs. Guests know what to expect as the former president has a penchant for classics. According to US news site
Axios,
"Trump's closest friends" have shared insights into his Spotify playlist.
With great enthusiasm, Trump takes care of the musical entertainment after dinner at his coastal resort Mar-a-Lago.
Page Six
, the
New York Post
's gossip column , reports, based on insider information, that he DJs himself every Thursday. Members of his private club are happy to invite guests to this special occasion. Among regulars, the former president is jokingly known as “Deejay T,” according to
Axios
.
Donald Trump is “Deejay T”: he likes rock and Broadway best
"Deejay T" has a particular fondness for "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor and "Losing my Religion" by REM. His playlist also includes "You can't always get what you want" by the Rolling Stones, although given his personality you would have expected “I want it all” from Queen. Maybe he's preparing musically for a presidential election that doesn't go in his favor.
Trump also has a passion for Broadway songs, particularly the works of US composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. “Superstar” from “Jesus Christ Superstar” is one of his favorites. After calling his campaign finance committee “Save America,” it’s not far-fetched that he identifies with savior figures. “The Phantom of the Opera,” on the other hand, sings about a protagonist with less positive connotations. The fact that “Deejay T” also has a penchant for this will come as no surprise to his opponents. However, the Phantom's mask is not orange.
Artists don't want to be played by Trump
Trump's questionable attitude towards women is well known. He sparked outrage with statements like "Grab 'em by the pussy" and has since been found guilty of sexual abuse. In "It'sa Man's World" James Brown sings against men who believe the world belongs to them and forget that without women they would be nothing: "This is a man's, man's, man's world / But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl”. Still, the song is on Trump's list - perhaps his attention span was just too short.
The version of Brown's song on the Mar-a-Lago playlist is a duet with Luciano Pavarotti. In 2017, Trump called the Italian opera legend a “great friend,” even though Pavarotti had died in 2007. Trump doesn't seem to have taken the truth too seriously here. As early as 2016, Pavarotti's widow asked Trump to stop playing "Nessun Dorma" from her husband's throat at campaign events. She told the
New York Times
that her late husband's values were completely incompatible with Trump's worldview.
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Deafening: It's getting loud in Mar-a-Lago
Pavarotti's widow is not the only one who opposes Trump's choice of music. Many artists whose songs Trump has on his Spotify list and plays at campaign events have expressly forbidden him from doing so. Both REM and the Rolling Stones have sent the ex-president a cease and desist notice. Neil Young was one of the first to sue Trump for playing his song "Rockin' in the Free World" on the campaign trail.
However, Donald Trump's guests at Mar-a-Lago aren't complaining, even though they have reason to be. According to
Axios
, the ex-president sometimes turns up the music on the terrace so loudly that conversation becomes impossible. Still, guests at Trump's table praised his excellent taste in music,
Axios
continued.
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