We have the music in us once again.
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He may not have united the country yet, but just hours after his presidency, Joe Biden brought the New Radicals together for the first time in more than two decades. The hit single band played their only hit, “You Get What You Give”, during the virtual opening parade of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, one of many planned celebrations instead of a face-to-face ceremony. Vocalist Gregg Alexander dusted off his signature bucket hat for the performance, which was covered by supporters of Biden holding signs with messages of support for the new less than radicals who entered the White House.
“When we heard that ‘You Get What You Give’ was a Biden family anthem, we promised that if Joe won, we would get together and play our little song – both in memory and in honor of the patriotic son of our new president, Beau and also with the prayer of Joe being able to unite our country again, ”said Alexander before the presentation. Biden wrote in his 2017 memoirs, Promise me, father, that “You Get What You Give” was his late son Beau’s “theme song” after being diagnosed with brain cancer. “The lyrics of the song are: This whole damn world can fall apart. You’ll be fine, follow your heart, ”wrote Biden. Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, now the first second gentleman, made “You Get What You Give” his strike song during the campaign.
Watch the New Radicals meeting about an hour and 17 minutes after the live broadcast of the opening parade. A campaign promise eliminated, many are missing.