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Baracksdubs YouTube channel and series that usesBarack Obama speeches to createcover songs , generally of popular songs. The channel was created by Fadi Saleh as a then-freshman student of theUniversity of Tennessee .[ 1] [ 2] Maker Studios partner from 2012 to 2015.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Song Artist Released Ref "Drink To That " Rihanna January 4, 2012 [ 1] [ 2] "Born This Way " Lady Gaga January 10, 2012 [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] "Sexy and I Know It " LMFAO March 26, 2012 [ 1] "Call Me Maybe " Carly Rae Jepsen June 4, 2012 [ 9] [ 10] "Boyfriend " Justin Bieber June 24, 2012 [ 11] "What Makes You Beautiful " One Direction July 20, 2012 [ 12] "Hot n Cold " (sung by both Obama andMitt Romney ) Katy Perry October 15, 2012 [ 13] "U Can't Touch This " MC Hammer November 6, 2012 [ 14] "Deck The Halls " Traditional December 19, 2012 [ 15] 'SexyBack " Justin Timberlake January 21, 2013 [ 16] "Pokémon Theme " Jason Paige February 4, 2013 [ 17] "Get Lucky " Daft Punk June 24, 2013 [ 18] "All Gold Everything " Trinidad James July 15, 2013 "Blurred Lines " (sung only byBill Clinton ) Robin Thicke July 23, 2013 [ 19] [ 20] "Made in the USA " Demi Lovato August 13, 2013 [ 21] [ 22] "Best Song Ever " (sung only by co-anchors on theToday Show One Direction August 23, 2013 "It's All Good" (sung by both Obama and his wifeMichelle ) Ne-Yo October 9, 2013 "Jingle Bells " Traditional December 9, 2013 [ 23] "Do What U Want " Lady Gaga January 9, 2014 [ 24] "Timber " (sung by both Obama andHillary Clinton ) Pitbull April 15, 2014 [ 25] "Birthday " (sung only byEllen DeGeneres ) Katy Perry June 10, 2014 [ 26] "Fancy " Iggy Azalea August 5, 2014 [ 27] [ 28] "Problem " Ariana Grande August 19, 2014 [ 29] [ 30] "Uptown Funk " Mark Ronson feat.Bruno Mars January 27, 2015 [ 31] "Shake it Off " Taylor Swift February 9, 2015 [ 32] "Anaconda " (sung only by the characters ofSpongeBob SquarePants ) Nicki Minaj May 18, 2015 "Can't Feel My Face " The Weeknd September 7, 2015 [ 33] [ 34] "Thriller " Michael Jackson October 28, 2015 [ 35] "Hotline Bling " Drake December 14, 2015 [ 36] "Jumpman " Drake January 5, 2016 [ 37] "Sorry " Justin Bieber January 25, 2016 [ 38] [ 39] "Panda " Desiigner April 26, 2016 [ 40] "No " Meghan Trainor May 3, 2016 [ 41] "All I Do Is Win " (sung only byDonald Trump ) DJ Khaled May 23, 2016 [ 42] "Work " Rihanna May 30, 2016 [ 43] "Power " (sung only byBernie Sanders ) Kanye West June 6, 2016 [ 44] "One Dance " Drake June 27, 2016 [ 45] "FDT " YG July 26, 2016 [ 46] "Cut It " O.T. Genasis August 9, 2016 "Can't Stop the Feeling! " Justin Timberlake September 3, 2016 [ 47] "Stressed Out " Twenty One Pilots November 30, 2016 [ 48] "All I Want for Christmas Is You " Mariah Carey December 22, 2016 [ 49] [ 50] "Let Me Love You " DJ Snake December 26, 2016 [ 51] "Starboy " The Weeknd January 11, 2017 [ 52] "Alright " Kendrick Lamar January 17, 2017 [ 53] "Happy Birthday to You " Traditional January 23, 2017 "Missing you" Erik Hassle January 30, 2017 "Respect " Aretha Franklin August 18, 2018 "Money " (sung only by Bernie Sanders) Cardi B August 21, 2019 "Woah" Krypto9095 November 27, 2019
The videos have been featured onHuffington Post ,[ 12] [ 14] [ 54] Gawker ,[ 9] Rolling Stone ,[ 10] Yahoo! ,[ 11] Mashable [ 55] [ 1] [ 13] [ 56]
