Dear Doug, When I got the call in June to join you at my local NY deli, Russ & Daughters, to riff for an hour on Big Oil, music and copyright in a tiny Secret Service swarmed kitchen I wanted to grab a bagel! Who knew that within weeks Kamala’s trajectory would change, and soon you’ll hopefully become America’s 1st First Gentleman. Congratulations Doug! Learning you had been playing “You Get What You Give” hundreds of times since 2020 as your campaign “walk on song” touched me deeply — particularly when you told me you had selected the song merely as a music fan, not even being aware of the Biden family’s emotional connection to the song via Beau. See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Doug doing a walk through (with dancing) at the DNC podium.
pic.twitter.com/Ze5NVB4ZHE Needless to say, we were thrilled to get your personal invite to once again play our song live (as we did in January 2021 for the Biden inauguration), this time at the DNC just before Kamala’s introduction accepting the VP nomination.
Of course, Kamala suddenly had bigger fish to fry becoming the presidential candidate, but thanks for blasting the record as your “walk-on” song at the DNC instead! I’m writing this letter to you to send out an S.O.S.
to all the artists and music people across America that the clock is truly ticking for us to save our democracy. The time is clearly NOW for all to jump in and use whatever influence for the greater good and .