Rolling Stone: What's on Obama's iPod?

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WASHINGTON - Bob Dylan. Yo-Yo Ma. Sheryl Crow. Jay-Z. These aren't musical acts in a summer concert series: They're artists featured on Barack Obama's iPod.

"I have pretty eclectic tastes," the Democratic presidential contender said in an interview to be published in Friday's issue of Rolling Stone.

Growing up in the '70s, Obama said, he listened to the Rolling Stones, Elton John and Earth, Wind & Fire. Stevie Wonder is his musical hero from the era. The Stones' "Gimme Shelter" tops his favorites from the band.

The Illinois senator's playlist contains these musicians, along with about 30 songs from Dylan and the singer's "Blood on the Tracks" album. Jazz legends Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker are also in the mix.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_el_pr/obama_music

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1. Talkin' 'bout my generation!

:bounce:

[wileedog]

2. McCain: What's an ipod?

[YOY]

7. Statler Brothers, Wayne Newton, John Ashcroft, and anything from Laurence Welk

n/t

[DangerousRhythm]

12. Ah, that timeless classic...

Let the eeeaaaaagle soooooaaarrr...

:rofl:

[YOY]

14. Makes me want to tear my eardrums out

n/t

[LTR]

35. Did somebody say...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woLQI8X2R6Y

[Alter Ego]

27. McCain walks around all day with a phonograph strapped to his back.

It plays the Ragtime March!

[Arugula Latte]

30. It's the kind you have to crank.

He calls it "the music machine" and uses an earhorn to listen to it.

[Vilis Veritas]

3. I wonder if he has Edwin Starr

Edited to add another version, the original cover by Edwin and the Original Tempatations version.

Temptations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO003isugrY

Edwin Starr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmo3OP_VBb8&feature=related

Later version, live Edwin Starr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv5BYEOQYLo

We can only hope...

saddlesore

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4. awesome video

Thanks for posting. Youtube has some great stuff there.

[Vilis Veritas]

5. This is my ringtone on my razr...

I love getting calls in the office...;-)

saddlesore

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6. I notice too...

....he throws in some lyrics from a song John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) did with Time Zone and Afrika Bambaataa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuL2kvEaWrw

[Vilis Veritas]

9. Edwin Starr lived in Nottingham, England

and Johnny Rotten was from Finsbury Park, London and I am sure their paths crossed.

World Destruction is great song.

Thanks for the link to that one!!!

saddlesore

edited to correct bio

[DangerousRhythm]

13. YES!

NOW you're talkin'. :D

[leftynyc]

8. Gimme Shelter is my Stones favorite also

I like all the other stuff he listens to also. Wonder if I could have said that about any other future president.

[highplainsdem]

10. That's my favorite from the Stones, too. And I like what he said about some rap lyrics:

Asked what he thought of rap, Obama said the genre has broken down barriers within the music world, though he's concerned about his daughters — Malia, 9, and Sasha, 7 — listening to it.

"I am troubled sometimes by the misogyny and materialism of a lot of rap lyrics," he said, "but I think the genius of the art form has shifted the culture and helped to desegregate music."

He said hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and rappers Jay-Z and Ludacris were "great talents and great businessmen."

"It would be nice if I could have my daughters listen to their music without me worrying that they were getting bad images of themselves," he added.

[lame54]

26. Yet, his favorite song is about heroin

[jezebel]

11. that is an awesome cover shot. It's impossible to look at and not smile :) nt

[gblady]

19. so true.....

makes me grin from ear to ear!

[Rob H.]

15. I like this part (emphasis added)

Obama said he hasn't met Springsteen, but the two have talked over the phone.

"Not only do I love Bruce's music, but I just love him as a person," Obama said. "He is a guy who has never lost track of his roots, who knows who he is, who has never put on a front."

And did he address him as the Boss?

"You've got to," the candidate said.

Smart, funny, and genuine, unlike our current WH resident. What's not to like? :)

I wish that cover were available as a poster, too.

[kentuck]

16. Blood on the Tracks?

That's my favorite Dylan album.

[fishwax]

28. it's a great album

:thumbsup:

And, incidentally, Dylan thinks highly of Obama as well:

Asked about his views on American politics, he said: "Well, you know right now America is in a state of upheaval. Poverty is demoralising. You can't expect people to have the virtue of purity when they are poor.

"But we've got this guy out there now who is redefining the nature of politics from the ground up...Barack Obama.

"He's redefining what a politician is, so we'll have to see how things play out. Am I hopeful? Yes, I'm hopeful that things might change. Some things are going to have to."

He added: “You should always take the best from the past, leave the worst back there and go forward into the future."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4076339.ece

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31. Mine too...

It's a great album -

Idiot Wind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbkkOmFvjJc

You're a Big Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSXbdZAeF9E

Shelter from the Storm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xIuEzfKDeI


That's just a few of the song sfrom the album.

[DerekJ]

17. Rolling Stone: What's on McCain's phonograph?!

:shrug:

[kentuck]

18. I think he has the entire Perry Como collection?

:-)

[Toucano]

20. Ooh! A Victrola!

Can you get podcasts on that model yet? It is wireless, I understand.

[Eurobabe]

22. I heard McLame doesn't use a phone...

He has tin cans with string tied between them. You know, those things you used as a kid? Sometimes, he uses a seashell.

:rofl:

[jeffrey_X]

23. "John McCain unplugs the phone cord during thunderstorms."

www.johnmccainisyourjalopy.com

[Eurobabe]

24. John McCain thinks you need a haircut, hippie.

:rofl: :rofl:

[lame54]

25. Don't you mean gramophone...

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34. Something like this

[truthisfreedom]

21. I hope he bought the tracks and didn't use his own CDs to load up his iPod...

Or the McCatastrophe camp will certainly send the RIAA after him...

[JackORoses]

29. at the 'Deadheads for Obama' Concert, he told us he has a few Grateful Dead tunes on his Ipod

[Arugula Latte]

32. Ah, Barack. You are a breath of fresh air.

"I am troubled sometimes by the misogyny and materialism of a lot of rap lyrics," he said, "but I think the genius of the art form has shifted the culture and helped to desegregate music."

My gawd, this guy is just so damn articulate. He's able to communicate nuance. What a refreshing change after eight years of Dumbass Dubya the Imbecile Boy.

Plus, Charlie Parker? Miles? Coltrane? ... Damn. He's just so freaking cool. :smoke:

[Forkboy]

33. What? No Misanthropy Legion?

I'm afraid I can't vote for the guy. x(