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In honor of this Friday night's presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama (the first of three)—and my obsession with politics as full-contact sport—I've compiled the following playlist to tell the story of the 2008 election so far. Whether you're red, blue, independent or other, enjoy.

Part I: The Primaries 

“Changes” - David Bowie

The Thin White Duke sings about what us young (and old) Americans want in Washington this year.

Isn’t he lovely? After embarking on his first tour in 12 years, Stevie Wonder has extended his performance dates. Originally scheduled to end Nov. 17 in New York City, the legendary artists will now be tickling the ivories all the way through Dec. 4.

Wonder has also been working on a new album, The Gospel Inspired by Lula, in memoriam of his mother who recently passed away. Wonder hopes to release his latest recording in January so that it coincide with his mother’s 77th birthday.

Tour dates:

October
27-28 - Atlantic City, N.J. @ Borgata Event Center
30 - Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center

November
1 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Philips Arena
6 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Quicken Loans Arena
8 - Philadelphia, Penn. @ Wachovia Center
9 - Pittsburgh, Penn. @ Mellon Arena
12 - Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre
14, 16 - Uncasville, Conn. @ Mohegan Sun Arena
17 - New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden
28 - Charlotte, N.C. @ Charlotte Bobcats Arena
29 - Raleigh, N.C. @ RBC Center

December
1 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Sommet Center
4 - Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center

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Like the good son that he is, Motown magnate Stevie Wonder plans to produce his next musical venture as an ode to his mother, who passed away not more than a year and a half ago. Tentatively titled The Gospel Inspired by Lula, the musical icon hopes to have the album out by January of 2008, the same month his mother would have celebrated her 77th birthday.

"It's the not traditional gospel," Wonder recently told Billboard.com. "It's gonna have a wide spectrum, I can tell you that much. I might do a song in Arabic. I might do one in Hebrew. I might do one in Zulu. I might do one that sort of has an East Indian feel to it. It will be songs of celebration, really."

Wonder performed Friday night at Atlanta's Chastain Park, and will finish out the rest of his tour dates with shows in Baltimore, Boston and New York City before the end of the month.

"If it's not good enough," Wonder added, commenting on the fast-approaching release date, "I might not put it out. You know how we roll."

Yes we do. See him roll via 1973's "Superstition" below:

Roll on, Stevie, roll on...

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YouTube: "Superstition" on Sesame Street

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