Do the politicians really listen to the lyrics beyond the chorus?
I think that they do, but don’t know to what extent it means. Hillary Clinton gave a speech in Washington a few weeks ago when she gave up the fight. When she was done, she played a song and said, “Let me say thank you.” I realized it was my song [“Thank You”]. I wrote that song, put it on an album, had never played it live and totally forgot about it. And then I called up one of the guys in the band, and I said, “Did you hear that?” What is it about your music that appeals to the candidates in both parties? Mike Huckabee has been quoted in the press as saying he is a fan, despite your political differences. I don’t really know, except that they’re not really pop songs. I’m trying to speak in some honest tone that maybe the people who pick their music understand. I know John Edwards well enough to have [had] a conversation with him about stuff like this. He related to “Small Town” many years ago. I would imagine Huckabee is the same way, although I’ve never spoken to Huckabee. You got
