MIXTAPE MONDAYS: Hymns to the Electoral College

(Every Monday at Tragically Hipster we'll feature a look at a band, performance, or vague musical concept, with an accompanying virtual mixtape for your listening pleasure. There's no need to thank us; it's just one more service we like to provide for you, our dedicated readers. Most of whom also write for this site.)


Don't know if you've heard about this yet, but apparently there's going to be an election tomorrow. I guess it's sort of a big deal.

To inspire you to participate in your civic duties, we hereby present a mixture of sonic delights, all themed in some overt fashion toward the concept of a free and democratic nation -- some more cynically than others. So skip school, ditch out on your work day, or just wake up before noon you lazy unemployed bastard, and spend your day at the polls. If you happen to see George W. voting at the very next booth, be sure to give him Tragically Hipster's regards, and tell him to not to let the door hit him in the ass on his way out.

On the Mixtape:

1) "This Lands is Your Land" by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
2) "Pindar" by The Shapeshifters
3) "California Über Alles" by Dead Kennedeys
4) "Rock the Nation" by Michael Franti & Spearhead
5) "Imagine / Walk on the Wild Side" by RX featuring George W. Bush
6) "(I'm in Love With) Margaret Thatcher" by Notsensibles
7) "Behavior Modification / We Will Rock You (Bipartisan Mix)" by Emergency Broadcast Network
8) "Mass Destruction (George W. Mix)" by Faithless
9) "What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes" by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
10) "That's What a Pimp Does (Obama Mix)" by DJ Excel
11) "Chocolate City" by Parliament
12) "George Bush Doesn't Like Black People" by The Legendary K.O.
13) "Election Day" by Arcadia
14) "Alles Neu" by Peter Fox
15) "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Rebekah Del Rio and the Section Quartet