The Perfect Present For Barack Obama – Albums By The Smiths, Radiohead & Gorillaz
December 4, 2008 by Dave Parrack
What do you buy the man who has everything? OK, Barack Obama may not have everything but becoming the first ever black President of the United States is sure to have made most of his dreams come true. He’s also got a beautiful wife, and lovely kids. So what to get him?
David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative party opposition to Gordon Brown’s Labour Government, thinks he knows. The New Statesman reports that Cameron gave Obama the gift of British music when the pair met up in July, passing on albums by The Smiths, Radiohead, Gorillaz, and Lily Allen.
These four artists are who the caring, sharing Cameron purports to love, at least when being interviewed by publications he feels would be more likely to be read by people also into those artists.
So, maybe it was Lily Allen’s cockney swearing that gave Obama the edge in the election, or maybe it was hearing Shaun Ryder constantly chanting “It’s dare” on the Gorillaz album. I very much doubt if it was The Smiths or Radiohead that did it though, as Obama just doesn’t seem the type to like depressing music.
[Photo Source: From Newscom with permission]
Depressing music? The Smiths are very funny, which most smart people tend to get. And, seriously, I find things like Bruce Springsteen or Britney Spears far more depressing than anything Radiohead have put out. Lazy writing.