Ringo for President

"Ringo for President" is a 1964 novelty song by The Young World Singers released on Decca Records. Released during the 1964 U.S. presidential elections, it advocates Beatles drummer Ringo Starr as the ideal presidential candidate because he doesn't talk about war. The single “bubbled under” the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 132.[1] Some Beatles fans started touting Starr as a write-in candidate,[2] and others went to the Republican National Convention in California with signs referring to the song title.[3] The song was also covered by Australian entertainer Rolf Harris.[4][5]

Sources
  1. Dominic, Serene (7 November 2016). "10 Reasons Ringo Starr Was The Most Important Beatle".
  2. "Today in Music History: 'Ringo for President' was released". www.thecurrent.org.
  3. "Ringo for President 2016!". www.meetthebeatlesforreal.com.
  4. Starr, Michael Seth (1 June 2015). Ringo: With a Little Help. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781617136313 – via Google Books.
  5. Marsh, Dave; Bernard, James (1 November 1994). New Book of Rock Lists. Simon and Schuster. p. 136. ISBN 9780671787004 – via Internet Archive. Penny Valentine Ringo.
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