What songs will your election night soundtrack consist of?

[Rocknrule]

I like to set the mood of certain things with appropriate songs

Before the winner is announced:

"Eye of the Tiger" (Rocky soundtrack)
"Hoist the Colors" (Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack)
"Beelzeboss" (Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny soundtrack)

After Obama wins (I refuse to even consider the alternative):

Ewok music from Return of the Jedi
"America, Fuck Yea" (Team America soundtrack)
"One More Time" (Daft Punk)
"We're All Dudes" (Less Than Jake)
"School's Out" (Alice Cooper)

[RagAss]

1. "Here Comes the Sun"

[RichGirl]

117. Perfect!

Age of Aquarius

When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius! Aquarius!

Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the mind's true liberation
Aquarius! Aquarius!


Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in

[jpgray]

2. Beatus Vir by Monteverdi

:P

[rosesaylavee]

3. Signed Sealed Delivered is on my list.

I have grown quite fond of that music!

:bounce: :kick:

[Hamlette]

32. top of mine....along with Happy Days are Here Again

which was our party's song for so many years

[rosesaylavee]

33. I didn't know that! Here are lyrics and link to audio! All Together Now!

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/happydays.htm

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

Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
So let's 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
From now on ...

Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
So, Let's sing a song of cheer again

Happy times
Happy nights
Happy days
Are here again!

[Hamlette]

35. ah, what great memories, thanks for posting this

my family had me out working on campaigns and going to state conventions at age 6, in 1956. All were active democrats, ran for office, were delegates, knocked on more doors than any of us will. Grand women all. (I learned taking a kid to a meet and greet gets you to the front of the line so I suspect that might be why they took me!) In 1964 we decorated Aunt Max's house with Barry Goldwater stuff, full sized likeness, loud speakers reading one of his speeches, a great big red heart with "In your heart you know he's right" on it (Goldwater's slogan) spotlights...all on Halloween. Wow. I slipped into nostalgia there for a bit!

Ours is a signing family too. I can hear my three dear aunts singing "Happy Days Are Here Again" and having a great time.

We'll be doing it again this year!

[rosesaylavee]

37. I haven't stopped the audio since I posted it several minutes ago.

It is now embedded firmly in my head!

And Barry - wasn't he a Republican? :)

[Hamlette]

47. yeah, we're into pranks in my family

Aunt Max was head of the dem party in her county...made it very funny...to us.

One of those "decorate Max's house on Halloween" tricks that went back 20 years.

And Aunt Willa made a Barry Goldwater that look just like him.

They are all gone now. I miss 'em.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

50. yes, SIgned, Sealed Delivered!

[rosesaylavee]

52. I bet we'll get to hear it after he makes his acceptance speech!

:kick:

[GreenInNC]

4. fortunate son by CCR

[kestrel91316]

5. "We Are The Champions" (Queen)

[IDemo]

7. beat me to it..

[BlooInBloo]

41. Me too.

[IndianaJohn]

66. I'll second that...

My first thought upon entering this thread.

"All You Need is Love" -- Beatles
"Let It Be" -- Beatles
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" -- Elton John
"Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" -- The Fifth Dimension
"1812 Overture" -- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

[MJkcj]

137. love those choices

[Smuckies]

6. We are the Champions

hopefully :9

[tedoll78]

8. Mr Blue Sky..

.. one of the most perfect songs ever. :D

[Patsy Stone]

56. One of my very faves.

:thumbsup:

[Mad_Dem_X]

113. Ah, yes! n/t

[IsItJustMe]

9. Peace Train by Cat Stevens.

[indie_voter]

10. Even though "Right Here, Right Now"

By Jesus Jones wasn't written for this, it seems to fit the moment.

[hedgehog]

11. How can we show we're celebrating? I was thinking of surrounding my

Obama sign with little flags and lumineras. Any better ideas?

[tedoll78]

19. Flags, yes..

and I'll have blue jar candles (the ones you can get near the devotional candles at the supermarket) lining my sidewalk. They're 88 cents apiece; I might do one for each swing state we win.. :rofl:

[hedgehog]

20. OOOOH I hadn't thought of blue jar candles! Wonderful!

I like the idea of running out to add the states as they come in !

