Hillary's "New" Song And McCain's Retro Sound

Hillary Clinton, fighting for a comeback showing in New Hampshire, has begun playing Bruce Springsteen's "The Rising," which also happens also to be the anthem of John Edwards' populist campaign.

And heard at John McCain's rally in front of Manchester City Hall on an unusually warm early January day: a little funky retro sound. Specifically, his team played "Blue Sky" by the Allman Brothers Band and "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder.

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