Don't Stop Thinking About the Music

The Politics of Songs and Musicians in Presidential Campaigns

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Elections, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism, Reference
Cover of the book Don't Stop Thinking About the Music by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper, Lexington Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper ISBN: 9780739172995
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: December 16, 2011
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
ISBN: 9780739172995
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: December 16, 2011
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

In this insightful, erudite history of presidential campaign music, musicologist Benjamin Schoening and political scientist Eric Kasper explain how politicians use music in American presidential campaigns to convey a range of political messages. From “Follow Washington” to “I Like Ike” to “I Got a Crush on Obama,” they describe the ways that song use by and for presidential candidates has evolved, including the addition of lyrics to familiar songs, the current trend of using existing popular music to connect with voters, and the rapid change of music’s relationship to presidential campaigns due to Internet sites like YouTube, JibJab, and Facebook. Readers are ultimately treated to an entertaining account of American political development through popular music and the complex, two-way relationship between music and presidential campaigns.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In this insightful, erudite history of presidential campaign music, musicologist Benjamin Schoening and political scientist Eric Kasper explain how politicians use music in American presidential campaigns to convey a range of political messages. From “Follow Washington” to “I Like Ike” to “I Got a Crush on Obama,” they describe the ways that song use by and for presidential candidates has evolved, including the addition of lyrics to familiar songs, the current trend of using existing popular music to connect with voters, and the rapid change of music’s relationship to presidential campaigns due to Internet sites like YouTube, JibJab, and Facebook. Readers are ultimately treated to an entertaining account of American political development through popular music and the complex, two-way relationship between music and presidential campaigns.

More books from Lexington Books

Cover of the book The Rhetorical Leadership of Fulton J. Sheen, Norman Vincent Peale, and Billy Graham in the Age of Extremes by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book Bill Ratliff by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book Practice, Judgment, and the Challenge of Moral and Political Disagreement by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book Becoming a Model Minority by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book History's Place by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book The Unseen Politics of Public Housing by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book The European Union and the Arab Spring by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book Environment and Pedagogy in Higher Education by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book Twentieth-Century Influences on Twenty-First-Century Policing by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book Philosophical Pragmatism and International Relations by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book Interaction and Everyday Life by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book Spirituality, Culture, and Development by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book Problems of Religious Luck by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book Legacies of Totalitarian Language in the Discourse Culture of the Post-Totalitarian Era by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
Cover of the book The Criminalization of States by Benjamin S. Schoening, Eric T. Kasper
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy