Baracksdubs

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Baracksdubs
YouTube information
Years active2012–present
GenreComedy
Subscribers1.75 million
Total views281.1 million
NetworkSpare 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
"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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Jaworski, Michelle (July 16, 2012). "Barack's Dubs: How a biochemistry student makes President Obama sing". Daily Dot. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "5 Questions With... 5Qs with… Will Keenan, Formerly of Maker Studios". videoink.com. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Harrington, Carly (September 1, 2015). "Baracksdubs to relaunch with growth plans". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  6. ^ "President Obama Sings 'Born This Way' By Lady Gaga In Mashup (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. January 11, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  7. ^ Pfeiffer, Eric (January 12, 2012). "Video: President Obama sings "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga". Yahoo News. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  8. ^ "Obama 'sings' Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way'". USA Today. January 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b "President Obama 'Sings' 'Call Me Maybe'". Rolling Stone. June 5, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  11. ^ a b Melissa Knowles (June 26, 2012). "Viral Video Mashup of President Obama 'Singing' Justin Bieber's 'Boyfriend'". Yahoo!. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Barack Obama Sings One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful' (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. July 23, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  13. ^ a b Mark Silva (October 16, 2012). "Obama, Romney: 'Hot and Cold' — Web-Fun ala Katy Perry". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  14. ^ a b "Barack Obama Sings 'U Can't Touch This' (VIDEO)". Huffington Post UK. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  15. ^ "Obama Sings 'Deck The Halls' (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  16. ^ "Obama Sings 'SexyBack' By Justin Timberlake: BaracksDubs' Inaugural Cover (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. January 22, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  17. ^ "Barack Obama Sings Pokémon Theme". The Huffington Post. February 5, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  18. ^ Locker, Melissa (June 25, 2013). "WATCH: Barack Obama Sings Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky'". Time. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  19. ^ Oldenburg, Ann (July 25, 2013). "Bill Clinton sings 'Blurred Lines'". USA Today. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  20. ^ Locker, Melissa (June 24, 2013). "WATCH: WATCH: Bill Clinton Sings Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines'". Time. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  21. ^ Savage, Lesley (August 16, 2013). "President Obama "sings" Demi Lovato's "Made in the USA"". CBS News. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  22. ^ "Obama Sings 'Made In The USA' By Demi Lovato Thanks To BaracksDubs (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. August 14, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  23. ^ "Barack Obama Sings 'Jingle Bells' Because We've All Been Very Good This Year". Huffington Post. December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  24. ^ Goodman, William (January 9, 2014). "Watch Barack Obama 'Sing' Lady Gaga's 'Do What U Want'". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  25. ^ "Barack Obama And Hillary Clinton 'Sing' Timber By Pitbull (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. April 16, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  26. ^ Goodman, William (June 12, 2014). "Ellen DeGeneres Covers Katy Perry's 'Birthday' Without Singing A Single Note". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  27. ^ Stone, Avery (August 8, 2014). "Barack Obama Gets 'Fancy' In Latest BaracksDubs". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  28. ^ 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.
  29. ^ Strecker, Erin (August 20, 2014). "Watch President Obama 'Sing' Ariana Grande's 'Problem'". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  30. ^ Grossman, Samantha (August 20, 2014). "Watch President Obama Sing Ariana Grande's "Problem" (Sort Of)". Time. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  31. ^ Grossman, Samantha (January 28, 2015). "Watch Barack Obama Sing 'Uptown Funk' (Sort Of)". Time. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ "WATCH: Barack Obama sings 'Can't feel my face' through Presidential speeches". Irish Independent. September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  34. ^ Goodman, Jessica (September 8, 2015). "Barack Obama sings 'Can't Feel My Face' in new 'Barack Dub'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  35. ^ Locker, Melissa (October 29, 2015). "Watch President Obama 'Sing' Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'". Time. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  36. ^ 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
  37. ^ Bieler, Des (January 6, 2016). "Pistons' amazing promo for Andre Drummond has Obama rapping to Drake's 'Jumpman'". Washington Post. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  38. ^ McCluskey, Megan (January 26, 2016). "Watch Barack Obama Sing Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' in This Lip-Dub". Time. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  39. ^ York, Chris (January 27, 2016). "Barack Obama Singing Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' By Baracksdubs Is Spectacular". Huffington Post UK. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  40. ^ Simmons, Ted (April 27, 2016). "Obama Raps Desiigner's "Panda" in Flawless Mash-Up Video". XXL. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  41. ^ 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.
  42. ^ Jaworski, Michelle (May 24, 2016). "Donald Trump gets a lip-dub anthem, sings DJ Khaled classic". Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  43. ^ Scott, Sydney (June 1, 2016). "This Dub of Obama Singing 'Work' is Actually Pretty Funny". Essence.
  44. ^ Hatchett, Keisha (June 6, 2016). "This Dope Mashup Has Bernie Sanders Singing Kanye West's "Power"". Complex. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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  48. ^ "Watch: Barack Obama Sings Twenty One Pilots' Hit "Stressed Out"". WDZH. December 1, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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