[tedoll78]

23. I do them every four years.

I'm guessing that I'll need more than I needed four years ago.. :D

Meanwhile, I have a dry-erase Electoral Map (bought at a teacher's supply store) in my living room, and portraits of the four liberal Supreme Court justices.

Three TV's, one DVRing FOX for future hilarity, one on MSNBC looking for Olbermann to cry tears of joy, and the bedroom TV recording Jon and Steven on Comedy Central.

I've got this night planned to a "T". :D

[Jackeens]

12. Beautiful Day (U2)

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. In my heart...

that song will always belong to Howard Dean. :)

[Buzz Clik]

13. I thought I'd lead off with "Hillary 4U & Me"

Then, it would be nonstop Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2b1D5w82yU

[Alter Ego]

114. The ultimate rickroll.

[wyldwolf]

14. the ultimate song ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITSF3jUnpY8

[SoFlaJet]

16. I'll be tap dancing in the middle of the street

and singing Happy Days Are Here Again

[Tikki]

17. "Wonderful World"...by everyone who ever recorded it and...

put it in iTunes or online...from Mr. Louis Armstrong's song...

The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky
Are also on the faces.....of people ..passing by
I see friends shaking hands.....sayin'.. how do you do?
They're really sayin'......I love you.....


Tikki

[RichGirl]

118. My favorite version.....

http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=2A2Jt4WOxN8

[Forkboy]

18. I'll probably just play the same hateful music I always play.

There's not a lot of uplifting happy stuff in my 1000+ cd collection. I like my music ugly and abrasive...just like me. :D

[cliffordu]

55. Not to blow your cover, man....we know you're a sweetheart....

in your own abrasive, testy way....

:rofl:

[Forkboy]

134. hey hey...keep it down, will ya?

:spank:

:P

[Binka]

108. Ah Shit Boyfriend Come To Callie And Marry Me

I'll teach you some happy music. :loveya:

[Forkboy]

133. You have no idea how many musical instrument jokes just went through my head.

:rofl:

:loveya:

[Ferret Annica]

21. The sound track from the Movie Yellow Submarine when the Blue Meanies get driven out

and then were converted to good.

[NightWatcher]

22. "All You Fascists" Billy Bragg and Wilco

"Crashing Down" David Rovics
"Star Spangled Banner" Jimi Hendrix
"P-Funk Wants to Get Funked Up" & "Chocolate City" Parliament Funkadelic
"America the Beautiful" Neil Young
"Imagine That" Melissa Etheridge
"What Happens Tomorrow?" M. Etheridge

[TripleKatPad]

24. Take me to the river

This video just makes me wanna dance and jump into the Obama River.

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

[Batgirl]

25. In the event of an Obama win, I will express my jubilation through much bad dancing

to the Flamin' Groovies cover of River Deep Mountain High. The only living eyewitness will be Batspouse who will be doing the same.

http://www.last.fm/music/Flamin%27+Groovies/_/River+Deep+Mountain+High

[Arugula Latte]

40. You'll make Elaine proud!

[Batgirl]

45. If I practice enough maybe someday I'll be as good as Elaine!

[BlooInBloo]

59. self-delete - was beat to the punch. sigh.

[Rocknrule]

26. One more:

A song that originally had a negative undertone but in the event of an Obama win, will be a positive one:

Amerika - Rammstein

We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, it's wonderbar
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika

We're all living in Amerika
Coca-Cola, Wonderbra
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika

[Diogenes2]

27. Dylan: "THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN'"

"Paths of Victory"
"When the Ship Comes In"

[rhiannon55]

28. "Democracy"

by Leonard Cohen.

And "Love is the Seventh Wave" by Sting.

Over and over all night long. :patriot: :loveya:

[phusion]

29. Carl Orff - Carmina Burana

Les Miserables - "Do You Hear the People Sing" to finish the night

[MJkcj]

139. I like that one!

[ecstatic]

30. Signed, Sealed, Delivered! by Stevie nt

[shanti]

72. good one!

[Mrs. Ted Nancy]

31. I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth

With a few adjustments to the lyrics. I'm showing my age aren't I?

