Presidential Pop (Wizbang)

When we, the crack young staff of "The Hatemonger's Quarterly," think of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, we immediately think of Hillary Clinton. We know what you're thinking, dear reader: Me too. Yep, some things just seem to call out to one another, and surely Senator Clinton and this washed up rock group are two of those things.

Apparently Hillary Clinton agrees. For, as was reported by the Associated (with terrorists) Press, Senator Clinton chose Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" as her personal theme music at the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting. Not content with only one song, Senator Clinton also picked "Right Here, Right Now" by Jesus Jones.

And Mrs. Clinton wasn't the only one who chose a tune. John Edwards, solidifying the reasons we hate him, picked "This Is Our Country" by John Mellencamp. Ah, yes: So folksy and gritty. We wonder if Mr. Mellencamp's ditty pertains to millionaire trial lawyers. If so, it's the perfect theme for Mr. Edwards, whose time in office would surely put the US in the pockets of rich advocates.

Not to be outdone, Senator Chris Dodd chose two Temptations songs: "Get Ready (Cause Here I Come)" and "Reach Out." If you ask us, that's spot on: Just as most people likely don't recall these tunes, they'll soon have difficulty remembering Mr. Dodd's also-ran presidential campaign.

Still, we, the crack young staff of "The Hatemonger's Quarterly," think that we can make even better song choices for potential Democratic presidential hopefuls. If we were campaign managers, here's the music we'd pick:

Dennis Kucinich: "People Are Strange" by the Doors.

Joe Biden: "Talk Talk" by Talk Talk.

Edward Kennedy: "Red Red Wine" by UB40. Or "Lush Life" by Billy Strayhorn.

Tom Vilscak: "Y'all Heard of Me" by C-Murder.

Hillary Clinton: "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon.

Howard Dean: "I Hate Israel" by Shaaban Abdel Rahin. Or "Scream" by Michael Jackson.

John Edwards: "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred.

Wesley Clark: "Crazy" by Seal. Or "Crazy" by Aerosmith. Or "Crazy" by Gnarles Barkley. Or "Crazy" by Patsy Cline. Or "Crazy" by Alanis Morissette. Or "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince.

Barack Obama: Anything in Arabic.

(Note: The crack young staff normally "weblog" over at "The Hatemonger's Quarterly," where they are currently thinking of Madeline Albright and humming the song "Detachable Penis" by King Missile.)

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Section Editor: Maggie Whitton

Editors: Jay Tea, Lorie Byrd, Kim Priestap, DJ Drummond, Michael Laprarie, Baron Von Ottomatic, Shawn Mallow, Rick, Dan Karipides, Michael Avitablile, Charlie Quidnunc, Steve Schippert

Emeritus: Paul, Mary Katherine Ham, Jim Addison, Alexander K. McClure, Cassy Fiano, Bill Jempty, John Stansbury, Rob Port

In Memorium: HughS

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Comments (36)

"Bridge Over Troubled Water... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Mike | February 4, 2007 12:22 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Mike:

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" is a nice fit for Teddy as well.

He isn't running, is he?

Posted on February 4, 2007 00:22

Pop Goes the Weasel.<... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by epador | February 4, 2007 12:50 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

epador:

Pop Goes the Weasel.

Fits any troll.

Posted on February 4, 2007 00:50

Barack Obama: Anything i... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by snowballs | February 4, 2007 12:55 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

snowballs:

Oooh, harsh.

I've always been partial to "Just got Paid" by ZZtop which fits any politician.

Posted on February 4, 2007 00:55

Would have been nice if BTO... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by jpm100 | February 4, 2007 12:56 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

jpm100:

Would have been nice if BTO was an American rock band.

Posted on February 4, 2007 00:56

5. Posted by tas | February 4, 2007 1:52 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

tas:

You had me up until this point, I think it's a bit much. Regardless, your choice for Hillary's song is spot on.

Posted on February 4, 2007 01:52

George Bush accompanied by ... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by Hugh | February 4, 2007 6:32 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Hugh:

George Bush accompanied by Dick Cheyney and, oh hell, the whole damn administration ;

"Liar, Liar" -The Castaways

Posted on February 4, 2007 06:32

Bill Clinton and his admini... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by Wethal | February 4, 2007 7:30 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Wethal:

Bill Clinton and his administration already have dibs on "Liar, Liar."

Posted on February 4, 2007 07:30

Other suggestions for Ted K... (Below threshold)

8. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | February 4, 2007 8:15 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

SCSIwuzzy:

Other suggestions for Ted Kennedy
"Liqour, Beer and Wine". "It's Martini Time", "Baby I'm Drunk", "Hand It To Me" all by Rev. Horton Heat.
"You and Me and the Bottle makes 3" Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Posted on February 4, 2007 08:15

It looks like the gloves ca... (Below threshold)

9. Posted by Live@9 | February 4, 2007 8:39 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Live@9:

It looks like the gloves came off with the Barack Obama remark so how about this one for Bush 43: Shock and Awe by Neil Young.

