Character

Aimee Mann

solemn reflective professional

Aimee Mann performs at the House of Blues benefit for President Bartlet's campaign. Donna lists her first among performers like Barenaked Ladies and Chrissie Hynde. Onstage, she delivers somber acoustic songs that punctuate staff debates on tuition deductions and football scholarships. Her lyrics honor Martin Luther King, affirm ties of hope and love across humanity, and capture personal struggles—a clenching fist, hunger in the chest, passage through darkness and mist—setting a reflective tone amid political tensions and personal ruptures.

4 appearances

Aimee Mann's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S4E3 · College Kids

Reluctant Rallies and a Tuition Pitch

Not applicable; referenced as part of event roster.

Mentioned by Donna as one of the performers scheduled for the evening; her mention helps establish the event’s cultural stakes and the need for optics.

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S4E3 · College Kids

House of Blues Bombshell — Amy, Stackhouse, and the Break

Sober and contemplative; music underscores the scene's emotional tension.

Performs a somber, acoustic set throughout the scene, supplying the reflective mood that frames the private/political collisions unfolding onstage and off.

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S4E3 · College Kids

Donna: Football Scholarships Are the Problem

Solemn, lending emotional gravity to surrounding conversation through music.

Performs somber acoustic lines between exchanges, providing a reflective sonic backdrop that punctuates and softens the scene's political jabs and personal ruptures.

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S4E3 · College Kids

Toby Humanizes the Tuition-Deduction Pitch

Solemn and reflective — her music shapes the mood and makes personal stories land heavier.

Aimee Mann is performing onstage; her solemn lyrics provide an emotional undercurrent that softens the room and amplifies the poignancy of Toby's anecdote.

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Affiliation

U.S. District Court