LEMON DROP | Barack Obama's Favorite Songs, Movies & Books of 2025
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Which songs made Barack Obama's 2025 favorite music list and which artists are unfamiliar to Don?
hello everybody welcome uh so it's that time of year again everybody's coming out with their favorite things actually should i do a don's favorite things well because oprah's his favorite thing and now barack obama does his favorite things every year so let's talk about this let's put it out okay we'll start with music now you tell me if you know any of this stuff i want my team to help me out here so this is barack obama's favorite music now do y'all I don't know. This is all just fun. Tongue in cheek, as they say. Do you really think Barack Obama is listening to Olivia Dean? Nice to do. I don't know. Maybe I've heard that song. Do you guys know the song? I know her. I don't know that song. I've heard her name.
Yeah, I know other Olivia Dean songs. I'm not sure I know that one.
Okay. Now, of course, I know Kendrick Lamar and SZA. Okay, that's great. And we know that's the Luther song, right? So I know that. But, oh, I know Tata. I know Burna Boy and I know Travis Scott. So I got that. Burna Boy, Travis Scott. I do not. Do you guys know who Blackpink is? Yeah, I've heard of them.
I think they're huge. Yeah, they're a K-pop group.
Yeah. They're K-pop. Don't know them. Now this person, this must be a really young new person because Bruce Springsteen. They're best friends, right? Of course I've heard of Bruce Springsteen.
He's actually an ex-member of Blackpink.
He is?
Paseo Dan? Don't know. Not sure. Oh, no, it's not Perseidon. It is Ganavia. Never heard of them. I never heard of it. I never heard of any of these other people. Now, of course, I know Lady Gaga, Gunna. I think I've heard of it. Just do that. Okay, the giver. Peter, do you really think Barack Obama is listening to Chapel Roan?
So my take is I don't think that someone who has ordered drone strikes should be listening to Chapel Runner Lady Gaga. That's not a political statement. That's just – it feels weird. If you have rained down death upon people, it just – you should not be listening to the Billboard Top 100. I don't know. Just a hot take perhaps.
Wait, what was a big Chaparone song that was a hit last year that she got nominated for? Pink Pony Club. Pink Pony Club. But there was another one. Hot to Go.
Why do the hosts debate whether Obama would listen to artists like Olivia Dean or Chapel Roan?
Hot to Go.
H-O-T-T-O-G-O. Okay, so I don't know Chaparone the Giver. A lot of these people I don't know.
Geez.
Am I just old? Like, I have no idea who these people are.
I don't either, but we just have news brained on. I think we're... Now you sound like me. Now you're two Twitter adults.
Well, you're, like, always on Twitter. I don't, like... I love music. Except... And this, I'm going to sound like an old get-off-my-lawn. I'm not really crazy about a lot of new music. Like, I like... I like people who can really, really, really sing. And I don't want someone like screaming at me. And I don't need like, I don't need gimmicks. I don't need a lot of makeup. I don't need like, you know, that guy who turns back flips. I like, he's not, he's handsome. He's hot. Vincent Boone, nice guy. I don't need all that. I mean, and that's like, look right here, right behind me. Andy, put me up full, please. Like everybody's doing Little Richard. Everybody's doing Little Richard Prince did. And, you know, they they they take they took a cue or inspiration.
Michael Jackson did like everybody. Little Richard was right. He was the godfather. He was the creator. And so, you know, that's Benson Boone. Okay, let's go back to Barack Obama's favorite things.
Maybe Gaga has some Little Richard inspiration, I would say.
Yeah, but I love it. This is no shade. I don't need all that. I just need someone to just stand there, flat-footed, and sing like Whitney or Jennifer Hudson or... Adele kind of does that now. Who? Adele. Yeah, is Adele on here? I don't think so. I don't think she had any new music. All right, so we see Drake and whatever, and that's kind of where it's, I'm with her, I don't know. Support for the show comes from Fatty15. I have been thinking more about aging lately, not in a freak out way, just paying attention. Sleep isn't always what it used to be. Energy dips, things feel a little stiffer than before, and I have spent plenty of time and money trying to figure out what actually helps.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
Which songs made Barack Obama's 2025 favorite music list and which artists are unfamiliar to Don?
0:13–2:52
2
Why do the hosts debate whether Obama would listen to artists like Olivia Dean or Chapel Roan?
2:52–5:49
3
How do the hosts react to big-name entries like Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Burna Boy, Travis Scott and Blackpink?
5:49–10:09
4
What criticism do the hosts voice about contemporary pop performance and vocal styles?
10:09–13:44