Expert insight: Musical ‘elbows up’ responses to Trump threats
Pro-Canada songs spread across social media, contribute to national mood
Some Canadian musicians and content creators are reflecting a sudden surge in patriotism as they listen anxiously to the crescendo and decrescendo of United States President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against their country.
The pro-Canada songs currently spreading across social media, including some by Canadian celebrities, reveal a range of reactions to Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats, while also contributing to the national mood.
These songs are striking, because Canadians have in recent decades been relatively uninterested in loud assertions of nationalist sentiment, outside of sporting events.
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Author: Emily Abrams Ansari, Associate Professor of Music History, Western University
The article in Western News is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article (March 12, 2025)
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