Barack Obama's Summer 2020 Playlist

What do you think of his picks"
(two pages---DemoCon performers noted, but incl. many more)

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Over the past few months, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to music with my family. I wanted to share some of my favorites from the summer—including songs from some of the artists at this week’s @DemConvention. Hope you enjoy it. pic.twitter.com/2ZFwdN46jR

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 17, 2020

The ex-prez is cooler than me.

OMG – "My Affection" is like my song of the year. Really cool that it appears here.

(you may want to fix typo in thread title, btw)

really sick of this getting circulated every year tbh

what a cool and authentic list of things barack obama listens to in real life

I can’t decide whether this or his yearly book lists are shittier

Hey, Reagan thought people would believe that he liked Bruce Springsteen

thought this would be a poll

Very impressed that you cool characters won't be fooled by noted music-hater Barack Obama.

"Do I Do." I'm on board.

thought this would be a poll

― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, August 18, 2020 3:08 PM

Two pages---too many songs for a poll, aren't there? (Just submitted mod request re typo, thx)

disappointed by the inexplicable omission of anything from speaker music's "black nationalist sonic weaponry"

"African American Disillusionment With Northern Democracy Continues to Smolder in Every Negro Who Has Settled Up North After Knowing Life in the South" is a jam

either this is curated by interns every year or O has enough free time to read Pitchfork or Rolling Stone or whatever, either way this is never any more worthy of discussion than jimmy carter's Best New Bowel Movement

itt what are barack obama’s jams?

probably “Don’t Rush” or “Already”

(also, very considerate of him to spread the Nigerian love equally between Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy)

No 'Sum Bout U', no credibility.

my guess would be that an intern makes the list and he kinda glances at it to make sure there's nothing too crazy

I think it's the other way around.

yup

it's good exposure

Not sure why everyone is so cynical that this is a fake list. How much of this is out of character with what he would be expected to listen to?

http://media1.tenor.com/images/fcb8ca920a22be4e3c9e5df3b8647031/tenor.gif?itemid=11510230

if you read the posts many of us think it's at least half genuine.

I did read the thread. Change "everyone" to "a lot of you" and take a pill for your pedancy.

I do as I'm told!

does it even matter if it’s real or not

weak sauce from a choom gang stalwart, would like to see his yacht rock all time favs list though

really sick of this getting circulated every year tbh

― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Tuesday, August 18, 2020 11:58 AM (seven hours ago)

!!!!

lol @ the stars w/ 'performing at this year's dnc!!' god even more unbearable than usual

Didn't see that, don't know most of these, but Isbell's "Be Afraid" good pick.

I see drone is conspicuous by its absence.

does it even matter if it’s real or not

not at all but we gotta keep the O name batting around till Michelle's 2028 run

A co-worker posted a link to a Spotify playlist with all the tracks.

My guess is that Obama gets the list from the intern and glances at ILX to check that everything is cool

Nice to see Simz

From https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/12/obama-urges-activists-to-talk-reforming-not-defunding-the-police

This playlist you put out to accompany the book, it’s kind of old school. You’ve got Bruce and you’ve got Aretha Franklin and Miles Davis. Not, like, DaBaby. Did you consult Sasha and Malia on this playlist? Or was this all you?

No, this one was the list of music that is featured in the book. So, you know, I write about Paul McCartney singing “Michelle” to Michelle. That’s in there. Or U2’s “Beautiful Day” is what we played during the campaign after I finished speaking at a rally. My year-end playlists, those are the fresh cuts. There, I will confess that I do consult with Malia and Sasha throughout the year. I’m constantly listening to their music, sometimes by request, and sometimes just because that’s what’s blaring in our house. So, you know, I pick up on some trends. Sasha is more protective of her music. There’s certain things on SoundCloud. She has like a private playlist. She won’t share all of them with me, because she’s not sure I’m hip enough. But nah man, I’m keeping up for an old guy.

Jason Goldman [Obama’s former White House chief digital officer] told me about the time you did your first Spotify playlist off the top of your head. I thought that was impressive. It sounded legit at least.

No. It was legit. I was still president then, and I think he wisely commented that maybe we shouldn’t have “O.P.P.” (Naughty by Nature) in there as a song. I think that one didn’t make the vet.