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Tippecanoe And Tyler Too

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song nameTippecanoe and Tyler Too
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumFuture Soundtrack For America, Venue Songs (DVD/CD), Podcast 1A
year2004
run time1:38
sung byJohn Flansburgh

[edit] Trivia/Info

  • A song that uses actual campaign song lyrics from the Tippecanoe and Tyler Too campaign for William Henry Harrison and John Tyler in the U.S. Presidential election of 1840.
  • "It was the campaign song that invented the campaign song," Flansburgh explains. "I was interested in it because it's a great song, but historically, [through] the little bit of research I've done, I got the impression that it was the 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' of campaign songs."
  • "Little Van" refers to Martin Van Buren, Harrison's opponent and sitting president who lost his bid for re-election. The "Sure, let 'em talk about hard cider (cider cider) and log cabins too" lyrics refer to the slander claiming Harrison was an uneducated drunk.

[edit] Song Themes

History, People (Real), Presidents, TMBG Remakes

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