Posted on February 4, 2007 08:39

or after listening to Live ... (Below threshold)

10. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | February 4, 2007 9:13 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

or after listening to Live and company, I somehow think of "The Fighting Side of Me" and "Okie From Muskogee" by Merle. Or more recently "Fightin' Words" by Trace Adkins.

Posted on February 4, 2007 09:13

John McCain"Sympathy... (Below threshold)

11. Posted by BC | February 4, 2007 9:42 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

BC:

John McCain
"Sympathy For The Devil" by The Rolling Stones

Rudy Giuliani
D-I-V-O-R-C-E by Tammy Wynette

Mitt Romney
"Tell Me What You Want" by Hall & Oates

And we can't leave out:
George W. Bush
"Dead Skunk" by Loudon Wainwright
("You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road
Dead skunk in the middle of the road
You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road
Stinkin' to high Heaven!")

-BC

Posted on February 4, 2007 09:42

I hate to pick nits, but wa... (Below threshold)

12. Posted by Clioman | February 4, 2007 10:21 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Clioman:

I hate to pick nits, but wasn't "Talk Talk" a product of The Music Machine?

Posted on February 4, 2007 10:21

Condi Rice: "Ship of Fools"... (Below threshold)

13. Posted by Live@9 | February 4, 2007 10:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Condi Rice: "Ship of Fools" by World Party

Posted on February 4, 2007 10:38

Surprised no one has yet m... (Below threshold)

14. Posted by Gianni | February 4, 2007 10:42 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Gianni:

Surprised no one has yet mentioned Uncle Ted's standard breakfast, 'One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer'

Posted on February 4, 2007 10:42

Obama: Mustapha by Queen</p... (Below threshold)

15. Posted by Rodney Dill | February 4, 2007 10:47 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Rodney Dill:

Obama: Mustapha by Queen

Rodham Clinton: Come Together by the Beatles
(adjusted for Gender)

Joe Biden: Radioactive

Any Libiot Dem: Get Over it by the Eagles

Posted on February 4, 2007 10:47

She's Not There - the Zombi... (Below threshold)

16. Posted by Rodney Dill | February 4, 2007 10:49 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

She's Not There - the Zombies
fits both Rodham Clinton and Edwards.

Posted on February 4, 2007 10:49

"Midnight at the Oasis" for... (Below threshold)

17. Posted by Billll | February 4, 2007 10:58 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Billll:

"Midnight at the Oasis" for Hillary
"Abdul the Bulbul Emir" for Obama, although I have a really raunchy version of this that's even better.

Posted on February 4, 2007 10:58

Sean Bonniwell's Music Mach... (Below threshold)

18. Posted by CGHill | February 4, 2007 11:19 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

CGHill:

Sean Bonniwell's Music Machine version of "Talk Talk" (not the same song as recorded by the band called "Talk Talk") is not only forceful but original, which is undoubtedly why the HQ guys didn't give it to Biden.

Posted on February 4, 2007 11:19

Obama: "Ahab the Arab" by ... (Below threshold)

19. Posted by taz | February 4, 2007 11:46 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

taz:

Obama: "Ahab the Arab" by Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs.

(Artist's name is more applicable to Obama than the song though.)

Posted on February 4, 2007 11:46

Barack Obama: "Nothing From... (Below threshold)

20. Posted by Anon Y. Mous | February 4, 2007 11:58 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Anon Y. Mous:

Barack Obama: "Nothing From Nothing" by Billy Preston.

Posted on February 4, 2007 11:58

<a href="http://www.lyricsd... (Below threshold)

21. Posted by Lindy R. Dole | February 4, 2007 12:29 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Lindy R. Dole:

Humphrey the Camel for Obama as well.

Posted on February 4, 2007 12:29

Live@9: Bush's song should ... (Below threshold)

22. Posted by blackcat77 | February 4, 2007 1:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

blackcat77:

Live@9: Bush's song should be "Comfortably Numb." Rumsfeld would be "War Pigs." DeLay was "Fool on the Hill." Mark Foley was "I Touch Myself."

Posted on February 4, 2007 13:28

For Shillary, Walk don't Ru... (Below threshold)

23. Posted by hvywgt | February 4, 2007 2:22 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

hvywgt:

For Shillary, Walk don't Run by the Ventures

Posted on February 4, 2007 14:22

For W: "Epitath" by King Cr... (Below threshold)

24. Posted by bryanD | February 4, 2007 4:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

bryanD:

For W: "Epitath" by King Crimson (Sinfield-Lake)/ "If I Were King of the Forest" as sung by the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz (Arlen-Harburg)

Posted on February 4, 2007 16:55

I think that "Ain't Seen No... (Below threshold)

25. Posted by Mike G in Corvallis | February 4, 2007 5:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Mike G in Corvallis:

I think that "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" is perfect for Senator Clinton. You do know what the song's about, don't you?

