Tue 11/3/15: Musicians Gone into Politics
"Musicians Who Have Run For Public Office…Some Were For Fun, Some Were Serious…Some Won, Some Lost…"
1. Beds Are Burning/Midnight Oil (Peter Garrett)
Peter Garrett…Singer/Frontman For Midnight Oil…Elected To The Australian House Of Representatives In 2004…Appointed The Country’s Minister For The Environment, Heritage And The Arts In 2007
2. Heatwave/Martha & the Vandellas (Martha Reeves)
Martha Reeves (& The Vandellas)…A Council Woman For The City Of Detroit
3. All Apologies/Nirvana (Krist Novoselic)
Krist Novoselic Bassist From Nirvana…Ran For County Clerk In Wahkiakum County In Washington…Also An Elected State Committee Man Making Appearances For Electoral Reform
4. I Got You Babe/Sonny & Cher (Sonny Bono)
Sonny Bono…Elected Mayor Of Palm Springs, Ca In ’88 And Then To The U.S. House Of Representatives In ‘95
5. Life's Been Good/Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh…Ran For President In ’80 With The Slogan Free Gas For Everyone And The Promise To Change Our National Anthem To Life’s Been Good
6. Killing Me Softly/Fugees (Wyclef Jean)
Wyclef Jean (Fugees & Solo)…Ran Unsuccessfully For President of Haiti in 2010
7. Song 2/Blur (Dave Rowntree)
Dave Rowntree The Drummer For Blur…Has Run 3 Times As A Labour Candidate For The British Parliament…Lost All 3 Times
8. Dance with Me/Orleans (John Hall)
John Hall of Orleans…2 Term Congressman From NY From 2007 To 2011
9. Elected/Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper…1988, Ran For Governor Of Arizona As A Member Of The Wild Party
