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Coffee Break: Obama Summer

US President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to musician Bob Dylan during a ceremony on May 29, 2012.
US President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to musician Bob Dylan during a ceremony on May 29, 2012.MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

by Jill Riley and Christy Taylor

July 13, 2021

Former President Barack Obama just released his summer 2021 playlist, which features songs from H.E.R., Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, and more. You can listen to the playlist here.

For today's Coffee Break, what songs from Barack Obama's summer 2021 playlist do you want to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Jazmine Sullivan - Pick Up Your Feelings
Joni Mitchell - Coyote
Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me
Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open
Chicago - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
SZA - Good Days
Bob Dylan - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There