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 An important and well-crafted historical document, Presidential Campaigning Songs educates and entertains in equal measure."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

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