Obama, i cili po i kalon pushimet me familjen e tij në ishullin e Masaçusetsit Martha’s Vineyard ku luan shumë golf dhe po ashtu dëgjon muzikë, si një adhurues i madh i saj, shkruan voal.ch. Ai ka bërë kryelajme disa herë kur ka marrë mikrofonin në publik dhe ka kënduar.
Përzgjedhja e tij verore e muzikës përfshin një larmi të gjerë artistësh që nga Beyoncé tek Bob Dylan. Dy listat që Reuters i ka marrë nga Shtëpia e Bardhë janë si më poshtë:
Lista ditore:
“Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” – The Temptations
“Live It Up” – The Isley Brothers
“Memories Live” – Talib Kweli & Hi Tek
“Tombstone Blues” – Bob Dylan
“So Much Trouble in the World – Bob Marley & The Wailers
“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” – The 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
Lista mbrëmësore:
“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 and D’Angelo
“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