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Eight Forty-Eight 9/4/2008
Can a Catchy Tune Catch Your Vote?
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Calypso artist "The Mighty Sparrow" wrote a song about Obama. (AP/Kathy Willens)
Barack Obama is known for his stirring speeches, but it’s unlikely that any one of them will get stuck in your head for days on end. This is a danger with the many songs celebrating Obama that have sprung up during this campaign season.
Eight Forty-Eight’s
Shawn Campbell
surveyed the landscape—or soundscape—and has this report.
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