Why Doja Cat painted Dallas blue after Texas election wins
She changed a line in “Paint the Town Red” during her Dallas show, then invited the crowd to sing it back after Democrats won major Texas races.
Doja Cat changed a line in “Paint the Town Red” during her November 4 Tour Ma Vie World Tour stop in Dallas, singing “I don’t care, I paint the town blue” after Democrats won major Texas races. Billboard reported that she invited the crowd to repeat the revised line later in the chorus.
The lyric Doja Cat changed in Dallas
The performance took place at the American Airlines Center. Billboard described the change as a reference to the arena being painted blue, adapting the song’s familiar “paint the town red” hook. The audience got a chance to echo the new line during the chorus. “Paint the Town Red” was Doja Cat’s first solo song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, according to Billboard.
The Texas election results behind the moment
Billboard reported that Democrat James Talarico won Texas’ Senate race against Ken Paxton, and Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott to become governor. PBS NewsHour also identified Talarico as the Senate winner and described Hinojosa as Texas’ first Latina governor.
PBS NewsHour’s election coverage featured María Teresa Kumar, CEO of voter-registration group Voto Latino. Kumar said Latino voters’ support for Democrats was a major factor in the results. She attributed some voters’ shifts to opposition to ICE raids and economic concerns; those were her explanations in the interview, not measured causes established by the segment.
Kumar said Voto Latino surveyed Latinas in April and that 36% of those surveyed reported skipping meals. The segment does not establish that figure as a population-wide estimate. Asked about Texas, Kumar said her organization had invested in the state for nearly three election cycles and argued that younger Latino voters showed up.
Will Doja Cat use the lyric again?
Billboard said it was unclear whether Doja Cat would keep the revised lyric at her next Texas shows. The tour was scheduled to stop in San Antonio on November 6 and Houston on November 7.
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Sources and context
- Doja Cat Tweaks ‘Paint the Town Red’ Lyrics After Texas Turns Blue Following Democrats’ VictoryBillboard
- How the Latino shift to Democrats helped turn Texas bluePBS NewsHour
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