Arcade Fire feat. Mavis Staples I Give You Power

While there was much speculation about the artists who’d play Trump’s inauguration, the 45th US president’s ascension to office yielded a new musical oeuvre: the pre-emptive protest song. Before The Donald even got to the Oval Office, Arcade Fire’s surprise single I Give You Power mixed Win Butler’s falsetto with Mavis Staples’ earthier, positively menacing vocals to twitching, Talking Heads disco, a less-than-subtle reminder that democratic power comes from the people, and if they ain’t happy it will soon vanish. Paul Stokes (various streaming services)