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Tramhaus - "Make It Happen," a 2022 single on Subroutine Records.

Post-punk quintet\\xa0Tramhaus provide a sneering statement on their hometown of\\xa0Rotterdam, Netherlands on today\'s Song of the Day.\\xa0

The phrase "make it happen" serves as the city\'s official slogan\\xa0\\u2014 "a phrase which coincidentally functions as the absurd and out-of-touch city-slogan of Rotterdam," they state on Facebook. The accompanying music video was filmed in the\\xa0Wielewaal neighborhood, and the residents who are set to be evicted.\\xa0\\u201cDrawing further on what we believe is a misleading Rotterdam city slogan \\xa0\\u2013 \'make it happen\' \\u2013 we came up with the idea to make a video with the Wielewalers,\\u201d the band commented to Beats Per Minute. \\u201cWith the video, we hope to show their struggle to a wider audience.\\u201d

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