Baracksdubs | |
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YouTube information | |
Years active | 2012–present |
Genre | Comedy |
Subscribers | 1.75 million |
Total views | 281.1 million |
Network | Spare Time Entertainment |
Updated: January 27, 2017 |
Baracksdubs is a popular YouTube channel and series that uses Barack Obama speeches to create cover songs, generally of popular songs. The channel was created by Fadi Saleh as a then-freshman student of the University of Tennessee.[1][2] The channel was a Maker Studios partner from 2012 to 2015,[3][4] when Saleh formed his own company, Spare Time Entertainment.[5]
Episodes
Song | Artist | Released | Ref |
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"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 and Mitt 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 by Bill 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 the Today Show) | One Direction | August 23, 2013 | |
"It's All Good" (sung by both Obama and his wife Michelle) | 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 and Hillary Clinton) | Pitbull | April 15, 2014 | [25] |
"Birthday" (sung only by Ellen 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 of SpongeBob 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 by Donald Trump) | DJ Khaled | May 23, 2016 | [42] |
"Work" | Rihanna | May 30, 2016 | [43] |
"Power" (sung only by Bernie 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 |
Media coverage
The videos have been featured on Huffington Post,[12][14][54] Gawker,[9] Rolling Stone,[10] Yahoo!,[11] Mashable,[55] and several other online news publications.[1][13][56]
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ a b Jaworski, Michelle (July 16, 2012). "Barack's Dubs: How a biochemistry student makes President Obama sing". Daily Dot. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "5 Questions With... 5Qs with… Will Keenan, Formerly of Maker Studios". videoink.com. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ Arnold, Gage (February 27, 2014). "Creator of 'Baracksdubs' hopes to turn viral videos into vehicle for change". Daily Beacon. University of Tennessee. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ Harrington, Carly (September 1, 2015). "Baracksdubs to relaunch with growth plans". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "President Obama Sings 'Born This Way' By Lady Gaga In Mashup (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. January 11, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ Pfeiffer, Eric (January 12, 2012). "Video: President Obama sings "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga". Yahoo News. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ "Obama 'sings' Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way'". USA Today. January 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ a b Louis Peitzman (June 4, 2012). "Finally, Barack Obama Covers 'Call Me Maybe". Gawker. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "President Obama 'Sings' 'Call Me Maybe'". Rolling Stone. June 5, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ a b Melissa Knowles (June 26, 2012). "Viral Video Mashup of President Obama 'Singing' Justin Bieber's 'Boyfriend'". Yahoo!. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "Barack Obama Sings One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful' (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. July 23, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ a b Mark Silva (October 16, 2012). "Obama, Romney: 'Hot and Cold' — Web-Fun ala Katy Perry". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "Barack Obama Sings 'U Can't Touch This' (VIDEO)". Huffington Post UK. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "Obama Sings 'Deck The Halls' (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ "Obama Sings 'SexyBack' By Justin Timberlake: BaracksDubs' Inaugural Cover (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. January 22, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ "Barack Obama Sings Pokémon Theme". The Huffington Post. February 5, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Locker, Melissa (June 25, 2013). "WATCH: Barack Obama Sings Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky'". Time. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ Oldenburg, Ann (July 25, 2013). "Bill Clinton sings 'Blurred Lines'". USA Today. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ Locker, Melissa (June 24, 2013). "WATCH: WATCH: Bill Clinton Sings Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines'". Time. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ Savage, Lesley (August 16, 2013). "President Obama "sings" Demi Lovato's "Made in the USA"". CBS News. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "Obama Sings 'Made In The USA' By Demi Lovato Thanks To BaracksDubs (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. August 14, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "Barack Obama Sings 'Jingle Bells' Because We've All Been Very Good This Year". Huffington Post. December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ Goodman, William (January 9, 2014). "Watch Barack Obama 'Sing' Lady Gaga's 'Do What U Want'". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ^ "Barack Obama And Hillary Clinton 'Sing' Timber By Pitbull (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. April 16, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ Goodman, William (June 12, 2014). "Ellen DeGeneres Covers Katy Perry's 'Birthday' Without Singing A Single Note". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ Stone, Avery (August 8, 2014). "Barack Obama Gets 'Fancy' In Latest BaracksDubs". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 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 from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ Strecker, Erin (August 20, 2014). "Watch President Obama 'Sing' Ariana Grande's 'Problem'". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ Grossman, Samantha (August 20, 2014). "Watch President Obama Sing Ariana Grande's "Problem" (Sort Of)". Time. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ Grossman, Samantha (January 28, 2015). "Watch Barack Obama Sing 'Uptown Funk' (Sort Of)". Time. Retrieved January 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. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "WATCH: Barack Obama sings 'Can't feel my face' through Presidential speeches". Irish Independent. September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ Goodman, Jessica (September 8, 2015). "Barack Obama sings 'Can't Feel My Face' in new 'Barack Dub'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ Locker, Melissa (October 29, 2015). "Watch President Obama 'Sing' Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'". Time. Retrieved November 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. Retrieved December 18, 2015. Alt URL
- ^ Bieler, Des (January 6, 2016). "Pistons' amazing promo for Andre Drummond has Obama rapping to Drake's 'Jumpman'". Washington Post. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ McCluskey, Megan (January 26, 2016). "Watch Barack Obama Sing Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' in This Lip-Dub". Time. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ York, Chris (January 27, 2016). "Barack Obama Singing Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' By Baracksdubs Is Spectacular". Huffington Post UK. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ Simmons, Ted (April 27, 2016). "Obama Raps Desiigner's "Panda" in Flawless Mash-Up Video". XXL. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Briones, Isis (May 5, 2016). "You Have to Watch This Hilarious Barack Obama Dubsmash of Meghan Trainor's "No"". Teen Vogue. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Jaworski, Michelle (May 24, 2016). "Donald Trump gets a lip-dub anthem, sings DJ Khaled classic". Retrieved July 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. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Stutz, Colin (June 27, 2016). "Watch President Obama 'Sing' Drake's 'One Dance'". Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Fleischer, Adam (July 26, 2016). "President Obama Will Never Say 'Fuck Donald Trump' — Except In This YG Mash-Up". MTV News. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Barack Obama 'Sings' Justin Timberlake's 'Can't Stop The Feeling'!". CKIS-FM. September 5, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Watch: Barack Obama Sings Twenty One Pilots' Hit "Stressed Out"". WDZH. December 1, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Locker, Melissa (December 23, 2016). "Watch Barack Obama 'Sing' Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas is You'". Time. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Dicker, Ron (December 23, 2016). "Barack Obama 'Singing' 'All I Want For Christmas' Is A Gift". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Moran, Lee (December 27, 2016). "President Barack Obama Beliebs In This 'Let Me Love You' Parody". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Barack Obama "Sings" The Weeknd's 'Starboy'!". CKIS-FM. January 15, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Stutz, Colin (January 30, 2017). "Barack Obama 'Sings' Kendrick Lamar, Promises 'We Gonna be Alright': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Barack Obama Sings 'Call Me Maybe' By Carly Rae Jepsen (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. June 4, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ Brian Anthony Hernandez (May 22, 2012). "'Call Me Maybe' Parody Features Digital Obama, Romney [VIDEO]". Mashable. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ Natasha Chandel (June 26, 2012). "President Obama Strikes Again With Justin Bieber 'Boyfriend' Mashup". MTV Newsroom. Retrieved November 8, 2012.