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"What's On The Ipods Of The Candidates...and Other Crucial Issues of Campaign 2012 That Voters Need to Know Before Choosing The President....and While We're At It....What's With The Presidential Candidates Singing In Public All Of A Sudden?"
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Length: 57:03
This is a stand alone episode of the "newsical" series "What's the Frequency, Kenneth? from Paul Fischer, a veteran of Pacifica Radio and CBS News.
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(57:41)
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Piece Description
This is a stand alone episode of the "newsical" series "What's the Frequency, Kenneth? from Paul Fischer, a veteran of Pacifica Radio and CBS News.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Pack (excerpt) | Sleigh Bells | Reign of Terror. | Mom+Pop | 2012 | 02:00 |
| Let's Stay Together (excerpt) | President Obama | Actuality. | Campaign Appearance | 2012 | 00:20 |
| Sweet Home Chicago | President Obama and B.B. King | Actuality. | White House Event | 2012 | 01:00 |
| America | Mitt Romney | Actuality. | Campaign Appearance | 2012 | 00:30 |
| Davy Crockett (excerpt) | Mitt Romney | Actuality. | Campaign Appearance | 2012 | 00:30 |
| The Ballad of Davy Crockett | Fess Parker | Davy Crockett Theme. | Walt Disney Records | 1954 | 02:15 |
| Blueberry Hill | Vladimir Putin | Actuality. | Charity Event | 2011 | 01:30 |
| Blueberry Hill | Fats Domino | The Best of Fats Domino. | Vision2/OMP | 2009 | 02:35 |
| You Belong to Me | Carla Bruni | L'Amoureuse. | Downtown | 2008 | 03:02 |
| Mozambique (excerpt) | Bob Dylan | Desire. | Columbia | 1976 | 02:58 |
| Dear Landlord | Bob Dylan | John Wesley Harding. | Columbia Legacy | 2010 | 03:15 |
| Living For The City | Stevie Wonder | Innervision. | Universal Island | 2000 | 07:23 |
| The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (excerpt) | Gil Scott-Heron | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. | Flying Dutchman/RCA | 1974 | 03:03 |
| I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow | Soggy Bottom Boys | O Brother, Where Art Thou?. | Mercury Nashville | 2000 | 06:50 |
| Read My Mind | The Killers | Sam's Town. | Island | 2006 | 04:06 |
| Only You (excerpt) | The Commodores | Motown Legends. | Motown | 1996 | 02:00 |
| The SubwaySong ( MTA) | The Kingston Trio | Songs We Remember Vol. 4. | Lingo Music Group | 2001 | 03:10 |
| Jolly Banker | Wilco | Wilco.com. | Self-Released | 2009 | 03:00 |
| Better Than A Hallelujah (excerpt) | Amy Grant | Better Than A Hallelujah. | Sparrow | 2010 | 02:00 |
| Save Me (excerpt) | Aimee Mann | Magnolia Soundtrack. | Warner | 1999 | 02:00 |
| Born In The USA (Nebraska Sessions Version) | Bruce Springsteen | The Nebraska Sessions. | Columbia | 1984 | 03:08 |
| Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind | The Lovin Spoonful | The Lovin Spoonful: Platinum and Gold. | Buddha | 2003 | 01:57 |
| Marilyn Monroe Sings Happy Birthday to JFK | Marilyn Monroe | Actuality. | C-Span | 1962 | 01:10 |
| Kill The Poor | The Dead Kennedys | Milking The Sacred Cow. | Manifesto | 2007 | 03:09 |
| I Am Warm And Powerful | Some Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin | Broom . | Polyvinyl | 2010 | 02:40 |
Additional Credits
actualities from C-Span,political and media websites for illustrative, analysis and commentary purposes
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