Name That Tune
The Democratic party folks who are already in contention for the nomination for the presidency in 2008, in addition to not being able to keep to a time limit (lost the link to that, sorry) (UPDATE: Found it), also got to pick their entrance music before speechifying at the Democratic party confab going on right now.
The presidential candidates who addressed the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting Friday got to choose their tunes, and it was an eclectic mix that reflected personal favorites and not-so-subtle messages.
Some candidates requested two songs, one that blared as they approached the stage and another that played as they left the podium.
The selections:
_John Edwards: "This Is Our Country" by John Mellencamp.
_Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut: "Get Ready (Cause Here I Come)" by the Temptations and "Reach Out," also by the Temptations.
_Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York: "Right Here, Right Now," by Jesus Jones and "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
_Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio: "America the Beautiful"
Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois decided against using any music in keeping with the somber tone he sought to convey. Wesley Clark, who hasn't indicated whether he will run, entered to Johnny Cash's "I Won't Back Down."
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We here at Blue Crab Boulevard, being music aficionados would like to humbly submit what we believe would be more appropriate theme music for the would-be presidents"
_John Edwards: Plastic Jesus.
_Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut: Who Are You?.
_Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York: "Vicious" and "Cold as Ice".
_Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio: "Space Oddity"
_Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois: "Mirrors and Smoke".
_Wesley Clark: "Send in the Clowns".
Just being helpful.
UPDATE: Should have thought about Joe Biden, too, darn it. The theme song from "Titanic" seems appropriate.
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