Former President Barack Obama has released his annual summer playlist, and as usual, it’s an eclectic mix of musical genres and eras.
Among Obama’s picks are Noah Kahan’s “Doors”; “Where Is My Husband!” by RAYE; “She Did It Again” by Tyla and Zara Larsson; “Charlie Brown” by Coldplay; Drake’s Iceman track “Ran to Atlanta,” featuring Future and Molly Santana; Hozier and Mumford & Sons’ collab “Rubber Band Man”; and “girl, get up.” by Doechii and SZA.
Obama also picked a bunch of classic tunes from artists like The Police, David Bowie, Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross, The Beatles, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, The Temptations and Earth, Wind & Fire.
He also included “Song of Good Hope,” a song by the late Glen Hansard, the Irish musician, actor and Oscar winner who died in a motorcycle crash Wednesday. Obama wrote that he and wife Michelle Obama love that particular song, adding, “Our hearts go out to his family.”
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