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“Tweets in the Night”: How a Cabaret Singer Satirizes Donald Trump

Melinda Hughes takes on the president-elect’s bizarre Twitter behavior with a witty, throwback song.

Just when you thought you’d seen every possible reaction to the presidential election, opera singer, Weimar cabaret artist, and satirist Melinda Hughes ices the cake of disdain and incredulity with a new song. Inspired by the popular blues tune “Blues in the Night” and taking pointed jabs at the president-elect’s absurdly childish Twitter behavior, it’s aptly titled, “Tweets in the Night.”

This video, debuting here exclusively and highlighting a few of Trump’s most ridiculous tweets, closes with a quote from Graydon Carter: “Only in America could a man whose staff reportedly took away his Twitter account because he couldn’t control himself be given the nuclear codes. (Thank you, President Obama, for pointing out that one.)”

Hughes writes and performs songs which are scandalous and timely, their lyrics playing on current events as well as any trends she finds humorous or worth noting. Music, for the British singer, is a handy vehicle for commenting on the state of affairs in the world: “With cabaret,” says Hughes, “you can be outrageous and push boundaries.”

The singer, whose previous appearance at the Metropolitan Room with An English Girl in New York sold out, returns to the New York venue this week with Cheers, Darling!, a new show featuring subjects ranging from selfies to Brexit. “Tweets in the Night,” recorded on a portable player in her living room, will be highlighted on her second night, which is—fittingly—inauguration day. Hughes will be performing at the Metropolitan Room on Wednesday, January 18 at seven P.M. and Friday, January 20th at 9:30 P.M.