Obama 2012: Campaign Releases President's Spotify Playlist

What, exactly, is on President Obama's iPod?

It's a pretty diverse list of stuff, at least according to the Obama 2012 Facebook page. The campaign released the president's 24-song Spotify playlist, which includes songs from Rafael Saadiq, No Doubt, Florence + The Machine, and Arcade Fire.

Unsurprisingly, the president included "Let's Stay Together," the Al Green classic he sung at the Apollo two weeks ago. His impromptu version spawned a ringtone, and a nearly 500% jump in that song's sales.

Which songs do you think should be on POTUS's playlist?

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[reXteryia]

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[rickie007]

07:44 PM on 02/22/2012

you a so sick here the president enjoying himself and all having a good time and you talking all this trash ,change up have a coke and a smile you then call a doctor you need help

[FromWayDowntown]

05:45 PM on 02/24/2012

"OBAMA TAKES a little NEW BORN innocent child, BORN ALIVE
sTabS it iN the head and SUCKs ITS BRAINS OUT."

How did this escape the notice of the moderators?

[Astro Girl]

09:09 PM on 02/11/2012

I don't really listen to music that is label and marketed as "Black", I don't even know what that means. I am old school Haitian and grew up with mostly French music, and allowed to be myself. This obsession with controlling Black people's lifestyle is a turn off. No one forces any other ethnic groups of being into some specific genre of anything. Chinese are not told they should just listen to Yo Yo Ma etc...

I like mostly musicians/songwriters type.

[Mistinguette Grandison]

11:47 PM on 02/11/2012

I'm the same I listen to a variety of artists and bands like Cee Lo Green, Gossip, Kings of Leon, Amy Winehouse, Janelle Monae, etc.) and sometimes I listen to world music like Soca/Dancehall/Reggae or South African. I also listen to classical a bit (considering I play piano, but need to get back into lessons again)

[independent6275]

06:15 AM on 02/11/2012

the communist manifesto

[blondie1530]

11:03 PM on 02/10/2012

Mr President sir you should have some old motown music that is the greatest and some james brown some slow motown teddy marvin all the great stuff it is on my mp4

[blondie1530]

11:01 PM on 02/10/2012

i think the president should have all the old motown songs. i love that i have most of them .can't get enough of motown

[pleasantlyny]

05:10 PM on 02/10/2012

Its just strange to have a president in touch with regular americans through music. For whatever reason it just feels good. I am not saying that as a obama supporter but as a american.

[TheNextVoiceofYouth]

01:57 PM on 02/10/2012

I remember something similar to this years ago. I think Obama said his music tastes were "black, but not too black." Also, I thought I heard him say he liked the Foo Fighters too. Who knows if this list is true, but if it is good for him. I'm black myself and my tastes are all different shades too.

[jrx238]

10:59 AM on 02/10/2012

Love Ledisi and Florence + The Machine...with that said, I doubt he picked these songs himself...lets be honest here

[pleasantlyny]

05:10 PM on 02/10/2012

why?

[toolhe]

06:49 PM on 02/10/2012

I agree he's probably a Jay z kind of guy.

[Sistagirl Young]

04:59 PM on 02/09/2012

What?!!? No Temptations and Impressions. How can you leave out the Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind, and Fire? Then there's the Dramatics, Patti LaBelle, The Supremes, Peabo Bryson...I could go on forever. Yeah. It's obvious I'm old school. I'm guilty as charged. I developed a fondness for folk who could sang. Not sing. SANG. Don't make me talk about Nancy Wilson, Nina Simone, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn, Mr. B, Arthur Prysock. Told y'all I could go on for ever. And I didn't even say Nat King Cole. Bless my bones. Y'all know I couldn't leave out Brotha Nat. LAWD, if you didn't give these people they voices? Where they think it came from? But such beauty could only be YOUR gift. Life.

[blondie1530]

11:05 PM on 02/10/2012

dang i agree that is some great music

[Sistagirl Young]

10:45 AM on 02/11/2012

Hello blondie1530; Thank you. I didn't even mention Creedence Clearwater Revival, Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Elton John, The Captain and Tennille, Bachmann, Turner, Overdrive, Jim Croce, Dusty Springfield, Major Lance, Electric Light Orchestra. Gee there is just to many to list. If I were asked to name my ten all time favorites; I'd be hard pressed to name 'em. I don't think I could narrow it down to ten. Have a good day. Life.

[Frank Smith Detroit]

04:10 PM on 02/11/2012

Nobody said that these five songs are the "ONLY" songs on his iPod. I'm sure he has hundreds, if not 1,000's of others too.