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[crossposted from thebrotherlove.com]

Melissa posted an open letter to King Britt thanking him for his music and upcoming gig spinning for Barack Obama's Philadelphia Kickoff. It got me thinking of how great it would be if at least one of the 2008 presidential candidates chose a campaign song that doesn't suck.

“People Hold On”, the Coldcut club classic that helped launch Lisa Stansfield would be a great choice. The lyrics are perfect and it would get a younger crowd into the mood.

Furthermore, the music could be adapted for different audiences. Here’s a video of German hipsters Re:Jazz giving the song the jazz treatment and promoting their Expansion CD.

Expansion includes jazzy renditions of Herbie Hancock’s “Rock It” and classic house favorite “Promised Land”, as well as a cover of “Gabrielle” originally recorded by Roy Davis, Jr. and Peven Everett. Vocals on the Re:Jazz version are handled by the always tight Alice Russell (who tore up Apache Cafe this past weekend).

But back to “People Hold On”:

Everybody’s looking for a meaning
Everybody’s doing their own thing
And nobody’s solving the problem
Ain’t nobody helping each other

Some people give into fear
Some people give into hunger
Some of us live for the future
And some of us wonder

Givin’ into life, givin’ into love
Maybe there’s enough for everyone
Givin’ into hope, and into trust
Maybe there’s enough for everyone

People hold on
Don’t do yourself wrong
People hold on
We’ve got to be strong
People hold on

Gotta love those lyrics. Any other suggestions for kick-ass campaign signs that don’t suck?