Hillary's First Big Mistake Evident In Sopranos Spoof
2 Comments Ryan Welton on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 9:21 PM.In 1992, Bill Clinton had Baby Boomers and young folks alike captivated with the freshness of a campaign founded upon a song 15 years old at the time.
"Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow ... "
In all seriousness, that ought to be etched in stone on the former president's grave one day. When I hear that Fleetwood Mac song, I think of the best president of my lifetime. It's a song with an edifying message and a hall-of-fame spot in pop culture history.
So, when it came time for Hillary Clinton to pick a campaign theme, she opened it up to suggestion, which is always a terrible idea, if you asked me. In the end, she picked Celine Dion's "You and I," which I am still hoping is a joke.
First, from a practical perspective, Celine is from Canada, which opens Hillary up to all sorts of jabs.
Second, there is nothing the blue-collar American can identify with in a Celine Dion song.
I mean, if Hillary wanted to make us all cringe and/or laugh, why didn't she pick Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats," which she could have used as a theme separating herself from her husband.
No, she realizes as much as I do, as much as any savvy political watcher does, that she needs Bill Clinton to win. In fact, with Bill Clinton by her side, she can win and, frankly, should win. I mean, as much as I think Rudy Giuliani looks presidential, I'm not willing to support a pro-choice Republican.
If the best candidate is going to be pro-choice, I'm picking the Democrat. In this case, I suspect Hillary is the smartest among these candidates, both Democrat and Republican, with or without Bill. Truly though, with Bill, she's a superstar or at least she can be.
However, today, she screwed up big time. The campaign has gotten off on the wrong note.
In a video spoof of a Sopranos finale that nobody seemed to like (although I kind of liked it in a poetic sense, but admittedly, I wasn't a fan of the show), the Clintons sit at a table and discuss campaign song choice.
In the background, the staccato piano strikes from Journey's "Don't Stop Believin,'" a song that personally gets me fired up in its first three seconds.
It's arguably the greatest opening keyboard riff in modern music history. It's right there with the horns from "Rocky," in my book.
So inspirational is this song that the Chicago White Sox used it in the team's 2005 World Series run, even though the tune references "South Detroit."
The reason is simple. Verses aside, the message of the chorus is universal: Don't Stop Believin'.
So, when I hear this song in the YouTube spoof, and I see Hillary and Bill, and I'm watching this, I am thinking to myself, "Glory, Hallelujah, a brilliant move by the Dems."
But, no. She's going with a Celine Dion song. Please. Watch the spoof, embedded at the bottom of this post. Listen to the music, and then think about her decision to pick a Celine Dion song and then contrast that to the greatness of "Don't Stop Believin'".
I surely hope this doesn't foretell things to come for the Dems.
Labels: politics, pop culture, YouTube
Isn't it ironic that with all the bad Arkansas jokes about inbreeding, old Rudy G. is the candidate who was married to his cousin. He is in favor of a little bit more choice than I am comfortable with. I have to admit that a campaign platform that included the loosening of incest laws would be unique.
Ok, I am NOT defending incest here, but Rudy married his SECOND cousin therefore it was all perfectly legal, with no need for loosening of incest laws. I am sure that you all are aware that FDR and Eleanor were also distant cousins (she didn't even have to change her last name) and he did a pretty good job in spite of that.
Also, in defense of cousin marriage, Albert Einstein not only married his FIRST cousin, but his parents were FIRST cousins.
Charles Darwin married his FIRST cousin and had children with her and they were reportedly normal. I would imagine that Darwin would have been more aware of the genetic issues than anybody else from his time.
BTW, I am NOT married to my cousin. Not that there's anything wrong with that....