Charlie on the MTA by The Kingston Trio

The greatest campaign song.

P.S. If you’ve ever wondered why MTA passes are called CharlieCards and CharlieTickets, this is why.

P.P.S. “Lacking sufficient financial support to pay for radio advertising, O’Brien commissioned campaign songs from local folk artists promoting his themes, recorded them, then played them out of a loudspeaker on a truck driven through town. O’Brien was fined $10 for disturbing the peace as a result.” Spoiler: He still lost.