All through his presidency, Barack Obama usually seemed to be extra in tune with the youthful voting viewers than lots of his predecessors, and that also holds true at present as the previous Commander-in-Chief has launched his annual summer season playlist. And as you would possibly anticipate, there’s a little bit one thing for everybody with even just a few trendy and basic rock tracks thrown in for good measure.
Whereas it is probably not tough to think about the previous President being a younger man in awe of Prince’s “Let’s Go Loopy” from the 1984 movie Purple Rain, his tastes develop each ahead and backward from that period. Different rock tracks that seem on his Summer season 2022 Playlist embody Joe Cocker’s “Feelin’ Alright,” Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing within the Darkish” alongside extra trendy picks akin to Jack White’s “I am Shakin'” and Moist Leg’s “Angelica.”
However interesting to a broader base of social media followers, you may additionally discover picks on the checklist from nation artists (Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Lyle Lovett), trendy pop and rap (Harry Types, Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar), basic R&B (Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding) and even the jazzy favourite “Take 5” from Dave Brubeck.
“Yearly, I get excited to share my summer season playlist as a result of I find out about so many new artists out of your replies — it’s an instance of how music actually can carry us all collectively,” says Obama. “Right here’s what I’ve been listening to this summer season. What songs would you add?”
See all and take heed to Obama’s Summer season 2022 Playlist beneath.
Hearken to Barack Obama’s Summer season 2022 Playlist
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