Any singer, or musician, who jumps out and makes political identity, either on the 'right' or 'left' can count on losing half their audiences....and why do that, if that person really has something to say?? Sometimes the people who most need to hear a wider message, that their political bent may be, might not listen to someone as close, if they feel that they have been 'categorized' (read: 'profiled') as someone who is from 'the other side' ...which in reality is utter nonsense. We are actually all one....unless you suffer from a mental disorder called 'political delusions of grandeur'.
Music should strike a resonating node of unity. ...should a song of common sense engender hostile division...or awaken a common thread that unites through reaching that place of common sense????
Methinks that political hacks have co-opted and exploited perfectly sound commonality into 'your side' vs 'my side'...and this political group is hipper that the other one. Both have their strong points, and both have their nonsense....just ask. 'the other side'!!
For me, music has been a wonderful canvas to articulate the emotions of the angst within humans....where 'BOTH sides' (read: 'ANYONE') can 'get it'!!! A PERFECT example......and it applies to EVERYONE!!
....BUT, ...but instead, (politically speaking)....we're here!!


GfS