Baracksdubs Explained

Baracksdubs
Views:309.3 million
Creator:Fadi Saleh
Years Active:2012–2019
Genre:Comedy
Subscribers:1.49 million (11 November 2023)
Network:Spare Time Entertainment
Stats Update:13 November 2023

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" January 4, 2012
"Born This Way" January 10, 2012[6] [7] [8]
"Sexy and I Know It" March 26, 2012
"Call Me Maybe" June 4, 2012 [9] [10]
"Boyfriend" June 24, 2012 [11]
"What Makes You Beautiful" July 20, 2012 [12]
"Hot n Cold" (sung by both Obama and Mitt Romney) October 15, 2012 [13]
"U Can't Touch This" November 6, 2012 [14]
"Deck The Halls" TraditionalDecember 19, 2012[15]
'SexyBack" January 21, 2013 [16]
"Pokémon Theme" February 4, 2013 [17]
"Get Lucky" June 24, 2013 [18]
"All Gold Everything" July 15, 2013
"Blurred Lines" (sung only by Bill Clinton) July 23, 2013 [19] [20]
"Made in the USA" August 13, 2013 [21] [22]
"Best Song Ever" (sung only by co-anchors on the Today Show) August 23, 2013
"It's All Good" (sung by both Obama and his wife Michelle) October 9, 2013
"Jingle Bells" Traditional December 9, 2013 [23]
"Do What U Want" Lady GagaJanuary 9, 2014 [24]
"Timber" (sung by both Obama and Hillary Clinton) PitbullApril 15, 2014 [25]
"Birthday" (sung only by Ellen DeGeneres) June 10, 2014 [26]
"Fancy" August 5, 2014 [27] [28]
"Problem" August 19, 2014 [29] [30]
"Uptown Funk" January 27, 2015[31]
"Shake it Off" February 9, 2015 [32]
"Anaconda" (sung only by the characters of SpongeBob SquarePants) May 18, 2015
"Can't Feel My Face" September 7, 2015 [33] [34]
"Thriller" October 28, 2015 [35]
"Hotline Bling" December 14, 2015 [36]
"Jumpman" January 5, 2016 [37]
"Sorry" January 25, 2016 [38] [39]
"Panda" April 26, 2016 [40]
"No" May 3, 2016 [41]
"All I Do Is Win" (sung only by Donald Trump) May 23, 2016 [42]
"Work" May 30, 2016 [43]
"Power" (sung only by Bernie Sanders)June 6, 2016 [44]
"One Dance" June 27, 2016 [45]
"FDT" July 26, 2016 [46]
"Cut It" August 9, 2016
"Can't Stop the Feeling!" September 3, 2016 [47]
"Stressed Out" November 30, 2016 [48]
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" December 22, 2016 [49] [50]
"Let Me Love You" December 26, 2016 [51]
"Starboy" January 11, 2017 [52]
"Alright" January 17, 2017 [53]
"Happy Birthday to You" Traditional January 23, 2017
"Missing you" January 30, 2017
"Respect" August 18, 2018
"Money" (sung only by Bernie Sanders) 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Murray. Rheana. Barack Obama sings 'Sexy and I Know It' by LMFAO in viral YouTube video. January 30, 2017. New York Daily News. March 30, 2012.
  2. News: Jaworski. Michelle. Barack's Dubs: How a biochemistry student makes President Obama sing. January 30, 2017. Daily Dot. July 16, 2012.
  3. Web site: 5 Questions With... 5Qs with… Will Keenan, Formerly of Maker Studios . videoink.com . 3 September 2013 . 18 December 2013.
  4. News: Arnold . Gage . Creator of 'Baracksdubs' hopes to turn viral videos into vehicle for change . June 18, 2014 . Daily Beacon . . February 27, 2014 .
  5. News: Harrington. Carly. Baracksdubs to relaunch with growth plans. June 12, 2016. Knoxville News Sentinel. September 1, 2015.
  6. News: President Obama Sings 'Born This Way' By Lady Gaga In Mashup (VIDEO) . Huffington Post . January 11, 2012 . December 13, 2013.
  7. Web site: Video: President Obama sings "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga . Yahoo News . January 12, 2012 . December 13, 2013 . Pfeiffer, Eric.