[camera obscura]

34. Andrew WK - Party Hard

On repeat. All night. I'm pretty sure my neighbors are McCain supporters, and they've spent way too many nights shooting off fireworks at three AM during the work week. This will be some tasty payback. ;)

[TheMickster]

36. Twisted Sister

We're not gonna take it ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bucky]

38. Abba

Rub their noses in it.

[rogerballard]

89. Which ABBA song, just curious???

I thought about it too.

[Political Tiger]

104. Maybe....

The Winner Takes It All? ;)

[Konza]

39. "Change" Tracy Chapman

[Jackeens]

51. Link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Erp6zZxNc

[ddeclue]

42. Here Goes:

Put Me In Coach, John Fogerty
Philadelphia Freedom, Elton John
Star Wars A New Hope Throne Room, John Williams
Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copeland
Theme to the Movie Superman, John Williams
Faith of the Heart, Russell Watson
Back In the USA, Chuck Berry / Linda Ronstadt
Free Ride, Edgar Winter Group
Already Gone, The Eagles
Freedom, George Michael
Dreams, Van Halen
Top of the World, Van Halen
Rise Up, Bruce Springstreen
The Rising, Bruce Springsteen
Turn Turn Turn, The Byrds
Nowhere to Run to, Nowhere to Hide - Martha and the Vandellas
Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
Kung Fu Fighting, Carl Douglas (in honor of the political Jiu-Jitsu that we used to kick their asses)
Rescue Me
Living In America, James Brown
Living In the Promised Land, Willie Nelson
Blowin' In The Wind, Peter Paul and Mary
This Land Is Your Land, Peter Paul and Mary
Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Simon and Garfunkle
America, Simon and Garfunkle
Little Pink Houses, John Mellencamp
Neil Diamond, Coming to America
Revolution 1, The Beatles
Love Is All You Need, The Beatles
Let It Be, The Beatles
Imagine, John Lennon
So This Is Christmas/War Is Over, John Lennon
I am a Patriot, Jackson Browne
In My Mind I'm Going To Carolina, James Taylor (if we carry North Carolina)
These Days, Jackson Browne
Doctor My Eyes, Jackson Browne
Rocky Mountain Way, Joe Walsh (if we carry Colorado)
Georgia On My Mind, Ray Charles (if we carry Georgia)
America the Beautiful, Ray Charles

[ddeclue]

123. Some More

Desde La Obscuridad, Gloria Estefan
Gimme Shelter, The Rolling Stones
Sympathy for the Devil, The Rolling Stones
Lives in the Balance, Jackson Browne
Oye Mi Canto, Gloria Estefan
Ode to Joy, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Handel's Messiah
How You Ever Gonna Know, Garth Brooks

[madeline_con]

43. Nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah HEY HEY GOODBYE!

:party: :bounce: :patriot: :toast: :beer:

spell edit :eyes:

[WinkyDink]

128. That one's mine, as well! LOUDLY! INCESSANTLY! Especially towards my "McCain sign" neighbor!

[high density]

44. Monte Walsh - The Good Times are Comin' (John Barry)

[Supply Side Jesus]

46. "Let the Sunshine In"

Getting goosebumps thinking about the moment.

[BlooInBloo]

58. i LOVE that song!

[Malikshah]

48. I have to teach election night, but if they call it on my way home-- this will blare from my car---

Can You Feel A BRAND NEW DAY!!!!!

I got the movie soundtrack just to have this version...

Hell, I might even stop the car and dance with the crowds

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


The song starts around 1:15

[liskddksil]

49. My soundtrack

Remember the Titans Soundtrack by Trevor Rabin (played after the convention acceptance speech)
The American President Soundtrack by Marc Shaiman
"You Can't Stop the Beat" and "Come so Far" from Hairspray

and Symphony # 8, the "Symphony of a Thousand", by Gustav Mahler for the inauguaration.

[mtnsnake]

53. "Feeling Stronger Every Day".....Chicago

[cliffordu]

54. "Stop Making Sense." The Talking Heads

"Electric Ladyland", Jimi Hendrix

"Born In the USA", Bruce springsteen

"HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED" Bobby Dylan....

Various Zappa cuts..."The idiot bastard son...", "Dyna moe Hum" "Zombie woof..."

Mebbe some Ramones, mebbe some Clash,


And......

"Waiting for Columbus" by...

