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Chris Trottier

The USA really is an interesting place.

In any other country, a prominent politician's music career would at least be noteworthy.

But in America, the phrase, "The longest serving Republican senator in history composed the soundtrack to a novel that was later the basis for a Hallmark movie" doesn't even elicit a shrug.

Hell, it's not even noteworthy.

I might be the first person to hear this album in its entirety!

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Chris Trottier

I'm in Canada. We sure do know about former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's music career. It made news.

How could any of us ever forget it?

youtu.be/67J6uhXzq_o

John Francis

@atomicpoet I'd sooner jab forks into my eyes than click on that link to watch Harpo and The Diddler Band

JJDavis

@atomicpoet As a former Utahn I still cling to the Osmonds LP "Crazy Horses" as the all time... somethingorother.

James

@atomicpoet
It’s been a delight following your discovery of Orrin Hatch’s discography.

(Side note: is there a portmanteau for this? “discoverography”? something? Anything?)

If you were a certain type of politics junkie back when Hatch was a senator, you knew about his music. You hadn’t necessarily listened to much, but you knew he was prolific — and decent.

But you’re right, it never seemed to permeate beyond the awareness of people who watched too many Sunday morning talk shows.

@atomicpoet
It’s been a delight following your discovery of Orrin Hatch’s discography.

(Side note: is there a portmanteau for this? “discoverography”? something? Anything?)

If you were a certain type of politics junkie back when Hatch was a senator, you knew about his music. You hadn’t necessarily listened to much, but you knew he was prolific — and decent.

Shannon Clark

@atomicpoet well I know about it (not a Christian so not a fan of his music) but he had one track on an actual Platinum selling album. So some folks did listen to his music.

See this from an obituary for him:

ktsa.com/late-senator-orrin-ha

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