Courtney Barnett, Edward Sharpe, Gary Clark Jr. Make President Obama’s Summer Playlist

Courtney Barnett, Edward Sharpe, Gary Clark Jr. Make President Obama’s Summer Playlist


In our eyes, it doesn’t get any cooler than having a President that appreciates Courtney Barnett. The Aussie sensation, as well as Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Janelle Monáe, Prince, Gary Clark Jr., and Chance the Rapper, among others, have made it onto this year’s POTUS summer playlist. Split into two, daytime and nighttime, you can browse/listen to all the tracks below.

The White House jumped on Spotify last year and published the President’s inaugural summer playlist. Also split into daytime and nighttime, it included tracks by Okkervil River, Leonard Cohen, Talib Kweli & Hi Tek, John Coltrane, The Lumineers, Erykah Badu, Van Morrison and more. It was so well received, that they followed it up with other playlists, The First Lady’s Day of the Girl Playlist, Holidays with the Obamas, and Holidays with the Bidens (who knew the VP liked Kenny Loggins?).

For this year’s list, President Obama again choses an eclectic mix, incorporating both classic hits by Prince, Nina Simone and Billie Holiday, as well as more recent tunes by folks such as Common and Nigerian-American recording artist Jidenna. He also affirms his appreciation for jazz with tracks by Charles Mingus and Miles Davis. Perhaps a little more unexpected is his inclusion of Tropicália musician Caetano Veloso.

This of course will be Obama’s last summer playlist as president. We’ve already started to imagine what Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s playlists might look like. More on that later.

President Obama summer playlist 2016 daytime
Daytime
1. LoveHate Thing – Wale
2. Smooth Sailin’ – Leon Bridges
3. Elevator Operator – Courtney Barnett
4. Home – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
5. Many the Miles – Sara Bareilles
6. Tightrope – Janelle Monáe
7. Classic Man – Jidenna
8. So Ambitious – Jay Z feat. Pharrell
9. Me Gustas Tu – Manu Chao
10. Forever Begins – Common
11. The Man – Aloe Blacc
12. As We Enter – Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
13. Sinnerman – Nina Simone
14. U Got the Look – Prince
15. Rock Steady – Aretha Franklin
16. Good Vibrations – Beach Boys
17. Don’t Owe You A Thang – Gary Clark Jr.
18. Man Like That – Gin Wigmore
19. II B.S. (edit) – Charles Mingus

President Obama summer playlist 2016 nighttime
Nighttime
1. If I Have My Way – Chrisette Michele
2. Espera – Esperanza Spalding
3. Tell It Like It Is – Aaron Neville
4. Alright – Ledisi
5. Trapped By A Thing Called Love – Denise LaSalle
6. Lady – D’Angelo
7. So Very Hard to Go – Tower of Power
8. Midnight Sun – Carmen McCrae
9. Cucurrucucú Paloma – Caetano Veloso
10. Green Aphrodisiac – Corinne Bailey Rae
11. I’ll Be There for You / You’re All I Need – Mary J. Blige / Method Man
12. Lover Man – Billie Holiday
13. Criminal – Fiona Apple
14. Acid Rain – Chance the Rapper
15. My Funny Valentine – Miles Davis
16. Do You Feel Me – Anthony Hamilton
17. I Get Lonely – Janet Jackson
18. Lean In – Lizz Wright
19. All Day Music – War
20. Say Yes – Floetry

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