LITTLE FEAT!!!!

[Patsy Stone]

57. Sly & the Family Stone

The entire greatest hits album, maybe twice. Especially: I Want to Take You Higher and Dance to the Music.

Definitely the Ode to Joy chorus from Beethoven's 9th, and maybe Here Comes the Sun.

[Born_A_Truman]

60. One Moment in Time Barack Obama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9j_PR7tLnE

[AZBlue]

61. "No More Drama"

Mary J. Blige

[rogerballard]

90. One fine song

If I do say myself........

[damndude]

62. mine

madonna's 'hung up' and 'beat goes on'
robbie williams' 'let love be your energy'
'defying gravity' from wicked
christina aguilera's 'fighter'
bush's 'warm machine'----- i couldn't stop listening to this in 'o4, it was almost theme some to the election so has been bittersweet ever since
marvin gaye's 'ecology/i want you'



November 4th is gonna be all about feeling good and all about the possible

[ourbluenation]

63. Feeling Good by the great Nina Simone...

Birds flyin' high you know how I feel
Sun in the sky you know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by you know how I feel
Its a new dawn, its a new day, its a new life for me
yeah, its a new dawn its a new day its a new life for me
AND I'M FEELING GOOD

Fish in the sea, you know how I feel
River runnin' free you know how I feel
Blossom on the tree you know how I feel
Its a new dawn, its a new day, its a new life for me
And I'm feelin good

Dragonfly out in the sun you know what i mean dont you know
Butterflies all havin' fun you know what I mean
Sleepin' peace when day is done that's what I mean
And this old world is a new world and a bold world for me

Stars when you shine you know how I feel
Scent of the pine you know how I feel
Oh freedom is mine
And I know how I feel

It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good

[olkaz]

64. Through the Fire and Flames by Dragonforce - ON REPEAT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Fire_and_Flames

On a cold winter morning, in the time before the light,
In flames of death's eternal reign, we ride towards the fight.
When the darkness has fallen down, and the times are tough all right.
The sound of evil laughter falls around the world tonight.

Fighting hard, fighting on for the steel, through the wastelands evermore,
The scattered souls will feel the hell, bodies wasted on the shore.
On the blackest plains in Hell's domain, we watch them as they go,
Through fire and pain, and once again we know...

So now we'll fly ever free, we're free before the thunderstorm,
On towards the wilderness, our quest carries on.
Far beyond the sundown, far beyond the moonlight,
Deep inside our hearts and all our souls...

So far away we wait for the day,
For the light source so wasted and gone;
We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days-
Through the fire and the flames we carry on!



As the red day is dawning, and the lightning cracks the sky,
They'll raise their hands to the heavens above with resentment in their eyes.
Running back through the midmorning light, there's a burning in my heart;
We're banished from a time in a fallen land, to a life beyond the stars.

In your darkest dreams see to believe, our destiny is time,
And endlessly we'll all be free tonight...!

And on the wings of a dream, so far beyond reality;
All alone in desperation, now the time has gone.
Lost inside you'll never find, lost within my own mind,
Day after day this misery must go on!

So far away we wait for the day,
For the light source so wasted and gone,
We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days,
Through the fire and the flames we carry on!



Now here we stand with their blood on our hands,
We fought so hard now can we understand
I'll break the seal of this curse if I possibly can
For freedom of every man!

So far away we wait for the day,
For the light source so wasted and gone,
We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days,
Through the fire and the flames we carry on!

[Neecy]

65. I already have the playlist set up on my iPod

I listen to a lot of classical music and one of my favorite Opera singers is Jessye Norman. The minute they announce Obama's victory (fingers crossed) I'm putting on her version of Amazing Grace. It's really stunning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nriIwK40_xw

[tilsammans]

67. Shamelessly bookmarking this thread . . .

. . . for playlist ideas!

:bounce:

[Jersey Devil]

68. This song cannot be left off of anyone's list

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCYr8TWAGn0

[NWPatriot]

92. I have NEVER seen 'Les Miserables'...

...and I sat there listening to that song and thought "My God...that's the perfect song for OUR ELECTION!"

Thank you! It's now listed in my faves.

[democrat2thecore]

97. Gotta see it - seriously - if you never see another

major production - see Les Miserables (the full-blown production). It is simply incredible.

