2008 election

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Barack Obama is now the President(-elect) of the United States.
Here's a victory MP3 for all those Obama supporters from the start:

Nina Simone- Here Comes the Sun

John McCain ran a good race, and for all those mourning his defeat---here's his playlist as given by Imeem.com.

The election season is over. I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief. Why not do so over the placid beats and vocals of Lamb?

Lamb- I Cry

A big round of applause to not just the candidates, but to we citizens also, for the great political enthusiasm we've shown as of late.

As you settle into watch the election coverage tonight, why not "get Mavericky" and listen to some new music also? To help with that task, here's the first Squid Can mixtape, "Let's Get Mavericky."

If you voted (which you should have!), celebrate being "Part of the Process" with Morcheeba's cheery trip-hop. Listen to a top song of John McCain's, "Blue Bayou" by Roy Orbison. Segue into one of Barack Obama's favorite jazzers, John Coltrane, with "I Love You." Visit the Palinian kingdom of Alaska with The Residents' "Walrus Hunt." Relive Joe Biden's early comments about Barack Obama's "storybook" campaign with a William Orbit mix of Madonna's "Bedtime Story." Lament Hillary Clinton's loss by asking for a "loan from the girl zone" with Tori Amos' "Caught a Lite Sneeze." Get ready for a new "Day One" with Polly Paulusma's soft indie rock. If you get tired of election coverage, take a nap to Sun Ra's "Spaceship Lullaby." Finally, whoever the new prez may be, celebrate their win with Sondre Lerche's short-and-sweet "Everyone's Rooting For You" (even if they're not). Enjoy the mixtape; there's more to come in the future. And, as politically geeky as it may sound---have fun watching the votes come in; this is certainly an exciting election.

The download will be available until the end of the month. If you like the songs please purchase the albums they appear on. Album titles appear in the filename.

Download the Mixtape

1. Part of the Process by Morcheeba
2. Blue Bayou by Roy Orbison
3. I Love You by John Coltrane
4. Walrus Hunt by The Residents
5. Bedtime Story (Orbital Mix) by Madonna
6. Caught a Lite Sneeze by Tori Amos
7. Day One by Polly Paulusma
8. Spaceship Lullaby by Sun Ra
9. Everyone's Rooting For You by Sondre Lerche

One just has to love the variety of Hillary-related parody videos available.

Hillary Clinton: The Untold Mother's Day Story
Uploaded by JibJab

I hope she doesn't cry again.

Also, check out the creator's e-card website, MushyGushy. You can paste heads onto animated bodies, which is always amusing.

Have a quick video pick for ‘ya: Mrs. Hillary Clinton’s “presents” video.

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