The Crazy 2016 Campaign, in Song

By
Sharon Mashihi
The New Yorker Radio Hour | Mar 4, 2016

Michael Friedman is the composer of many successful shows on and off Broadway. Now he’s following the campaign circus, creating songs based on voters’ reflections on our current political moment. The lyrics of his song “Undocumented,” for instance, were taken verbatim from a conversation with an undocumented immigrant in Dallas, who told Friedman about his fears of Donald Trump’s “giant wall.” The New Yorker’s Sarah Larson spoke with Friedman about his project.

Michael Friedman performing his composition "Undocumented"

 

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