An empowering, playful blend of 56 songs triumphantly bookended by Charli XCX songs “brat” and “365” is the perfect playlist for the polls.
This weekend, Kamala Harris was formally chosen as the Democratic nominee.
In the past two weeks, America has exploded with newfound energy for Harris to take on Trump—from a record-breaking $310 million fundraised in July, to social media support from Gen Z icons like Charli XCX and Olivia Rodrigo, to the booming gleeful meme-ification of “Project Coconut.” Project Coconut—an antithesis of Republicans’ proposed Project 2025, and a triumphant reclamation of Harris’ question, “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?”—is officially a go.
Enter RepresentWomen’s new Spotify playlist “It’s Kamencing,” an empowering, playful blend of 56 songs that represent the overwhelming energy of young America right now.
Triumphantly bookended by Charli XCX songs “brat” and “365”—the anthems of the summer, and a reference to the singer’s tweet viewed 54 million times “kamala IS brat”—the playlist effortlessly captures the youthful energy that the Biden campaign struggled with. There’s “Freedom” by Beyoncé, used by Harris in her first official public appearance as a presidential candidate and campaign video, as well as “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten.
Serious undercurrents run through the playlist: “This is America” by Childish Gambino and “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM” by Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar remind us of the stakes of this election. But “It’s Kamencing” is also just full of fun, from Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” to Fifth Harmony’s “That’s My Girl.”
As the U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics flips towards gold and we roll down our windows and blast “august” by Taylor Swift, Harris’ campaign is riding the energy of a Gen Z summer. “It’s Kamencing” is the perfect playlist as we prepare for the polls.
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