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Over at Politico Mike Allen has secured a copy of President Obama’s official 2012 playlist for campaign rally music.
Here it is:
“Different People” (No Doubt) … “Got to Get You in My Life” (Earth, Wind & Fire) … “Green Onion” (Booker T & The MG’s) … “I Got You” (Wilco) … “Keep on Pushing” (The Impressions) … “Keep Reachin’ Up” (Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators) … “Love You I Do?” (Jennifer Hudson) … “No Nostalgia” (AgesAndAges) … “Raise Up” (Ledisi) … “Stand Up” (Sugarland) … “This” (Darius Rucker) … “We Used To Wait” (Arcade Fire) … “You’ve Got the Love” (Florence and the Machine” … “Your Smiling Face” (James Taylor) …
“Roll With The Changes” (REO Speedwagon) … “Everyday America” (Sugarland?) … “Learn to Live” (Darius Rucker) … “Let’s Stay Together” (Al Green) … “Mr. Blue Sky” (Electric Light Orchestra) … “My Town” (Montgomery Gentry) … “The Best Thing about Me Is You” (Ricky Martin, featuring Joss Stone) … “You are the Best Thing” (Ray Lamontagne) … “Keep Marchin’” (Raphael Saadiq) … “Tonight’s The Kind of Night” (Noah and the Whale) … “We Take Care of Our Own” (Bruce Springsteen) … “Keep Me In Mind” (Zac Brown Band) … “The Weight” Aretha Franklin … “Even Better Than The Real Thing” (U2) … “Home” (Dierks Bentley).
Allen is looking for reader input on what the 28-song playlist says about President Obama and how it is different from the repertoire of past campaigns. You can send your thoughts to mallen@politico.com.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg News has published a piece that analyzes the president’s changing musical tastes.
Here’s a portion:
“When President Obama crooned … ‘Let’s Stay Together,’ it turned out to be the prelude for the new soundtrack of his re-election campaign. The 1971 hit by (Al) Green … is an entreaty for patience and forgiveness. It and the other 28 songs on the campaign’s official 2012 playlist, used to set the mood at rallies and speeches, marks a shift in the times and the 50-year-old incumbent’s message. In 2008, (Obama’s) music was an upbeat mix that included soul and Motown hits.
“… The new list, being released by the campaign today, incorporates a mix of artists, ages and genres with songs that touch upon themes such as will, redemption and comeback. There’s Montgomery Gentry’s ‘My Town,’ in which the locals still fill the church after the mill closed, and Bruce Springsteen’s ‘We Take Care of Our Own.’ In ‘Learn to Live,’ Darius Rucker sings: ‘You gotta crash and burn, you gotta make some stances and take some chances.’”
You can read the entire story here.
Personally, I wonder what kind of a Top 10 list Republicans would devise that reflects on Obama. You can add your comments below.
