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So Mitt Romney won last night in Illinois and is inching closer to becoming the nominee. But the other story of the race this week, at least for Obama the top two GOP contenders, was about gaffes--who made them and who didn’t. Let us explain in song form.

Listen to the playlist here.

  1. For Barack Obama: "Pass the Mic" by the Beastie Boys. The Obama campaign sent Vice President Joe Biden back on the trail Thursday with a rally and speech defending the president’s economic record. It was a net win for Obama, with the veep firing up base voters without any of the gaffes that occasionally make him a campaign liability.

  2. For Mitt Romney: "Etch-A-Sketch," by Michael McNevin. Poor Romney. The guy didn’t even do anything wrong this time. But senior advisor Eric Fehrnstrom’s gaffe is all anyone is talking about today, so Romney has to live with it. Sorry, guy.

  3. For Rick Santorum: "You Talk Way Too Much," by The Strokes. Because, not to be outdone, Santorum had his own memorable gaffes this week, telling Illinois voters one day before the election that "the issue in this race is not the economy," and Puerto Rican voters that they’d have to learn English in the days before Sunday’s vote.

  4. For Newt Gingrich: "Vacation," by The Go-Go’s. We’d point you to a Gingrich gaffe, if we had one, but the dude’s been on vacation the last few days so there’s not much to choose from. Here’s a photo of him and Callista enjoying D.C.’s cherry blossoms.

  5. For Ron Paul: "How to Disappear Completely," by Radiohead. Seriously, has anybody heard from Ron Paul lately? We’re starting to worry.

  6. Bonus track: "The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders," by Sufjan Stevens. From the album "Come On, Feel the Illinoise," in honor of the man who won that primary this week.