Technically, Obama’s “nighttime” playlist isn’t a sex playlist, but oh my god, Barack, you put D’Angelo and Floetry’s “Say Yes” on your “Summer Playlist” for the “nighttime” and what else are we supposed to think???
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White house announced last Aug 12, that you can now send a message directly to President Barack Obama through messaging the official White House Facebook page.
I mean damn, Mr. President! I know things happening around the world can sometimes be worrisome, but we can make real and lasting progress if young people like you focus on growing and learning and keep speaking out about important challenges our Nation faces.
The Night playlist is rooted in jazz, soul, r’n’b and funk.
As racially charged violence continues to plague the nation, America’s first black president packed “The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead, a novel recounting a young slave’s harrowing journey toward freedom.
The “Day” selections begin with Wale’s “LoveHate Thing” – a fitting choice, given that the rapper is from Washington, DC. We have to assume Malia tuned him into Chance.
The indie rock ballad is sandwiched between Leon Bridges’ Smooth Sailin’ and Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.
In any case, Entertainment Weekly reported, “Many of the artists on both playlists have strong ties to Obama and his time as president”.
The president also chose Fiona Apple´s 1997 hit “Criminal”, a song often interpreted as feminist with its theme of male fragility in the face of female sexuality.
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“Getting a word in with the President has always been one of the White House’s most popular citizen services”, White House chief digital officer Jason Goldman wrote in a blog post. This is a file photograph – President Obama talks to the White House Press Corps in the WHBR about the progress.
