What would your campaign theme song be?

[BurtWorm]

Revolution No. 9? Walk on the Wild Side? Take a Chance on Me? Rebel Rebel?

I have to think about it, but one thing I know for sure: Mine would NOT be "You and I" by Celine Dion.


http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/19/song/index.html?source=rss

What, was "Mandy" already taken?

A War Room quiz with no wrong answer: Which is more lame, the Bill-and-Hillary "Sopranos" parody that introduces the new theme song for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, or the fact that the song in question is one by Celine Dion?

We never thought we'd say these words. But Jesus, Journey really is looking pretty hip.

[SteelPenguin]

1. The Imperial March

From the Empire Strikes Back.

Bum bum bum..ba ba bum...ba ba bum.....BA BA BA BA BA BUM BA BA BUM!

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. AC/DC's "Big Balls"

:rofl:

[niyad]

3. "I am Woman"

[terrya]

4. "Take a Chance on Me" by ABBA

No one has ever chosen an ABBA song for a campaign theme. Well, it's about damn time.

[BurtWorm]

7. Waterloo!

Nah...

[terrya]

14. If I'm a Presidential candidate, "Waterloo" sort of sends out a wrong signal.

[BurtWorm]

16. I know what you mean.

Kind of like "I'm a Loser" by the Beatles.

[ThomWV]

5. Won't Get Fooled Again ... The Who

[Mz Pip]

9. Hmmm

That song ends with "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

Whatever you may think of Hillary, she won't be the same as Bush!

Mz Pip
:dem:

[ThomWV]

19. Nor will she be the same as Bill

I think a lot of people think if they vote for Hillary they get Bill. Don't bet on it.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

10. That's a good one

wonder if DK has thought about using it, as he's the real deal.

[ComerPerro]

15. That reminds me of an old saying in Tenn... Well, they have it in Texas, so I think its....

"Shame on... (stammer).. See, you can't get fooled again!"

[saltpoint]

6. I'll go with "Honky Tonk Women" by the Stones.

I like a little cowbell in a campaign, dammit.

[Virginia Dare]

25. ..lots of good Stones songs...

Time Is On My Side

Tumbling Dice

Give Me Shelter

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

8. Peace Train by Cat Stevens

aka Yusuf Islam.

[stellanoir]

49. you terrorist sympathizer you. . .

LOL

He is amazing. His performance of that song after 9/11 was truly awe inspiring.

[underpants]

11. "Hair of the dog" by Nazareth

Now y'er messin' with
--Now y'er messin' with
A SON OF A BITCH!!
Now y'er messin' with a son of a bitch!!

:bounce:

That or "White Tornado" by REM

[TwilightGardener]

20. LOL! The Nazareth song--an oldie but goodie!

[Speck Tater]

12. Here's a quarter, go call someone who cares. (nt)

[elehhhhna]

13. Under Pressure

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3fpupBCL6TE&search=queen%20pressure

[Ganja Ninja]

17. Rip off the Sex Pistols, Anarchy in the USA. n/t

[BurtWorm]

18. I'm So Bored with the USA

Probably not a good idea, unless you're running for the Canadian Parliament.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

21. "The Internationale" Just to piss off the RW'rs and "moderates".

[alcibiades_mystery]

22. Right here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wniGFm_jgRI

:-)

[TwilightGardener]

26. oops delete

[ComerPerro]

23. I hope the Repigs use hilariously ironic songs, like RayGun's "Born in the USA"

[BurtWorm]

24. Bush I's "Don't Worry Be Happy"

What idiots!

[ComerPerro]

27. That's Republicanism for ya. Maybe this time around it will be

"Don't worry, blame a Dem" or "blame immigrants"

[Virginia Dare]

44. Should have been "Margaritaville" for Bush Jr....n/t

[Virginia Dare]

32. I just read a good one for Romney...

"Can't Buy Me Love", "Money" by Pink Floyd would be good too...:rofl:

"Some Girls" or "My Prerogative" for Rudy...:rofl: :rofl:

[TwilightGardener]

28. Couldn't use it as a girl, but I like CCR's "Fortunate Son":

Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
Ooh, theyre red, white and blue.
And when the band plays hail to the chief,
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, lord,

It aint me, it aint me, I aint no senators son, son.
It aint me, it aint me; I aint no fortunate one, no,

Yeah!
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand,
Lord, dont they help themselves, oh.
But when the taxman comes to the door,
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes,

It aint me, it aint me, I aint no millionaires son, no.
It aint me, it aint me; I aint no fortunate one, no.

Some folks inherit star spangled eyes,
Ooh, they send you down to war, lord,
And when you ask them, how much should we give?
Ooh, they only answer more! more! more! yoh,

It aint me, it aint me, I aint no military son, son.
It aint me, it aint me; I aint no fortunate one, one.

[BurtWorm]

31. That would be a perfect theme song for the post-Bush nominee.

:thumbsup:

[TwilightGardener]

33. Yup, and it just plain rocks, too! I always sing along.

[AnnieBW]

41. Didn't Dukakis Use It?

Back in 1988?

[TwilightGardener]

50. I dont' know! He might have.

[ceile]

29. "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba

We'll be singing
When we're winning
We'll be singing

I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never going to keep me down

Pissing the night away
Pissing the night away

He drinks a whisky drink
He drinks a vodka drink
He drinks a lager drink
He drinks a cider drink
He sings the songs that remind him
Of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him
Of the better times:

'Oh Danny Boy
Danny Boy
Danny Boy...'

I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never going to keep me down

Pissing the night away
Pissing the night away

He drinks a whisky drink
He drinks a vodka drink
He drinks a lager drink
He drinks a cider drink
He sings the songs that remind him
Of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him
Of the better times:

'Don't cry for me
Next door neighbour...'

I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never going to keep me down

We'll be singing
When we're winning
We'll be singing

[Purveyor]

30. "Hit the Road Jack"... eom

[Cleita]

34. The one that has the phrase that can be paraphrased,

"Bush got the goldmine and we got the shaft." Can't remember the name of the song.

[flvegan]

35. I'd totally rip off Hulk Hogan

And use "Real American" by Rick Derringer (it was Hogan's song played when he came to the ring in his WWF days). At every event, as I took the stage, I'd also tear off my "flveganamania" t-shirt and throw it into the crowd. I'd then go side to side on the stage, putting my hand to my ear making the crowd cheer louder. Then I'd do single-bicep and most muscular poses.

At least folks would watch for the spectacle.

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

36. Restore national integrity, by imposing equality,...when enforcing the rule of law.

Against all those who say they're enthralled
With the blessings of this nation
Yet they always take vacation
When it comes to legislation
SERVING our country and our people
because the democratic steeple
doesn't sustain interests of the elite
who don't give a damn about their deceit
or 'winner-take-all' position
which is destroying an entire nation,...

blah blah blah

:rofl:

my sorry ass attempt to rap :rofl:

[Javaman]

37. I remember you - by the Ramones. (in reference to what the US used to stand for) nt

(edit to add lyrics)

I remember you I remember You I remember you

I remember lying awake at night and thinking just of you
But things don't last forever and somehow baby
They never really do They never really do

I remember you I remember You I remember you

I remember lying awake at night and thinking just of you
But things don't last forever and somehow baby
They never really do They never really do

I remember you I remember You I remember you

I remember you I remember You I remember you
I remember you, you I remember you I remember you

I remember lying awake at night and thinking just of you
But things don't last forever and somehow baby
They never really do They never really do

I remember you I remember You I remember you

I remember you I remember You I remember you
I remember you

[TwilightGardener]

38. Also: Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man (Travis Tritt):

All around I hear the sound of money
But I ain't got a nickel to my name
And everywhere I look I see temptation
She stands on every corner and calls my name

Won't you tell me if you can
Cause life's so hard to understand
Why's the rich man busy dancing
While the poor man pays the band
Oh they're billing me for killing me
Lord have mercy on the working man

Uncle Sam's got his hands in my pockets
And he helps himself each time he needs a dime
Them politicians treat me like a mushroom
Cause they feed me bull and keep me in the blind

[Efilroft Sul]

39. Theme from television's "The Jeffersons."

"Fish don't fry in the kitchen,
beans don't burn on the grill.
Took a whole lot of tryin'
Just to get up that hill.

"Now we're up in the big leagues
getting our turn at bat.
As long as we live, it's you and me baby
and there ain't nothin' wrong with that."

It'd be all the more hilarious when people find out I get sunburn during monsoon season.

[AnnieBW]

40. "Bitch" By Meredith Brooks

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a child, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel this way
I'm you're hell, I'm you're dream
I'm nothing in between
And you know you wouldn't want it any other way!

Might as well embrace the word, because you know that the Repugs are gonna call any woman running for office one.

Either that, or "Respect" by Aretha.

[Warren DeMontague]

42. "Liberty" by the Grateful Dead.

Probably just another reason I could never get elected.

Saw a bird with a tear in his eye
Walking to New Orleans my oh my
Hey, now, Bird, wouldn't you rather die
Than walk this world when you're born to fly?

If I was the sun, I'd look for shade
If I was a bed, I would stay unmade
If I was a river I'd run uphill
If you call me you know I will
If you call me you know I will

Ooo, freedom
Ooo, liberty
Ooo, leave me alone
To find my own way home
To find my own way home

Say what I mean and I don't give a damn
I do believe and I am who I am
Hey now Mama come and take my hand
Whole lotta shakin' all over this land

If I was an eagle I'd dress like a duck
Crawl like a lizard and honk like a truck
If I get a notion I'll climb this tree
or chop it down and you can't stop me
Chop it down and you can't stop me

Ooo, freedom
Ooo, liberty
Ooo, leave me alone
To find my own way home
To find my own way home

Went to the well but the water was dry
Dipped my bucket in the clear blue sky
Looked in the bottom and what did I see?
The whole damned world looking back at me

If I was a bottle I'd spill for love
Sake of mercy I'd kill for love
If I was a liar I'd lie for love
Sake of my baby I'd die for love
Sake of my baby I'd die for love

Ooo, freedom
Ooo, liberty
Ooo, leave me alone
To find my own way home
To find my own way home
I'm gonna find my own way home

[LWolf]

43. I won't back down. Tom Petty.

Well I won't back down, no I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down

Gonna stand my ground, won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground and I won't back down

Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
Hey I will stand my ground
And I wont back down.

Well I know what's right, I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
But I'll stand my ground and I won't back down

Hey baby there ain't no easy way out
Hey I will stand my ground
And I won't back down
No, I won't back down

[annabanana]

45. Not Ready to "Make Nice.". . . . . . n/t

[ncrainbowgrrl]

48. Mine too...

It's too late to make it right, prob'lly wouldn't if I could.

[TechBear_Seattle]

46. "Always look on the bright side of life...."

"Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you."

I have seen too many candidates get elected and then announce, "I'm going to crucify you because now you are politically annoying. You were gullible enougn to vote for me, so the last laugh really is on you."

[RufusEarl]

47. Ever body must get stoned!

[bunkerbuster1]

51. "Head like a hole"

People appreciate honesty.

[ThomWV]

52. How About The Tennessee Waltz as Al Gore's

Because the night of his inauguration is one I expect to remember as the beginning of the rebirth of this nation.

[Forkboy]

53. The Myth Is Real...Let's Eat.

In San Francisco you can be mayor at 18
But ya gotta be 26 to drive a cab

What goes on
Is not what we're told to see

Patrick Henry said "Give me liberty or death"
At the time he owned 65 slaves

The myth is real - Let's eat

Fake patriots say you can't burn the flag
But guess who whines the most
'bout having to pay taxes
To their country
Decay
Decline
Cover up
Refine
Dow Jones
Where's home
When everything we lean on
Is up for sale

Ad lady purrs, "Drink our liquor, you'll get laid"
Next billboard says, "Don't drink and drive"

What goes on is not what we're told to see
Panic! Panic! War on Drugs
But you can buy beer at gas stations

The Myth is Real - Let's Eat

Pagan priests first used perfume
To mask the smell of burning flesh
Back in ancient Rome
The statues were unscrewed
Leaders change - just replace the heads

Decay
Decline
Cover up
Refine
We are
In life
Roulette wheel
Or the ball inside

Anyone out there stopped to think
What our lives might be like today
If Karl Marx was as good a salesman
As Walt Disney

The bacon brought
You home to cook
The lobster lets
Itself get boiled
Looks too hard to climb
Out of the pot with all the crabs
Fear the unknown -
Who taught you that?

One hundred million trees a year
Get made into junk mail no one reads
What goes on is not what we're told to see

Half of all Americans don't read books
I'm one of them, but you're reading this

The Myth is Real - Let's Eat

General Robert E. Lee
Freed his slaves before Grant freed his
Brian Willson's legs
Severed by a train
The crew sues him for stress

Levis were once made of hemp *
From the marijuana plant
One acre makes four times more paper
Than an acre of trees

More protein than soy beans
Threat to logging companies
Du Pont and tobacco barons
Got it banned in '37

The world is made of connections
So many sheep in wolf's clothing
Scary times are never dull
How long before our empire falls

No one wants the Pentagon
Toilets for six hundred bucks
Japanese spend twice as much
On pinball as defense

Meanwhile concerned citizens
In Albany, Oregon
Try to ban a book
'Cos it makes fun of Santa Claus

We're told 80% of people like the President in the polls
While only 15% believe he's in control
And 64% of lowans surveyed
Want to be reincarnated as themselves

Wowee...


Jello Biafra

[VWolf]

54. "Run to the Hills" - Iron Maiden nt

[Solly Mack]

55. "The Only Good Fascist is a Very Dead Fascist"

by Propagandhi

Or something by NOFX - "We March To The Beat Of Indifferent Drum" or "Wolves In Wolves' Clothing"

I'm all about the subtle.