Boybama is an internet sensation parody Boyband that catapulted into fame with their song "Battle Ground for Your Heart" in support of Barack Obama. The band is made up of Nate Houghteling, Ron Bruce, Mike Mignogna, Lavrenti Lopes, Trevor Swaine, and Mike Camerlengo. Battle ground for your heart turned out to be a huge Youtube hit with more than 100,000 hits in less than 2 weeks. The popularity of Boybama through the viral medium could be referenced to Obama Girl.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/17/video-battleground-for-yo_n_135557.html
http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005488.html
http://mamamusings.net/archives/2008/10/17/boybama.php
http://www.ultrabrown.com/posts/battleground-state
http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081021/boybama-bizarrely-addictive/
http://www.marianne2.fr/Boybama,-premier-boys-band-pro-Obama-pour-seduire-les-meres-de-famille-blanches_a92499.html
http://popdirt.com/boybama-battleground-for-your-heart-video/69464/
http://www.obamamagazine.com/music/boybama-battleground-for-your-heart/
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/4a675224f0/boybama-battleground-for-your-heart-from-portala
http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2008/10/boybama-battleground-for-your-heart.html
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