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It\u2019s been nine days since Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination, and the senseless tragedy continues to reverberate throughout the culture. Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s ABC show has been indefinitely suspended<\/a> over statements he made early in the week about the gunman\u2019s supposed political leanings, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution creating a \u201cNational Day of Rembrance\u201d for Kirk on Oct. 14, and a public funeral will take place Sept. 21 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Tulsi Gabbard, Tucker Carlson, Marco Rubio, and many others.<\/p>\n There has also been a flood of songs memorializing Kirk that have racked up huge numbers online. Two of them are even floating near the top of the iTunes Top Songs chart, and new ones are popping up on YouTube and TikTok seemingly every minute. They don\u2019t stick to a single genre, they vary wildly in tone a and message, and they were all written and recorded just within the past few days. Here\u2019s a look at four of the most prominent ones. (There are also a ton of fake songs, most likely generated by AI, falsely credited to artists like Eminem and Ed Sheeran. Be warned.)<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Artist:<\/strong> Daryl Johnson, a.k.a. Diesel. In his YouTube bio, Johnson describes himself as a \u201cProud Redneck. Hard workin\u2019. God fearin\u2019. Southern born and raised. I write music for real Americans \u2014 the ones who bust their knuckles, raise their kids right, and don\u2019t back down from truth.\u201d Prior to this song, Diesel had a pretty minuscule following on YouTube, and most of his songs were heard by just about 100 people each. But this one struck a real nerve, and it has topped the iTunes Top Songs chart. (That doesn\u2019t mean what it meant 15 years ago, but it\u2019s still an impressive feat for an unknown artist.)<\/p>\n Message: <\/strong>In a mixture of sorrow and rage, Diesel mourns Kirk\u2019s death and points his finger at the left.<\/p>\n Key Lyric: <\/strong>\u201cThey call us evil\/Point at our cross\/Then pull that trigger and reckon no cost\/If it were theirs, there\u2019d be sirens in flames.\u201d<\/p>\n Artist: <\/strong>Tom MacDonald. He\u2019s A Canadian rapper and former professional wrestler with strong ties<\/a> to the MAGA movement. His 2021 single \u201cFake Woke\u201d<\/a> landed in the the Hot 100, and his 2021 song \u201cFacts,\u201d<\/a> which takes on abortion, gun control, and the Black Lives Matter movement, featured a guest appearance by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. His new song \u201cCharlie\u201d has been played nearly 8.5 million times on YouTube.<\/p>\n Message: <\/strong>Much like \u201cHow Dare They (For Charlie),\u201d he centers his anger around a collective \u201cthey\u201d who he feels killed Kirk and reveled in his death, even saying \u201cwoke people are the terrorists.\u201d MacDonald imagines Kirk looking down from a window in Heaven as his children grow up, and the right unites to avenge his death.<\/p>\n Key Lyric: <\/strong>\u201cAnd we ain\u2019t backin\u2019 off or givin\u2019 up, I\u2019ll preach what you taught me\/They may have killed a soldier, but that man had an army\/This is far more deep than some political parties\/And you can\u2019t kill freedom, so this one is for Charlie.\u201d<\/p>\n Artist:<\/strong> AMiYAH. They call themselves a \u201cmostly Korean K-pop girl group blending heartfelt faith with chart-ready sound.\u201d The group has 22,400 TikTok followers, but a tiny YouTube following of just 3,320 YouTube subscribers. \u201cNot in Vain (A Tribute to Charlie Kirk)\u201d is their first song to make a real impact. It\u2019s at Number 32 on the iTunes chart. (It\u2019s also worth noting that this group\u2019s videos often resemble AI-generated content, though at press time it wasn\u2019t clear if this was the case.)<\/p>\n Message: <\/strong>The song focuses on Kirk\u2019s religious convictions and paints him as a martyr. The joyful tune avoids assigning blame to the left, and doesn\u2019t touch on the political divide in America or the MAGA movement.<\/p>\n Key Lyric:<\/strong> \u201cNot in vain not in vain\/Every martyr speaks His name\/Though this world may look away\/Heaven opened wide today.\u201d<\/p>\n Artist: <\/strong>Jesse Welles. He\u2019s a folk singer who has taken on ICE, the healthcare industry, and the opioid epidemic in his songs. Welles has opened up for Greta Van Fleet and Rival Sons, played at Farm Aid and Newport Folk Festival, and even duetted with John Fogerty. Dave Matthews called him \u201cone of the best songwriters I\u2019ve ever heard in my life.\u201d His songs have a clear progressive perspective, but he tries to avoid taking about politics, \u201cI think a lot of us are politically homeless,\u201d he told Rolling Stone<\/a> earlier this year. \u201cWe\u2019ve been orphaned, and it\u2019s likely that we have been since before I was born.\u201d<\/p>\n Message:<\/strong> Wells laments the sorrowful state of America in the aftermath of Kirk\u2019s murder, and fears it\u2019ll kickstart a horrific cycle of violence. He ends by reminding everyone celebrating on the left that \u201cIt coulda been me\/It coulda been you.\u201d<\/p>\n Key Lyric: <\/strong>\u201cWell you can\u2019t hate the gun and love the gun that shot your rival\/You can\u2019t be kind and wish hate upon a child.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s been nine days since Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination, and the senseless tragedy continues to reverberate throughout the culture. 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\u201cCharlie\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\u201cNot in Vain (A Tribute to Charlie Kirk)\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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