[Jersey Devil]

122. If you ever come to NY don't miss it - best show ever

link to London production:
http://www.lesmis.com/index2.htm

[Malikshah]

125. There are two great You Tube Videos mixing Obama and Les Mis

They are made by an improv group--

The links to them are here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ijYVyhnn0 LesMisbarack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iD2JclX14I Thank You


They lip sync, but it works!!! Don't miss the McCain/Palin ticket's cameos in both ;)

[Rocknrule]

69. Made one up

To the tune of "Mountain Town Reprise" at the end of the South Park movie

Everything worked out, what a happy end
America is a free, happy country again
So let's celebrate cuz McCain is going away (good Lordy, I'm fine!)

Don't you know our little lives are now complete?
Cuz Obama and Biden are sweet (Super sweet!)

Thank God we live in the quiet, little, peacenik, hippie, pinko, liberal, leftist, heathen, sushi-eating, latte-sipping, left-wing, tree-hugging, Volvo-driving, progressive, blue-state, anti-war, anti-Bush, kick-ass...

U...S...A!!!

[crispini]

70. Kick and bookmarked!

[crispini]

71. David Bowie - Young Americans

Just because

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bed-pnf6oGY

[blogslut]

76. Add for the "B" track

Heroes by Bowie

As for my personal playlist, I think I'll just wing it and see what inspires me.

[crispini]

80. Aw YEAH.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYjBQKIOb-w

Man, I am digging on this thread. So much fun stuff to listen to.

[twill612]

73. My Soundtrack Election Day...All Day I will be listening to this

Here's my List (Mostly R&B and Gospel inspirational songs)

Keep the Faith - Faith Evans
Never would've made it - Marvin Sapp
Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye
Living in America- James Brown
Alright - Ledisi
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield
Shining Star - Earth, Wind, & Fire
There's Hope - India. Arie
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
I'll take You There- Staple Singers
Beautiful Day - U2
Someday We'll All Be Free- Donnie Hathaway
Struggle No More - Anthony Hamilton
Mercy Me, Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye
Waiting on the World to Change - John Mayer
I Believe - Fantasia
Jesus Children of America - Bebe Winans
Golden - Jill Scott
Optimistic - Sounds of Blackness
Black Butterfly - Sounds of Blackness

WHAT DO YOU THINK???

[crispini]

75. Great list!

I am borrowing liberally from your list to fill out mine! :D

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[sampsonblk]

74. "Standing on the Top" - Rick James w the Temptations

"Fun Day" - Stevie Wonder

Who knows what else.

[David__77]

77. Chic: "Good Times"

...

[crispini]

81. Damn. How could I have forgotten that one!?

ALL SKATE! :D

[AyanEva]

78. That's easy.

The sound of my sobs of joy, relief, and PRIDE.

[rogerballard]

79. Ashford and Simpson, KC and the Sunshine Band

"Solid"
"Do you wanna go PARTY" ?

[crispini]

82. A couple of from my own personal favorite band

Polyphonic Spree -- "Light and Day" ... and thir absolutely brilliant cover of "Lithium"

[anonymous171]

83. "Revolution Deathsquad" by Dragonforce

"Hero" by Sevendust
"Die MF" by Dope
"Mosh" by Eminem

[WCGreen]

84. Happy Days are Here Again...

Happy Days Are Here Again" is a song copyrighted in 1929 by Milton Ager (music) and Jack Yellen (lyrics). The song was recorded by Leo Reisman and His Orchestra, with Lou Levin, vocal (November 1929), and was used in the 1930 film Chasing Rainbows. Today, the song is probably best remembered as the campaign song for Franklin Delano Roosevelt's (FDR) successful 1932 Presidential campaign. Since FDR's use of the song, it has come to be recognized as the unofficial theme of the Democratic Party. The lyrics suggest optimism and buoyancy.



One of the most influential recordings of the song was Barbra Streisand's made 33 years after its first recording. While the song is traditionally sung at a brisk pace, her recording is notable for how slowly and expressively she sings it.

