The Inauguration-Performance of This Country Singer Was a Stroke of Genius
Especially if you haven’t heard of him yet.
Ths singer Garth Brooks was singing at the inauguration ceremony of President Biden. He sang the same song as Barack Obama did — “Amazing Grace.
By doing this, many reactionary fans displayed their hatred against him.
The performance showed how a united nation could look like — and who is against it as “Die Welt a German newspaper, brilliantly put it.,”
Garth who? For many Europeans, this name did not ring any bells. He was a man in jeans wearing a country hat, singing a song at the inauguration. But Barth Brooks sold more disks than the Beatles.
He is the most successful country singer.
Shortly after his performance at the Capitol, he hugged not only Barack Obama but also George W. Bush. Brooks is a well-known conservative. Nevertheless, he sang at the inauguration at Barack Obama too.
The choice of a country singer, who often celebrates rednecks in his songs who are typically disdained by the municipal progressives, has to be seen as a masterpiece — a stroke of genius.
Especially if he sings “Amazing Grace.” The song itself was written by a slave trader who had a road…
