Ani DiFranco – November 4, 2008
Just got back from the Ani DiFranco show at Cleveland’s House of Blues. God, every time I see her it just feels good to be alive. She’s someone who gets it. And to be surrounded by so many other people who get it is exhilarating. Thank you, Ani, for doing what you do.
The last time I saw Ani in concert was at the height of the 2004 election. For a fleeting moment during that election cycle, mostly because of Ani’s show, I thought that John Kerry was actually going to defeat Boy George. It didn’t happen, but I volunteered harder and more fervently in the weeks ahead of the election because of her show. Ani could mobilize the people who were listening.
Now more than five years later Obama is in the White House and everything just feels different. And Ani’s songs are different, as if she can breathe for the first time in her life. Tonight she performed a song called “November 4, 2008” celebrating that historic election day. Yes, a little rejoicing is still in order. Obama is president and it feels damn good. Thank you Obama. And thank you Ani for this song.
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