"Name That Tune" - Washington Times Contest, Match A Song To The Democrat Candidate

[Doctor Raoul]

Name that tune

When not collectively ganging up on President Bush, Democratic presidential hopefuls individually are coming up with some unusual campaign gimmicks to stand out from the rest of the crowd.

Take Sen. Bob Graham of Florida, who is announcing the availability of a signed limited edition die-cast replica of the Craftsman Truck Series No. 50 "Bob Graham for President" Ford F-150 truck driven by racing phenomenon Jon Wood.

One can play with the nifty red and white toy trucks for an $80 campaign contribution. The die cast is signed by Mr. Wood, who drove the F-150 to victory in its first race at the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway in July. It was the first vehicle in a major NASCAR series to be sponsored by a presidential candidate.

Meanwhile, the presidential campaign of Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut is telling Americans: "From singing 'My Way' on the Tonight Show to the Gore/Lieberman campaign song 'Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow,' Joe has always loved music.

Here's your chance to tell us what songs inspire you and remind you of Joe. What songs would get you excited for Joe at campaign events and rallies?"

Boy, tough question. Which means it's time for yet another Inside the Beltway reader survey, when our readers tell us which songs remind them of Joe.

Heck, let's not stop with Mr. Lieberman. Send us the titles of songs that remind you of any of the other presidential hopefuls, President Bush included. After all, we don't play favorites in this column.

Each submission, sent by slow mail or to the e-mail address below, should include the title of the song and its artist, along with your name and hometown. In the coming days we'll publish as many campaign theme songs as space will allow.

jmccaslin@washingtontimes.com

[Dutchgirl]

John Kerry - "Anticipation"-Carly Simon
Howard Dean - "They're Coming to Take Me Away"-Napoleon XIV
Joe Lieberman - "McArthur Park" - The Annoying William Shatner Version (I just imagine a convention center with all the energy sucked out of the room, as the song plays it's full seven minutes and then...Joe speaks...)
Al Sharpton - "How Could you Believe me when I said I Loved you, When you Know I've been a Liar all my Life?"
Dick Gephardt - anything by "The Dead Milkman"

Dennis Kucinich - "Bad Year" -The Monkey Boys (Sicko Album) Lyrics:

Bad Year
I don't need this anymore
the curse of '94 strikes again
killing hopes and things and people
stop, stop you're killing me
and I tried so desperately to escape it
suck days ahead I think I'll stay in bed
Life's the same
I guess everything's going okay
I've got to go now
I've run out of cute things to say
I don't mean to sound so insincere
I'm having a bad year

And I'm glad to say goodbye
but I'll never wonder why this year happened
luck comes and goes sooner or later
wait, wait for it to stop
'cause I'm not just gonna drop out of being
for one bad year that was just leaving

Hillary Clinton - "Starry Night(Vincent)"-Don McLean

Bob Graham - "Fruitcakes" - Jimmy Buffet

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

A FReeper after my own heart ;-).

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Appropriate for ALL the Democrat candidates - an oldie but goodie:

"How Can You Believe Me When I Say I Love You, When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?"

[NonValueAdded]

or "Dust in the Wind"

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

BWAHAHAHA! I like how you think!

[Clemenza]

"Gypsies Tramps & Thieves" by Cher. It's on her Farewell tour cd. :)

I remember my father playing that on the radio when I was a kid. I'll never forget the lyric:

Every night all the men would come around...and lay the money DOWN!!!!

[Dutchgirl]

Great minds---see post 41.

[samantha]

Bob Graham-Crazy by patsy cline or heartache by I forgot or day dream believer by the monkees. Dean-Bad bad leroy brown(meaner than a junkyard dog) or mack the knife by bobby darin. Hillary- The thing by Phil Harris or among my souvenirs by connie francis(theft of white house heirlooms as they fled). Lieberman-poor little fool by rick nelson or stupid cupid by connie francis. Enough for now......

[MistyCA]

OMG, Lowbridge. That is too funny! Brilliant! :)

[samantha]

Bob Graham-Crazy by patsy cline or heartache by I forgot or day dream believer by the monkees. Dean-Bad bad leroy brown(meaner than a junkyard dog) or mack the knife by bobby darin. Hillary- The thing by Phil Harris or among my souvenirs by connie francis(theft of white house heirlooms as they fled). Lieberman-poor little fool by rick nelson or stupid cupid by connie francis. Enough for now......

[weegee]

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Democrats
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all candidates:
"The Fool On The Hill" (The Beatles)
"I'd Love To Change The World" (Ten Years After) ["Tax the rich, feed the poor, 'Til there are no rich no more."]

