When a 55-year-old president listens to Coldplay and Jay Z - what about your parents?
Updated | By Tando Ntunja
So you think that America's first black president would turn 55 AND leave The White House without a bang at the end of two terms in office? No Sir: rest assured that a big bash is planned for Barack Obama! What about your parents - do they have surprising taste in music?

You're the most powerful politician in the world, the leader of the most influential nation in the world - what do you listen to when you want to unwind?
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO A SPOTIFY PLAYLIST COMPILED BY US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
If you're Barack Obama, it would be anything from Talib Kweli & DJ Hi-Tek's "Reflection Eternal", Florence + The Machine, Coldplay, John Legend, Jay Z and Aretha Franklin amongst others. Pretty eclectic, huh? So US First Lady Michelle Obama has quite the task on her hands as she plans his surprise 55th birthday bash: what a thing.
Check President Obeezy singing, dancing and stomping along with musicians out at a Ray Charles tribute hosted at The White House earlier this year
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