Barbra first recorded the song mid October 1962 at Columbia's NYC studio, some months before her first album sessions. This version, arranged and conducted by George Williams became Barbra's first commercial single in November 1962, with "When the Sun Comes Out" on the b-side<1>. Only 500 copies of this single were pressed for the New York market, and no copies were sent to radio stations. This 1962 version was re-released as a single in March 1965 as part of the "Hall of Fame" series with the 1962 recording of "My Coloring Book" <2>.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Days_Are_Here_Again


The slow Melencoly version by Streisand is my favorite because it basically tells us that happy days are indeed here again but there is little time to celebrate because the tasks ahead are so daunting. Literally resurecting this great country of ours...

[jeffrey_X]

85. "Celebrate" - Kook and the Gang

eom

[road2000]

86. I'm hosting an election watch party.

Wine, substantial munchies, and three kinds of PIE! And did I mention wine?

As for music, there will be ten of us, all in our fifties, so the music will reflect our generation. I'm burning a CD to play and dance to when the election is called. It'll start with "Monster," and proceed to Stevie Wonder's "As." It will probably include the Youngbloods' de rigeur song, and "Reach Out in the Darkness" by Friend and Lover. Certainly "Volunteers," "Ohio," "Here Comes the Sun," "Wonderful World" and "Good Day Sunshine." I'm still working it out, but I want the music to tell a progressive story -- in all senses of the word. We will dance in a Greek-style circle and swill champagne. We might do it in the street if Cincinnati isn't too cold. Thank you to those who suggested the blue candles! This will be the McGovern celebration we were denied when we were young, and the Gore celebration which was never allowed to reach completion.

Peace,

SE

[rogerballard]

87. Nobody does it better

Carly Simon of course! Barack Obama Naturally !

http://carlysimon.com/news/news.shtml

[Ino]

88. I want will.i.am's Yes We Can song on a CD

I can't find it on iTunes. Does anyone know how this technically challenged person can put this on a CD?

[rogerballard]

91. Al Jarreau Boogie Down / Roof Garden ???

Indeed!

http://carlysimon.com/news/news.shtml

[Flabbergasted]

93. Funny you should ask....

I just spent 3 hours putting it together for the party....

Basically I was looking for some traditional, some patriotic, some Obama songs, some American folk, Some Rock....

Suffice to say that during the party after each state Obama wins I will put a song on and we'll take a drink and toast the state he won ie: "Here is to the good and wise people of Maryland"...

Along with, I plan some standard AMERICAN hors d”oeuvres, Red, White, and Blue Jello for the kids and some patriotic balloons and streamers.

I'm not a big flag waver but next tuesday I will be and sappiness will be part of the fun.

[crispini]

111. So where's your list?

You gotta share it with the rest of us who are still making our mixes!

[TheWraith]

94. For after the win is announced...

"Wander My Friends" by Bear McCreary--a great victory song if you've ever heard one. Also U2, Springsteen, Pink, Garbage... specifically "Pride," "Born in the USA," "Dear Mr. President," and "Right Between The Eyes" respectively. Also Sheryl Crow for "Real Gone."

[ThePhilosopher04]

95. Heaven Help Us All...Stevie Wonder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daz5QgbO7W8


And some others...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k04KzgYRKrE
Pride

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXvKRZRofDE
I'll Take You There

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jSisMP2_F4
Til Kingdom Come

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fcheMyNsN4
The Wand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tBHOuHolYw
Changes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEOkxRLzBf0
Imagine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5IIXeR5OUI
What a Wonderful World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsQ37_sIbDs
I Can See Clearly Now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sonYFxHHvaM
One Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbGSDkvh8B0
Shiny Happy People

[rogerballard]

98. One of the best songs ever..........

Shiny Happy People

http://carlysimon.com/news/news.shtml

[goletian]

96. push it to the limit, youre the best around

[carnie_sf]

99. Oo Oo child

things are gonna get easier

[road2000]

100. And let's not forget...

The Star-Spangled Banner. At last, it will have meaning again.

