musical candidates
By NEDRA PICKLER
WASHINGTON (AP) - Everyone needs a soundtrack - even politicians.
The presidential candidates who addressed the Democratic National
Committee’s winter meeting Friday got to choose their tunes, and it
was an
eclectic mix that reflected personal favorites and not-so-subtle
messages.
Some candidates requested two songs, one that blared as they
approached the
stage and another that played as they left the podium.
The selections:
_John Edwards: “This Is Our Country” by John Mellencamp.
_Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut: “Get Ready (Cause Here I Come)” by the Temptations and “Reach Out,” also by the Temptations.
_Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York: “Right Here, Right Now,” by
Jesus
Jones and “Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
_Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio: “America the Beautiful”
Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois decided against using any music in keeping
with the somber tone he sought to convey. Wesley Clark, who hasn’t
indicated
whether he will run, entered to Johnny Cash’s “I Won’t Back Down.”
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