In order to distract everyone from the Osama fearfest, I shall propose the following election time entertainment: Election 2004, the Musical!
Basic rules of play:
Choose a network/TV station for the entire evening. As that network starts calling states for Kerry or Bush, play different songs. Of course, it helps if the song has some sort of connection with the state, but sometimes a mood song is required.
Here is a suggested list, divided into safe states (with lists for Kerry or Bush, depending on who is likely to carry it), and swing states (which have a song for both).
Opening tunes:
"Star Spangled Banner" - Origional or Hendrix
"Defeat You" - Smashmouth
Safe Kerry:
Massachusetts - "I Won't Back Down" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Rhode Island - "
Conneticut - "Hella Good" - No Doubt
Vermont - "deanmix90" if you can find it, else "I Love Rock and Role" - Joan Jett
New York - "Rapsody in Blue" - Gershwin
New Jersey - "I Try" Macy Gray
Deleware - "Ballroom Blitz" - Sweet
Maryland - "She's So High"
DC - "Goood to be in DC" - www.jibjab.com
Michigan - "Party Hard" - Andrew W.K.
Illinois - "The In Set" - Smash Mouth... or "Utopia's Obama Remix"
Minnesota - "Winds of Change" - Scorpions
California - "Californication" - Red Hot Chilly Peppers
Washington - "Extreme Ways" - Moby (I don't know why...)
Oregon - "Move Your Feet" - Junior Senior
Safe Bush:
Indiana - "Ovature" - Phantom of the Opera
Kentuky - "Fire Water Burn" - Bloodhound Gang
Tennessee - "Trash" - Korn
South Carolina - "Another Brink in the Wall" (any part) - Pink Floyd
Georgia - "Princes of the Universe" - Queen
Alabama - "Sweet Home Alabama"
Louisana - "Black Friday" - Steely Dan (again, I don't know why)
Texas - "Pilgramage" - Nine Inch Nails
Oklahoma - "High Way to Hell" - AC/DC
Kansas - "Angry White Boy Polka" - Weird Al
Nebraska - "Drive" - REM
South Dakota - "Tainted Love" - Marilyn Manson
North Dakota - "Tainted Love" - Soft Cell
Montana - "O Fortuna" - Carl Orff
Idaho - "Furious Angles" - Rob Dougan
Wyoming - "I Did It" - Dave Mathews Band
Utah - "Du Hast" - Rammstein
Arizona - "Hotel California" - The Eagles
Alaska - "Its the End of the World as We Know It" - REM
Swing States:
(If Kerry wins these states)
Main - "Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats
New Hampshire - "Right Now" - Van Halen
Ohio - "Rescue" - Eve 6
Pennslyvannia - "Everybody Hurts" - REM
Weste Virginia - "Cotton Eyed Joe" - Red Nex
Virginia - "Smile" - Vitamin C
North Carolina - "South Side" - Moby
Florida - "Don't Steal My Sunshine" - Len
Arkansas - "God Shuffled His Feet" - Crash Test Dummies
Missouri - "Inside Out" - Eve 6
Wisconsin - "Thank You" - Dido
Iowa - "99 Red Ballons" - any version
New Mexico - "I.G.Y." - Donald Fagan
Nevada - "Its My Life" - Bon Jovi
Colorado - Beetoven's 9th Symphony (any part you like)
Hawaii - "Wild and Free" - Red Nex
(If Bush wins these states)
Main - "Seven Nation Army" - White Stripes
New Hampshire - "Closer" - NIN
Ohio - "Time Warp" - Rocky Horror Picture Show
Pennslyvannia - "One Step Closer" - Linking Park
Weste Virginia - "Working in a Coal Mine" - Devo
Virginia - "Back to Mad"
North Carolina - "Loser" - Beck
Florida - "Smooth Criminal" - any version
Arkansas - "The Real Folk Blues"
Missouri - "Back in Black" - ACDC
Wisconsin - "Ignoreland" - REM
Iowa - "Iowa" - Slipnot
New Mexico - "Otherside" - Red Hot Chilly Peppers
Nevada - "The Bad Touch" - Bloodhound Gang
Colorado - "Zombie" - Cranberries
Hawaii - "Ironic" - Alannis Morisette
Closing Tunes:
(Bush win = not gunna happen)
"Moonlight Sonata"
"Blue Monday" - Any version
"Living in a Bubble" - Effiel 64
"Here to Stay" - Korn
"Pilgramige" - NIN
(Kerry win = Yay!)
"Staring at the Sun" - The Offspring
"Kick Some Ass" - Stroke 9
"Easily" - Red Hot Chilly Peppers
"Don't Stop Me Now" - Queen
"Anthem" - Phillip Glass (any part)
"Hail to the Chief"
I hope this diversion from the standard pannic can be helpful.
But remember, GOTV trumps this little game of mine. Enjoy!