Johnny “Bomb Iran” wants to show a softer side, employing an ABBA song as a campaign theme. From The Times Online (London):
He battled the Vietcong but now John McCain has apparently come a-cropper against the Swedes.
The Republican candidate, who had already been banned by John Mellencamp, the American rocker, from using his hits ‘Our Country’ and ‘Pink Houses’, found out that he has few fans in Scandinavia when he tried to adopt Abba’s “Take a Chance on Me” as his campaign song. After running into difficulties with the Swedish supergroup, McCain lamented to reporters on board his plane that it wasn’t as easy to play the song as he thought.
“It gets expensive in a big hurry and if you’re not careful you can alienate some Swedes,” he joked. “If word gets out to Stockholm that we’re using Abba music, then there’ll be a worsening in U.S.-Swedish relations.”
To sum up the theme of the song, it’s saying “Hey, I know I’m not your first choice, but if you change your mind, I’ll be right here desperately waiting.” Inspiring. Here’s he money lyric from the song: “So much that I wanna do, when I dream I’m alone with you – it’s magic!” Mmmmm. Magic. When did John McCain turn into John McDreamy? Or is he more the McSteamy type? I’m not a Grey’s fan, fill me in.
For reference, here’s the classic video. It’s a catchy tune and a nice change of pace from the oft-played Dancing Queen. I’ll say one thing, I’m voting Republican if John McDreamy wears one of those sweet white suits on the trail, à la Benny. Or was it Bjorn? I’m too young to know the difference. Either way, this song was released in 1977 and is still too young for McCain – may I suggest Mac the Knife?
For reference, Barack Obama uses U2’s City of Blinding Lights and Stevie Wonder’s Signed, Sealed, Delivered, while Hillary used until recently Celine Dion’s You and I and now, I think, uses Big Head Todd and the Monsters’ Blue Sky. Advantage: Obama.
would have been richardson. sigh.