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I heard that the song High Hopes was written for Kennedy, is this true? And if it is why hasn't an artist write an original song for their Candidate since? Istead of said Canid ripping off a song? (lemmy.world)
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[–] CheeseAndCatsup@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

That song is from the movie A Hole In The Head. Frank sang a modified version as a political song, but that was a different song sang in the same tune. The actual song was a big hit at the time. Singers changing lyrics to support candidates is still a thing.