^a b c d Murray, Rheana (March 30, 2012)."Barack Obama sings 'Sexy and I Know It' by LMFAO in viral YouTube video" .New York Daily News . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2017 . ^a b Jaworski, Michelle (July 16, 2012)."Barack's Dubs: How a biochemistry student makes President Obama sing" .Daily Dot . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2017 . ^ "5 Questions With... 5Qs with… Will Keenan, Formerly of Maker Studios" . videoink.com. 3 September 2013. Retrieved18 December 2013 .^ Arnold, Gage (February 27, 2014)."Creator of 'Baracksdubs' hopes to turn viral videos into vehicle for change" .Daily Beacon .University of Tennessee . RetrievedJune 18, 2014 . ^ Harrington, Carly (September 1, 2015)."Baracksdubs to relaunch with growth plans" .Knoxville News Sentinel . RetrievedJune 12, 2016 . ^ "President Obama Sings 'Born This Way' By Lady Gaga In Mashup (VIDEO)" .Huffington Post . January 11, 2012. RetrievedDecember 13, 2013 .^ Pfeiffer, Eric (January 12, 2012)."Video: President Obama sings "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga" . Yahoo News. RetrievedDecember 13, 2013 . ^ "Obama 'sings' Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' .USA Today . January 13, 2012. RetrievedDecember 13, 2013 .^a b Louis Peitzman (June 4, 2012)."Finally, Barack Obama Covers 'Call Me Maybe" .Gawker . Archived fromthe original on November 22, 2012. RetrievedNovember 8, 2012 . ^a b "President Obama 'Sings' 'Call Me Maybe' .Rolling Stone the original on July 12, 2012. RetrievedNovember 8, 2012 .^a b Melissa Knowles (June 26, 2012)."Viral Video Mashup of President Obama 'Singing' Justin Bieber's 'Boyfriend' .Yahoo! . RetrievedNovember 8, 2012 . ^a b "Barack Obama Sings One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful' (VIDEO)" .Huffington Post . July 23, 2012. RetrievedNovember 8, 2012 .^a b Mark Silva (October 16, 2012)."Obama, Romney: 'Hot and Cold' — Web-Fun ala Katy Perry" . Bloomberg.com. RetrievedNovember 8, 2012 . ^a b "Barack Obama Sings 'U Can't Touch This' (VIDEO)" . Huffington Post UK. November 7, 2012. RetrievedNovember 8, 2012 .^ "Obama Sings 'Deck The Halls' (VIDEO)" .Huffington Post . December 12, 2012. RetrievedDecember 13, 2013 .^ "Obama Sings 'SexyBack' By Justin Timberlake: BaracksDubs' Inaugural Cover (VIDEO)" .Huffington Post . January 22, 2013. RetrievedDecember 13, 2013 .^ "Barack Obama Sings Pokémon Theme" .The Huffington Post . February 5, 2013. RetrievedJuly 18, 2016 .^ Locker, Melissa (June 25, 2013)."WATCH: Barack Obama Sings Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky' .Time . RetrievedDecember 13, 2013 . ^ Oldenburg, Ann (July 25, 2013)."Bill Clinton sings 'Blurred Lines' .USA Today . RetrievedDecember 13, 2013 . ^ Locker, Melissa (June 24, 2013)."WATCH: WATCH: Bill Clinton Sings Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' .Time . RetrievedDecember 13, 2013 . ^ Savage, Lesley (August 16, 2013)."President Obama "sings" Demi Lovato's "Made in the USA" .CBS News . RetrievedDecember 14, 2013 . ^ "Obama Sings 'Made In The USA' By Demi Lovato Thanks To BaracksDubs (VIDEO)" .Huffington Post . August 14, 2013. RetrievedDecember 14, 2013 .^ "Barack Obama Sings 'Jingle Bells' Because We've All Been Very Good This Year" .Huffington Post . December 10, 2013. RetrievedDecember 14, 2013 .^ Goodman, William (January 9, 2014)."Watch Barack Obama 'Sing' Lady Gaga's 'Do What U Want' .Huffington Post . RetrievedJanuary 11, 2014 . ^ "Barack Obama And Hillary Clinton 'Sing' Timber By Pitbull (VIDEO)" .Huffington Post . April 16, 2014. RetrievedMay 2, 2014 .^ Goodman, William (June 12, 2014)."Ellen DeGeneres Covers Katy Perry's 'Birthday' Without Singing A Single Note" .Huffington Post . RetrievedJune 18, 2014 . ^ Stone, Avery (August 8, 2014)."Barack Obama Gets 'Fancy' In Latest BaracksDubs" .Huffington Post . RetrievedAugust 14, 2014 . ^ Somosot, Janice (August 7, 2014)."Iggy Azalea and U.S. President Barack Obama's Fancy YouTube Mash-Up Video: Check It Out Here [WATCH VIDEO]" .International Business Times . Archived fromthe original on August 11, 2014. RetrievedAugust 14, 2014 . ^ Strecker, Erin (August 20, 2014)."Watch President Obama 'Sing' Ariana Grande's 'Problem' .Billboard . RetrievedAugust 20, 2014 . ^ Grossman, Samantha (August 20, 2014)."Watch President Obama Sing Ariana Grande's "Problem" (Sort Of)" .Time . RetrievedAugust 20, 2014 . ^ Grossman, Samantha (January 28, 2015)."Watch Barack Obama Sing 'Uptown Funk' (Sort Of)" .Time . RetrievedJanuary 29, 2015 . ^ Boardman, Madeline (February 10, 2015)."President Obama, Charli XCX Cover Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" In Lip Dub, Remix Videos" .Us Weekly . RetrievedFebruary 11, 2015 . ^ "WATCH: Barack Obama sings 'Can't feel my face' through Presidential speeches" .Irish Independent . September 15, 2015. RetrievedOctober 11, 2015 .