Presidential iPod Mix

On the eve of the Democratic and Republican conventions, Blender Magazine polled Barack Obama and John McCain for their top 10 songs.

Sen. John McCain
1. Dancing Queen ABBA
2. Blue Bayou Roy Orbison
3. Take a Chance On Me ABBA
4. If We Make It Through December Merle Haggard
5. As Time Goes By Dooley Wilson
6. Good Vibrations The Beach Boys
7. What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
8. I’ve Got You Under My Skin Frank Sinatra
9. Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
10. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters

ABBA? Really?

Sen. Barack Obama
1. Ready or Not Fugees
2. What’s Going On Marvin Gaye
3. I’m On Fire Bruce Springsteen
4. Gimme Shelter Rolling Stones
5. Sinnerman Nina Simone
6. Touch the Sky Kanye West
7. You’d Be So Easy to Love Frank Sinatra
8. Think Aretha Franklin
9. City of Blinding Lights U2
10. Yes We Can will.i.am

Political Wire has all of the candidates MP3s available for listening.

Tags: Blender, McCain, music, Obama, Political Wire

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2 Responses to “Presidential iPod Mix”

Maro says:

09/04/2008 at 9:56 pm

McCain with Louis Armstrong & Beach Boys or Obama with Kanye West and Frank Sinatra…. tough call I think i’ll abstain from voting this election
dancespaz09 says:

09/02/2008 at 1:48 pm

oh. my. god. ABBA..i wonder if he watched Mamma Mia? I know i say that but i honestly dont see what theuir choices in music have to do with who they are, and whether or not they’d make a good president or not. Because i listen to everykind of music i can think of (other than opera), and i don’t see what my taste in music will say about me. I listen to country-doesn’t make me a hick; listen to emo-doesn’t make me depressed; listen to screamo-doesn’t make me an angsty, rebellious teen. so i don’t see the relevance

Maro says:

09/04/2008 at 9:56 pm

McCain with Louis Armstrong & Beach Boys or Obama with Kanye West and Frank Sinatra…. tough call I think i’ll abstain from voting this election

dancespaz09 says:

09/02/2008 at 1:48 pm

oh. my. god. ABBA..i wonder if he watched Mamma Mia? I know i say that but i honestly dont see what theuir choices in music have to do with who they are, and whether or not they’d make a good president or not. Because i listen to everykind of music i can think of (other than opera), and i don’t see what my taste in music will say about me. I listen to country-doesn’t make me a hick; listen to emo-doesn’t make me depressed; listen to screamo-doesn’t make me an angsty, rebellious teen. so i don’t see the relevance

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