"Campaign soundtracks inevitably pose problems for Republicans. Jackson Browne, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, John Mellencamp and Van Halen (well, three-fourths of it, anyway) have objected to the McCain-Palin campaign's use of their hits. In 1984, Bruce Springsteen famously repudiated the Reagan re-election campaign's use of "Born in the U.S.A." One can only go to the pop-country well so many times. And suspected sympathizers such as ZZ Top and Charlie Daniels have been coy about their party affiliation. Where's a Republican pol to turn for an anthem from a politically "safe" artist?"
- Top 5: Safe Republican anthems
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