Saturday, June 23, 2007

SONG LIST FOR SHILLARY

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Most of my friends from the music biz are long gone and moved on to other endeavors. DWT correspondent Noah has hung in there. But he rarely takes his eyes off the ball and he noticed a candidate for president (of the United States... of America) looked for a song to symbolize her campaign and chose one-- a lame one at that-- from a Canadian artist. And not even a hip or insightful Canadian artist like Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Barenaked Ladies or Alanis Morissette, but from a schlocky Las Vegas poseur, a kind of empty suit, something you might expect from... Mitt Romney. Noah's got an idea though; let's find our own song for Hillary or any of our favorite candidates. Here's Noah:

I couldn't help but gag this week at our psychophantic media's response to Hillary Clinton's "Select-O-Song" machinations in choosing a campaign theme song for her mega-cash dash to the White House. Just as they've spent years now kissing Dubya's butt, now the media hacks are marching along with the favorite of corporate board rooms across America. The Daily News in New York praised the video as "stunningly brilliant." Well, in a world where Paris Hilton can be called a recording artist, I suppose it's possible. I think everyone has, by now, seen the Clintons' ironic version of the last Sopranos scene. Is it more ironic than they know, or is it just an obvious comparison? After all, Bill has been spending a lot of time with godfather Daddy Bush these days.

The clip is a good example of well-orchestrated viral marketing. More and more politicians realize they need to use the Internet, however, this one is a fine example of how corporations and corporate types take something hip and cool and pollute it. I liken it to how, when a big pop recording artist comes out of nowhere, the record companies rush to imitate the success but that imitation always pales next to the real thing; sort of like the Beatles/Monkees thing, or, in the media world, when some lame-o like Chris Mathews or any other mainstream media hack starts up a blog on the network website in a pathetic attempt to be relevant. In any event, I've seen better video clips from high school kids.

Hillary's choice of a Celine Dion song is also a perfect match. Critics of Celine often refer to her as mechanical and bereft of true feeling. Hillary does, however, reveal a talent-- acting, but then, isn't she ALWAYS acting? She knows how to follow a script, no matter who might be writing it. It's also a laugh that the chosen Dion song, You And I was originally written for a COMMERCIAL. Not only that, it was a commercial for a CANADIAN company, Air Canada. Is this some sort of NAFTA thing? Whatever. Hillary? She's DEAD to me.

Lest anyone think I'm just all about spitting venom, I thought DownWithTyranny fans might find some humor and release in coming up with BETTER, more appropriate song selections for Shillary's campaign theme song; no need to limit it just to her either! So, I've decided to start a list of songs. Some even have brief explanations or key lyrics. Please feel free to contribute your own ideas. I'm sure we can come up with a very nice list, a whole box set's worth! My list follows.

The Who- Won't Get Fooled Again ("Meet the new boss, same as the old boss")
Bob Dylan- Positively 4th Street ("You've got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend," indeed!)
The Ramones- Beat On The Brat (a reference to Bill, perhaps?)
Alice Cooper- Elected or Billion Dollar Babies
Brite Eyes- When The President Talks To God
Neil Young- Just about anything from his most recent album.
Jackson Browne- Running On Empty
Midnight Oil- Read About It ("The rich get richer. The poor get the picture")
Romeo Void- Never Say Never ("I might like you better if we slept together")
Leonard Cohen- Chelsea Hotel #2 (The name of the hotel is mere coincidence. It's what happens at the hotel that may remind the listener of something.)
John Lennon- Cripple Inside or Gimme Some Truth
The Clash- Should I Stay, Or Should I go?
The Psychedelic Furs- President Gas (The title says it all.)
Cream- Politician
The Byrds- I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician ("and take over this land.")
Stevie Wonder- Big Brother
Phil Ochs- Love Me, I'm A Liberal
Woody Guthrie- Howdido!
Nick Lowe- Little Hitler

NOAH

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6 Comments:

At 7:09 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

"She's a Canadian" was my first thought also.

I used to really like Celine when she first started. After all that voice is amazing. So when I was in Vegas staying at Caeser's, I had to check her out. Great voice, zero stage presence.

My favorite all-time concert moment was 1976, Chicago Stadium, when the Who did "We Won't Get Fooled again." During the long synthesizer part the lights went dark than Roger Daltrey did the best scream ever in rock and roll and the lights come full on and Townsend is running across the stage and slides on his knees.

Woah Dude!

Maybe Obama or better yet Gore will choose that song!!!

 
At 10:46 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Air Canada commercial:

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

 
At 12:36 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I wasn't familiar with the song, as I try to avoid Mme. Dion as much as possible. It is at least as lame as I might have guessed. I have tried to be accepting of Sen. Clinton (though I would never vote for her in a primary) but after her comments blaming the problems in Iraq on the Iraqis, she is becoming dead to me, too. She has the wishy-washy politics and triangulating nature of her husband without any of the charm or charisma. Whether she wins or loses it would be a bad deal for the Democrats and the USA.

 
At 12:59 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Little Feat (from Dixie Chicken): On The Way Dwon

"The same people you abused on the way up
Ya might meet up
On the wa-a-a-y do-o-o-wn

 
At 2:14 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

The first image in the campaign video of the opening hangar is swiped from the Celine music video for the full-length song (which was released after the commercial):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdZ83p3abao

My suggestion for a campaign song that gets right to the point is "Running The World" by Jarvis Cocker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Her2M_zZDEI

 
At 5:47 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Noah is a pure GENIUS!!! Chelsea Hotel # 2 it is, then, ha? (poor Janis, must be rolling over in her urn) Here's hoping that Noah won't take two specimens of the Clinton species into his ark, or else we are all dooooooomed.

