Barry and I Created Summer Playlists

This space normally is reserved for New Music Friday and there's some great choices this week (John Mayer, Clairo and Pop Smoke just to name a few), today is dedicated to the 2021 Summer Playlist.

Former President Barack Obama has shared his annual summer playlist. The 2021 edition includes 38 tracks including artists Jazmine Sullivan, Arooj Aftab, Wye Oak, Migos, Joni Mitchell, Chicago, Rihanna, JAY-Z, Erykah Badu, George Harrison, and more. “With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there’s a lot to celebrate this summer,” Obama wrote as he revealed this year’s roster of songs. “Here’s a playlist of songs I’ve been listening to lately—it’s a mix of old and new, household names and emerging artists, and a whole lot in between.”

So challenge accepted Mr. President!

Here's my 2021 Summer Playlist, 38 tracks full of favorites from this year and years past. An eclectic mix of genres mixed over the past few days to flow just right. If you hear a favorite song from the list, give me a shout out and tell me about it. Have a favorite summer song? Be sure to comment. Here it is - what I'll be listening to all summer long:

Solar Power - Lorde

Mass Romantic - The New Pornographers

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Levitating - Dua Lipa (feat. Da Baby)

If I Got It (Your Love Brought It) - Aaron Frazier

Rollercoaster - Everything But the Girl

Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy - The Tams

Glass Jar - Tristen

Golden Summer - The Muckers

I Miss Those Days - Bleachers

Happy Hour - The Housemartins

Paradise - George Ezra

Shine - Emeli Sande

Oceans Away - Sofia Valdes

Feelin' It - Scotty McCreery

Bees Left the Trees - Sugar & The Hi Lows

105 Degrees - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Christine's Tune (Aka Devil in Disguise) - The Flying Burrito Brothers

My Church - Maren Morris

Feeling OK - Best Coast

Step Out - Jose Gonzalez

A Little Respect - Erasure

Comeback - Carly Rae Jepsen

California Dreamin' - Bobby Womack

Motorbike - Leon Bridges

Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker

Bougainvillea, I Think - Sam Outlaw

Cherrybomb - Dan Auerbach

Rock and Roll (Was Made for You) - Blitzen Trapper

Dance the Night Away - Van Halen

Five More Minutes - The War and Treaty

Cut Chemist Suite - Ozomotli

Poison - Bell Biv DeVoe

Rock & Roll - Eric Hutchinson

Let's Go Dancing - Drivin N Cryin

Coconut - Harry Nilsson

The Wire - Haim

Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs