Quarta-feira 30 Jan 2008, 17h:55
Today, Presidential candidate John Edwards announced that he is ending his campaign for the White House.
I know that this is a music site, so I will keep the politics brief and get to my "musical point." I was certainly an Edwards man and loved his approach to politics. That having been said, what I REALLY liked about him was his awesome "soundtrack." Senator Edwards entered the stage to the criminally cheesy "Our Country" by John Mellencamp. Oh yes, the Chevy song. The song that knocked "Like A Rock" off of the airwaves. Then, to top it all off, he exited to Bruce Springsteen's classic "The Rising." You wanna talk about winning my vote? I LOVE both of those songs. One for its ridiculous "go America" tilt and the other for its genuine "hang in there America" theme.
Other politicians use popular music to try to connect with voters; heck, why wouldn't they? Music is able to set the mood, and for John, the mood was "hell yeah, America." Hillary is currently using "American Girl" by Tom Petty. I remember fondly the younger and more feminine Bill Clinton using "Dont Stop" by Fleetwood Mac. Can anyone else think of popular songs used by politicians? Did Rudi have any "9/11" songs at his rallies?