Dana Gorsellani Mostak
The Strategist
The long view, patient, analytical, playing several moves ahead.
Dana Gorsellani Mostak is a musicologist who explores the intersection of popular music and politics. This interview reveals her strategic thinking in understanding how music can be a powerful tool for candidates to connect with voters and convey their messages.
“She's kind of wrapping all these together in the song. It's past, it's present, it's personal, it's political. It's not just powerful for Kamala Harris in that it's speaking about this concept of freedom, which you see the Democrats trying to restorate the definition of that from the Republicans. But I think it's also ”
“It was Well, we're really into it. I have been to, I won't even say how many conventions because I don't want to scare the Youngs, but the roll call is the kind of it's fun and cheesy is usually the vibe. But old fashioned, like by definition, right? Even at this point, it's fairly performative. No one ever thinks like”
“Sound of the song overall is a little bit different than what generally you hear candidates use as a walk on song, but I do think it nicely aligns with a lot of the different narratives her campaign is trying to put forward. So this song is from her 2016 album Lemonade. And this album, it's autobiographical for Beyonce”
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