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President Obama shares his summer playlist

Find out what's piping through the president's headphones while he's on vacation.
President Barack Obama smiles during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., June 30, 2015. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
President Barack Obama smiles during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., June 30, 2015.

President Obama made headlines when he famously slid into a smooth version of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" at a New York City fundraiser in 2012. So it's no surprise that POTUS compiled a solid summer playlist jam-packed with old school tunes and soulful melodies.

The White House on Friday released daytime and evening playlists crafted by Obama on the music streaming service Spotify.

What's piping through the president's headphones while he's on vacation? Everything from The Temptations “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” to Nina Simone's sultry melody “Feeling Good." Obama and his family are vacationing on Martha's Vineyard this week and it’s no wonder the president needs two playlists: His schedule has been occupied by golf, dinner, golf, a day at the beach, and more golf.

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The President’s Daytime Playlist 

  • Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – The Temptations
  • Live It Up – Isley Brothers
  • Memories Live – Talib Kweli & Hi Tek
  • Tombstone Blues – Bob Dylan
  • So Much Trouble in the World – Bob Marley
  • Paradise – Coldplay
  • Tengo Un Trato (Remix) – Mala Rodriguez
  • Wang Dang Doodle – Howlin Wolf
  • Another Star – Stevie Wonder
  • Hot Fun in the Summertime – Sly & the Family Stone
  • Boozophilia – Low Cut Connie
  • Wherever Is Your Heart  – Brandi Carlile
  • Good Day – Nappy Roots
  • Green Light – John Legend
  • Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones
  • Rock Steady – Aretha Franklin
  • Down Down the Deep River – Okkervil River
  • Pusher Love Girl – Justin Timberlake
  • Shake It Out – Florence + The Machine
  • La Salsa La Traigo Yo – Sonora Carruseles

The President’s Evening Playlist 

  • My Favorite Things – John Coltrane
  • Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean) – Beyoncé
  • Moondance – Van Morrison
  • Is Your Love Big Enough? – Lianne La Havas
  • How Can You Mend a Broken Heart – Al Green
  • Red & White & Blue & Gold – Aoife O’Donovan
  • Nothing Even Matters – Lauryn Hill
  • The Best Is Yet to Come – Frank Sinatra
  • You Don’t Know Me – Ray Charles
  • I Found My Everything – Mary J Blige
  • Help Me – Joni Mitchell
  • I’ve Got Dreams to Remember – Otis Redding
  • Suzanne – Leonard Cohen
  • Feeling Good – Nina Simone
  • Stubborn Love – The Lumineers
  • Until – Cassandra Wilson
  • UMI Says – Mos Def
  • The Very Thought of You – Billie Holiday
  • Flamenco Sketches – Miles Davis
  • Woo – Erykah Badu