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Presidential Campaign Songs, 1789-1996

Oscar Brand
Presidential Campaign Songs, 1789-1996 "Attack ads," "character assassinations," and "spin doctors" are not new in American Presidential campaigns. Before radio and television, campaign songs were written and published to transmit similar ideas and influence voters. This collection includes one song from the campaign of every President, from George Washington to William Clinton performed by folk singer Oscar Brand and recorded in 1998. Set to marches and popular tunes, accompanied by banjo, guitar, percussion, and wind, these songs present some of the enduring themes of American political campaigns and the events that have influenced them. Includes "Follow Washington," "Jefferson and Liberty," "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too," "Lincoln and Liberty," "Grant, Grant, Grant," "Roosevelt the Cry," "I'm Just Wild About Harry," "Buckle Down With Nixon," "California Here We Come," "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" and 33 others. For ages 9 and up. 69 minutes. Extensive liner notes. "One of the most thoroughly unique folk records released in 1999, Presidential Campaign Songs is also a thorough and unique look at America's political history. An important and well-crafted historical document, Presidential Campaigning Songs educates and entertains in equal measure." —Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Track Listing

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Free Elections Oscar Brand 00:29
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Follow Washington (George Washington) Oscar Brand 01:03
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Adams and Liberty (John Adams) Oscar Brand 01:38
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For Jefferson and Liberty (Thomas Jefferson) Oscar Brand 01:53
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Huzzah for Madison, Huzzah (James Madison) Oscar Brand 01:25
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Monroe is the Man (James Monroe) Oscar Brand 01:31
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Little Know Ye Who's Coming (John Quincy Adams) Oscar Brand 02:00
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Jackson and Kentucky (Andrew Jackson) Oscar Brand 02:12
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Rockabye, Baby (Martin Van Buren) Oscar Brand 01:26
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The Harrison Yankee Doodle (William Henry Harrison) Oscar Brand 01:14
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Tippacanoe and Tyler, Too (John Tyler) Oscar Brand 01:17
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Jimmy Polk of Tennessee (James Polk) Oscar Brand 01:40
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Rumadum Dum (Zachary Taylor) Oscar Brand 01:21
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The Union Wagon (Millard Fillmore) Oscar Brand 01:44
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Pierce and King (Franklin Pierce) Oscar Brand 01:38
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Buchanan and John Breckenridge (James Buchanan) Oscar Brand 01:14
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Lincoln and Liberty (Abraham Lincoln) Oscar Brand 02:12
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Just Before Election, Andy (Andrew Johnson) Oscar Brand 01:44
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Grant, Grant, Grant (Ulysses S. Grant) Oscar Brand 01:28
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For Hayes and Wheeler, Too (Rutherford B. Hayes) Oscar Brand 01:22
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If the Johnnies Get Into Power Again (James A. Garfield) Oscar Brand 01:47
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Democrats, Good Democrats (Grover Cleveland) Oscar Brand 01:40
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He's All Right (Benjamin Harrison) Oscar Brand 01:23
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Marching with McKinley (William McKinley) Oscar Brand 02:06
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Roosevelt the Cry (Theodore Roosevelt) Oscar Brand 01:17
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Get on a Raft with Taft (William H. Taft) Oscar Brand 01:37
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Wilson, That's All (Woodrow Wilson) Oscar Brand 01:53
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Harding, You're the Man for Us (Warren Harding) Oscar Brand 01:23
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Keep Cool and Keep Coolidge (Calvin Coolidge) Oscar Brand 02:20
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If He's Good Enough for Lindy (Herbert Hoover) Oscar Brand 01:38
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's Back Again (Franklin Delano Roosevel t) Oscar Brand 01:52
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I'm Just Wild About Harry (Harry S. Truman) Oscar Brand 00:50
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I Like Ike (Dwight Eisenhower) Oscar Brand 00:43
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Marching Down to Washington (John Kennedy) Oscar Brand 01:06
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Hello, Lyndon (Lyndon Johnson) Oscar Brand 01:05
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Buckle Down with Nixon (Richard Nixon) Oscar Brand 01:19
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I'm Feeling Good About America (Gerald Ford) Oscar Brand 01:24
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Why Not the Best? (Jimmy Carter) Oscar Brand 02:30
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California, Here We Come (Ronald Reagan) Oscar Brand 00:39
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This Land is Your Land (George Bush) Oscar Brand 01:31
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Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow (William Clinton) Oscar Brand 02:21
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The Same Merry Go-Round Oscar Brand 01:45
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Song of the Presidents Oscar Brand 04:26