Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has tapped country singer/songwriter and “Only Here for a Little While” hitmaker Billy Dean to create the theme song for DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign.
Dean co-wrote the theme song, titled “Never Back Down,” with fellow Florida natives Hugh and Cody VanLandingham. DeSantis plans to play the song at all upcoming campaign events.
“I am a native Florida resident who has lived the American dream,” Dean said in a statement. “My dad served in WWII and lost two of his brothers to the cause. They sacrificed their dreams so I could live mine. My dad didn't want me to serve the country with guns and bullets, but I can serve with pen, paper and guitar.”
In addition to his own top five hits on Hot Country Songs, including “Only Here for a Little While,” “Somewhere in My Broken Heart” and “If There Hadn't Been You,” Dean was a popular singer with Alison Krauss on Kenny Rogers' 2000 hit “buy Me a Rose,” which earned a CMA Award nomination for Single of the Year. In 1992, Dean was nominated for the Country Music Association's Horizon Award. Two years later, he was part of the group that won the CMA Award for album of the Year Common thread: Songs of the Eagles (Dean performed and co-produced a version of “Saturday Night” for the album).
On Wednesday night, DeSantis confronted former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley during a one on one conversation on CNN in Des Moines, Iowa, a few days before the Iowa caucuses.
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