Steel Sponge Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 2024 has started. The holidays of last year have come and gone and so it's time for this year's holidays to bloom with the New Year, and as well as MLK day, Presidents Day, Black History, and a soon-to-be chaotic election cycle, I think it'd be interesting to make this the next theme: OMC - HOW BIZARRE BLOCK OBAMA In 2024, we usually start by looking back at the trends, the drama, and the things that defined the previous year for us. Of course, we would have already made our year-end lists before the new year, for there's a few reasons why I want this next theme to be centered on one particular former president. After the recent 80s music-laden 91x 40 countdown and the very previous block party being centered on 80s music, we could use a break from the 80s music. Now, remember when I teased on Discord that I said this theme would be bizarre (and I'm not referring to the OMC song, sadly)? For this theme, we will only have Obama's playlists to work with, so this will be a very curated playlist. Okay, so let me explain what the theme of this current block is for. Every year since at least 2015, former president Barack Obama has been sharing his eclectic music taste wit h his playlists. Sometime after his post-presidency, it's been a tradition for him to publish two playlists each year: a summer playlist and a year-end playlist, detailing his favorite songs over the course of the year. For this block, we will make the former president of good taste proud by paying tribute, not to his war crimes (goodness no), but to that taste and nothing more. One thing I should point out, however, is that the list of artists that have appeared on Obama's playlists is actually a pretty long list. Some or most that will be unfamiliar, but I still thought I'd go through with this idea since Obama's playlists tend to have a little bit of something for everyone. So, feel free to take a very close look at this list. Do not worry about the names of music artists you're unfamiliar with. Just focus on the ones you know and try to work your way from there: Spoiler 2 Chainz 2Pac 6LACK A Tribe Called Quest Aaron Frazer Aaron Neville Adam Blackstone Adia Victoria (*Taken by Steel Sponge) Al Green Ale Araya Alicia Keys Allison Russell Aloe Blacc Anderson .Paak Anderson East Andra Day Andrea Valle Angelica Garcia Angelique Kidjo Anthony Hamilton Aretha Franklin (*Taken by 4EverGreen) Ari Lennox Arooj Aftab Asake Ashley McBryde Ayra Starr Bad Bunny Beyonce (*Taken by SBManiac) Big Thief Billie Eilish Billie Holiday Billy Porter BJ the Chicago Kid Black Thought Blondshell Bob Dylan (*Taken by 4EverGreen) Bob Marley Bomba Estereo Boygenius Brandi Carlile Brent Faiyaz Bruce Springsteen Burna Boy Caetano Veloso Camila Cabello Cardi B Carmen McRae Central Cee Chance the Rapper (*Taken by SBManiac) Charles Mingus Chicago Childish Gambino (*Taken by Yummylesecond) Chris Stapleton Chrisette Michele Coldplay (*Taken by Jjs) Common Corinne Bailey Rae Courtney Barnett D’Angelo Damian Marley Danger Mouse Daniel Caesar Dave Davido Denise LaSalle Disclosure DJ Khaled Dobie Gray Doechii Dominic Fike Donny Hathaway Dr. John (*taken by Hawk) Drake Dua Lipa Durand Jones & The Indications EARTHGANG Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Ella Fitzgerald Ella Mai Erick Sermon Erykah Badu Esperanza Spalding Ethel Cain Farruko Fatoumata Diawara Faye Webster Fiona Apple Floetry Florence + the Machine (*Taken by Jjs) Frank Ocean (*Taken by SBManiac) Frank Sinatra (*Taken by Yummylesecond) French Montana Gabe Lee Gary Clark Jr. (*Taken by Hawk) Genesis Owusu George Harrison Gin Wigmore GoldLink Goodie Mob Gunna H.E.R. Harry Styles Hayla Hope Tala Howlin’ Wolf Hozier (*Taken by Ex) Ice Spice Indigo De Souza Internet Money Isley Brothers J Balvin J Hus J. Cole Janelle Monae Janet Jackson (*Taken by 4EverGreen) Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Jay-Z Jay Rock Jazmine Sullivan Jeff Tweedy Jennifer Hudson Jessie Ware Jhene Aiko JID Jidenna Jill Scott Joe Cocker Joe Henry John Coltrane John Legend John Summit Jon Batiste Joni Mitchell Jorja Smith Jupiter & Okwess Justin Timberlake Karol G Kaytranada Keith Urban Kendrick Lamar (*Taken by Ex) Khalid Koffee Kurt Vile La Dona Lauryn Hill (*Taken by Hawk) Ledisi Lenny Kravitz Leon Bridges Leonard Cohen LesTheGenius Les Amazones d’Afrique Leyla McCalla Lido Pimienta Lil Baby Lil Nas X Lil Yachty Little Simz (*Taken by Steel Sponge) Lizzo Lizz Wright Lord Huron Low Cut Connie Luke Combs Lyle Lovett Mac Miller (*Taken by Ex) Maggie Rogers Mala Rodriguez Manu Chao Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Mary J. Blige Masked Wolf Mavis Staples Maye Mdou Moctar Megan Thee Stallion