  8. News: Obama 'sings' Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' . USA Today . January 13, 2012 . December 13, 2013.
  9. Web site: Louis Peitzman . Finally, Barack Obama Covers 'Call Me Maybe . . June 4, 2012 . November 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121122121551/http://gawker.com/5915723/finally-barack-obama-covers-call-me-maybe . November 22, 2012 .
  10. President Obama 'Sings' 'Call Me Maybe'. Rolling Stone. June 5, 2012. November 8, 2012.
  11. Web site: Melissa Knowles. Viral Video Mashup of President Obama 'Singing' Justin Bieber's 'Boyfriend'. Yahoo!. June 26, 2012. November 8, 2012.
  12. News: Barack Obama Sings One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful' (VIDEO). Huffington Post. July 23, 2012. November 8, 2012.
  13. Web site: Mark Silva. Obama, Romney: 'Hot and Cold' — Web-Fun ala Katy Perry. Bloomberg.com. October 16, 2012. November 8, 2012.
  14. Web site: Barack Obama Sings 'U Can't Touch This' (VIDEO). Huffington Post UK. November 7, 2012. November 8, 2012.
  15. News: Obama Sings 'Deck The Halls' (VIDEO) . Huffington Post. December 12, 2012. December 13, 2013.
  16. News: Obama Sings 'SexyBack' By Justin Timberlake: BaracksDubs' Inaugural Cover (VIDEO) . Huffington Post. January 22, 2013. December 13, 2013.
  17. News: Barack Obama Sings Pokémon Theme. July 18, 2016. The Huffington Post. February 5, 2013.
  18. WATCH: Barack Obama Sings Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky'. Time. June 25, 2013. December 13, 2013. Melissa. Locker.
  19. News: Oldenburg. Ann. Bill Clinton sings 'Blurred Lines'. USA Today. December 13, 2013. July 25, 2013.
  20. WATCH: WATCH: Bill Clinton Sings Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines'. Time. June 24, 2013. December 13, 2013. Melissa. Locker.
  21. Web site: Savage. Lesley. President Obama "sings" Demi Lovato's "Made in the USA". CBS News. December 14, 2013. August 16, 2013.
  22. News: Obama Sings 'Made In The USA' By Demi Lovato Thanks To BaracksDubs (VIDEO). Huffington Post. December 14, 2013. August 14, 2013.
  23. News: Barack Obama Sings 'Jingle Bells' Because We've All Been Very Good This Year. Huffington Post. December 14, 2013. December 10, 2013.
  24. News: Watch Barack Obama 'Sing' Lady Gaga's 'Do What U Want'. Huffington Post. January 11, 2014. January 9, 2014. William. Goodman.
  25. News: Barack Obama And Hillary Clinton 'Sing' Timber By Pitbull (VIDEO). Huffington Post. May 2, 2014. April 16, 2014.
  26. News: Goodman. William. Ellen DeGeneres Covers Katy Perry's 'Birthday' Without Singing A Single Note. June 18, 2014. Huffington Post. June 12, 2014.
  27. News: Stone. Avery. Barack Obama Gets 'Fancy' In Latest BaracksDubs. August 14, 2014. Huffington Post. August 8, 2014.
  28. News: Somosot . Janice . Iggy Azalea and U.S. President Barack Obama's Fancy YouTube Mash-Up Video: Check It Out Here [WATCH VIDEO] ]. August 14, 2014 . International Business Times . August 7, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811051533/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/562077/20140807/president-barack-obama-fancy-iggy-azalea-youtube.htm . August 11, 2014 .
  29. Strecker. Erin. Watch President Obama 'Sing' Ariana Grande's 'Problem'. August 20, 2014. Billboard. August 20, 2014.
  30. Grossman. Samantha. Watch President Obama Sing Ariana Grande's "Problem" (Sort Of). August 20, 2014. Time. August 20, 2014.
  31. Grossman. Samantha. Watch Barack Obama Sing 'Uptown Funk' (Sort Of). January 29, 2015. Time. January 28, 2015.
  32. News: Boardman. Madeline. President Obama, Charli XCX Cover Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" In Lip Dub, Remix Videos. February 11, 2015. Us Weekly. February 10, 2015.
  33. News: WATCH: Barack Obama sings 'Can't feel my face' through Presidential speeches. October 11, 2015. Irish Independent. September 15, 2015.
  34. Goodman. Jessica. Barack Obama sings 'Can't Feel My Face' in new 'Barack Dub'. October 11, 2015. Entertainment Weekly. September 8, 2015.
  35. Locker. Melissa. Watch President Obama 'Sing' Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. November 11, 2015. Time. October 29, 2015.
  36. News: Berg. Katie Wilson. Even President Obama Is Remixing Drake's 'Hotline Bling' (Sort Of): Watch. December 18, 2015. December 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151217091242/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/6812792/drake-hotline-bling-president-obama-remix. December 17, 2015. Alt URL
  37. News: Bieler. Des. Pistons' amazing promo for Andre Drummond has Obama rapping to Drake's 'Jumpman'. January 28, 2016. Washington Post. January 6, 2016.
  38. McCluskey. Megan. Watch Barack Obama Sing Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' in This Lip-Dub. January 28, 2016. Time. January 26, 2016.
  39. News: York. Chris. Barack Obama Singing Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' By Baracksdubs Is Spectacular. January 28, 2016. Huffington Post UK. January 27, 2016.
  40. News: Simmons. Ted. Obama Raps Desiigner's "Panda" in Flawless Mash-Up Video. June 12, 2016. XXL. April 27, 2016.
  41. News: Briones. Isis. You Have to Watch This Hilarious Barack Obama Dubsmash of Meghan Trainor's "No". June 12, 2016. Teen Vogue. May 5, 2016.
  42. News: Jaworski. Michelle. Donald Trump gets a lip-dub anthem, sings DJ Khaled classic. July 18, 2016. May 24, 2016.
  43. News: Scott. Sydney. This Dub of Obama Singing 'Work' is Actually Pretty Funny. Essence. June 1, 2016.
  44. News: Hatchett. Keisha. This Dope Mashup Has Bernie Sanders Singing Kanye West's "Power". June 12, 2016. Complex. June 6, 2016.
  45. News: Stutz. Colin. Watch President Obama 'Sing' Drake's 'One Dance'. July 18, 2016. June 27, 2016.
  46. News: Fleischer. Adam. President Obama Will Never Say 'Fuck Donald Trump' — Except In This YG Mash-Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20160727151947/http://www.mtv.com/news/2910564/president-barack-obama-yg-fuck-donald-trump/. dead. July 27, 2016. January 30, 2017. MTV News. July 26, 2016.
  47. News: Barack Obama 'Sings' Justin Timberlake's 'Can't Stop The Feeling'!. January 30, 2017. CKIS-FM. September 5, 2016.
  48. News: Watch: Barack Obama Sings Twenty One Pilots' Hit "Stressed Out". January 30, 2017. WDZH. December 1, 2016.
  49. Locker. Melissa. Watch Barack Obama 'Sing' Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas is You'. January 30, 2017. Time. December 23, 2016.
  50. News: Dicker. Ron. Barack Obama 'Singing' 'All I Want For Christmas' Is A Gift. January 30, 2017. Huffington Post. December 23, 2016.
  51. News: Moran. Lee. President Barack Obama Beliebs In This 'Let Me Love You' Parody. January 30, 2017. Huffington Post. December 27, 2016.
  52. News: Barack Obama "Sings" The Weeknd's 'Starboy'!. January 30, 2017. CKIS-FM. January 15, 2017.
  53. Stutz. Colin. Barack Obama 'Sings' Kendrick Lamar, Promises 'We Gonna be Alright': Watch. January 30, 2017. Billboard. January 30, 2017.
  54. News: Barack Obama Sings 'Call Me Maybe' By Carly Rae Jepsen (VIDEO). Huffington Post. June 4, 2012. November 8, 2012.
  55. Web site: Brian Anthony Hernandez. 'Call Me Maybe' Parody Features Digital Obama, Romney [VIDEO]]. Mashable. May 22, 2012. November 8, 2012.
  56. Web site: Natasha Chandel. President Obama Strikes Again With Justin Bieber 'Boyfriend' Mashup. MTV Newsroom. June 26, 2012. November 8, 2012. July 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120701133640/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2012/06/26/president-obama-strikes-again-with-justin-bieber-boyfriend-mashup/. dead.

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