Obama dropped his summer playlist & the internet loved it
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- Dave Fawbert
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As if we didn't already know it, Obama has been spending the final six months of his Presidency reminding us all that he is the coolest President there has ever been and, most likely, ever will be.
Following last year's 'drop', POTUS has unveiled another song selection for his people to enjoy - and he's blessed us with another two playlists: daytime and nighttime; both filled with an impeccable selection of tracks.
Been waiting to drop this: summer playlist, the encore. What's everybody listening to? pic.twitter.com/mqh1YVrycj
— President Obama (@POTUS44) August 11, 2016
Imagine David Cameron, Theresa May, Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton using the word 'drop' in a musical context and it feeling perfectly natural. That's right, you can't.
Here's a full list of the tracks, and a Spotify playlist for each so that you, too, can get down like the President gets down.
Naturally, the internet reacted - and naturally, it was (mainly) high praise for Mr Obama:
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When the @POTUS drops his summer mix and it's 💯 pic.twitter.com/MM5YWwxGHr
— Recording Academy (@RecordingAcad) August 11, 2016
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President Obama has "say yes" by floetry, "I get lonely" by Janet and "lady" by d'angelo on his playlist pic.twitter.com/wtXGll6JIQ
— Tear (@Tearrr_) August 11, 2016
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.@POTUS put D'Angelo and Ledisi on his nighttime summer playlist. real one detected 💯https://t.co/Sgty0WuOTQ pic.twitter.com/f8Ytk3fI8B
— Genius (@Genius) August 11, 2016
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We don't know what this means but it's a great gif
Obama cria 'playlist de verão' com faixa de Caetano Veloso; veja listahttps://t.co/FuIwcBeRtD #G1 pic.twitter.com/7SoFRD6BO6
— G1 (@g1) August 12, 2016
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.@POTUS k heres mine pic.twitter.com/oeTF38LNTr
— Seinfeld Current Day (@Seinfeld2000) August 11, 2016
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🔥 That feeling when your song makes Obama's playlisthttps://t.co/3LGND0FWzo
— Corinne Bailey Rae (@CorinneBRae) August 11, 2016