Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Buncha’ Slackers


For those of you who are still undecided when it comes to the presidential election, perhaps this missing link will sway you.


The Slacker Spotlight.


You guessed it: sign on to Slacker.com and you too can listen to the musical preferences of Barack Obama and John McCain. Depending on how deeply you read into stuff like this, their selections may seem surprisingly telling of how “with it” each candidate is.


Play On


There’s something for everyone: gay, straight, black, white, young, old, really old … Alabaman.


Predictably, Obama’s playlist kicks off with a song about high gas prices and all the problems in the world that he alone will fix: India Arie’s “There’s Hope.” Other favorite artists include Earth, Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Aretha Franklin, John Mayer, Elton John, Kanye West, Marvin Gaye, U2, Bruce Springsteen and of course the legendary Beyonce.


McCain’s playlist is equally as varied, but maybe more interesting. I’m not making this up:


Elvis Presley
Beach Boys
ABBA
Hank Williams Jr.
Chuck Berry
Kenny Loggins
Dooley Wilson
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Survivor
Franki Valli
The Platters
Queen
Osbourne Brothers
Darryl Worley
USHER!!
AC/DC
Daddy Yankee


Am I alone in having a hard time picturing John McCain EVER enjoying AC/DC, even when he was young(er)? Maybe “Back in Black” and “Highway to the Danger Zone” were ringing through his helmet while he was crashing all those planes? And who the hell is Daddy Yankee? (Just Googled him. He’s a Latin Grammy winner.)


Oh, yeeeeaaah – need to appeal to the Latinos… Score one McCain. (Quick, someone alert the Obama campaign and tell them to add Ozomatli to the list. Wait. What? Oh, it’s already on there…)


That’s our guy, always one step ahead with a less-obvious, genuine choice. At least he’s consistent.


Well-played, Obama.

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