Posted on 08/17/2008 6:11:52 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
Blender Magazine, self billed as "the ultimate guide to music and more," is famous for compiling "lists" of music for one thing or another. This month they've gone politics with the candidate's top ten favorite songs as reported by the campaign offices of John McCain and Barack Obama. To make a mountain out of this mole hill, they also invited as commentators on these lists aging funnyman Randy Newman and exhibitionist Gregg Gillis who goes by the stage name "Girl Talk."
For the most part, it is all pointless gibberish that these two "experts" are blathering concerning the two candidate's music picks. But two things stand out... but first the Blender lists:
JOHN McCAIN
BARACK OBAMA
As I said, two comments from these "experts" stand out. The first is where Gregg Gillis said that he found Obama's pick of "Yes We Can" by will.i.am a bit odd. He didn't seem to know if it was "cool or creepy" that the song was on the list. "Maybe he’s in love with himself," Gillis said, "and wants to hear his speeches over and over as collaged by will.i.am." (By the way, just as presented there was no question mark punctuating the end of that sentence on the Blender site)
Mildly amusing that.
I have to agree with both of them that it was interesting to see The Beatles shut out of the lists, too.
But, not to be outdone by Gillis' mild Obama hit, the dyspeptic Newman had to come out swinging at McCain.
McCain has a really likeable list. Then again, Hitler liked some good music, you know?
I see. So McCain is just like Hitler, eh?
Nice.
Supply your rejoinder to Randy Newman here...
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
Wouldn’t “Barbara Ann” be a better choice for McCain’s list? ;)
The same.
Why isn’t Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” on Obama’s list?
That settles it! I'm voting for McCain!
sar/>casm/> (In case you hadn't noticed)
He's holding out for the sequel; "57 States."
Don’t laugh at me... When I saw the thread title and thought about my own tastes, that my #1.
Randy Newman, never liked the sc*mb*g’ or his music.....show his leftard colors.
Abba? Aiyeeee!!!!
The Rolling Stones don't ring a bell somewhere?
Randy Newman, the man who can take a Kindergarten tune and create 145 songs that Disney eats up like candy.
Yes, the great composer of our time. That sounds like special child with a hearing aid. No offense to special children with hearing aids.
Of course I have heard of the Rolling Stones but none of the names of the songs were familiar.
It still amazes me how lefties compare Republican leaders to Hitler. Which party wants to run your life, redistribute your money, squelch your speech, brainwash the youngins and college students (already doing that), tell you what and what not to drive, eat, drink, think, etc. etc. etc....
McCain having two ABBA songs in his list is pretty disturbing...
These lists are carefully crafted either by the candidate or more likely some lieutenant. So what's creepier: 1) That McCain really does like ABBA disproportionately to all other artists or 2) Someone on his staff thinks that will appeal to someone.
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