Migos Miles Davis Mitski Mustard Nappy Roots Nas Nicki Minaj Nina Simone Nneka nobigdyl. Normani NxWorries Okkervil River Olamide Omar Apollo Otis Redding Ozuna Peso Pluma Phoebe Bridgers Plains Popcaan Portugal. The Man Prateek Kuhad Prince Princess Nokia Protoje Q-Tip Raphael Saadiq Rauw Alejandro Rema Rihanna Rita Wilson Robin Thicke Rosalia Ruston Kelly (*Taken by Steel Sponge) Sabrina Claudio Sampa the Great Sara Bareilles Sarah Vaughan Shakira (*Taken by Yummylesecond) Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Sharon Van Etten Shawn Mendes Silk Sonic Simply Red SiR Sly & the Family Stone Snoh Aalegra Solange Sonora Carruseles Sounds of Blackness Spice Spillage Village Steely Dan Steve Lacy Stevie Wonder Stormzy Sudan Archives Summer Walker Swae Lee SZA Talib Kweli Tank and The Bangas Teddy Swims Tems Terence Trent D’Arby Teyana Taylor The Avener The Bangles The Beach Boys (*Taken by Jjs) The Beths The Black Keys The Carters The Chicks/Dixie Chicks The Highwomen The National The Pretenders The Rolling Stones The Spinners The Temptations The War and Treaty The War on Drugs The Youngbloods Tom Misch Tonina Toots & The Maytals Tower of Power Travis Scott Tyla U2 Van Morrison Victoria Monet Wale War Waxahatchee Wet Leg Wizkid Wye Oak Xavier Omar Yebba Yng Lvcas Young T & Bugsey Young Thug Zach Bryan The rules for submitting for this playlist are as follows: -All entries must only be music artists that Obama had included in any of his playlists (see the spoilered list above for who's eligible). -Per usual, you must pick three artists and three songs for each of them. -No joke or troll entries. -No, OMC and "How Bizarre" is not eligible. The deadline for making a playlist for this block party will be on Saturday the 13th this month, but I could extend to one more week. So hopefully, this project will pan out well. Without further ado, let's hail to the former president in chief and build our ultimate Obama playlist. Submissions: Spoiler Steel Sponge: Adia Victoria: Dead Eyes, Magnolia Blues, Different Kind of Love Little Simz: Boss, Protect My Energy, No Merci Ruston Kelly: Blackout, Radio Cloud, Michael Keaton Jjs: Coldplay: Politik, Gravity, Charlie Brown The Beach Boys: Sloop John B, Heroes and Villains, Kokomo Florence + the Machine: The End of Love, Dog Days Are Over, Shake It Out 4EverGreen: Bob Dylan: Blowin' in the Wind, Maggie's Farm, Like a Rolling Stone Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man the Way That I Loved You, Respect, I Knew You Were Waiting for Me (with George Michael) Janet Jackson: Rhythm Nation, Escapade, Love Will Never Do Without You Yummylesecond: Shakira: Hips Don't Lie, Ciega, Sordomuda, Loba Frank Sinatra: Rain in My Heart, The World We Knew (Over and Over), The Girl from Ipanema Childish Gambino: Letter Home, What Kind of Love, Fire Fly HawkbitAlpha: Dr. John: Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya, Mama Roux, Right Place Wrong Time Gary Clark Jr.: I Got My Eyes on You (Locked and Loaded), Pearl Cadillac, Third Stone from the Sun / If You Love Me Like You Say Lauryn Hill: Ex-Factor, Final Hour, Everything is Everything ExKizuna: Kendrick Lamar: Money Trees, King Kunta, Keisha's Song (Her Pain) Hozier: Jackie and Wilson, Take Me to Church, Work Song Mac Miller: Knock Knock, Dang!, Weekend SBManiac: Chance the Rapper: No Problem, Everybody's Something, Do You Remember Beyonce: Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), Hold Up, Break My Soul Frank Ocean: Thinkin Bout You, Novacane, Nights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjs Goodman Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverGreen Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 I'll pick Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, and Janet Jackson! / Bob Dylan: 1. "Blowing In The Wind" 2. "Maggie's Farm" 3. "Like A Rolling Stone" Aretha Franklin: 4. "I Never Loved A Man The Way That I Love You" 5. "Respect" 6. "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me" (With George Michael) Janet Jackson: 7. "Rhythm Nation" 8. "Escapade" 9. "Love Will Never Do Without You" / I hope you enjoyed looking at that list as much as I did coming up with it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yummylesecond Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4bhmlZEq4ynTo0HrNByv4e?si=MoJmALGqQ-ic-VwR4gkgJQ&pi=u-ltwzouH5Qeqd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkbitAlpha Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 FATHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SBManiac Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 A bit late, but here we go lel: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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