Carol Moseley Braun < Former U.S. Senator (D-Illinois) >
"Stupid Girl" (The Rolling Stones)

Wesley Clark < Retired Army General (D-Arkansas) >
Crazy (Patsy Cline)

Howard Dean < Former Governor (D-Vermont) >
"Send In The Clowns" (B.S. Barbra Streisand)

John Edwards < U.S. Senator (D-North Carolina) >

Dick Gephardt < Congressman (D-Missouri) >
"Little Dick" (H.W.A. - Hoes Wit' Attitude)

Bob Graham < U.S. Senator (D-Florida) >

John Kerry < U.S. Senator (D-Massachusetts) >
"The Ketchup Song" (Las Ketchup)
"Hit The Road Jack" (Ray Charles)
"Born To Be Mild" (song parody)
"Taxman" (The Beatles) (see pic here)
"I Remember It Well" (Maurice Chevalier)

Dennis Kucinich < Congressman (D-Ohio) >

Joe Lieberman < U.S. Senator (D-Connecticut) >
"The Israelites" (Desmond Dekker & The Aces)
"No No Song" (Ringo Starr)

Al Sharpton < Civil Rights Activist (D-New York) >

Lyndon LaRouche < Convicted criminal (D-New York) >
"They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore" (Kinky Friedman)

Hillary Clinton < unelected co-President, U.S. Senator (D-New York) >
"Season Of The Witch"(Donovan)
"Mars"(Holst)
plus a whole thread of Hillary songs here

Jim Traficant < Former Congressman (D-Ohio) >
"Bean Me Up, Scotty!" (Baked Beans)
"Star Trekkin'" (Firm)

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Green Party (Motto: we're colorblind Reds and Pinkos)
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all candidates:
"It's Not Easy Being Green" (Kermit The Frog)
"Smash The State" (D.O.A.)
"I'd Love To Change The World" (Ten Years After) ["Tax the rich, feed the poor, 'Til there are no rich no more."]

Cynthia McKinney < former Congresswoman (D-Georgia) >
"I Hate You" (The Monks)
"Devil Went Down To Georgia" (Charlie Daniels Band)

Michael Moore < Propagandista, stupid white guy (Green-New York) >
"Junk Food Junkie" (Larry Groce)
"Anarchy In The U.S.A." (Sex Pistols, yes this variation exists)

Ralph Nader < Anticommerce advocate (I-Connecticut) >
"Days Of Whine And Roses" (Henry Mancini)

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SOCIALIST PARTY USA
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all candidates:
"I'd Love To Change The World" (Ten Years After) ["Tax the rich, feed the poor, 'Til there are no rich no more."]

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SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY:
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all candidates:
"I'd Love To Change The World" (Ten Years After) ["Tax the rich, feed the poor, 'Til there are no rich no more."]

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Republicans
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George W. Bush
"Hail To The Chief"
"The Best Is Yet To Come" (Frank Sinatra)

[BillF]

Dean: 19th Nervous Breakdown by the Rolling Stones

[Gopher Broke]

For the Breck Girl, John Edwards, don't forget HAIR...from the musical.

HAIR is appropriate for the French looking candidate Kerry as well.....

[supercat]

Hmm... here's my effort so far for a California song parody [anyone figure out the tune? It's probably the most unimaginatively-titled sequel of the nineteenth century.]

[work in progress]

(1)
Californ-i-a once was a beautiful state,
It's the land from which Ronald Reagan came.
But the cra-zi-ness there from the gov'nor of late
puts the state's former glo-ry to shame.

Now the governor there, thinks that life should be "fair"
and the state should subsidize all the poor.
So the tax rates go up--take take take take take take take take--
yes the tax rates go up more and more.

(chorus)
What will become of the state?
Will we become all we deplore?
As our tax rates go up--take take take take take take take take--
as our tax rates go up more and more.

(2)
There's a new guy in town called the gov-er-na-tor
he has plans to restore some sa-ni-ty.
But first he must win a big e-lect-ti-on.
Can he do it? We'll just have to see.

But between now and then, 'nother billion or ten
will be spent ere we show Davis the door.
Still the tax rates go up--take take take take take take take take--
Still the tax rates go up more and more.

(repeat chorus)

So far seems okay. A little slow in getting 'to the point' but I think the meter and rhymes, including some nice internal onces, are working pretty well. I'm not sure "take" is the optimal repetition word for the ends of the verses and chorus, but I can't think of anything else that works there musically [original word was "tick"]. The original song had four verses, which seems like it may be right for the parody too. Anyone else like it?

[weegee]

Dean: 19th Nervous Breakdown by the Rolling Stones

Actually that song would make a great theme song for Al Franken the next time he has a shaking fit on camera.

[rocky88]

"Clinton – “Some girls are bigger than others”, The Smiths"


This gave birth to another good one for Der Slickster... "Fat Bottom Girls" by Queen

[rocky88]

I'm thinking of really sending that one to McCaslin at the Washington Times. I liked it too!

And thank you for what you are doing for our country :-)

[new cruelty]

lol, and either song is appropriate for bill or hill.

[new cruelty]

Clark –“War”, Edwin Starr

Dean – “Diary of a madman”, Ozzy Osbourne

Kerry – “Monster mash”, Bobby Boris Pickett

Gephardt – “Go to hell”, Alice Cooper

Sharpton – “For the love of money”, The O’Jays

Edwards – “Test for echo”, Rush

Graham – “Boring”, Blink 182

[BillF]

Carol Mostly Fraud: Steal Away by Robbie Dupree

Bill Clinton: Bad to the Bone by George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers