It's official! Senator Barak Obama is the President of the United States of America.
There is little doubt the 2008 presidential election has been one for the ages - never before has a presidential crusade received so much musical support and heated debate.
A fight for change, unauthorized track listings and comedic guest spots on television, could this be the most publicised election to date?
It's interesting to note that the 'success' of the campaign is due to the extended amount of support from the music and entertainment community. With aid of entertainment royalty such as Bob Dylan, Kanye West, Pete Wentz, Oprah, Diddy, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Perez Hilton and many, many more, it's plausible that the public vote has been influenced favourably for the anti-war senator, largely from celebs drumming up publicity and urging Americans to vote.
Fortunately for Obama, his nemesis John McCain has not received such support from music artists, with law suits and continuous backlash for use of artist tracks in promotion of his campaign.
By all accounts, the Republican can't catch a tune or a break to save his campaign. Recently rock star Jackson Browne filed a lawsuit against McCain after the candidate used a portion of Browne's 'Running On Empty' in a campaign commercial without permission. The Republican National Party is also listed in the suite, generating bad buzz around the McCain operation.
The rocker isn't the only musician up in arms about the use of their tunes; the Bon Jovi track 'Who Says You Can't Go Home' spawned a tirade of unfriendly media outbursts from Mr Jovi himself. As a devout Obama enthusiast, he stated in no uncertain terms that he didn't approve of the use of the material.
Also who could forget the much publicised 'cease and desist' letter from rock icons Heart when the use of their 1977 hit 'Barracuda' was utilised at the 2008 Republican National Convention in reference to McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin. The Wilson sisters made no mistake that they strongly disagreed with Palin's politics, and the song was publicly pulled from further campaign use.
American artists are not the only ones rallying support, with Canadian indie outfit Arcade Fire providing a devoted support to Obama campaign, opening for several rally's in encouragement.
The passion for Obama's Presidency promoting change has spanned all musical genres, with support from rapper Jay-Z and R.E.M's lead singer Michael Stipe sporting his own Obama shirts on stage.
The most influential media voice stems from 1960's rock icon and renowned poetic profit Bob Dylan.
"Right now America is in a state of upheaval," Dylan said. "Poverty is demoralising. You can't expect people to have the virtue of purity when they are poor. But we've got this guy out there now who is redefining the nature of politics from the ground up- Barack Obama. He's redefining what a politician is, so we'll have to see how things play out. Am I hopeful? Yes, I'm hopeful that things might change. Some things are going to have to.'
The 'Hurricane' singers' political statement has inspired new age pop icons such as Fall Out Boys' Pete Wentz, "What Dylan said was mind-blowing, it's like, I don't really need to talk about Obama anymore if Bob Dylan's talking about him."
With so much publicised support, Obama is being projected as a President of the Arts. John and Jackie Kennedy were the last democratic presidential union to assist and inspire the arts so largely. Kennedy laid the groundwork for the establishment of the National Endowment for the Arts, and in October 1963, in a speech that was a tribute to the poet Robert Frost, Kennedy said there was "little of more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist."
McCain has been left behind in the dust of 'change' with support numbers dwindling for the conservative hopeful late in the race. Despite several Republican appearances on hit television show 'SNL', it appears McCain and Palin's satirical performances, (though receiving the highest ratings the show has seen in a long time) won no further support but only exacerbated the comical response to the unions place in this Presidential race.
However, the Republican Party hasn't been completely snubbed by the entertainment community. You've seen Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt sporting their McCain apparel right? You know, they're totally just everyday Americans suffering the excruciating pinch of the credit downfall oh wait, were they new Christian Laboutin pumps Miss Montag?
There is little doubt the 2008 presidential election has been one for the ages - never before has a presidential crusade received so much musical support and heated debate.
A fight for change, unauthorized track listings and comedic guest spots on television, could this be the most publicised election to date?
It's interesting to note that the 'success' of the campaign is due to the extended amount of support from the music and entertainment community. With aid of entertainment royalty such as Bob Dylan, Kanye West, Pete Wentz, Oprah, Diddy, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Perez Hilton and many, many more, it's plausible that the public vote has been influenced favourably for the anti-war senator, largely from celebs drumming up publicity and urging Americans to vote.
Fortunately for Obama, his nemesis John McCain has not received such support from music artists, with law suits and continuous backlash for use of artist tracks in promotion of his campaign.
By all accounts, the Republican can't catch a tune or a break to save his campaign. Recently rock star Jackson Browne filed a lawsuit against McCain after the candidate used a portion of Browne's 'Running On Empty' in a campaign commercial without permission. The Republican National Party is also listed in the suite, generating bad buzz around the McCain operation.
The rocker isn't the only musician up in arms about the use of their tunes; the Bon Jovi track 'Who Says You Can't Go Home' spawned a tirade of unfriendly media outbursts from Mr Jovi himself. As a devout Obama enthusiast, he stated in no uncertain terms that he didn't approve of the use of the material.
Also who could forget the much publicised 'cease and desist' letter from rock icons Heart when the use of their 1977 hit 'Barracuda' was utilised at the 2008 Republican National Convention in reference to McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin. The Wilson sisters made no mistake that they strongly disagreed with Palin's politics, and the song was publicly pulled from further campaign use.
American artists are not the only ones rallying support, with Canadian indie outfit Arcade Fire providing a devoted support to Obama campaign, opening for several rally's in encouragement.
The passion for Obama's Presidency promoting change has spanned all musical genres, with support from rapper Jay-Z and R.E.M's lead singer Michael Stipe sporting his own Obama shirts on stage.
The most influential media voice stems from 1960's rock icon and renowned poetic profit Bob Dylan.
"Right now America is in a state of upheaval," Dylan said. "Poverty is demoralising. You can't expect people to have the virtue of purity when they are poor. But we've got this guy out there now who is redefining the nature of politics from the ground up- Barack Obama. He's redefining what a politician is, so we'll have to see how things play out. Am I hopeful? Yes, I'm hopeful that things might change. Some things are going to have to.'
The 'Hurricane' singers' political statement has inspired new age pop icons such as Fall Out Boys' Pete Wentz, "What Dylan said was mind-blowing, it's like, I don't really need to talk about Obama anymore if Bob Dylan's talking about him."
With so much publicised support, Obama is being projected as a President of the Arts. John and Jackie Kennedy were the last democratic presidential union to assist and inspire the arts so largely. Kennedy laid the groundwork for the establishment of the National Endowment for the Arts, and in October 1963, in a speech that was a tribute to the poet Robert Frost, Kennedy said there was "little of more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist."
McCain has been left behind in the dust of 'change' with support numbers dwindling for the conservative hopeful late in the race. Despite several Republican appearances on hit television show 'SNL', it appears McCain and Palin's satirical performances, (though receiving the highest ratings the show has seen in a long time) won no further support but only exacerbated the comical response to the unions place in this Presidential race.
However, the Republican Party hasn't been completely snubbed by the entertainment community. You've seen Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt sporting their McCain apparel right? You know, they're totally just everyday Americans suffering the excruciating pinch of the credit downfall oh wait, were they new Christian Laboutin pumps Miss Montag?
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