What song should Obama play at his election night rally?

[Avalon6]

When the Democrats took back congress in 2006, they played "Beautiful Day" by U2

What should Obama play on election night assuming he wins?

My pick would be "Better Days" by the Goo Goo Dolls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITM2AKRT9cI)

"And you ask me what I want this year
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

So take these words
And sing out loud
Cuz everyone is forgiven now
Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again

And it's someplace simple where we could live
And something only you can give
And thats faith and trust and peace while we're alive
And the one poor child that saved this world
And there's 10 million more who probably could
If we all just stopped and said a prayer for them

So take these words
And sing out loud
Cuz everyone is forgiven now
Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again

I wish everyone was loved tonight
And somehow stop this endless fight
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

So take these words
And sing out loud
Cuz everyone is forgiven now
Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again
Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again"

[AyanEva]

1. Brand New Day

I always think of Brand New Day from The Wiz.

[Malikshah]

6. There are two nice youtube homages to Obama w/ Brand New Day

Here

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAx-y__4n7w

I have the movie soundtrack and will have it my car on Tuesday night on the way home from work....

[JoMama49]

32. I think he should stick with the boss's "The Rising" n/t

[sellitman]

2. The revolution will not be televised.

The revolution will no be televised
You will not be able to stay home, brother.
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out.
You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip,
Skip out for beer during commercials,
Because the revolution will not be televised.

The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be brought to you by Xerox
In 4 parts without commercial interruptions.
The revolution will not show you pictures of Nixon
blowing a bugle and leading a charge by John
Mitchell, General Abrams and Spiro Agnew to eat
hog maws confiscated from a Harlem sanctuary.

The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be brought to you by the
Schaefer Award Theatre and will not star Natalie
Woods and Steve McQueen or Bullwinkle and Julia.
The revolution will not give your mouth sex appeal.
The revolution will not get rid of the nubs.
The revolution will not make you look five pounds
thinner, because the revolution will not be televised, Brother.

There will be no pictures of you and Willie May
pushing that shopping cart down the block on the dead run,
or trying to slide that color television into a stolen ambulance.
NBC will not be able predict the winner at 8:32
or report from 29 districts.
The revolution will not be televised.

There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down
brothers in the instant replay.
There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down
brothers in the instant replay.
There will be no pictures of Whitney Young being
run out of Harlem on a rail with a brand new process.
There will be no slow motion or still life of Roy
Wilkens strolling through Watts in a Red, Black and
Green liberation jumpsuit that he had been saving
For just the proper occasion.

Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, and Hooterville
Junction will no longer be so damned relevant, and
women will not care if Dick finally gets down with
Jane on Search for Tomorrow because Black people
will be in the street looking for a brighter day.
The revolution will not be televised.

There will be no highlights on the eleven o'clock
news and no pictures of hairy armed women
liberationists and Jackie Onassis blowing her nose.
The theme song will not be written by Jim Webb,
Francis Scott Key, nor sung by Glen Campbell, Tom
Jones, Johnny Cash, Englebert Humperdink, or the Rare Earth.
The revolution will not be televised.

The revolution will not be right back
after a message about a white tornado, white lightning, or white people.
You will not have to worry about a dove in your
bedroom, a tiger in your tank, or the giant in your toilet bowl.
The revolution will not go better with Coke.
The revolution will not fight the germs that may cause bad breath.
The revolution will put you in the driver's seat.

The revolution will not be televised, will not be televised,
will not be televised, will not be televised.
The revolution will be no re-run brothers;
The revolution will be live.

-Gill Scott Heron

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08x34xtdzlU

[Voice for Peace]

3. "and I think to myself, what a wonderful world"

that would be about right

[mtnsnake]

4. Simply Irresistible by Robert Palmer or I Can See Clearly by Johnny Nash or Ecstacy by Rusted Root

[JuniperLea]

33. I think you are really onto something here! Excellent lyrics!

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.

I think I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I’ve been prayin' for
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.

Look all around, there’s nothin' but blue skies
Look straight ahead, nothin?but blue skies

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.


I remember this song as being a real mood-lifter back in the day.

[WI_DEM]

5. We are the Champions

Artist: Queen
Song: We Are The Champions

Lyrics :

I've paid my dues -
Time after time -
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime -
And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face -
But I've come through

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions - of the world -

I've taken my bows
And my curtain calls -
You brought me fame and fortuen and everything that goes with it -
I thank you all -

But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise -
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race -
And I ain't gonna lose -

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions - of the world -

[TrogL]

7. Loverboy - Turn me Loose

[yellowcanine]

8. "Happy Days are Here Again"

Jack Yellen

So long sad times!,
Go 'long bad times!,
We are rid of you at last
Howdy, gay times!
Cloudy gray times,
You are now a thing
Of the past, cause:

Chorus:
Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
Let us sing a song of cheer again
Happy days are here again

