Tippecanoe And Tyler Too

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song name	Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
artist	They Might Be Giants
album	Future Soundtrack For America, Venue Songs (DVD/CD), Podcast 1A
year	2004
run time	1:38
sung by	John Flansburgh

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.

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