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Where Would We Be Today If Hillary Clinton Had Campaigned Behind "Rhythm Nation"?

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: More »

2:00 PM on Tue Nov 4 2008
By Maura Johnston
438 views, 6 comments

Latest by Audif Jackson Winters III: @Chris Molanphy: That's amazing if true, because I remember what a media firestorm that issue created. I bet Rush Limbaugh got two shows of material out of that ... all over an intern hitting the track skip button one too more »

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You Don't Say: Christian Music Listeners Mostly Republican

An article in today's Washington Post about the Democratic Party's outreach to the audience of radio stations that spin Christian music is somewhat interesting in the sense that Barack Obama is making some effort to try to woo this somewhat unlikely market. But it gets really fascinating when the writer talks about what happens when gospel music collides with Hillary Clinton. More »

11:30 AM on Fri Sep 19 2008
By Dan Gibson
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Alejandro Escovedo Gets To Play On The Big Stage

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. More »

11:00 AM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By Dan Gibson
222 views, 2 comments

super duper tuesday

Is Your Favorite Musician Supporting Your Favorite Candidate?

The Guardian looks at which musicians are endorsing which Presidential candidates today, and delivers the shocking news that the lines of support aren't as cut and dried as R & B singers breaking for Obama and powerful women in music going to Hillary Clinton's side of the fence. Shocking! Perhaps almost as mind-bending as the fact that the piece's information on which musicians are stumping for Republican candidates is pretty thin, although the Guardian does share the ~~somewhat dejecting news~~ complete misinformation that former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic is supporting Ron Paul. More digging didn't reveal much else, though; the MySpace page Musicians for Ron Paul has Serj Tankian in its top 8 (he doesn't return the favor), and I came across a musicians for Huckabee blog hasn't been updated since August. At least he has the Nuge on his side. Anyway, a partial list of musicians who have made their Presidential preferences known is after the jump. Feel free to add your own in comments! More »

1:30 PM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Maura Johnston
2,567 views, 24 comments

Latest by ano_nym: Interesting to read endorsements, but variety just goes to show how meaningless they are. People should read about issues and think for themselves, make their own decisions. Well known musicians (1) have a conflict of interest called "I more »

don't forget (to read) the lyrics

Surprise: Presidential Candidates May Have A Superficial View Of Their Campaign Songs' True Meanings

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: More »

5:20 PM on Thu Jan 17 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,014 views, 9 comments

semi-political song for a canadian singer to sing

Hillary Clinton Hoping That The Power Of Canada Will Help Her Fly Into America's Hearts

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Hillary Clinton's Supporters Are Serious About Their Smash Mouth Fandom

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: More »

2:00 PM on Thu May 31 2007
By mjohnston
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Hillary Clinton Targeting Elusive Smash Mouth-Loving Demo

We've been pretty upfront all along about who we're voting for in next year's presidential election: this guy. But because of equal-time requirements, we're supposed to let you know that Hillary Clinton is asking America—or at least that portion of America that really enjoys voting for things online—to pick her campaign song. The nominees are one part Adlai Stevenson, one part Ally McBeal: More »

9:45 AM on Thu May 17 2007
By Brian Raftery
1,340 views, 20 comments

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Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign Is Starting To Sound Pretty Haggard

Hillary Clinton hasn't finalized her list of 2008 presidential-bid theme songs—we suggest Mary J.'s "No More Drama," just because we want to see the inevitably awkward inaugural-party dance-along—but that may change if she goes to a Merle Haggard concert anytime soon. According to New West, the 69-year-old country legend showed off a new tune while performing in Spokane earlier this week: More »

8:27 AM on Fri Feb 16 2007
By Brian Raftery
2,274 views, 9 comments

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