Altogether shout it now!
There's no one who can doubt it now
So let's tell the world about it now
Happy days are here again
Your cares and troubles are gone;
There'll be no more from now on

Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
Let us sing a song of cheer again
Happy days are here again

[RoadRage]

9. BACK IN BLACK!

Ha.. just kidding. That would be funny as hell though. :)

[CowboyHeyHey]

10. Walking to Do

I've always thought "Walking to Do" by Ted Leo + the Pharmacists would be a great political theme song, and it would really fit in nicely with the theme of Obama's campaign -- winning is just the beginning:

Walking to Do

Won't you take me where my feet feel happy in their own time
And the Cathedral of Reason lets the bells chime, and the lightning is fine?
I'm old enough to know that people waiting on some big sign
Should quit their waiting on the Divine. Divine is what's in your mind
I've seen the cruel and hard, and I've seen them hard on you
But I'll buy you brand new shoes if you cross to my side-
there's a whole lot of walking to do

And if we're near or far from our city by the sea-side
Well, as long as we keep our stride, I believe we'll be fine

You've seen the years roll on, and you've seen me roll with you
I see the road is long, so get on my side, there's a whole lot of walking to do
And if we stay on our feet, we'll make it in our own time
And though the road has got some steep climbs, I believe we'll be fine

From your house, to my house, the the Mews-
there's a whole lot of walking to do
Bethnal Green, to the tube- there's a whole lot of walking to do
Aoyama to Shobuya- there's a whole lot of walking to do
Rock Creek Park, to the Ave., and on past the zoo- there's a whole lot of walking, whole lot of walking to do

Well I'm here, and you're here, and it's true- there's a whole lot of walking to do
And you're cool, and I'm cool, and it's true- there's a whole lot of walking to do
There's no fuss, and I trust, I trust you- there's a whole lot of walking to do
And you're strong, and I can be too- there's a whole lot of walking to do
And you do, and I do- there's a whole lot of walking to do

[MannyGoldstein]

11. "Give Up the Funk" By Parliament

Apropos of almost nothing, but a damn good way to start the party before we all get to work.

Also, funk will scare the crap out of the wacky righties.

[Hepburn]

12. How about that one from Wizard of Oz....

Ding, dong the witch is dead...:hi:

[Dinger]

13. I'm Trying To Think Of A Johnny Cash Song

"What Is Truth?", but it should be something that is more joyful and celebratory. Ideas anyone?

[MannyGoldstein]

20. 25 Minutes To Go

Dedicated to George Bush et al.

[librechik]

14. "Don't Stop Believing"

Is that Van Halen?

[HarveyBrooks]

34. No - it's Journey /eom

[librechik]

44. Thanks--I don't remember the 70s

cuz I was there

:rofl:

[DefenseLawyer]

15. Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos

Okay maybe not, but it would sure scare the crap out of the republicans!

[Arugula Latte]

16. He should play some hardcore gangsta rap with very explicit and inappropriate lyrics

just to freak out the Rightwing

:rofl:

[PBS Poll-435]

17. Never Gonna Give You Up - Richard Paul Astley

[Blaze Diem]

25. ha Isn't that the Rick-Rolled Song??

Maybe Rick-Roll the GOP Concession speech..Send a DVD over to the McCain Camp 'With Love from the American People.'

[PBS Poll-435]

27. Yep

And good idea!

[dmallind]

18. Ding Dong the Witch is Dead? NT

;l;kl

[dmallind]

19. Ding Dong the Witch is Dead? NT

;l;kl

[DJ13]

21. "Dont Stop Believing" by Journey or "WE Are The Champions" by Queen?

[meow mix]

24. we are the champions.. was first to come to mind lol

:headbang:

[SprintSpeed]

22. "Dancing in the Street!"

[SprintSpeed]

23. or maybe a "Don't stop" remix!

[EstimatedProphet]

26. North To Alaska

[4_Legs_Good]

28. "Rockin' in the Free World" by Neil Young

Granted it's kinda tongue-in-cheek... But blasting this bad boy would ROCK

"Rockin' In The Free World"

There's colors on the street
Red, white and blue
People shufflin' their feet
People sleepin' in their shoes
But there's a warnin' sign
on the road ahead
There's a lot of people sayin'
we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan,
but I am to them
So I try to forget it,
any way I can.

Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world.

I see a woman in the night
With a baby in her hand
Under an old street light
Near a garbage can
Now she puts the kid away,
and she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life,
and what she's done to it
There's one more kid
that will never go to school
Never get to fall in love,
never get to be cool.

Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world.

We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler,
Machine gun hand
We got department stores
and toilet paper
Got styrofoam boxes
for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people,
says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn,
got roads to drive.

Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world.

[Sodan]

29. The Internationale.........

:D

[Fire_brand]

30. Paint the White House Black - George Clinton

[bunkerbuster1]

31. NO NO NO! STOP!

this shit's bad luck. I participated in a similar DU thread about four years ago and Kerry lost.

