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It's All Politics
5:28 pm
Sun August 26, 2012
Was Romney's Song Playing Sunday? Check 'I Want You To Want Me'
By Mark Memmott
Credit Mark Memmott / NPR
G.E. Smith plays during a sound check inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Florida Sunday.
Originally published on Sun August 26, 2012 5:51 pm
Sometimes you just walk into a metaphor.
What classic rock title could better describe what a politician's really saying to voters than Cheap Trick's I Want You To Want Me?
And what tune was guitarist G.E. Smith ripping through Sunday afternoon during a sound check inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum? That very one.
We grabbed a little video of G.E.'s solo.
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