John McCain looks like one of those guys who, if asked to rap a freestyle, would begin with 'My name is John and I'm here to say ... ' Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP
So who's it to be, Obama or McCain? I don't know about you lot, but when I get confused about my stance on the Iraq troop surge and how best to deal with those stranded polar bears, I cut straight to the big issue: who's the biggest Abba fan?
Which is why, thanks to my undying love of Dancing Queen, I've signed up to campaign for the Republican party this fall. After all, the ten songs John McCain has picked in a current article for Blender magazine contain not one but two Abba tracks ... in fact, you get the feeling he'd have just gone with ten picks from Abba Gold were he being truly honest.
But seriously, who's got the best music taste out of these two? On paper you'd be tempted to say Obama. But if you ask me, there's something a bit focus group about his genre-spanning, box-ticking choices. Too many acts perceived as "cool", not enough surprises. McCain's seems a bit more honest - his love of Abba has already been criticised, hilariously, for being anti-American, but here's a guy who'd sacrifice his place in the White House rather than forsake his love for doing Take a Chance on Me at the Congress Karaoke club. Possibly. Anyway, here's the lists, we'll let you lot fight it out...
Barack Obama's top 10:
1. Fugees - Ready Or Not 2. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 3. Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire 4. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter 5. Nina Simone - Sinnerman 6. Kanye West - Touch The Sky 7. Frank Sinatra - You'd Be So Easy To Love 8. Aretha Franklin - Think 9. U2 - City of Blinding Lights 10. will.i.am - Yes We Can
John McCain's top 10:
1. ABBA - Dancing Queen 2. Roy Orbison - Blue Bayou 3. ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 4. Merle Haggard - If We Make It Through December 5. Dooley Wilson - As Time Goes By 6. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations 7. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World 8. Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin 9. Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline 10. The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
