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Obama's campaign playlist posted to Spotify

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign released the head of state's official Spotify playlist, including songs by No Doubt, Wilco and Aretha Franklin.

The campaign posted the playlist for Spotify -- an online music streaming service -- to Twitter Thursday with the title "2012 Campaign Playlist by barackobama."

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"The official 2012 playlist features picks by the campaign staff, including a few of President Obama's favorites," the playlist's description reads.

The playlist includes "I Got You," by Wilco; "Different People," by No Doubt; "Got to Get You Into My Life" (Live), by Earth Wind & Fire Experience feat. Al McKay Allstars; "We Used to Wait," by Arcade Fire; "The Weight," by Aretha Franklin; and "We Take Care of Our Own," by Bruce Springsteen.

Also included is Al Green's "Let's Stay Together," which the president famously sang a few bars of during a recent speech.

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