http://www.sonicitchmusic.com/2008/07/the-national-support-obama-wt-shirt-design/ Scratching your musical itch Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:46:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.sonicitchmusic.com/2008/07/the-national-support-obama-wt-shirt-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2192 » Fun x 3 Fest Pick: The National Sonic Itch Music Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:53:47 +0000 http://www.sonicitchmusic.com/?p=2120#comment-2192 [...] release of a t-shirt bearing the image of one presidential candidate and the title of their song “Mr November”. This day will determine whether or not the t-shirt will be relevant for years to come, or become a [...] [...] release of a t-shirt bearing the image of one presidential candidate and the title of their song “Mr November”. This day will determine whether or not the t-shirt will be relevant for years to come, or become a [...]

]]> http://www.sonicitchmusic.com/2008/07/the-national-support-obama-wt-shirt-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1951 David Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:15:16 +0000 http://www.sonicitchmusic.com/?p=2120#comment-1951 Thank you! At least one other person has made this observation. I'm a HUGE The National fan --they're probably my favorite live band (and "Mr. November" is certainly one of their best live songs). So when I heard that they were making those t-shirts, I at first thought it was a joke. I thought to myself, "finally someone is making fun of this ridiculous Obama fervor. Kudos to Matt Berninger (or one of the Devendorf or Dessner brothers, or whoever came up with the idea) for the t-shirt." But then I was stunned when I discovered they were doing this in *support* of the Obama campaign... (To be fair, I should note that I'm a Democrat, but not an Obamaniac.) But then I thought, that that is the ultimate, perfect joke on the pro-Obama youth who don't know anything about his actual proposals or platform. If you wear that shirt, you're saying "I'm a fan of the National, but I've actually never really listened to their music." You're saying, "I'm a fan of Obama, but I actually have no clue what the substance of his candidacy is..." Thank you! At least one other person has made this observation. I’m a HUGE The National fan –they’re probably my favorite live band (and “Mr. November” is certainly one of their best live songs). So when I heard that they were making those t-shirts, I at first thought it was a joke. I thought to myself, “finally someone is making fun of this ridiculous Obama fervor. Kudos to Matt Berninger (or one of the Devendorf or Dessner brothers, or whoever came up with the idea) for the t-shirt.” But then I was stunned when I discovered they were doing this in *support* of the Obama campaign… (To be fair, I should note that I’m a Democrat, but not an Obamaniac.) But then I thought, that that is the ultimate, perfect joke on the pro-Obama youth who don’t know anything about his actual proposals or platform. If you wear that shirt, you’re saying “I’m a fan of the National, but I’ve actually never really listened to their music.” You’re saying, “I’m a fan of Obama, but I actually have no clue what the substance of his candidacy is…”

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