Clinton asks YouTube users for song help
Hillary Rodham Clinton wants YouTube viewers to pick her campaign theme song.In a clear appeal to young voters, a YouTube video asks viewers to vote for Clinton's presidential campaign theme song on her Web site. The contest started May 16 and the number of songs was narrowed to 10 on Thursday - five initially suggested by the campaign and five write-in candidates.
They range from U2's \"Beautiful Day\" to Smash Mouth's version of \"I'm a Believer\" to Celine Dion's \"You and I.\"
\"I want to know what you're thinking on one of the most important questions of this campaign,\" Clinton said in a mock-serious tone during the initial video. \"It's something we've been struggling with, debating, agonizing over for months. So now I'm turning to you, the American people.\"
According to the view counter on YouTube, the video had more than 500,000 views; a more recent post was seen by more than 40,000. Her campaign said it received more than 130,000 votes in the first round. It promises to release the final result \"in the coming days.\"
Robert Thompson, professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University, said the request for help selecting a theme song is not unusual for Clinton, who preceded her 2000 run for the Senate with a \"listening tour.\" This is just taking that concept and putting it online, he added.
But Kathleen Hall Jamieson, who directs the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, said any way candidates can engage potential voters, especially young people, at this stage is good.
\"If they don't know who you are, they're not going to go out and vote for you,\" she said.
The five suggested songs that got the most votes:
_\"Suddenly I See,\" KT Tunstall
_\"Rock This Country!\" Shania Twain
_\"Beautiful Day,\" U2
_\"Get Ready,\" The Temptations
_\"I'm a Believer,\" Smash Mouth
The top write-in suggestions are:
_\"Are You Gonna Go My Way,\" Lenny Kravitz
_\"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now,\" McFadden & Whitehead
_\"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,\" The Police
_\"You and I,\" Celine Dion
_\"The Best,\" Tina Turner
希拉里·罗德汉姆·克林顿想让YouTube（美国知名视频网）的用户们帮她挑选一首竞选主题曲。
近日，YouTube网站上出现了一个邀请网友去希拉里网站上为其总统竞选主题曲投票的视频，这显然是对年轻人的一种号召。主题曲评选比赛从5月16日开始，截止上周四，候选歌曲数已压缩至10首，其中包括五首竞选阵营推荐的歌曲和五首网友推荐的歌曲。
U2乐队的《美好的一天》、斯玛什·茅斯版的《我是一个信徒》以及席琳·迪翁的《你和我》均在候选歌曲之列。
在视频的开头，希拉里以一种故作严肃的口气说：\"我想知道你们大家对本次竞选最重要的一个问题怎么看。这几个月来，我们一直在为这个问题努力、争论、挣扎。所以现在我要向大家求助，向美国人民求助。\"
据YouTube网站的点击量统计显示，这个视频的浏览量超过50万，而最近一个视频的浏览量仅达到4万多。希拉里的竞选阵营称，在第一轮评选中，他们共收到13万多张投票。而最终结果将\"在几天后\"揭晓。
锡拉库扎大学电视及流行文化教授罗伯特·汤普森说，让大家帮着选主题曲已经算不上希拉里的\"新招\"了，希拉里曾在2000年竞选议员时就开始了她的\"聆听之旅\"。现在只不过是将这一理念搬到网上来而已。
但宾夕法尼亚大学安尼伯格公共政策中心的主任凯思琳·霍尔·杰米森则认为，候选人在这一阶段争取潜在投票者--尤其是年轻人--的任何做法都是可取的。
她说：\"如果他们都不知道你是谁，他们就不可能出来为你投票。\"
五首得票最多的竞选阵营推荐歌曲如下：
《忽然看见》KT Tunstall
《让这个国家动起来！》Shania Twain
《美好的一天》U2
《准备好了》The Temptations
《我是一个信徒》Smash Mouth
五大网友推荐歌曲如下：
《你要走我的路吗？》Lenny Kravitz
《Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now》McFadden 和 Whitehead
《她做的每件小事都有魔力》The Police
《你和我》席琳·迪翁
《最好的事》蒂娜·特纳
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