03rd Oct 2008
Ike for President
You’re probably familiar with the “I LIKE IKE!” campaign, but have you heard the full jingle that goes along with it?
Contrast that to the lounge singer trying to sell you on Adlai Stevenson.
The Ike song definitely sticks in your head better. Indeed, I can’t get it OUT of my head. (Damn you, Ike!)
Found the Living Room Candidate site via Feministe. I expect to find a few other fun clips in upcoming days — anything to distract me from the current campaign season.
Zeppelin-obsessed Eric in college bought an album with presidential campaign songs of the twentieth century. (This was probably while he was working as the campaign manager for frat boy Eric’s city council bid.) He was disappointed that the “I Like Ike” song wasn’t on the album; there was in fact another “official” Eisenhower campaign song that was much less catchy and less well remembered.