Weekly survey: We need a playlist to get people to vote in Thursday’s Ontario election

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment

I’m worried about the Ontario election. The overall attitude seems to be that Ontarians are faced with three bad votes, something that could push voter turnout to a historic low.

This, of, course, is bad. If there’s one thing elections this century have taught us is that every vote does count.

The situation clearly calls for a playlist.

This week’s survey seeks to find songs that will motivate the electorate to go to the polls on Thursday. Forget about equal time and being non-partisan. The goal is to get people excited about voting. For example, we could go with Arkells’ “People’s Champ”…

…or we might go with something classic…

…or maybe something with a real call to action.

Thoughts?

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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