Obama’s election playlist

Sat 11th Feb, 2012 in International News

Following his impromptu performance of Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together at a campaign fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, Barack Obama has released his playlist for the 2012 election.

According to Billboard, by singing the opening words of Let’s Stay Together_ Obama boosted sales of Green’s 1972 classic by 490 percent, so the acts on his playlist can probably look forward to a boost in their chart polling.

The President’s playlist is filled with optimistic tunes including Raphael Saadiq’s Keep Marchin’, Florence + The Machine’s You’ve Got The Love, ELO’s Mr. Blue Sky and , almost inevitably, Bruce Springsteen’s ready made campaign anthem We Take Care Of Our Own.

Shockingly none of the songs that were on the playlist Obama received as a gift from Julia Gillard when he visited Australia last year made the cut. So it’s official – Obama doesn’t like Jimmy Barnes, Bernard Fanning, Eddy Current Supression Ring or Jessica Mauboy.

Barack Obama’s campaign playlist:

Raphael Saadiq – Keep Marchin’
Noah And The Whale – Tonight’s The Kind Of Night
Bruce Springsteen – We Take Care Of Our Own
Zac Brown Band – Keep Me In Mind
Aretha Franklin – The Weight
U2 – Even Better Than The Real Thing
Dierks Bentley – Home
No Doubt – Different People
Earth Wind & Fire Experience feat. Al McKay Allstars – Got To Get You Into My Life – (Live)
Booker T. & The MG’s – Green Onions
Wilco – I Got You
The Impressions – Keep On Pushing
Jennifer Hudson – Love You I Do
AgesandAges – No Nostalgia
Ledisi – Raise Up
Sugarland – Stand Up
Darius Rucker – This
Arcade Fire – We Used to Wait
Florence + The Machine – You’ve Got The Love
James Taylor – Your Smiling Face
REO Speedwagon – Roll With The Changes
Sugarland – Everyday America
Darius Rucker – Learn To Live
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
Electric Light Orchestra – Mr. Blue Sky
Montgomery Gentry – My Town
Ricky Martin – The Best Thing About Me Is You Feat. Joss Stone
Ray LaMontagne – You Are The Best Thing

Check out FasterLouder’s analysis of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott’s favourite songs