[and-justice-for-all]

101. "Dont Stop at the Top" - Scorpions. (more or less)

You never take the easy way

The wind is blowing straight into your face

You never ever close your eyes

For any trouble that may cross your way

There's no risk that you're not taking

Not a mountain that's too high

Spread your wings, You're gonna make it

To the best time of your life



Don't stop at the top

Touch the sky before you drop



You never make a compromise

Your will has got the power that won't break

You never say never to a challenge

That will come along the way

There's no risk that you're not taking

Not a mountain that's too high

Spread your wings, you're gonna make it

To the best time of your life



Don't stop at the top

Touch the sky before you drop



Never stop! Don't stop at the top

[davidpdx]

102. Don't stop thinking about tomorrow

Maybe it's a little 1992 though.

[daggahead]

103. Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles n/t

[peacefreak]

105. Ode to Joy--Beethoveen's Ninth

Appalachian Spring--Aaron Copeland
and for a complete change of pace...


US Blues--Grateful Dead


Red and white, blue suede shoes, I'm Uncle Sam, how do you do?
Gimme five, I'm still alive, ain't no luck, I learned to duck.
Check my pulse, it don't change. Stay seventy-two come shine or rain.
Wave the flag, pop the bag, rock the boat, skin the goat.
Wave that flag, wave it wide and high.
Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my.

I'm Uncle Sam, that's who I am; Been hidin' out in a rock and roll band.
Shake the hand that shook the hand of P.T. Barnum and Charlie Chan.
Shine your shoes, light your fuse. Can you use them ol' U.S. Blues?
I'll drink your health, share your wealth, run your life, steal your wife.
Wave that flag, wave it wide and high.
Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my.

Back to back chicken shack. Son of a gun, better change your act.
We're all confused, what's to lose?
You can call this song, the United States Blues.
Wave that flag, wave it wide and high.
Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my.

:-)

[Lucy Goosey]

106. Landslide. The original and the Dixie Chicks cover.

[expatriate]

107. Democracy, by Leonard Cohen

"Democracy"

It's coming through a hole in the air,
from those nights in Tiananmen Square.
It's coming from the feel
that this ain't exactly real,
or it's real, but it ain't exactly there.
From the wars against disorder,
from the sirens night and day,
from the fires of the homeless,
from the ashes of the gay:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.
It's coming through a crack in the wall;
on a visionary flood of alcohol;
from the staggering account
of the Sermon on the Mount
which I don't pretend to understand at all.
It's coming from the silence
on the dock of the bay,
from the brave, the bold, the battered
heart of Chevrolet:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

It's coming from the sorrow in the street,
the holy places where the races meet;
from the homicidal bitchin'
that goes down in every kitchen
to determine who will serve and who will eat.
From the wells of disappointment
where the women kneel to pray
for the grace of God in the desert here
and the desert far away:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

Sail on, sail on
O mighty Ship of State!
To the Shores of Need
Past the Reefs of Greed
Through the Squalls of Hate
Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on.

It's coming to America first,
the cradle of the best and of the worst.
It's here they got the range
and the machinery for change
and it's here they got the spiritual thirst.
It's here the family's broken
and it's here the lonely say
that the heart has got to open
in a fundamental way:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

It's coming from the women and the men.
O baby, we'll be making love again.
We'll be going down so deep
the river's going to weep,
and the mountain's going to shout Amen!
It's coming like the tidal flood
beneath the lunar sway,
imperial, mysterious,
in amorous array:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

Sail on, sail on
O mighty Ship of State!
To the Shores of Need
Past the Reefs of Greed
Through the Squalls of Hate
Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on.

I'm sentimental, if you know what I mean
I love the country but I can't stand the scene.
And I'm neither left or right
I'm just staying home tonight,
getting lost in that hopeless little screen.
But I'm stubborn as those garbage bags
that Time cannot decay,
I'm junk but I'm still holding up
this little wild bouquet:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

[mucifer]

109. whatever they want to play in Grant Park, Chicago.

[Kind of Blue]

110. I'm gonna be dancing so it's definitely One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic. n/t

[paparush]

112. "I Won't Back Down" - Tom Petty

"Drink Till I Die" - Poxy Boggards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1HqflZtqqk

"Spoonman" - Soundgarden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWkbFKJZB0k

"Hunger Strike" - Temple of the Dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjNjJR9jUGo

[fed_up_mother]

115. God Save The King

(I'm putting this up just to annoy any freepers reading.)

