Campaign Songs

Presidential campaigns have long used music as part of their strategy to persuade voters to favor them. Music is also played at rallies while people await the candidate's arrival, as the candidate takes the stage, or after the speech has ended. Here are some songs from this and previous year's presidential campaign as reported by various sources on the web. (Click on the link to hear the song.)

• America (Neil Diamond) - Michael Dukakis '88
• Born in the USA (Bruce Springstein) - Ronald Reagan '84
• Don't Stop (Fleetwood Mac) - Bill Clinton '92
• God Bless the USA (Lee Greenwood) - Ronald Reagan '84
• Only in America (Brooks & Dunn) - Barack Obama, John McCain, George W. Bush '04
• Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder) - Barack Obama
• Take a Chance on Me (ABBA) - John McCain
• Yes We Can (will.i.am et al.) - Barack Obama

This list is by no means comprehensive. Do you have others to add?

Note the youtube selections were chosen for the music, not the visual imagery.