I'm serious. Don't be counting those chickens, measuring the drapes, what have you.

[Kolesar]

35. A Hard Rain's A Gonna' Fall -- Bob Dylan

Excerpt:

And what did you hear, my blue-eyed son?
And what did you hear, my darling young one?
I heard the sound of a thunder, it roared out a warnin',
Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world,
Heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin',
Heard ten thousand whisperin' and nobody listenin',
Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin',
Heard the song of a poet who died in the gutter,
Heard the sound of a clown who cried in the alley,
And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard,
And it's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/hard-rains-gonna-fall

[Disturbed]

37. Celebrate

:party:

[HarveyBrooks]

36. Soul of America

By Ian Hunter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVp91YQ3PeU

[Doityourself]

38. The Boss..by James Brown

[BigAnth]

39. James Brown: "Get Up, Get Into It and Get Involved"

Great high-energy description of how WE worked together to make this all happen. And besides that, it's an absolutely kick ass dance tune.

[Larry in KC]

40. Well, you've got to admit, that's when "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" is perfect.

[darius15]

41. City of blinding lights-U2. He used that song for the DNC convention and many other times.

[Blaze Diem]

42. "White Bird" by the group Its A Beautiful Day.1970

haven't heard it since the early 70's but I just recall it was a beautiful song.
Doubt I could ever find it anymore.

Any aging hippies/rockers recall this?

[road2000]

48. I have it on album and CD.

It's still available. Great album!

[Blaze Diem]

53. That Album has to be a one of a kind anymore.

I can hear the wonan's voice at the beginning of the song..
Whitebirrrrrrrd......(beautiful)

[Blaze Diem]

43. People Got to Be Free..1969 The Rascals

Songfacts:

This was written in reaction to the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. The song obtained a double meaning when Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated before the single was released.

Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records briefly blocked the single's release as he thought the Rascals' career would be hurt by a political record. He was partly right: although "People Got to Be Free" was the group's biggest hit (#1 for five weeks), it was also their last Top Ten single.

This was the third #1 hit for the group (after "Good Lovin'" and "Groovin'"), but the first under their original name. In 1966-67 all their singles were credited to the "Young Rascals," a name imposed upon them by Atlantic Records to avoid confusion with the Harmonica Rascals.

Their followup single, the #24 "A Ray of Hope," was written for the Kennedy family after RFK's death and prompted a thank-you letter from the fallen senator's little brother, Ted. (thanks, Brad Wind - Miami, FL, for all above)
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2110
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All the world over, so easy to see
People everywhere just wanna be free

Listen, please listen, that's the way it should be
Peace in the valley, people got to be free

You should see, what a lovely, lovely world this would be
If everyone learned to live together

It seems to me such an easy, easy thing this would be
Why can't you and me learn to love one another

All the world over, so easy to see
People everywhere just wanna be free
I can't understand it, so simple to me
People everywhere just got to be free

Ah, ah, yeah . . . ah, ah, yeah

If there's a man who is down and needs a helping hand
All it takes is you to understand and to see him through

Seems to me, we got to solve it individually
And I'll do unto you what you do to me
There'll be shoutin' from the mountains on out to sea
(out to the sea)

No two ways about it, people have to be free
(they got to be free)
Ask me my opinion, my opinion will be
(ah-ha)

It's a natural situation for a man to be free
Oh, what a feelin's just come over me
Enough to move a mountain, make a blind man see
Everybody's dancin', come on, let's go see
Peace in the valley, now they want to be free

[budkin]

45. Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Obviously

I'M YOURS!!!

[Plaid Adder]

46. Make it a good dance tune!

My partner and I are having a 20th anniversary party soon and we wanted to do a mix of all the Democratic presidential theme songs that have been used since we've been together. It would go something like this:

Neil Diamond, "Coming to America" (Dukakis....urgh)
Fleetwood Mac, "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" (Clinton)
Paul Simon, "Call Me Al" (Gore. I think this was actually his song from the 92 campaign. Does anyone remember what his 2000 campaign song was?)
Bruce Springsteen, "No Surrender" (Kerry...alas)

..and, of course, Brooks and Dunne's "Only In America!"

:argh:

One of these things is not like the others...

So whatever you play, Obama campaign, make it something with a good dance beat--and NO COUNTRY!

The Plaid Adder

[Zorra]

47. "Here Comes The Sun" by the Beatles.

:)Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...

Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right
It's all right:)
:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce: :bounce:

[road2000]

49. I've liked that one, too.

I want to burn a CD of all the good stuff.

"Reach Out in the Garden" by Friend and Lover might be on my list.

[dynasaw]

50. It's a wonderful world

sung by Louis Armstrong

[democrat2thecore]

51. A Rocked Out Version of: HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN! --nt

[ilrslr3]

52. Ain't No Stopping Us Now

By: McFadden & Whitehead this is a classic!