Dem inna the groove and dem is moving (Obama!).
February 3, 2009 7:30 PM Subscribe
In the months leading up to the 2008 US presidential elections, quite a few pro-obama songs made the rounds of Youtube. Reggae great Cocoa Tea gives us the sorely-needed reggae perspective.
This stuff has shown up before on MeFi; I know I included some links in this AskMe answer, and my hazy memory suggests that someone might have turned some of those into an FPP at some point.
And at this point, seriously old news, isn't it?
posted by Forktine at 7:46 PM on February 3, 2009
And at this point, seriously old news, isn't it?
posted by Forktine at 7:46 PM on February 3, 2009
Steel Pulse beat them to the punch with the marvelous "Vote Barack." Loves me some Cocoa Tea too though, so thank you!
posted by fourcheesemac at 8:04 PM on February 3, 2009
posted by fourcheesemac at 8:04 PM on February 3, 2009
probama probono
posted by blue_beetle at 8:20 PM on February 3, 2009
posted by blue_beetle at 8:20 PM on February 3, 2009
I just don't remember this many songs when GWB got elected.
posted by cccorlew at 9:48 PM on February 3, 2009
posted by cccorlew at 9:48 PM on February 3, 2009
Still my favorite (the comments attracted some hate though... maybe because white men didn't get a shoutout)
posted by anthill at 10:09 PM on February 3, 2009
posted by anthill at 10:09 PM on February 3, 2009
I actually rather liked this one.
I liked it enough to buy it, even.
posted by empath at 10:44 PM on February 3, 2009
I liked it enough to buy it, even.
posted by empath at 10:44 PM on February 3, 2009
More Barack room ballads:
From Kenya: Obama be thy name
Cumbia de Obama by Fosforo
Mariachis in big hats say Viva Obama
Excellent blog post with several older Presidential campaign songs, including "Click With Dick" [Nixon] and the one accusing Martin van Buren of Satanism.
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:23 AM on February 4, 2009
From Kenya: Obama be thy name
Cumbia de Obama by Fosforo
Mariachis in big hats say Viva Obama
Excellent blog post with several older Presidential campaign songs, including "Click With Dick" [Nixon] and the one accusing Martin van Buren of Satanism.
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:23 AM on February 4, 2009
I've heard at least 4-5 different Reggae songs about Obama. I am jealous of this man.
posted by chunking express at 6:37 AM on February 4, 2009
posted by chunking express at 6:37 AM on February 4, 2009
When I read "sorely needed ... perspective" I thought this was going to be a cleverly straight-faced satirical reggae song about how horrified he was Obama won and how much he misses Geroge W. Bush.
posted by CynicalKnight at 7:40 AM on February 4, 2009
posted by CynicalKnight at 7:40 AM on February 4, 2009
Why am i not surprised there's no country songs about Obama? But wouldn't one be hilarious ... somehow?
posted by 5imian at 1:33 AM on February 5, 2009
posted by 5imian at 1:33 AM on February 5, 2009
Hey, I have a friend named Joe "Country" Greenidge. Joe's from Grenada -- where country music is big. He wrote a country song about Barack during the election. It's called "He Is The One," and you can check it out on CDBaby here. (Audio link is on the left, mid page)
Maybe it's a Caribbean thing rather than a reggae thing.
posted by fourcheesemac at 7:27 PM on February 5, 2009
Maybe it's a Caribbean thing rather than a reggae thing.
posted by fourcheesemac at 7:27 PM on February 5, 2009
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