Song sung blue, song sung red, and Goodbye, goodnight, Hal!

Both Mr Barack Obama and Mr Mitt Romney are unleashing their secret (actually, not so secret) weapon... their respective wives!

So, I'm imagining myself as their secret campaign manager. First, I go to the Dem's camp and whisper, "You'll need a feet-tapping, great sing-a-long signature song for her." Then I go to the GOP. Same message. And, now, presenting...

Michelle (The Beatles)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKvee-w0uBc

Annie's Song (John Denver)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKvee-w0uBc

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On a sadder note, another great musical giant has passed on: the lyricist half of the David-Bacharach combi, Hal David.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cXN53hpqGM

Here below, from the Huffington Post, is a partial list of his songs:

Partial List of Hal David Songs
"24 Hours from Tulsa"
"A House is Not a Home"
"Alfie"
"America Is"
"American Beauty Rose"
"Anyone Who Had a Heart"
"Blue on Blue"
"Close to You"
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose"
"Don't Make Me Over"
"I Say a Little Prayer"
"It Was Almost Like a Song"
"Johnny Get Angry"
"Magic Moments"
"Make It Easy on Yourself"
"Message to Michael"
"My Heart is an Open Book"
"One Less Bell to Answer"
"Open Your Arms to the World"
"Promises, Promises"
"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"
"Reach Out for Me"
"The April Fools"
"The Look of Love"
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"
"There's Always Something There to Remind Me"
"This Guy's in Love With You"
"To All the Girls I've Loved Before"
"Trains and Boats and Planes"
"Walk on By"
"What the World Needs Now is Love"
"What's New Pussycat?"
"Wishin' and Hopin'"
"Wives and Lovers"
"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If you Break My Heart)"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-levin-jd/hal-david-passes-away_b_1850493.html

Embedded in the link above are three video clips, including this favourite of mine, "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head."