Barack Obama listed the late Glen Hansard’s Song of Good Hope first on his annual summer playlist.
Hansard, the Oscar-winning Irish musician known for co-writing and performing the song Falling Slowly in the quiet romance Once, died this week at 56 in a motorcycle crash in Dublin.
“Here are some of the songs I’ve been listening to this summer,” Obama wrote on his social media platforms underneath photos of the list. “It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hearts go out to his family.”
“Song of Good Hope” is from Hansard’s 2012 debut solo album, Rhythm And Repose. Obama’s summer playlist is an 11-year tradition for the former U.S. president. This year’s list included hits from Nina Simone, Raye, The Strokes, and more.
