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Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 US Presidencies

by Christian Kiefer
43 SONGS
Sep 2008
George Washington: Washington Dreams of the Hippopotamus (feat. Vince DiFiore of Cake)
Vince DiFiore
John Adams: Armed with Only Wit and the Vigor of the U.S. Navy (feat. These United States)
These United States
Thomas Jefferson: The Mouldboard of Least Resistance
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
James Madison: Zinger
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
James Monroe: The Last Cocked Hat (feat. Marla Hansen)
Marla Hansen
John Quincy Adams: Death In The Speaker’s Room
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
Andrew Jackson: Benevolence (feat. Califone)
califone
Martin Van Buren: The Little Magician (feat. Tom Brosseau)
Christian Kiefer
William Henry Harrison: So You Don’t Have To
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
John Tyler: Hindsight Falls On Deaf Ears (feat. Bill Callahan)
Christian Kiefer
James Polk: The Other is Better / The Landscape to Transform (Feat. Monahans)
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher & Monahans
Zachary Taylor: Rough and Ready
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
Millard Fillmore: The Proof Is In The Pudding
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
Franklin Pierce: My Only Enemy Is Myself
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
James Buchanan: God Will Strike You Down (feat. Marla Hansen)
Christian Kiefer
Abraham Lincoln: Malice, Charity, And The Oath of God (feat. James Jackson Toth)
James Jackson Toth
Andrew Johnson: Was Ever Alone?
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
Ulysses S. Grant: Helicopters Above Oakland
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
Rutherford B. Hayes: The Beard of God
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
James Garfield: Seven Months
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
.Chester Arthur: The Epitome of Dignity
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
Grover Cleveland: Bees And Honey
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
Benjamin Harrison: Kid Gloves Hands Surplus to Big Sugar
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
Grover Cleveland: Rubbermouth
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
William McKinley: Czolgosz’s Dream (feat. Magnolia Summer)
Christian Kiefer
Theodore Roosevelt: The Sherman Act Does Not Care
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
William Howard Taft: There Was No Longer Use To Hide The Fact That It Was Gout (feat. Marla Hansen)
Marla Hansen
Woodrow Wilson: A Life Among Men (feat. Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu)
Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu
Warren Harding: An Army Of Pompous Phrases
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
Calvin Coolidge: On Silence (feat. Radar Bros.)
Radar Bros.
Herbert Hoover: Woe Is A Spoon-Shaped Heart (feat. Marla Hansen)
Marla Hansen
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Illuminating The Bright Lines
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
Harry S. Truman: Suits And Fine Trousers Vs. Hiroshima (feat. Denison Witmer)
Denison Witmer
Dwight D. Eisenhower: When Ike Walked The Land (feat. Alan Sparhawk & Mark Kozelek)
Alan Sparhawk
John F. Kennedy: There Is No Plan
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
Lyndon B. Johnson: Ladybird Take Me Home (feat. Steve Dawson)
Steve Dawson
Richard Nixon: 2 Under Par Off The Coast of Africa (feat. Tom Carter)
Tom Carter
Gerald Ford: Now You See It, Now You Don’t See It (feat. Vince DiFiore of Cake)
Vince DiFiore
Jimmy Carter: A Great Beam of Light (feat. Rosie Thomas)
Rosie Thomas
Ronald Reagan: Such A Marvelous Dream (feat. Califone)
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George H.W. Bush: It Was Foreshadowed Here: The Beginning of The End
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
William J. Clinton: The Mighty Lion Will Not Roar Again
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher
George W. Bush: Though The Night
Christian Kiefer & Matthew Gerken & Jefferson Pitcher