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# 5 Selfish Reasons Every Musician Should Rejoice That Barack Obama Is Our Next President
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/5-selfish-rea-1/
- Published: 2008-11-05T00:20:00.000Z
- Updated: 2008-11-05T00:20:00.000Z
- Description: This is a victorious update of of Hypebot’s election day post. HE’S MORE LIKELY TO BUY YOUR CD – Barack Obama has eclectic musical tastes. He already has “everything. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/11/5-selfish-rea-1.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

**This is a victorious update of of Hypebot’s [election day post](https://www.hypebot.com/5-selfish-reaso/).**

1. **[![Rock_the_vote](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/11/04/rock_the_vote.jpeg "Rock_the_vote")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/04/rock%5Fthe%5Fvote.jpeg)**  
**HE’S MORE LIKELY TO BUY YOUR CD –**  Barack Obama has eclectic musical tastes. He already has “everything from Howlin’ Wolf to Yo-Yo Ma to Sheryl Crow… (and) probably 30 Dylan songs" on [his iPod](http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/06/25/barack-obama-the-stevie-wonder-geek-returns-to-the-cover-of-rolling-stone/?ref=hypebot.com). Why not you?
2. **AMERICA IS COOL AGAIN** – Admit it. You’ve got worldwide ambitions and it hasn’t helped that being American has become about as hip as being Donnie & Marie. Obama’s already drawn a crowd in Germany bigger than Coachella and Bonnaroo combined.
3. **TAXES –**  This is Music 2.0 and you are going to make a lot less than $250K a year. You’ll pay less taxes under  
Obama.
4. **HEALTH CARE** – You can’t stay on your parent’s health care plan forever. You’re self-employed now and there’s a lot better chance under Obama that soon you’ll be able to get affordable coverage.
5. **HE CAN DANCE –**