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MP3 link: Jonathan Coulton – The Presidents (more JoCo)
Posts Tagged ‘presidential election 2008’
Pre-election playlist
November 1, 2008
Like most progressives in the US, I’m rapidly oscillating between giddy optimism and fear. Naturally, I had to find a set of songs that reflects this. For best effect, set your iTunes playlist to ‘shuffle.’
Hope:
MP3: The National – Mr November (National/Obama t-shirt, more National)
MP3: Bad Religion – You Are (the Government) (more Bad Religion, Overeducated musicians)
MP3: Billy Bragg – Waiting for the Great Leap Forward (more Billy Bragg, Concert notes)
MP3: Ted Leo – Keep on Pushing (Curtis Mayfield cover) (more Ted Leo, on z=z)
Despair:
MP3: Bishop Allen – The Bullet and Big D (more Bishop Allen, Listen local)
MP3: Jarvis Cocker – Running the World (NSFW) (more Jarvis Cocker, on z=z)
MP3: The Awkward Stage – The Morons are Winning (more The Awkward Stage)
MP3: The Weakerthans – Pamphleteer (more Weakerthans, on z=z)
And what I really need:
MP3: The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated (more Ramones)
The National and Obama ’08
September 5, 2008
Further evidence of Barack Obama’s good musical taste (or at least his campaign’s) – an instrumental version of The National‘s “Fake Empire” provides the soundtrack for the Obama ’08 campaign’s latest ad. And, conversely, The National is selling “Mr November” shirts to benefit the campaign.
[thanks for the heads-up, Brad!]
Presidential candidate top 10s, visually
August 15, 2008Blender magazine polled presumptive party nominees John McCain and Barack Obama to find out their top 10 songs, and then asked Girl Talk and Randy Newman for commentary. Given the role of race in this election, I couldn’t help but notice the differing demographics of the two groups of artists (shown in order, left to right and top to bottom).
Barack Obama:
John McCain:
Personally, I couldn’t imagine voting for someone who had not one, but two ABBA songs in their top five.
