Posted on 05/27/2007 4:06:17 AM PDT by billorites
Hillary Rodham Clinton wants YouTube viewers to pick her campaign theme song -- and the response, so far, has been music to her ears.
In a clear appeal to young voters, a YouTube video asks viewers to vote for the New York senator's presidential campaign theme song on her Web site. The contest started May 16, and the number of songs was narrowed to 10 on Thursday -- five initially suggested by the campaign and five write-in candidates.
They range from U2's "Beautiful Day" to Smash Mouth's version of "I'm a Believer" to Celine Dion's "You and I."
"I want to know what you're thinking on one of the most important questions of this campaign," Clinton said in a mock-serious tone in the initial video. "It's something we've been struggling with, debating, agonizing over for months. So now I'm turning to you, the American people."
According to the view counter on YouTube, the May 16 video had more than 500,000 views; a more recent post was seen by more than 40,000. Clinton's campaign said it received more than 130,000 votes in the first round. It promises to release the final result "in the coming days."
In both videos, Clinton sports a self-effacing attitude. She mocked her vocal abilities in the first post. The second features clips of people saying "this is ridiculous" and "are you freaking kidding me?" in response to the contest, along with Clinton making fun of some of the videos submitted.
"A little self-effacement in her recipe of self-presentation is probably a good idea," said Robert Thompson, professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University. "There is a certain sense of over-calculation."
Thompson said the request for help selecting a theme song is not unusual for Clinton, who preceded her 2000 run for the Senate with a "listening tour." This is just taking that concept and putting it online, he added.
"I'd rather have a candidate ask me what I think about major issues," Thompson said. "The way it's being used is: Let's have you guys come and tell me what's the best way to package myself to sell myself to you."
He described the technique as having "a slight ickyness to it."
But Kathleen Hall Jamieson, who directs the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, said any way candidates can engage potential voters, especially young people, at this stage is good.
"If they don't know who you who you are, they're not going to go out and vote for you," she said.
The five suggested songs that got the most votes:
--"Suddenly I See," KT Tunstall
--"Rock This Country!" Shania Twain
--"Beautiful Day," U2
--"Get Ready," The Temptations
--"I'm a Believer," Smash Mouth
The top write-in suggestions are:
--"Are You Gonna Go My Way," Lenny Kravitz
--"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now," McFadden & Whitehead
--"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," The Police
--"You and I," Celine Dion
--"The Best," Tina Turner
Stupid Girl - Garbage.
PERFECT!!!!
She brought to mind the titles: "Crazy," "Long Black Train," "Thank God and Greyhound she is gone."
The rub being, of course, that her self-effacement is totally calculated and obviously so. The woman is a walking political calculation.
I saw her YouTube deal. As expected, she speaks in that patronizingly slow sing-song voice, the one she uses when chatting up the masses.
Didn’t “perky” try this before and it flopped?
Limbaugh/Shaklin Try to Remember
ML/NJ
I was going to say, “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves”, but I like yours better. “I can’t remember, my head’s in a blender, it’s jello-—jello, jello, jello
That Smell, Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Sympathy for the devil (partial lyrics)
“Please allow me to introduce myself
I’m a WOMAN of wealth and taste
Ive been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man’s soul and faith
And I was ‘round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
But what’s confusing you
Is just the nature of my game
Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails
Just call me lucifer
cause Im in need of some restraint
So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or Ill lay your soul to waste”
Is that the ‘toon “mantra”, or not!?
tubular bells, from the exorcist.
My suggestions to the sHillary would include “Evil Woman” by ELO, “Witchy Woman” by the Eagles and “Fat Bottom Girls” by Queen.
LOL! This is what passes for a college professor at Syracuse. Hey there perfesser, don't you think we the people are smart enough to know a carefully calculated gesture of 'self-effacement' when we see one?
Well, of the top of my head:
“The number of the Beast”...Iron Maiden
“Mr. Crowley”...Black Sabbath
“I put a Spell on You”...Marilyn Manson remake
“We’re a Happy Family”...Ramones
“No Class”...Motorhead-LOL, the lyrics are so fitting:
Shut up, you talk too loud
You don’t fit in with the crowd
I can’t believe you exist
I’ve crossed you right off my list
Too much, too soon
I’m afraid you’re out of tune...
NO CLASS!
“Epic(?)”...Faith No More
You want it all, but you can’t have it
It’s in your face, but you can’t grab it
Some other possibilities:
- “Imperial March” from Star Wars
- “This is the Run (song) That Never Ends”
Something I can never have-Nine Inch Nails
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I immediately thought of your song when I saw the thread title. No question about it.
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