July 4, 2007      Share/Save/Bookmark

NOTE FROM ANDY:
With Hillary Clinton’s campaign selecting a
Celine Dion tune as its campaign song, other
campaigns from races past and present decided
to consult Top5Music for suggestions they
could use. And as usual, we didn’t disappoint.
Happy Independence Day from Top5Music campaign HQ!

The Top 10 Theme Songs
for Presidential Campaigns

10> Richard Nixon: Genesis, “Robbery, Assault, and Battery”

9> Ulysses S. Grant: Willie Nelson, “Whiskey River”

8> Ted Kennedy: The Beatles, “Baby You Can Drive My Car”

7> John McCain: Meat Loaf, “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad”

6> Ross Perot: Paul Simon, “Still Crazy After All These Years”

5> George W. Bush: Frank Zappa, “The Torture Never Stops”

4> Mitt Romney: Culture Club, “Karma Chameleon”

3> William Henry Harrison: The Beatles, “Hello, Goodbye”

2> John Kerry: CSNY, “Ohio”

and the Number 1 Theme Song for Presidential Campaigns…
1> Thomas Jefferson: Eric Clapton, “Lay Down Sally”


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Credits:

Selected from 53 submissions from 12 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Randy Lee, Burke, VA — 1 (2nd #1!)
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 2, 3, 10 (Hat trick!)
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 4
Jeffrey Anbinder, New York, NY — 5
Michele Lord, Lincoln, NE — 6
Mike Davis, San Antonio, TX — 7
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 8, 9
Paul L. Gaba, Village of Wellington, FL — Topic
Brian Drucker, Waterboro, ME — Banner tag
Andy Grosser, Somerville, MA — Maestro

RUNNERS UP list — Strange Bedfellows

Al Gore: Beatles, “Here Comes The Sun”

(Stephen Segall, Poplar Bluff, MO)

Gary Hart: David Lee Roth, “Just A Gigolo”

(Paul L. Gaba, Village of Wellington, FL)

George Wallace: Bing Crosby, “White Christmas”

(Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL)

Harry Truman: The Gap Band, “You Dropped a Bomb on Me”

(Randy Lee, Burke, VA)

Hillary Clinton: Jim Stafford, “My Girl Bill”

(Larry Hollister, Concord, CA)

Howard Dean: Tears for Fears, “Shout”

(Brad Simanek, Cedar Rapids, IA)

Runners Up list name

(Allan Rousselle, Redmond, WA)

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