1,000 Days, 1,000 Songs (originally called 30 Days, 30 Songs, then 30 Days, 50 Songs) is a musical project launched on October 10, 2016, by
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He wrote the 2000 best-selling memoir ''A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius''. Eggers is also the founder of ''Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern'', a lite ...
which was originally supposed to release one song per day from then until
November 8
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, 2016, which is
Election Day in the United States
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. Each of the songs is performed by one of 40 musicians or projects, and the songs all advocate against voting for
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
in the
2016 U.S. presidential election. Eggers worked on the project with
Jordan Kurland, the owner of Zeitgeist Artist Management. The two of them previously worked on two similar election-related projects, including the "90 Days, 90 Reasons" campaign in 2012. Eggers originally got the idea for the project when attending a Trump rally in
Sacramento, California
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in June 2016.
The first song in the project was "
Million Dollar Loan" by
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie is an American rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington, in 1997. The band is currently composed of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nick Harmer (bass), Dave Depper (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Zac Rae (keyboar ...
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Songs
See also
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Donald Trump in music
References
External links
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2010s in American music
2016 beginnings
2016 United States presidential election in popular culture
Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign
Donald Trump-related lists
Lists of songs
Musical advocacy groups
Music and politics
Songs about Donald Trump