Politics and Poker
Subtitled “Songs to Get Elected By,” this collection of political campaign songs is ably performed by veteran Broadway and screen actor Howard Da Silva with assistance from the Ward Heelers. The selection of songs spans American presidential campaigns from Thomas Jefferson’s first campaign in 1800 to Thomas Dewey’s unsuccessful 1944 campaign. Two delightful, if cynical, songs from the Broadway musical Fiorello, “Politics and Poker” and “Little Tin Box,” and an original song, the calypso–accented “Vote for Me,” round out this collection.
Brief liner notes provide information about the songs.
Track Listing
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101
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Politics and Poker | Howard Da Silva | 4:07 | |
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102
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Wilson, That's All | Howard Da Silva | 1:40 | |
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103
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Jefferson and Liberty | Howard Da Silva | 1:49 | |
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104
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Row, Row, Row with Roosevelt | Howard Da Silva | 1:34 | |
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105
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Tilden and Reform | Howard Da Silva | 3:06 | |
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106
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White House Blues | Howard Da Silva | 1:43 | |
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107
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President Hoover March | Howard Da Silva | 3:03 | |
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201
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Little Tin Box | Howard Da Silva | 3:39 | |
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202
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Get on the Raft with Taft | Howard Da Silva | 1:27 | |
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203
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Lincoln and Liberty | Howard Da Silva | 2:25 | |
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204
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Do, Do, Do with Dewey | Howard Da Silva | 1:41 | |
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205
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Tippecanoe and Tyler Too | Howard Da Silva | 0:50 | |
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206
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Keep Cool and Keep Coolidge | Howard Da Silva | 2:27 | |
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207
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Grant-ed | Howard Da Silva | 1:04 | |
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208
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Vote for Me | Howard Da Silva | 2:35 | |
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209
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Politics and Poker (reprise) | Howard Da Silva | 0:39 |