:evilgrin:

[Mad_Dem_X]

116. ELO - "All Over The World"...

The Beatles - "Here Comes The Sun" and "Let It Be"

[crispini]

119. Xanadu Video

Wow, it's been a LONG TIME since I saw this movie. Look at Gene Kelly, he da man!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQviSR9asRU

[Mad_Dem_X]

126. I recently bought the DVD

The interviews on there are priceless.

[Myrina]

120. McLame uses "Eye of the Tiger" as his 'entrance cue' at events ...

:puke: Might wanna scrub that one from your list ...

[Rocknrule]

129. Fuck that

I'm not giving up my favorite election night song just because McPlagerist uses it

[Terran]

121. "I Can See Clearly Now" (Jimmy Cliff version)

That song gets me every time, and I don't know a better song about hope and renewal than that.

Look all around, there's nothing but blue skies!

Look straight ahead, THERE'S NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES!!

[frickaline]

124. "Superstitious" (Stevie Wonder), because

I kept hearing this played after Palin rallies (oh, the irony) and I don't think Stevie would approve given his endorsement of Barack.

[crispini]

127. Here's mine so far.

Generously borrowing from this thread but there are quite a few from my personal library too. Some for Obama, some for the end of the Bush Regime, and some just for fun.

All You Fascists - Billy Bragg / Wilco
Living In America - James Brown
American Prayer - Dave Stewart
Right Here Right Now - Jesus Jones
Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In - 5th Dimension
Fortunate Son - CCR
Here Comes the Sun - Beatles
We Are The Boys - Pulp
Step By Step - Whitney Houston
This Will Be Our Year - Ok Go
Telephone Road - Steve Earle
Stupidly Happy - XTC
War on War - Wilco
I Got You (At the End of the Century) - Wilco
Dancing in the Street - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Reach Out - I'll Be There - Four Tops
No Depression - Uncle Tupelo
Sexbomb - Tom Jones
Brand New Day - Sting
Cherry Bomb - Spoon
All My Dreams Come True - Sparrows
Crazy - Sorta
Only A Memory - The Smithereens
Springfield IL - Slobberbone
Soul Man - Sam and Dave
Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root
Lithium (cover) - Polyphonic Spree
So It Goes - Nick Lowe
The Laws Have Changed - New Pornographers
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Nowhere to Run To
To Washington - John Mellencamp
I Feel Good - James Brown
Rockstar - Happiness Factor
We Got the Beat - Go Go's
It's the Sun - Polyphonic Spree
Is This On? - Deathray Davies
Disco Ball World - David Garza
Heroes - David Bowie
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing - Bobby Bare Jr. version. :)
Respect - Aretha
Born in the USA - Springsteen
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie
People Got To Be Free - the Rascals
Peace Train - Dolly Parton's cover. :)
Mr. Blue Sky
Beautiful Day

[Sheltiemama]

130. "We Shall Overcome."

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

131. Chocolate City.

They call it the White House, but that's a temporary condition too, can ya dig it, C.C.?

[Myrina]

132. "It Feels Good" - TonyToneToni

Lyrics aren't a fit but the song always makes me wanna dance and puts me in a party mood!
(And Goddess knows after the last 8 years we all deserve a PARTY!) :party:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA4lPE4MI6A

[mwooldri]

135. I'll happily re-play D:Ream's "Things can only get better".

You might depise Tony Blair now but that's what he used in 1997... after kicking out an even more miserable bunch of Tories.

Mark.

[crispini]

136. Ooo. Very good choice!

(Makes notes)

[Zhade]

138. The helpless screams of frustrated freepers.

The music of the spheres!

[Newrulz2008]

140. Songs

Pink Floyd - "A Great Day for Freedom"
On the day the wall came down
They threw the locks onto the ground
And with glasses high we raised a cry for freedom had arrived

On the day the wall came down
The ship of fools had finally run aground
Promises lit up the night like paper doves in flight


Pink Floyd - "Coming Back to Life"

Lost in thought and lost in time
While the seeds of live and the seeds of change were planted

Outside the rain fell dark and slow
While I pondered on this dangerous but
I took a heavenly ride through one silence
I knew the moment had arrived
For killing the past and coming back to life

I took a heavenly ride trough our silence
I knew the waiting had begin
And headed straight... into the shining sun

[SOS]

141. Kool & The Gang - Celebration

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