For that matter, an equally appropriate song for Hillary -- the woman who didn't want to listen to the "lies" of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy -- might be Martina McBride's "She Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" ...

Posted on February 4, 2007 17:01

John Edwards : "Hair"... (Below threshold)

26. Posted by John F Not Kerry | February 4, 2007 5:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

John F Not Kerry:

John Edwards : "Hair"

Barack Obama : "Cocaine"

Hillary : "Barracuda"

Tom Vilsack : "Who are you?"

Posted on February 4, 2007 17:27

I'm going to take issue wit... (Below threshold)

27. Posted by Langtry | February 4, 2007 6:30 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Langtry:

I'm going to take issue with your choice of "You're So Vain" as Hillary's song. It should be Obama's. Hillary is downright self-effacing compared to my junior senator.

And for all who see the "anything in Arabic" as a cheap shot (which it is to a certain extent), I'll offer you a Devil's Advocate position: For Obama, he seems to want to portray himself as all things to all people. It's all about the multi-culti demographic: if something in Arabic would get him the votes he craves, he'd do it.

Posted on February 4, 2007 18:30

How about Karma Chamelion b... (Below threshold)

28. Posted by Billll | February 4, 2007 8:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

How about Karma Chamelion by Culture Club?
Works for all of them.

Posted on February 4, 2007 20:05

I think Cocktails for Two b... (Below threshold)

29. Posted by epador | February 4, 2007 8:09 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

I think Cocktails for Two by the original Spike Jones would do for just about any Kennedy.

Posted on February 4, 2007 20:09

I'd go for "Best Days" for ... (Below threshold)

30. Posted by myspaceblogger | February 4, 2007 9:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

myspaceblogger:

I'd go for "Best Days" for Hillary.

Posted on February 4, 2007 21:50

Of course, Bush's departing... (Below threshold)

31. Posted by Brian | February 4, 2007 11:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Brian:

Of course, Bush's departing theme song can be Clapton's "Cocaine", or REM's "It's The End of the World As We Know it (and I Feel Fine)."

Nah, too easy.

Posted on February 4, 2007 23:40

I hope Clinton uses "Right ... (Below threshold)

32. Posted by Pete_Bondurant | February 4, 2007 11:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Pete_Bondurant:

I hope Clinton uses "Right here, Right Now" by Jesus Jones. The song is about the fall of the Berlin Wall and we know who had a huge hand in that historic event- President Ronald Regan, the greatest president of the 20th century. Juxtaposing that witch and her rapist husband with Ronald Regan will be fun, fun, fun.

Posted on February 4, 2007 23:47

Rodham Clinton: Eve of Dest... (Below threshold)

33. Posted by Rodney Dill | February 5, 2007 6:00 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Rodham Clinton: Eve of Destruction by Dylan

Posted on February 5, 2007 06:00

Big, big yawn. More pathet... (Below threshold)

34. Posted by maggysturn | February 5, 2007 9:26 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

maggysturn:

Big, big yawn. More pathetic posturing from the right. Here's something worthy of discussion.....

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX) regrets voting for the Iraq War resolution in 2002:

"The resolution was a resolution that authorized the president to take that action if he deemed it necessary. Had I been more true to myself and the principles I believed in at the time, I would have openly opposed the whole adventure vocally and aggressively. I had a tough time reconciling doing that against the duties of majority leader in the House. I would have served myself and my party and my country better, though, had I done so."

Posted on February 5, 2007 09:26

Bigger yawn: Maggy decides ... (Below threshold)

35. Posted by John F Not Kerry | February 5, 2007 8:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Bigger yawn: Maggy decides to come out of her hole to cite a FORMER Congressman who regrets a vote that favored Bush. Big whoop.

Posted on February 5, 2007 20:33

Bill Clinton: "88 Lines Abo... (Below threshold)

36. Posted by Peter F. | February 6, 2007 3:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Peter F.:

Bill Clinton: "88 Lines About 44 Women" The Nails

Hillary Clinton: "Lyin' Ass Bitch" Fishbone

Ted Kennedy: "I Wanna Be Sedated" The Ramones or "Beer for Breakfast" The Replacements (tie)

Joe Biden: "Bigmouth Strikes Again" The Smiths

Barack Obama: "Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles

Wesley Clark: "Get A Job" The Offspring

Howard Dean: "Let's Go Crazy" Prince

Nancy Pelosi: "Our Lips Are Sealed" The Go-Go's

Madeliene Albright: "Vertigo" U2

Jmaie Gorelick: "Another Brick In The Wall" Pink Floyd

And finally, for George W. Bush: "You Dropped A Bomb On Me" The Gap Band

This was tooooo easy. :-)

Posted on February 6, 2007 15:37

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