NOW ON DVD!! (INCLUDES VIDEOS, LYRICS, QUIZZES, & AUDIO)! http://www.socialstudies.com/c/product.html?nocache@2+s@WmOwlWIpyFFec+record@TF45568 Political Parties Rap Epic Remix WEBSITE: http://smartsongs.org iTUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/smart-songs/id448968411 LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/#!/smartsongsmusic LYRICS: Hey Hey, Whoa, Whoa Start the Party, Get Down, Everybody Now (Listen Up Now, Party Means Dance, Time to Get in Your Political Stance) Hey Hey, Democrats, Republicans It's Time to Party, Everybody Now In our country, we are called Americans And we can agree with each other on many things But not on everything, there's lots of issues Parties challenge each other with different views Join with a party where your values are respected Power in numbers to get your candidates elected One of the two largest groups, the Democratic Party Traditional symbol is the patriotic donkey Generally, viewed to be those who think liberally Figuratively, said to be on the left politically Party believes government should be large in size And nationally protect the well-being of our lives Why how about the Republican Party? The Grand Old Party, it's the GOP Many from this party want the country more conservative Believing government should remain small and be reserved a bit And do things only that citizens on their own cannot The elephant is the party symbol and mascot Do you who you support yet? "Hardly" Well maybe consider voting for a third party Usually the underdog, and it's evident N o third party candidate has ever been president Some voters won't let that change what they decide Start up the campaign; you're in for a ride CHORUS VERSE 2: Well, the very first party in this country to exist Was the party that was known as the Federalists It was started by the man Alexander Hamilton Wanted strong central government, that was his plan Thomas Jefferson and James Madison did begin A group called Democratic-Republicans They cut spending and made state powers strong Appealed to farmers who labored all year long But in the 1800's, those parties fell apart And the Democrats that we know today had their start At their heart was Andrew Jackson who wanted social action The vote of farmers and workers is what he was attracting The faction that opposed them were Democratic foes and Were known as the Whigs, a British name chosen No, not those that you wear on your head But those that said the government is limited But then the Whigs began bickering before the Civil War Some formed the Republicans in 1854 And the one to represent them: Abraham Lincoln The first president to be a Republican And though they've been changing, still change along the way Republicans and Democrats are what we have today They each hold primaries, party elections And nominate the winners at the party conventions Join rappers Shoeless Jeff & Scott Free as they throw a party to celebrate the political parties of the United States - as well as learn about their history. Start it up! Written and Produced By: Shoeless Jeff & Scott Free Beat: John Della Morte Mixing and Mastering: Marc Antonio Pritchett Camera: James Mills & Tim McCombe Special Effects Supervisor: Steven Aguilera Green Screen Tracking Coordinator: Chris Jay Green Screen Pickup Shots: Christopher Marino Dennis King..................Organ Player Ciara McGovern............Balloon Girl Jay David.....................Drummer, Andrew Jackson Luis Rivera...................Breakdancer Alfred Thomas..............Trumpet Player Tanissia Sprull..............Argument Girl Aaron Smith.................Argument Guy Natasha Pearl Hansen...Agreement Girl Rocky Myers................Agreement Guy Jesse Dujardin..............Bickering Whig Garryt Poirier................Elephant Lisa D'Alessandro.........Goldfish Dancer Ashley Korbey..............1980's Party Girl Carly Toth.....................Hillary Clinton Amber Barnett...............Push-Up Girl Justin Schwan..............Party Mingler Marvin Hernandez.........Party Mingler Caitlin Mulligen.............Party Mingler Carol David..................Party Mingler Chris Marino................Party Hype-Man Rollerskating Gang: Chuli Joy Steven Neumeier Sarah Levin Baron Jay Littleton Jr. Evan Hembacher Miss Ashley Special Thanks: Northridge Skateland Sherman Oaks Little League

• published: 21 Nov 2013
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