The Crooner in Chief: Barack Obama’s Musical Legacy

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The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

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🗓️ 20 January 2017

⏱️ 54 minutes

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He brought soul and hip-hop into the White House like no president before him. A discussion of Mr. Obama’s most powerful musical moments, on this week’s Popcast.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the New York Times Popcast, aka Chapo Trothouse, your source for music, news, and criticism.
0:07.0	I'm your host, John Caramonica. But I went and stayed too long.
0:14.0	I'm wondering if your love's still strong.
0:17.0	Ooo, baby,
0:19.0	Yeah, I'm still delivered I'm yours.
0:25.0	Mm-hmm.
0:30.0	In that time I went and said goodbye
0:35.0	and I'm backing out not ashamed to cry. O'B-Bade!
0:38.0	Oh, baby. Time to deliver.
0:40.0	I'm young.
0:41.0	Oh, dear. Okay, We are listening to you signed sealed delivered and I
0:47.9	Wesley and Joe are yours. Oh that's so nice John. It's totally true. We're opening with that song because
0:54.6	Seine Seal delivered back in 2008 into 2009 became a regular on the Obama
1:01.3	campaign trail and sort of an ongoing almost virtual rallying cry for the
1:06.9	Brock Obama presidential campaign up until when he took office.
1:10.9	Today on pop-cast we're going to talk about Barack Obama's musical legacy in terms of taste, in terms of finding political meaning and cultural product, and in terms of his own musical performance from time to time.
1:24.7	I am joined by Wesley Morris, New York Times Critic at large.
1:28.6	Hello! Yes! Welcome to the Riff!
1:31.5	Oh yeah! And Joe Oscar Ali, New York. Well, in the Riff. Oh, yeah.
1:33.0	And Joe Oscar Ali, New York Times Pop Music Reporter.
1:36.0	Fire it up, ready to go.
1:38.0	Wesley, you wrote something that appeared in Thursday's paper,
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