John McCain and Barack Obama gave a list of their top 10 tracks for Blender this summer:
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
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
As the campaign winds down, journalists scrambling for something to say have analyzed these iPod ready playlists again.
Would either of these rock your vote, one way or the other?
Nicole Martinelli is a San Francisco freelance writer who heads up Cult of Mac Magazine, our weekly publication available on iTunes. You can find her on Twitter and Google+. If you’re doing something new, cool and Apple-related, email her.
12 responses to “Presidential Playlists Rock the Vote?”
So McCain is pro gay marriage now?
I was thinking the EXACT same thing, but I didn’t want to say anything.
Did McCain pick those tracks, or did my mom? I mean, _two_ ABBA tracks? Really?
Interesting that they both have a Frank Sinatra song….
This may have just ruined the “8th Inning Stretch” at Fenway. At least “Dirty Water” was left untouched.
I think it’s great that the stars are getting out there to promte voting. I’ll be doing my part!