# Your Campaign Walk-On Music
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [July 29, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833 "2019-07-29T20:22:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/1 "2019-07-29T20:22:54Z")
You’re running for political office (didn’t know that, did you? about time I filled you in! :D), something high enough up the ladder that it involves lots of staged appearances, complete with your own walk-on music (aka walk-up or walk-out music) when you go on stage. Apparently it’s [something](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/06/democratic-presidential-candidates-walk-on-music-ranked.html) [that](https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a27890544/2020-democratic-presidential-candidate-walkout-songs/) [candidates](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2019/06/11/daily-202-here-s-the-soundtrack-of-2020-what-presidential-candidates-walk-up-songs-say-about-them/5cfe8c641ad2e5122b87c57e/?utm_term=.e3453d28a2e1) [do nowadays](https://www.businessinsider.com/what-2020-democrats-walk-out-songs-say-about-their-campaigns-2019-6).
So: what’s your walk-on music?
I’m going with “[Ain’t No Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz0JXbwNUk8)” by the Avett Brothers. No particular reason, just an upbeat song of recent vintage that I identify with. Seems like a good song to put a bounce in my step as I walk on stage.
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### Author:  [@Royal\_Nonesutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Nonesutch)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/2 "2019-07-29T20:33:11Z")
“Me So Horny” by 2 Live Crew. That outta “grab 'em” right out of the gate.
(At this point, seemingly nothing is a disqualifer anymore)
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### Author:  [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/3 "2019-07-29T20:35:59Z")
Exassens - “My Hands Are Planets”
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73cCSAeGH5E)
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### Author:  [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/4 "2019-07-29T20:49:55Z")
Going Mobile by the Who
[The Who - Going Mobile - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToxymSLzJeM)
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### Author:  [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/5 "2019-07-29T20:54:56Z")
Weird Al’s “Dare to be Stupid”
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### Author:  [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/6 "2019-07-29T20:56:56Z")
[“Turn It On Again”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StfLy3pzno0) by Genesis.
“One…two…three…four” (bursts dramatically onstage, crowd goes crazy)
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### Author:  [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/7 "2019-07-29T21:19:18Z")
I’ve talked about having Axel F play whenever I walk.
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### Author:  [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/8 "2019-07-29T22:22:13Z")
_Go All The Way_ – The Raspberries
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### Author:  [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/9 "2019-07-29T22:50:50Z")
_Desolation Row_, Bob Dylan
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2019, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/10 "2019-07-29T23:41:50Z")
Walking onstate: Bob Dylan’s “Workingman’s Blues”
Walking offstage: Pink Floyd’s “Welcome to the Machine”
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### Author:  [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/11 "2019-07-30T00:38:46Z")
[This tune](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWXjdiKVusM) fits most any circumstance.
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/12 "2019-07-30T01:28:40Z")
On: Molly Hatchet - “Flirtin’ With Disaster.”
Off: Tom Lehrer - “We’ll All Go Together When We Go.” or
Jefferson Airplane - “Wooden Ships.”
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### Author:  [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/13 "2019-07-30T01:42:27Z")
[Carmina Burana](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXFSK0ogeg4) or [Night on Bald Mountain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEDfZgDPS8).
Vote for **Sefton**! He’ll end all your problems!
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### Author:  [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/14 "2019-07-30T02:02:09Z")
“Hall of the Mountain King”-Walk out when it hits the crescendo. (Undecided as to a classic or rock version).
Link to ELO version.
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0Bt7_vslAc)
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### Author:  [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/15 "2019-07-30T02:39:28Z")
[Work Song - Paul Butterfield](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO2JAA47Mgk)
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### Author:  [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/16 "2019-07-30T04:01:56Z")
“Killer Wolf” by Danzig.
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/17 "2019-07-30T04:35:51Z")
Merle Haggard ‘Rainbow Stew’
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### Author:  [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/18 "2019-07-30T04:56:51Z")
I’m going with [Battle Without Honor or Humanity.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAo3Uq1_1gI)
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### Author:  [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/19 "2019-07-30T05:16:25Z")
The Theme from Shaft.
Can you dig it?
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### Author:  [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-campaign-walk-on-music/837833/20 "2019-07-30T06:12:40Z")
“The Mob Rules”, or “Last in Line”
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