^ Goodman, Jessica (September 8, 2015)."Barack Obama sings 'Can't Feel My Face' in new 'Barack Dub' .Entertainment Weekly . RetrievedOctober 11, 2015 . ^ Locker, Melissa (October 29, 2015)."Watch President Obama 'Sing' Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' .Time . RetrievedNovember 11, 2015 . ^ Berg, Katie Wilson (December 15, 2015)."Even President Obama Is Remixing Drake's 'Hotline Bling' (Sort Of): Watch" .Archived from the original on December 17, 2015. RetrievedDecember 18, 2015 . Alt URL ^ Bieler, Des (January 6, 2016)."Pistons' amazing promo for Andre Drummond has Obama rapping to Drake's 'Jumpman' .Washington Post . RetrievedJanuary 28, 2016 . ^ McCluskey, Megan (January 26, 2016)."Watch Barack Obama Sing Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' in This Lip-Dub" .Time . RetrievedJanuary 28, 2016 . ^ York, Chris (January 27, 2016)."Barack Obama Singing Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' By Baracksdubs Is Spectacular" .Huffington Post UK . RetrievedJanuary 28, 2016 . ^ Simmons, Ted (April 27, 2016)."Obama Raps Desiigner's "Panda" in Flawless Mash-Up Video" .XXL . RetrievedJune 12, 2016 . ^ Briones, Isis (May 5, 2016)."You Have to Watch This Hilarious Barack Obama Dubsmash of Meghan Trainor's "No" .Teen Vogue . RetrievedJune 12, 2016 . ^ Jaworski, Michelle (May 24, 2016)."Donald Trump gets a lip-dub anthem, sings DJ Khaled classic" . RetrievedJuly 18, 2016 . ^ Scott, Sydney (June 1, 2016)."This Dub of Obama Singing 'Work' is Actually Pretty Funny" .Essence ^ Hatchett, Keisha (June 6, 2016)."This Dope Mashup Has Bernie Sanders Singing Kanye West's "Power" .Complex . RetrievedJune 12, 2016 . ^ Stutz, Colin (June 27, 2016)."Watch President Obama 'Sing' Drake's 'One Dance' . RetrievedJuly 18, 2016 . ^ Fleischer, Adam (July 26, 2016)."President Obama Will Never Say 'Fuck Donald Trump' — Except In This YG Mash-Up" . MTV News. Archived fromthe original on July 27, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2017 . ^ "Barack Obama 'Sings' Justin Timberlake's 'Can't Stop The Feeling'!" . CKIS-FM. September 5, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2017 .^ "Watch: Barack Obama Sings Twenty One Pilots' Hit "Stressed Out" . WDZH. December 1, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2017 .^ Locker, Melissa (December 23, 2016)."Watch Barack Obama 'Sing' Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas is You' .Time . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2017 . ^ Dicker, Ron (December 23, 2016)."Barack Obama 'Singing' 'All I Want For Christmas' Is A Gift" .Huffington Post . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2017 . ^ Moran, Lee (December 27, 2016)."President Barack Obama Beliebs In This 'Let Me Love You' Parody" .Huffington Post . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2017 . ^ "Barack Obama "Sings" The Weeknd's 'Starboy'!" . CKIS-FM. January 15, 2017. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2017 .^ Stutz, Colin (January 30, 2017)."Barack Obama 'Sings' Kendrick Lamar, Promises 'We Gonna be Alright': Watch" .Billboard . RetrievedJanuary 30, 2017 . ^ "Barack Obama Sings 'Call Me Maybe' By Carly Rae Jepsen (VIDEO)" .Huffington Post . June 4, 2012. RetrievedNovember 8, 2012 .^ Brian Anthony Hernandez (May 22, 2012)." . Mashable. RetrievedNovember 8, 2012 . ^ Natasha Chandel (June 26, 2012)."President Obama Strikes Again With Justin Bieber 'Boyfriend' Mashup" .MTV Newsroom. Archived fromthe original on July 1, 2012. RetrievedNovember 8, 2012 .
