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What song will play for Obama's acceptance speech? The 10 (or so) best guesses

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2008-08-20 09:53:42 by HASH0x8ccb954 in Backbeat Online
...Obama that will send chills down their spines. Obama, no doubt, will enter the stadium to the tune of some inspiring piece of pop music. Whose song will it be? Springsteen? Stevie? Toby Keith? No one knows. But that, friends, is what uneducated speculation is for Here's a breakdown the top 11 (there was a tie!) contenders. Place your bets --...
 
 
 
 
 
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BlackRadioIsBack.com Commentary: The Presidential Run Of Barack Obama = Fear Of The IDEA of Black Self-Identity

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2008-03-13 13:36:00 by DJ Fusion/FuseBox Radio in BlackRadioIsBack.com - Bringing Quality Black Radio & Its Best Intentions 1 Step At A Time
...Obama for once...they're stylin' hard, aren't they NOTE: This commentary rambles a bit Throughout the past few months, the presidential contest here in the United States of Democratic Party candidate Senator Barack Obama has struck a chord amongst the long time established Powers That Be groups and cliques Although Barack's racial and...
 
 
 
 
 
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Ovals for Obama in the Oval Office

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2008-02-05 18:05:16 by wayneandwax in wayneandwax.com
...Obamaton , to that Yes We Can video that everyone and their moms is watching, & Ive even mentioned that the Mighty Sparrow composed a calypso for this special occasion. Still, a couple more musical endorsements of note a short track from the Daedeluss newest side project FMB (Fire Magic Blood), featuring Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra) and Taz Arnold...
 
 
 
 
 
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Conservative Critics Raise Stink Over Decemberists/Barack Obama Rally

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2008-05-22 11:00:00 by Matthew Solarski in Pitchfork: News
...Obama and indie rock band the Decemberists brought some 75,000 people to Portland's Waterfront Park on May 18, a rather large number for an event of this nature. Indeed, several sources cited this crowd as the single biggest in Obama rally history, while a writeup in The New York Times ' The Caucus blog notes that Obama's previous audience...
 
 
 
 
 
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Conservative Critics Raise Stink Over Decemberists/Barack Obama Rally

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2008-05-22 11:00:00 by Matthew Solarski in Pitchfork: News
...Obama and indie rock band the Decemberists brought some 75,000 people to Portland's Waterfront Park on May 18, a rather large number for an event of this nature. Indeed, several sources cited this crowd as the single biggest in Obama rally history, while a writeup in The New York Times ' The Caucus blog notes that Obama's previous audience...
 
 
 
 
 
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The Official Barack Obama Campaign Playlist

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2008-05-13 06:46:00 by Nathan Moore in Music Via Chicago
...Obama. I love making playlists So Ive created a mix that lists songs in chronological order as it applies to the campaign timeline 1. Come Together - The Beatles-2004 Democratic Convention, Key-Note Address This is a pretty obvious pick right? Baracks speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention was certainly a memorable one as it put him on...
 
 
 
 
 
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"Friday" Muxtape no. 10 (belated as hell); Obama 2.0

2008-07-04 15:07:00 by Andrew Durkin... in Jazz: The Music of Unemployment
 
...Obama, eh? It's been a busy few weeks Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while know that I have been an Obama supporter for a long time -- well before the primaries , in fact But honestly, I have never felt swayed by the "rockstar" thing, the in-the-tank mentality, or the halo-allegations that seem to have attracted many of...
 
 
 
 
 
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Kanye West, Wilco, Beyonce, Mellencamp Shout Out Historic Obama Victory

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2008-11-06 18:52:28 by Daniel Kreps in Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
...Obamas victory, countless rockers and rappers have praised and congratulated the new President. In addition to new songs from Thom Yorke and Will.i.am, rapper Common also released a new Obama-inspired song entitled Changes. Chicago natives have also posted messages on their websites to their former homestate Senator: Wilco put up a photo of...
 
 
 
 
 
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Will Rappers Cost Obama the Election? Will Big & Rich Cost McCain the Election?

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2008-09-30 12:59:04 by Chris Gray in Houstoned Rocks
...Obama by a wide margin in this election. (Check out this survey , for starters.) Though MC after MC has supported Obama with endorsement tracks, the big-ups at this point are likely doing more harm than good Witness the negative media reaction to Ludacris's Hillary/McCain/Bush-bashing "Politics as Usual," which caused the Obama campaign to...