New mix: Funky President

  1. James Brown, “Funky President (People It’s Bad)”
  2. William S. Burroughs, “When Did I Stop Wanting to Be President”
  3. The Cure, “Primary (Morgan Studio Outtake 9/80)”
  4. Max Roach, “Freedom Now”
  5. Sam Cooke, “A Change Is Gonna Come”
  6. Virginia Glee Club, “I shall not die without a hope” (Testament of Freedom)
  7. Jay-Z and Danger Mouse, “Dirt Off Your Shoulder”
  8. Youssou N’Dour, “Hope”
  9. Branford Marsalis, “Freedom Suite: Interlude”
  10. The Flaming Lips, “Suddenly Everything Has Changed”
  11. Arcadia, “Election Day”
  12. Extra Golden, “Obama (Live, KEXP)”
  13. Funkadelic, “One Nation Under a Groove”
  14. Bob Dylan, “Things Have Changed”
  15. Parliament, “Chocolate City”
  16. Lou Reed, “Voices of Freedom”
  17. Miles Davis, “Freedom Jazz Dance”

5 comments...What do you think?

  1. Posted by Jess 7th November, 2008 at 9:16 pm

    Where’s Chocolate City?

  2. Posted by Jess 7th November, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    Actually, that’s a great mix. I will have to put it together on my iTunes. Most of them I own already, I think…..

  3. Posted by Tim Jarrett 7th November, 2008 at 9:41 pm

    Chocolate City = CC = DC. “We may not have got our 40 acres and a mule, but we did get you, CC.”

  4. Posted by Jess 7th November, 2008 at 10:07 pm

    Joan Baez: The night they drove old Dixie Down; Ojays, Love Train; The Impressions, People Get Ready; Temptations, Ball of Confusion; Gil Scott Heron?; God Bless the Child (by anyone)

  5. Posted by Isis 14th November, 2008 at 9:26 am

    I got swamped last week, thanks to some professional travel, but I would LOVE to swap for a copy of this mix, which looks most awesome.

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