Don't Stop Thinking About the Music: The Politics of Songs and

Don't Stop Thinking About the Music: The Politics of Songs and Musicians in Presidential Campaigns

In this insightful, erudite history of presidential campaign music, musicologist Benjamin Schoening and political scientist Eric Kasper explain how politicians use music in American presidential campaigns to convey a range of political messages. From â€œFollow Washingtonâ€ to â€œI Like Ikeâ€ to â€œI Got a Crush on Obama,â€ they describe the ways that song use by and for presidential candidates has evolved, including the addition of lyrics to familiar songs, the current trend of using existing popular music to connect with voters, and the rapid change of musicâ€™s relationship to presidential campaigns due to Internet sites like YouTube, JibJab, and Facebook. Readers are ultimately treated to an entertaining account of American political development through popular music and the complex, two-way relationship between music and presidential campaigns.
Country USA
Manufacturer Lexington Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2011-12-16
Format Kindle eBook

Don't Stop Thinking About the Music: The Politics of Songs and Musicians in Presidential Campaigns