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Barack Obama’s Summer Song List: Glen Hansard, the Strokes, Noah Kahan Lead Annual Playlist
Rolling StoneThursday, July 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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"It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week," former president wrote
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"It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week," former president wrote
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