Canadian musician Bryan Adams has brought Donald Trump’s political controversies into his latest musical release. Adams has used the US president’s proposed renaming of Lake Ontario as the starting point for political satire. The Canadian singer also brings up the Iran conflict and Jeffrey Epstein’s files in the lyrics.
How ‘Lake Ontario’ turns a naming dispute into political satire
Bryan Adams has made Donald Trump’s proposed renaming of Lake Ontario the subject of his latest single, according to The Daily Beast.
In his latest single, “Lake Ontario,” the Canadian musician draws attention to its indigenous origins and questions whether a presidential order can override its historical name. Although Adams does not mention Trump directly, the references throughout the song point to the president.
Adams highlights the lake’s cultural significance through references to its Indigenous history. “The lake of shining waters is what the Iroquois called her,” he sings, before adding, “It’s the First Nations name, not an executive order.”
The lyrics directly challenge Trump’s proposal to rename the water body “Lake America,” which came amid trade tensions between the United States and Canada.
Adams also links the proposed name change to the scrutiny surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s files, describing it as “another distraction” while the documents were “getting traction.” Another lyric states, “One day they’ll come out, and we’ll say ‘there you go,’ And then we’ll all dive into Lake Ontario.”
Adams also addresses the song’s central message in a statement released with the song. “Empires and regimes, dictators and kings, they all come and go. Lake Ontario is forever. This is a song for all the sane people on both shores who know that the current madness will pass, and that Lake Ontario will always be Lake Ontario,” he wrote.
“Lake Ontario” is part of Adams’ upcoming album, How’s It Goin’. The music video features the singer standing on a large rock beside the Great Lake and rowing a boat on the lake.
