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Last week, to celebrate President-Elect Barack Obama’s win, we asked our readers to nominate their favorite Change Songs for the Rock List. We counted the votes, and Sam Cooke’s civil rights anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” edged out songs by Bob Dylan, David Bowie and the Band of Gypsys. While we anxiously await January’s inauguration, check out the Readers’ List below:

1. Sam Cooke – “A Change Is Gonna Come”
2. Bob Dylan – “The Times They Are A-Changin’”
3. The Chamber Brothers – “Time Has Come Today”
4. Tupac Shakur – “Changes”
5. David Bowie – “Changes”
6. Curtis Mayfield – “People Get Ready”
7. Black Sabbath – “Changes”
8. John Mayer – “Waiting on the World to Change”
9. Band of Gypsys – “Changes”
10. Hüsker Dü – “New Day Rising”

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