I Hear America Singing - Political Songs

Music has long been a lively part of any political campaign. Oscar Brand recorded an album of those songs in 1961 and then updated it in 1999. We will hear him singing For Jefferson and Liberty, Get On a Raft With Taft, and I Like Ike among others. The 97^th Regimental String Band performs Lincoln and Liberty.

In 1964, the Chad Mitchell Trio was on the LBJ bandwagon with Barry’s Boys (later resurrected as Ronnie’s Boys and W’s Boys). Walt Kelly serenades us with G0-Go Pogo in favor of his perennial candidate from 1952 through 1976. John Stewart wrote Survivors for Bobby Kennedy’s campaign in 1968; Hillary Clinton used it for her campaigns in 2008 and 2016.

The Sons of the Pioneers add some social commentary with When Our Old Age Pension Check Comes to Our Door. Arlo Guthrie joins in with the Tom Paxton song I’m Changing My Name to Chrysler. To hear these and more, tune in to I Hear America Singing this weekend right here on KWBU and don’t forget to get out and vote in November!

I HEAR AMERICA SINGING - POLITICAL SONGS PLAYLIST

1. Free Elections by Oscar Brand
2. For Jefferson and Liberty by Oscar Brand
3. Jackson and Kentucky by Oscar Brand
4. Tippecanoe and Tyler Too by Oscar Brand
5. Lincoln and Liberty by The 97^th Regimental String Band
6. If the Johnnies Get Into Power Again by Oscar Brand
7. Get on a Raft with Taft by Oscar Brand
8. When Our Old Age Pension Check Comes to Our Door by Sons of the Pioneers
9. Dear Mr. President by Pete Seeger
10. Charlie on the MTA Commentary by Jacqueline Steiner
11. M.T.A. by The Kingston Trio
12. I Like Ike by Oscar Brand
13. Go-Go Pogo by Walt Kelly
14. The New Frontier by The Kingston Trio
15. Great Men Repeat Themselves by Homer & Jethro
16. Barry's Boys by The Chad Mitchell Trio
17. The Great Society by Homer & Jethro
18. What Did You Learn in School Today by The Chad Mitchell Trio
19. I'm Changing My Name to Chrysler by Arlo Guthrie
20. Dreamers on the Rise by John Stewart
21. Spirit - Survivors by John Stewart
22. The Last Campaign by John Stewart

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