Obama’s ‘Summer Playlist’ Backfires After Artist He Included Responds with 2 Brutal Words
Few summer “traditions” are more media generated than the annual unveiling of former President Barack Obama’s “Summer Playlist.” The tradition, which appears to have begun in 2015, has the former president put out a…
Few summer “traditions” are more media generated than the annual unveiling of former President Barack Obama’s “Summer Playlist.”
The tradition, which appears to have begun in 2015, has the former president put out a list of songs that he’s been listening to and it usually comes and goes with nary a fuss.
To be sure, those with an interest may debate whether or not certain songs deserve to make the cut but it seldom goes any further than that.
This year, however, Obama found his summertime playlist — and his legacy as president — being attacked by an artist featured on his list.
The artist in question is all-female rock band “boygenius” — and at least one member of the musical trio is not a fan of the former president at all.
Obama listed the band’s song “Not Strong Enough” in his 2023 playlist. In response, singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus (who makes up the band with fellow musicians Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker) retweeted the former president with a simple label for him.
Dacus tweeted out “War criminal” and accompanied a sad face emoji next to the simple message.
The words were few but the intent was clear: Dacus, like millions of Americans, apparently disagreed with much of the Obama administration’s foreign policy.