Happy Presidents' Day! The under-celebrated holiday has long deserved its patriotic musical due and buffaBLOG is here to provide you with the presidential song fix you never knew you craved.
Although the A.V. Club has compiled a remarkably thorough list of songs about presidents, written by artists ranging from Stevie Wonder to Devo to Nas, buffaBLOG has found a track for each of our 43 presidents (sorry, Grover Cleveland, you don't get counted twice this time) in tribute to the men who have borne the impossible task of running our country.
Whether you love them, hate them, or know nothing about them, those elected to office have also been elected as musical muses. Give these songs a spin (maybe at your annual off-the-chain Presidents' Day party?), and thank your lucky stars and stripes you don't have to corral Congress right now.
1. George Washington (1789-1797)
"George Washington" by Brad Neely
2. John Adams (1797-1801)
"The Greatest Song Ever Written About John Adams" by Electric Needle Room
3. Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
"Thomas Jefferson" by Astronautalis
4. James Madison (1809-1817)
"The Greatest Song Ever Written About James Madison" by Electric Needle Room
5. James Monroe (1817-1825)
"James Monroe Song" by Mr. C
6. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
"John Quincy Adams" by Sing-A-Song of Presidents
7. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
"Populism, Yea, Yea!" from Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
8. Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)
"Martin Van Buren Song" by Mr. C
9. William H. Harrison (1841)
"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" by They Might Be Giants
10. John Tyler (1841-1845)
"The Greatest Song Ever Written About John Tyler" by Electric Needle Room
11. James K. Polk (1841-1849)
"James K. Polk" by They Might Be Giants
12. Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
"Zachary Taylor Song" by Mr. C
13. Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)
"How Lonesome the World Is" from The Accidental President
14. Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
"Franklin Pierce" by The Two Man Gentlemen Band
15. James Buchanan (1857-1861)
"Gay President" by Runawaybox
16. Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
"Abraham Lincoln vs. Chuck Norris" by Epic Rap Battles in History
17. Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
"Why Andrew Johnson Sucked" by Eric Olsen
18. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
"Dearest Julia" by Chris Dupont (lyrics by Ulysses S. Grant)
19. Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)
"Rutherford B. Hayes" by Great Plains
20. James A. Garfield (1881)
"Mr. Garfield" by Johnny Cash
21. Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)
"Chester Alan Arthur" from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (Leonard Bernstein)
22. Grover Cleveland (1885-1889)
"Grover Cleveland's Mustache" by Laughtech Industries
23. Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)
"Why Benjamin Harrison Sucked" by Eric Olsen
24. Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)
25. William McKinley (1897-1901)
"Like William McKinley" by Al Stewart
26. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
"Trust-Buster" from Histeria! Theodore Roosevelt
27. William H. Taft (1909-1913)
"Theme from Taft" from Histeria! William Howard Taft
28. Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
"It's Wilson, That's All" Campaign Anthem
29. Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)
"Warren Harding, You're the Man for Us" by Al Jolson
30. Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)
"Keep Cool, Keep Coolidge" Campaign Anthem
31. Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
"We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover" from Annie
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
"Happy Days Are Here Again" (Roosevelt's Theme) by Ben Selvin and the Crooners
33. Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
"I Like Ike" Campaign Anthem
35. John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
"High Hopes" (for JFK) by Frank Sinatra
36. Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)
"Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation" by Tom Paxton
37. Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974)
"The Love of Richard Nixon" by Manic Street Preachers
38. Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977)
"Peace" Campaign Anthem
39. Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
"Jimmy Carter Says 'Yes'" by Gene Marshall
40. Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
"Reagan" by Killer Mike
41. George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)
"Hard Times"
42. Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
Bill Clinton Sings "Imagine" with Liel Kolet
43. George W. Bush (2001-2009)
"When the President Talks to God" by Bright Eyes
44. Barack Hussein Obama (2009-Present)
"Yes We Can" by will.i.am
In summary, courtesy of the Animaniacs:
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