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#FreedomMusicFriday: The MonaLisa Twins—"I Bought Myself a Politician"

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Nov 17, 2023
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As the name suggests, "I Bought Myself a Politician" by the MonaLisa Twins is clearly political protest music. (It’s also GOOD music, so give it a listen!)

Is it homegrown? In this case, it doesn’t matter, because it occupies a space that people of all political stripes can appreciate: it is decrying corruption and influence peddling. And it does so quit…

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