The Arcade Fire Stole My Candidate

The Arcade Fire Rocks for Obama – (This One’s For You Amity B)

At last, the intrinsic value of NAFTA is revealed! Democratic hopeful and apparent independent music fan, Barack Obama has grabbed the backing of Montreal's Arcade Fire.

The band has been nominated for a Grammy, graced the cover of Time magazine and boasts fans worldwide. Now, Barack Obama’s camp has nabbed the musicians for two free Ohio shows scheduled for last night and tonight. All in the hope of trying to swing tomorrow's critical vote. Last night's show was near Ohio University, an obvious enticement to university-age backers, so key to the Obama campaign. Their appeal with young first-time voters could be crucial to the Illinois senator in a state presently too close to call.

And just for the naysayers, (are you listening Hillary?) who may be concerned about the band’s country of origin: Of the five members who travelled to this state for shows in Nelsonville and Cleveland, Win and Will Butler are U.S.-born and Texas-raised and Regine Chassagne has dual citizenship and a father who served in Vietnam. The long and short of that being Montreal have basically co-opted the band since it is considered their base of operations.

So thank you Mr. Obama you have excellent taste. For music fans we dodged a big one this time. He could have picked Loverboy...