President Obama revealed his summer playlist to prove he has better taste in music than you
Even as president, Barack Obama still has time to listen to music - as well as prove he has better taste than you.
Obama recently took to his official Twitter account to reveal his gigantic summer music playlist. He even broke it down by "daytime" and "nighttime" jams.
You can learn a lot about him by looking at what he likes listening to:
Here are the full lists:
Daytime:
1. "LoveHate Thing" - Wale
2."Smooth Sailin'" - Leon Bridges
3. "Elevator Operator" - Courtney Barnett
4. "Home" - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
5. "Many the Miles" - Sara Bareilles
6. "Tightrope" - Janelle Monáe
7. "Classic Man" - Jidenna
8. "So Ambitious" - Jay Z feat. Pharell
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
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 McRae
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. "If I Get Lonely" - Janet Jackson
18. "Lean In" - Lizz Wright
19. "All Day Music" - War
20. "Say Yes" - Floetry
Obama listens to a diverse array of music. His choices range from Chance the Rapper to Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes to Aretha Franklin. He also includes Prince on the playlist. Prince, who passed away in April, is a self-proclaimed favorite of Obama's.
Another observation is that Obama doesn't just listen to the hits: his Beach Boys pick isn't "Wouldn't It Be Nice" but rather "Good Vibrations." His playlist also spans multiple decades and genres, digging up from both the past and the present.
The only egregious snub seems to be a single song from the Broadway musical "Hamilton," which the president loves so much that he brought Lin-Manuel Miranda and the rest of the cast to the White House to perform a few songs from it. And no, that track from Anthony Hamilton doesn't count.
We are currently in the final stretch of Obama's presidency. While his legacy will be fiercely debated amongst both his fans and critics, there's one thing they should be able to agree on: the man has really good taste in culture.