Thursday, January 22, 2009
Creamtastic / National Skyline From iBush to oPod: What's on Our Leaders' iPods?
Posted by D Patrick Rodgers on Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 6:40 AM
Tuesday, as my colleagues and I watched the inauguration, a nagging question plagued me throughout the proceedings, the answer to which dictates just what type of man our Commander-in-Chief truly is: What was on his "Get Pumped" playlist before he approached the podium? Months back, Barack Obama divulged the contents of his iPod. In doing so, he proved to us once and for all that he is just as cool and in touch as we'd all hoped. He likes Stevie Wonder, Howlin' Wolf, Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow (I'll forgive him that one), Jay-Z and Bob Dylan.
What songs was he listening to, though, before that historic speech? "The Times They Are A-Changin'" perhaps? Maybe "Dirt Off Your Shoulder"? Being only the second president to own an iPod, the pressure's on old B.O. to kick it up a notch. For those of you who remember Bush's painfully small but occasionally legitimate iTunes library (some of which may have been downloaded illegally), at least our new prez doesn't openly admit to listening to artists who have campaigned against him. (File under Fogerty, John.) And, though Obama's iPod contents were doubtlessly screened by countless handlers before being "leaked," his choices are nowhere near as painfully transparent as Hillary's. "Hey Jude," "Respect" and "Beautiful Day"? Really?
So all this political iPod talk has got me thinkin': Just what do the local wielders of power listen to on their "Get Pumped" playlists? Hypothetical mixes after the jump.
Eric Crafton:
Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"
Prince - "Xenophobia"
Prussian Blue - "Aryan Man Awake"
Andrew Bird - "Banking on a Myth"
Tom Petty - "Don't Come Around Here No More"
Eric Clapton - "Cocaine"
Village People - "In the Navy"
Bill Frist:
Motley Crue - "Dr. Feelgood"
Garth Brooks - "Big Money"
The Smiths - "Girlfriend in a Coma"
Ted Nugent - "Cat Scratch Fever"
Billy Joel - "You May Be Right"
Billy Joel - "I Go to Extremes"
Billy Joel - "Big Shot"
Elton John - "Heart in the Right Place"
Elton John - "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Elton John - "I'm Still Standing"
Wilson Pickett - "Mustang Sally"
Hall & Oates - "Rich Girl"
Harold Ford Jr.:
Sister Sledge - "We Are Family"
Birdman and Lil Wayne - "Stuntin' Like My Daddy"
The Pretenders - "Middle of the Road"
Al Green - "Call Me"
Rod Stewart - "Blondes (Have More Fun)"
Phil Bredesen:
Thomas Dolby - "She Blinded Me With Science"
Ben Folds Five - "Underground"
Styx - "Mr. Roboto"
Fred Thompson:
Aimee Mann - "Long Shot"
Mates of State - "For the Actor"
Blue Rodeo - "Nice Try"
Tom Petty - "Runnin' Down A Dream"
Deep Purple - "Lazy"
Bob Corker:
Paula Cole - "Where Have all the Cowboys Gone?"
Pink Floyd - "The Wall"
The Arcade Fire - "No Cars Go"
Al Gore:
Wyclef Jean - "If I Was President"
Nelly - "Hot in Herre"
R.E.M. - "It's the End of the World"
Timbuk3 - "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"
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