Loading ...During the Bush administration, everyone seemed to agree: there were no protest songs. Or, at least, no good ones. At any rate, it definitely wasn’t like the ’60s. In her latest blog post for NPR, Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein provides a welcome correction to this idea, noting both how many protest songs there were and how widespread the perception was that releasing a protest song was a bad idea. But even if there were protest songs, surely they didn’t have the same effect as in the ’60s, right?
Posts Tagged ‘Hillary Clinton’
A Few Sorta-Punny Headlines For That “Jon Bon Jovi To Sing For A Hillary Fundraiser” Story
Mon Jan 5 2009 by Maura
“Jon Bon Jovi May Send Hillary’s Campaign Out In… More »
Where Would We Be Today If Hillary Clinton Had Campaigned Behind “Rhythm Nation”?
Tue Nov 4 2008 by Maura
newVideoPlayer(”hillary_soprano_gawker.flv”, 475, 376);What with all the controversy over certain campaigns using certain songs this season, it was enlightening to read Hillary Clinton adviser/music blogger Howard Wolfson’s discussion of how the Clinton campaign went about branding itself musically earlier this year, a decision that was quite fraught because of her Senatorial run’s use of Billy Joel’s “Captain Jack.” (Seriously! “Captain Jack”! Was Hillary running on a “getting the people of New York high tonight” platform in 1999?) Wolfson ran down a few potential theme songs that were shot down for various reasons by Clinton insiders in today’s New York Times:
Alejandro Escovedo Gets To Play On The Big Stage
Tue Aug 26 2008 by Dan Gibson
Austin legend Alejandro Escovedo has (sadly) mostly dwelled in alt-country obscurity, despite an impressive solo catalog and a number of famous fans. Tonight, though, Escovedo will get some airtime on national TV; he’s scheduled to perform “People (We’re Only Gonna Live So Long)” from his Tony Visconti-produced album Real Animal as a warmup act for Hillary Clinton’s appearance at the Democratic National Convention. A few clips from Alejandro’s career after the cut.
Surprise: Presidential Candidates May Have A Superficial View Of Their Campaign Songs’ True Meanings
Thu Jan 17 2008 by Maura
Hillary Clinton has been using “American Girl” by Tom Petty at campaign rallies, but apparently whoever’s been picking out her music hasn’t really bothered to pay attention to the song’s lyrics past its first five words; as the Washington Post notes in a piece about inappropriate campaign songs, the song’s actually about the titular young lady’s dreams of romance being shattered. Witness:
Hillary Clinton Hoping That The Power Of Canada Will Help Her Fly Into America’s Hearts
Tue Jun 19 2007 by Maura
We’re already anticipating the attack ads that will surely result from Hillary Clinton using Celine Dion’s “You And I”–which you may also know as an Air Canada ad campaign’s sloppy second–as her theme song for her ‘08 run. More »
Hillary Clinton’s Supporters Are Serious About Their Smash Mouth Fandom
Thu May 31 2007 by Maura
The voting for Hillary Clinton’s campaign song has reached its final round, and the finalists are making us wonder just how much ad time she’s planning to buy during Grey’s Anatomy: “Suddenly I See” – KT Tunstall “Rock This Country!” – Shania Twain “Beautiful Day” – U2 “I’m a Believer” – Smash… More »
Hillary Clinton Targeting Elusive Smash Mouth-Loving Demo
Thu May 17 2007 by Brian Raftery
We’ve been pretty upfront all along about who we’re voting for in next year’s presidential election: this guy. More »
