Lil Jon Came Out Tonight At The Democratic National Convention To Perform "Turn Down For What?" And It Was The Great Chicago Fire Flames

I've watched this video 50 times. And each time I hear, "DNC, turn down for what?" I laugh harder each time.

I was going to blog this making a joke about how far we've fallen since the days of Bill Clinton bringing out Fleetwood Mac at his DNC to sing "Don't Stop Thinkin About Tomorrow" 

Sidebar- there's never been a better official campaign theme song than Clinton going with this, and the band cosigning it. I know Reagan hijacked "Born In The USA", which is technically a much better song, but they used it in terribly incorrect context, and without Spingsteen's permission. 

Look how buck these crowds of Libs used to go

So yah, that was 30 years ago and nobody thought anything of that song and band selection performing at the Convention. 

But fast forward to today, 2024, and our entire comment section on Instagram is guys with Confederate flag tattoos, and girls who name Kim Kardashian as therir role model, throwing stones at people who think this was fun.

Hate it or love it (the underdogs on top), the DJ Snake/Lil Jon song "Turn Down For What" is one of the biggest songs of the past decade. 

Let that sink into your head when you agree that Fleetwood Mac performing their hit at Clinton's convention was classy, but this one by Lil Jon was not. 

Mind you, Fleetwood Mac might have been the only group of people who's sexual partners combined came close to equalling Bill Clinton's. Meanwhile, our friend of the program, and my personal amigo, 

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Lil Jon is a Smithsonian Inductee. 

Can you say that for your favorite band? Who you deep down would have loved seeing perform in this same spot (Maroon 5)? No. You weirdo.

So props to Lil Jon, for cashing what I'm sure was a ridiculously handsome check, considering what the Harris Campaign has been trying to bribe rappers and social media influencers with.

But props also to the Dems. The point of the convention is to draw attention, be seen, and be heard.

We are seriously living in an episode of South Park right now. And if you can't just admit that and laugh at this point, than you need to change your diaper because you've got a giant dump in your pants. 

p.s. - I think about this way too much, but whenever I am listening to FM radio and hear an "oldies station", and it's the same "oldies" I grew up listening to in my mom's car when I was a kid, I think to myself, "will our generation ever have radio stations like this?"

Honestly, think about it. 

Growing up in the 80s and 90s, "oldies" to us was motown, classic rock, and disco. When we became teens and in college, the oldies were 80s. We are talking a solid 30 years of some of the best music produced in the history of humankind. 

Think about what we've had since then. 

People will talk shit, but besides EDM of the late 2000s and 2010s, what significant shift or progression in music has there been? Rock music is basically on life support. Alternative music is called "indie" music now. Rap has become unlistenable. Electronic is stuck in a rut. And pop music is manufactured so quickly, so cheaply, and with so little soul, that it's literally here today, forgotten about tomorrow. 

What songs from 1-2 years ago do you still listen to? 

Music today has zero shelf life. So how will it be considered "classic" music 30-40 years from now? 

p.p.s. - if you want concrete proof that politicians, and the people who work their campaigns, have absolutely zero clue what American people actually want, look no further than the songs they go with for their campaign anthems. 

Hillary Clinton - "Fight Song," by Rachel Platten.

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Hey mam, we get it. Your husband bangs everything that walks except you. This was a presidential campaign, not your myspace page.

Scott Walker (Wisconsin Governor) - "Shipping Up to Boston," by The Dropkick Murphys. 

Sorry, I saw this one on google and laughed. 

Donald Trump - "Happy," by Pharrell

Ask one million people what is the one adjective they would use to describe Donald Trump, and 999,999 of them will say "happy". Tell us something we don't know campaign consultants. Be more obvious and lazy, you can't. 

John Kerry - "Fortunate Son," by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Mitt Romney - "Born Free," by Kid Rock

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Who's the first person's face you see when somebody says the name "Kid Rock"? 

Exactly. 

John McCain - "Take a Chance on Me," by ABBA

Straight banger? Absolutely. At Good Night John Boy. Chicks go nuts, climbing over furniture, rushing the dance floor, singing every word. But to soundtrack a 90 year old man's quest to convince the free world to vote him for president? "Take A Chance" is right. What were we doing here guys?

Now for some of the best - 

John F. Kennedy - "High Hopes," by Frank Sinatra

You can't really get more appropriate or dead on in terms of aspiration and inspiration than this one by the greatest ever. 

George W. Bush - "I Won't Back Down," by Tom Petty

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Just an 11 out of 10, across the board. All judges. Even Russia. Now that I think of it, this should be our entire country's anthem. 

Donald Trump - "You Can't Always Get What You Want," by The Rolling Stones

Trump used to end his campaign stops with this song as he shakes hands and walks off stage, before the Rolling Stones threatened to sue his campaign if he didn't stop. This cracks me the fuck up. Just such a tough love, hardo message to send to the haters. 

In college, my friend's mom's dying request was to have this song played at her funeral when everybody pays their last respects at the cemetery and drops a rose on the casket. Ever since that day, I've never heard this song the same. It's one of the saddest songs ever when you really think of it.