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Pres. Obama builds inauguration playlist

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How do you provide the appropriate musical accompaniment to a traditional event such as the Inauguration?

The White House released a playlist prepared by President Obama for the special day. The playlist is available on music application Spotify.

You can download the application at Spotify.com and access the playlist at http://open.spotify.com/user/barackobama/playlist/3DYdRhM1VrOkNNPPaYnkLc.

Here is what the playlist contains:

  • "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" Stevie Wonder
  • "I Was Here" Beyoncé
  • "Mi Gente" Marc Anthony
  • "Carry On" Fun
  • "New Day" Alicia Keys
  • "Mud On The Tires" Brad Paisley
  • "Turn Up The Love" Far East Movement, Cover Drive
  • "Edge of Glory" Glee Cast
  • "Your Smiling Face" James Taylor
  • "Ordinary People" John Legend
  • "Firework" Katy Perry
  • "Breakaway" Kelly Clarkson
  • "My Mic featuring Biz Markie" Nick Cannon
  • "Something Special" Usher
  • "Higher and Higher" Walt Whitman, The Soul Children of Chicago
  • "Get Ready" Smokey Robinson
  • "Future" Mindless Behavior