Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30

Known lOF NeT Love Lie .
and other art-songs, who
came forth with Lets Ok
IKE"
Fewer Songs In 1856
Oddly enough, the 1856 cam
paign has produced far fewer
campaign songs than did that
Of 1852. According to my
count. only So items have been
deposited for copyright this
year, of which ~ are for Ike
and IL for Adlai.
During this campaign, the
first Stevenson song, I'VE
Want Adlai, He Knows the
Score" was deposited for copy
right on January Is, only two
days after william c. A. van
den Brooks ''Ike's Victory
Song" the first Eisenhower
song of the year.
OF the Eisenhower songs, %
were written by men and IA
by women; there were seven
Stevenson songs by men and
four by women.
A few curiosities popped up,
such as one called "A Steven
son Jubilee andjor A Donkey
Serenade," which was pre-
viously registered under the
name Of 1.-THE Gaslight Sere-
made" but by and large. there
seemed to be fewer eccentrici-
ties.
Irving Berlin was once again
in the thick Of things with his
ike for -Four More Years.
but this time there were a few
professionals in Adlai's corner,
what with Richard Adler. CO.
composer of 1.-THE Paiama
Game" and Damn Yankees"
contributing Lets Go With
Adlai," a parody Of Tara
ra-boom-der-ay" and Herbert
Baker and Johnny Green do.
ing 1.-THE Democratic March"
to the tune of THE Yellow
Rose of Texas"
The three songs just men
toned, plus the parody Of
"Alexander's Ragtiine Band"
introduced at the Republican
National Convention by Ethel
Norman, seem to be the cur
rent favorites. but the songs
are still pouring in by the
dozen at the Copyright ONCE.
Neither party has an off,
cial" campaign song, although
those composed by the pro-
fessionals apparently have at
least semioficial status.
Hundreds Are Returned
Quizzed by me about the
campaign song ISSUE" L.
Richard Guylay, director Of
Public Relations, Republican
National Committee, had this
to say:
I'm the last few months we
have received literally hum
dreds Of campaign songs, prac-
tically all Of which have been
composed by amateurs. In
almost every case the author
seeks no remuneration but sub
mitS his composition to US
merely as a contribution to the
cause. . .ss
e with the help of experts.
we endeavor to make a con-
scientious screening of these
songs. but invariably we have
to return them to the COM
poserS with the suggestion that
they forward the songs to their
State chairmen for considera-
ton.
IT might add that we have
been receiving many requests
for the two songs which were
presented at our national con-
vention at San Francisco. One
was a parody on "Alexander's
Ragtime Band" as sung by
Ethel Norman and the other
was Irving Berlfh's compost
ton, Ike for Four More
Years"
Amateurs Seek to Aid Adlai
George W. Bali, co-ordinator
Of public relations, Stevenson
Kefauver Campaign Commit
tee. stated. ,ssl
We've received a flood Of
songs from amateurs as well
as top professional song
writer's. y Theyahave been COM
ing to us as sheet music and
as recordings in the mail, as
kilograms. over the telephone,
and some have been sung to us
in person.
"A typical experience was
that Of Jim Fin1egan, Gov.
Stevenson's campaign man
ager, who was stopped by a
man with a guitar as he was
going into his Harrisburg hotel
room at 4 o'clock in the morn
ing. The man had q song
about q new folk hero, Joe
Smith. American" and he in
sisted on singing it.
The quality Of even the
amateur contributions has
proven surprisingly high. OBJ
viously the Democratic cause
this year inspires close har-
mony, out all the songs SUBJ
mitted to US have been songs
Of juhilation."
And 30 the battle goes.
One thing I did discover.
however ANY song writer who
wants to switch to writing
songs about vice presidential
candidates has practically an
open field. ! couldn't ind any
song about Mr.. Nixon alone,
and the sole Kefauver item was