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FIRST LOOK: John Mellencamp Addresses Black Lives Matter Movement in New 'Easy Target' Video Ahead of Trump Inauguration
John Mellencamp is getting political.
The heartland rocker is releasing a new song and music video called “Easy Target” inspired by the turbulent political climate, and PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the clip.
Over a grim string arrangement, Mellencamp solemnly sings: “So Black Lives Matter, who we tryin’ to kid / Here’s an easy target / Don’t matter, never did / Crosses burnin’, such a long time ago / 400 years, and we still don’t let it go / Well, let the poor be damned and the easy targets, too / All are created equally, beneath you and me.”
The grave, down-tempo track’s release comes just one day before President-elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration in Washington, D.C. As for the singer’s own political leanings, Mellencamp is a life-long Democrat and has publicly rallied behind progressive leaders, previously campaigning for President Barack Obama and, in 2004, playing at a John Kerry fundraiser.
“‘Easy Target’ is John’s reflection on the state of our country,” reads a Jan. 18 statement on the artist and activist’s official website about the song, which addresses weighty issues including gun violence, racial justice and poverty.
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Mellencamp on music, activism in the Trump era
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