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It Goes Like This (That Funny Melody)
Music by Cliff Friend, Lyrics by Irving Caesar
Mississippi Music Makers (Bob Haring)
Vocal Chorus by Dick Robertson
Recorded October 3, 1928
This is one of those humorous, nonsense songs that was written and performed during the U.S. presidential election campaign of 1928. The two candidates were Herbert Hoover, Republican and Al Smith, Democrat. It seems that the songwriter did not take the campaign rhetoric very seriously. In the chorus there were several names mentioned and I have done my best to identify whom they were.
"...then Hoover cried..." Herbert Hoover - Republican Nominee for President, 1928. He ultimately won the election and served one term. He was defeated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932.
"...and Smith replied..." Al Smith - Democratic Nominee for President, 1928. Smith was the first Roman Catholic to gain a major party's nomination for president, and his religion became an issue during the campaign.
"...then Walker cried..." James Walker, Mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932. A flamboyant politician, he was a liberal Democrat and part of the powerful Tammany Hall machine. During a corruption scandal he was forced to resign.
"...and Dawes replied..." Charles G. Dawes - Incumbent Republican Vice President, passed over at the 1928 Convention.
"...up spoke a senator from I-o-way...." Possibly Smith W. Brookhart, Republican senator from Iowa or Daniel F. Steck, the Democrat senator from Iowa.
"...then Coolidge said..." Calvin Coolidge - Incumbent Republican President who chose not to run for re-election in 1928.
It Goes Like This (That Funny Melody)
Music by Cliff Friend, Lyrics by Irving Caesar
Mississippi Music Makers (Bob Haring)
Vocal Chorus by Dick Robertson
Recorded October 3, 1928
This is one of those humorous, nonsense songs that was written and performed during the U.S. presidential election campaign of 1928. The two candidates were Herbert Hoover, Republican and Al Smith, Democrat. It seems that the songwriter did not take the campaign rhetoric very seriously. In the chorus there were several names mentioned and I have done my best to identify whom they were.
"...then Hoover cried..." Herbert Hoover - Republican Nominee for President, 1928. He ultimately won the election and served one term. He was defeated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932.
"...and Smith replied..." Al Smith - Democratic Nominee for President, 1928. Smith was the first Roman Catholic to gain a major party's nomination for president, and his religion became an issue during the campaign.
"...then Walker cried..." James Walker, Mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932. A flamboyant politician, he was a liberal Democrat and part of the powerful Tammany Hall machine. During a corruption scandal he was forced to resign.
"...and Dawes replied..." Charles G. Dawes - Incumbent Republican Vice President, passed over at the 1928 Convention.
"...up spoke a senator from I-o-way...." Possibly Smith W. Brookhart, Republican senator from Iowa or Daniel F. Steck, the Democrat senator from Iowa.
"...then Coolidge said..." Calvin Coolidge - Incumbent Republican President who chose not to run for re-election in 1928.
