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Published 12:00 IST, November 17th 2020

Barack Obama shares 'A Promised Land' playlist with fans which features Jay-Z & Beyonce

Barack Obama recently took to Twitter to share 'A Promised Land' playlist. Take a look at all the songs that are included in the playlist

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Former US President Barak Obama recently took to Twitter to share a playlist with fans that consisted of songs curated by the Former President himself. The playlist has been named 'A Promised Land' and has songs by Beyonce, Jay-Z, U2 & Eminem. Take a look at his tweet and fans' reaction to it as well. 

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The Promised Land by Barack Obama

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Barack Obama starts his tweet by mentioning how big a role music has played in his life. He also added that music helped him a lot and it was 'especially true' during his 'presidency'. His tweet finally read - 'In honor of my book hitting shelves tomorrow, I put together this playlist featuring some memorable songs from my administration. Hope you enjoy it.' (sic) Here are a few songs that were shared by Barack Obama:

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  • At Last by Beyonce 
  • The Times are Changing by Bob Dylan 
  • Lose yourself by Eminem 
  • Luck Be A Lady by Frank Sinatra 
  • Beautiful Day by U2
  • My 1st song by Jay Z 

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Author Stephen King retweeted the former president's tweet and also asked him a question. The author asked - 'How about some James Brown and Jerry Lee Lewis?'. Take a look:

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Artist Shawn Stockman also responded to the tweet. He thanked the former president for sharing his playlist. Take a look:

Many fans liked and retweeted the playlist and Barack Obama's Twitter update has been getting many positive responses from fans. Fans were in awe of his 'perfect' playlist. Many fans mentioned in their response that they missed him as the President of the US and other fans added that it was nice to see Barack Obama's playlist. One fan added - 'President Obama definitely has excellent taste in music!!! He knows his music and can sing as well.' (sic) Take a look:

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Barack Obama's book

Barack Obama's new book 'A Promised Land' will release today. The book is described as - 'A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy' on its website and was also available for pre-ordering. The book will be a memoir by the former US President. 

12:00 IST, November 17th 2020