Senator Bernie Sanders has continued to win over the hearts of music loving voters, walking off stage to David Bowie’s Starman after a near tie with Democratic front-runner Hilary Clinton in the Iowa caucus.
Although Sanders’ increased popularity has been more due to policy than music taste (although his musical affiliations are certainly impressive,) the politician still earned himself the title of “cool” as a result of the move.
It’s just the latest link in a chain of connections that Sanders has had with the music industry throughout his political career.
Sanders was recently interviewed by rap icon Killer Mike who later joined Sanders on a panel to discuss the legacy of Martin Luther King Junior.
Sanders will also be joined by The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco for his very own Feel The Bern benefit concert this week in LA.
Sanders is also becoming known for his considerable musical talent.
Last week whilst campaigning for Iowa, Sanders got up onstage and fulfilled every twenty-something hipster’s dream, belting out the lines of Vampire Weekend’s This Is Your Land with Ezra Koenig performing behind him.
Going back in his career, Sanders even released a spoken word (lol) folk album in the 80s which you can check out below.
With his political campaign gaining traction, we can only hope Sanders will continue to use the power of good music to bring in the votes…. and use his own influence to inspire the next Frank Ocean album.