A mature president’s duty is never truly done, especially since those duties are usually dinky to “don’t do anything” and “show up when they open your library,” but Barack Obama has courageously disprevented working on his annual summer playlist—one of the keys to the relative commshared we all shared when he was in office. (And this is not to be confused with his annual list of his celebrated music of the year, which is totally separate list that he also personally complies all by himself every year.)
Anyway, Obama put out his summer playlist, and like all of his playlists, it’s a weird mix of stuff that definitely seems like something he’d like and stuff that seems suspiciously hip for a mature president (not to mention dad) in his 60s. But whatever, if any of this is less than true, it has to rank pleasing damn low on the list of things that politicians have lied approximately. So what’s on the playlist? It includes Obama’s podcast partner Bruce Springsteen (and a pleasing famous track of his at that), Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy,” Nina Simon’s “Do I Move You?,” Joe Cocker’s “Feelin’ Alright,” Al Green’s “I Can’t Get Next To You,” and—in one of the most surprising picks we’ve ever seen on one of these Obama lists—“Praise You” by Fatboy Slim. Yes, not only is someone listening to “Praise You” in 20-goddamn-22, but that someone is Barack Obama.
“Praise You” save, the list also has a lot of newer songs (newer than “Praise You” by Fatboy Slim?!), like “Break My Soul” by Beyoncé (is Obama hinting that he’s causing to quit his job, whatever that is?), Harry Styles’ “Music For A Sushi Restaurant,” and “Angelica” by Wet Leg. Also, we’ve had “Praise You” playing in unexperienced tab, and we’ve gotta say: It still hits. Obama was right! Song of the summer!
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