Cue up the iPod for next year's election

[helderheid]

Robert Gehrke signing off
Thomas Burr and Robert Gehrke
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 06/10/2007 01:38:30 AM MDT

Hillary Clinton created a bit of a buzz recently by letting the public vote online for which crappy song would be played a bazillion times at her campaign rallies. Hundreds of thousands of people checked out the offerings, and well over 130,000 actually voted for the bland, predictable fare she offered.

So our Washington bureau and several friends and colleagues thought we should help other candidates spice it up some and maybe pick a truly fitting song.

Some were easier than others. There are plenty of options, for example, for Utah's adopted son, Mitt Romney. Jimmy Buffet's "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" seemed fitting for the candidate most often dinged for changing his positions.

But here's what we settled on for each candidate:
Hillary Clinton: "Devil with A Blue Dress" by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Barack Obama: "Smokin' in the Boys Room" by Motley Crüe
John Edwards: "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon
Joe Biden: "Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin
Bill Richardson: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" by The Police
Chris Dodd:"Running on Empty" by Jackson Browne
Dennis Kucinich: "What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding?" by Elvis Costello
Mike Gravel: "Who Are You?" by The Who

And the Republicans:

Rudy Giuliani: "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" by Aerosmith
John McCain: "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
Fred Thompson: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" by James Brown
Mitt Romney: "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M.
Mike Huckabee: " Physical" by Olivia Newton-John
Sam Brownback: "Lust for Life" by Iggy Pop
Tommy Thompson: "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles
Tom Tancredo: "The Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin
Duncan Hunter: "California Dreamin' " by The Mamas and The Papas
Ron Paul: "I Fought the Law" by The Clash

It's one mean mix tape. Of course, after hearing these songs over and over for the next 18 months, we'll all be glad when the election is over.

Mission
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[globalvillage]

1. Fred Thompson: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"

:rofl:

[bananas]

2. LOL "Crazy Train" for John McCain - it even rhymes!

:rofl:

[helderheid]

4. Loved that one! Also loved the ones for Romney and Kucinich

:loveya: KOOCH! :loveya:

[baldguy]

3. The only tune appropriate for the GOP is the Horst Wessel Song.

[helderheid]

5. I'm not familiar with that one... off to google...

ETA

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/horstwessel.html

Horst Wessel (b. September 9, 1907, Bielefeld, Germany -- d. February 23, 1930, Berlin, Germany) joined the Nazi party in in 1926. He was killed by political enemies in a fight in his rooms in Berlin. Glorified as a martyr to the Nazi cause, his song became the offical Nazi anthem.

This was perhaps the most famous Nazi song of the war.



Click to hear a Real Audio of the Horst Wessel Song



Click to hear a midi file of the Horst Wessel Song

Click to hear a WAV file of the Horst Wessel Song



Horst Wessel Lied

Die Fahne hoch die Reihen fest geschlossen
S. A. marschiert mit ruhig festem Schritt
Kam'raden die Rotfront und Reaktion erschossen
Marschier'n im Geist in unsern Reihen mit

Die Strasse frei den braunen Batallionen
Die Strasse frei dem Sturmabteilungsmann
Es schau'n auf's Hackenkreuz voll Hoffung schon Millionen
Der Tag fur Freiheit und fur Brot bricht an

Zum letzen Mal wird nun Appell geblasen
Zum Kampfe steh'n wir alle schon bereit
Bald flattern Hitler-fahnen Uber allen Strassen
Die Knechtschaft dauert nur mehr kurze Zeit

Die Fahne hoch die Reihen fest geschlossen
S. A. marschiert mit ruhig festem Schritt
Kam'raden die Rotfront und Reaktion erschossen
Marschier'n im Geist in unsern Reihen mit


Translation

Flag high, ranks closed,
The S.A. marches with silent solid steps.
Comrades shot by the red front and reaction
march in spirit with us in our ranks.

The street free for the brown battalions,
The street free for the Storm Troopers.
Millions, full of hope, look up at the swastika;
The day breaks for freedom and for bread.

For the last time the call will now be blown;
For the struggle now we all stand ready.
Soon will fly Hitler-flags over every street;
Slavery will last only a short time longer.

Flag high, ranks closed,
The S.A. marches with silent solid steps.
Comrades shot by the red front and reaction
march in spirit with us in our ranks.