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President Barack Obama briefly interrupted his summer vacation Friday to share what he's been listening to while on break in Martha's Vineyard. "Due to popular request, here are my vacation playlists," the President tweeted, linking to a pair of 20-song Spotify playlists.
Obama divvied up "The President's Playlist" into two categories: "Volume 1: Summer Day" – featuring artists like Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Justin Timberlake and Stevie Wonder – as well as "20 picks for a summer night." The latter playlist boasts Beyoncé, Al Green and Leonard Cohen.The playlists – the first posted on the White House's recently launched official Spotify account – showcases Obama's diverse taste in music, ranging from jazz (Miles Davis, John Coltrane), classic rock (Rolling Stones, Van Morrison), blues (Howlin Wolf) and funk (Sly & The Family Stone) to hip-hop (Talib Kweli & Hi Tek, Nappy Roots, Mos Def), soul (Aretha Franklin, Nine Simone), R&B (The Temptations, Mary J. Blige) and modern rock (Coldplay, Florence and the Machine).
Obama also spotlights a few contemporary artists you wouldn't expect him to listen to: Folk acts the Lumineers and Brandi Carlile, singer/songwriter Aoife O'Donovan and indie rockers Low Cut Connie and Okkervil River. "Cool news abt POTUS playlist. I'm sandwiched btw Aretha and [Timberlake]," Okkervil River's Will Sheff tweeted after receiving the unexpected presidential seal of approval. Low Cut Connie were similarly thrilled to land on Obama's handpicked playlists.
Poll Results
| Option | Votes |
| John Coltrane - "My Favorite Things" | 7 |
| Joni Mitchell - "Help Me" | 6 |
| Mos Def - "UMI" | 3 |
| Miles Davis - "Flamenco Sketches" | 3 |
| Erykah Badu - "Woo" | 2 |
| Nina Simone - "Feeling Good" | 2 |
| Al Green - "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" | 2 |
| Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo - "Nothing Even Matters" | 1 |
| Frank Sinatra - "The Best Is Yet To Come" | 1 |
| Lianne La Havas - "Is Your Love Big Enough?" | 1 |
| Leonard Cohen - "Suzanne" | 1 |
| Cassandra Wilson - "Until" | 0 |
| The Lumineers - "Stubborn Love" | 0 |
| Billie Holiday - "The Very Thought Of You" | 0 |
| Otis Redding - "I've Got Dreams To Remember" | 0 |
| Beyoncé and Frank Ocean - "Superpower" | 0 |
| Mary J. Blige - "I Found My Everything" | 0 |
| Ray Charles - "You Don't Know Me" | 0 |
| Aoife O'Donovan - "Red & White & Blue & Gold" | 0 |
| Van Morrison - "Moondance" | 0 |
― The New Gay Sadness (cryptosicko), Monday, 17 August 2015 14:45 (eight years ago) link