President Obama’s Spotify Playlist: Are You Listening?

President Obama’s Spotify Playlist: Are You Listening?


The White House released President Obama’s Spotify playlist and, from the looks of things, POTUS has a varied taste in music. From the soulful sounds of Billy Holiday to the rock & roll tunes of the Rolling Stones, President Obama created two separate summer playlists: one for the daytime and one for the evening, according to Whitehouse.gov.

Check out the playlists below and listen to them on Spotify here.

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President Obama’s Summer Playlist: Day
1. Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – The Temptations
2. Live It Up – Isley Brothers
3. Memories Live – Talib Kweli & Hi Tek
4. Tombstone Blues – Bob Dylan
5. So Much Trouble in the World – Bob Marley
6. Paradise – Coldplay
7. Tengo Un Trato (Remix) – Mala Rodriguez
8. Wang Dang Doodle – Howlin Wolf
9. Another Star – Stevie Wonder
10. Hot Fun in the Summertime – Sly & the Family Stone
11. Boozophilia – Low Cut Connie
12. Wherever Is Your Heart – Brandi Carlile
13. Good Day – Nappy Roots
14. Green Light – John Legend
15. Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones
16. Rock Steady – Aretha Franklin
17. Down Down the Deep River – Okkervil River
18. Pusher Love Girl – Justin Timberlake
19. Shake It Out – Florence + The Machine
20. La Salsa La Traigo Yo – Sonora Carruseles

President Obama’s Summer Playlist: Night

1. My Favorite Things – John Coltrane
2. Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean) – Beyoncé
3. Moondance – Van Morrison
4. Is Your Love Big Enough? – Lianne La Havas
5. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart – Al Green
6. Red & White & Blue & Gold – Aoife O’Donovan
7. Nothing Even Matters – Lauryn Hill
8. The Best Is Yet to Come – Frank Sinatra
9. You Don’t Know Me – Ray Charles
10. I Found My Everything – Mary J Blige
11. Help Me – Joni Mitchell
12. I’ve Got Dreams to Remember – Otis Redding
13. Suzanne – Leonard Cohen
14. Feeling Good – Nina Simone
15. Stubborn Love – The Lumineers
16. Until – Cassandra Wilson
17. UMI Says – Mos Def
18. The Very Thought of You – Billie Holiday
19. Flamenco Sketches – Miles Davis
20. Woo – Erykah Badu


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