With much of the country swept up in intense political fervor heading into the latter half of November, former U.S. President Barack Obama has returned to the spotlight after spending much of the past four years avoiding media attention, as per custom for former Presidents.
Obama, who has also been more active on his social media pages and is even doing sit-down media interviews, is ramping up promotion behind the November 17th publication of his latest autobiographical book, A Promised Land. As a longtime supporter of the arts and American culture organizations, President Obama has once again put together a curated list of noted pop songs that he listened to during his time in office and, likely, in the years since on his vacation playlists.
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His latest playlist shared on Monday covers a lot of ground, including songs written or performed by B.B. King (“The Thrill is Gone”), Bruce Springsteen (“The Rising”), Gloria Estefan (“Always Tomorrow”), Miles Davis (“Freddie Freeloader”), The Beatles (“Michelle”, duh), and U2 (“Beautiful Day”).
Read President Obama’s entire statement and check out the full track listing of the A Promised Land playlist below.
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Obama’s “A Promised Land Playlist” might not be as extensive as the L4LM Monthly Mix, but it does offer fans with the chance to put political differences aside and find unity in music.
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