If it was n’t already abundantly clean , President Obama has the best taste in music of any sitting President in the history of the United States . Not that the competitor was ever really that blotto – I do n’t recollect Grover Cleveland was crateful - digging for record to act on his phonograph on the weekends – but Obama has always had fittingly eclectic , slightly dad - corresponding euphony selection habits . Further evidence : President Obama’snew summer playlist , utter with daytime and nighttime division .
Not a surprise : it ’s moderately fun ! Just likelast twelvemonth ’s playlistwas . Sure , it ’s got that bothersome whistle - while - you - work song by Edward Sharpe and some sleepy grownup present-day tracks on there , but it ’s not this guy ’s occupation to be check over his Discover playlist every week . Dude is trying to run a land – he ’s not going to Boiler Room every night .
With that said , some of these pick are trash , and it ’s merriment to make leaning , so we made a playlist of the tracks , minus a few Spotify hold - outs ( sorry , Blueprint 3fans ! ) , and ranked all the tracks below . Make your twenty-four hour period feel more presidential by streaming these track below and perhaps break out some Oval Officedance moves . ( And , try not to cerebrate about what a Trump play list would include ! )
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Like I said above , this playlist is mostly pretty fun , with a few exceptions . chiefly , the President should not make us listen to Wale . Here ’s a very prescribed ranking of what the President likely listens to in a golf game pushcart :
19 . " LoveHate Thing " - Wale18 . " Home " - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros17 . " Many the Miles " – Sara Bareilles16 . " So Ambitious " – Jay Z feat . Pharrell15 . " As We Enter " – Nas & Damian " Jr. Gong " Marley14 . " The Man " – Aloe Blacc13 . " Man Like That " – Gin Wigmore12 . " II B.S. ( edit ) " – Charles Mingus11 . " Smooth Sailing " – Leon Bridges10 . " Forever Begins " – Common9 . " Elevator Operator " – Courtney Barnett8 . " Tightrope " – Janelle Monáe7 . " Do n’t Owe You A Thang " – Gary Clark Jr.6 . " Me Gustas Tu " – Manu Chao5 . " Rock Steady " – Aretha Franklin4 . " Good Vibrations " – Beach Boys3 . " U Got the Look " – Prince2 . " Sinnerman " – Nina Simone1 . " Classic Man " – Jidenna
I ’d debate the nighttime play list is actually right smart good than the daytime one . All the songs on here are sultry , " night - prison term " play . Here you get a sense of the President ’s personality , particularly that he has a affair forVelvet Rope - epoch Janet Jackson . Here ’s our ranking :
20 . " Green Aphrodisiac " – Corinne Bailey Rae19 . " If I Have My room " – Chrisette Michele18 . " Do You experience Me " – Anthony Hamilton17 . " Lean In " – Lizz Wright16 . " Midnight Sun " – Carmen McCrae15 . " So Very heavily to Go " – Tower of Power14 . " Trapped By A Thing Called Love " – Denise LaSalle13 . " Alright " – Ledisi12 . " Cucurrucucú Paloma " – Caetano Velos11 . " Espera " – Esperanza Spalding10 . " Say Yes " – Floetry9 . " Tell It Like It Is " – Aaron Neville8 . " All Day Music " – War7 . " Acid Rain " – Chance the Rapper6 . Lover Man " – Billie Holiday5 . " Criminal " – Fiona Apple4 . " Lady " – D’Angelo3 . " My Funny Valentine " – Miles Davis2 . " I ’ll Be There for You / You ’re All I demand " – Mary J. Blige / Method Man1 . " I Get lonesome " – Janet Jackson
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