Here's my Bill-board :-))) 100 of the Clinton's campaign:

1. Ry Cooder - Big bad Bill is sweet William now
2. (George) Clinton and The Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
3. Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
4. Elton John: B*tch is back
5. Rolling Stones - She's so cold
6.- Marianne Faithfull: Why'd ya you do it? ("why'd you let that trash get a hold of your c*ck, get stoned on my hash ? Why'd ya do it she said, why'd you let her suck your c*ck ?")
7. James Brown - It's a man's, man's world
8.- Muddy Waters - You can't lose what you ain't never had
9 . Kinks - Lola (" Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand, why she walks like a woman and talks like a man"
10. Little Richard - Keep-a-knockin' (but you can't come in)
11. Alice Cooper - No more Mr. Nice Guy
12. Phil Ochs - Here's to the State of Bill Clinton (to be sung to the tune of: "Here's to the state of Richard Nixon)
13. Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell
14. John Lennon - Woman is the nigger of the world
15. Cindy Lauper - Girl just wanna have fun.
16. Barrett Strong - Money (that's what I want)
17. Edwin Star - War (what is it good for? Absolutely NOTHING)
18. Black Sabbath - War Pigs
19. Country Joe & The Fish - The Fish Cheer
20. Bob Dylan - Stuck inside Chappaqua (with the D.C. blues again)[to be sung to the tune of "Stuck inside of Mobile (with a Memphis blues again"
21. Charles Brown - Get yourself another fool.
22. Richard Farina - Morgan the Pirate
23. Charlie Daniels Band - Devil went down to Iowa (to be sung to the tune of Devil went down to Georgia)
24. Everly Brothers - Walk right back
25. Chic - Le Freak!
26. Eagles - Witchy Woman
27. Who - I'm a boy!
28 James Brown - Superbad
29. Booker T & the MG's - Green Onion$$$
30. Chuck Berry - Too much monkey business
31. Beatles - I want to hold your cash (to be sung to the tune of 'I want to hold your hand')
32. Ian Dury - Hit me with your rhythm stick
33. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
34. Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels - Devil with the Blue Dress on
35. Don McLean - Vincent (as in: Foster)
36. AC/DC - Highway to Hell
37. Sam Cooke - Sweet Sixty (to be sung to the tune of 'Sweet Sixteen')
38. Them featuring Van Morrison - Here comes the Night.
39. Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind
40. Beatles - I want YOU (she's so HEAVY)
41. Major Lance - Monkey Time
42. Jimi Hendrix - Foxy Lady
43. Howard Tate - Get it while you can
44. Albert King - Born under a bad sign
45. Steve Miller Band - Your cash ain't nothing but trash
46. Peggy Lee - Is that all there is?
47. Little Milton - Grits ain't groceries ("...eggs ain't poultry and Mona Lisa was a man")
48. Hank Locklin - Please help me, I'm fallin'
49. Sonny Boy Williamson - Take your hand out of my pocket!
50. Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters - Cry Baby
51. Hall & Oates - She's a man-eater.
52. Seeds - Pushin' too hard
53. Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You (falletin' me bill mylawfirm again)
54. Solomon Burke - You can run (but you can't hide)
55. Champion Jack Dupree - Going down slow.
56. Bob Dylan - It's all over now, Baby Blue
57. Betty Davis - Nasty Gal
58 Carly Simon - You're so vain
59. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Kinky Reggae
60. Beatles - I'm a loser
61. Billie Holiday - Baby, get lost
62. Pussy Galore - A**hole
63. Charles Manson - Arkansas
64. Anton LaVey - Hymn of the Satanic Empire
65. Big Star - Don't lie to me
66. Frank Zappa - Any way the wind blows
67. Captain Beefheart - Bill's corpse
68. Roy Orbison - Mean Woman Blues
69. Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle and Roll away :-))
70. Gene Vincent - Race with the Devil
71. New York Dolls - Frankenstein
72. Patsy Cline - Stop the world (and let me off)
73. Clash - Train in vain
74. Peter & Gordon - I don't want to see you again
75. Little Feat - On your way down
76. Queen - Fat bottomed girls
77. Miracles - Bad Girl
78. Newsical - Too much botox
79. Dinah Washington - Evil Gal Blues
80. Graham Nash - Military Madness
81. NOFX - Party Enema
82. Yardbirds - Evil-hearted you
83. Shangri-las: You cheated, you lied
84. Bellamy Brothers - HillBilly Hell
85. Kingston Trio - Billy Goat Hill
86. Roots Radics - Pussy Rat.
87. Charles Earland - Prevaricator
88. Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla
89. Deviants - Garbage
90. Rick Wakeman - Warmongers
91. John Lee Hooker - Burn in Hell
92. O'Jays - Backstabbers
93. Hoodoo Gurus - Hypocrite Song
94. Fun Boy Three - The lunatics have taken over the asylum
95. "Screamin" Jay Hawkins - Constipation Blues
96. Cliff Richard - Devil Woman
96. Madness - Embarrassment
97. Del Shannon - Misery
98. Drifters - Rat Race
99. Joy Division - Atrocity Exhibition
100.Gang of Four - Damaged Goods.


Bob D. (but not Dylan)

 

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