TORONTO -- It seems U.S. President Barack Obama's musical taste crosses borders.
Obama on Friday tweeted links to a pair of summer playlists -- one for daytime, another for after the sun sets -- as the White House launched a channel on Spotify.
Two Canadians were among the president's picks.
Joni Mitchell's jazzy "Help Me" -- from her 1974 smash "Court and Spark" -- and Leonard Cohen's ballad "Suzanne" were both included on, of course, the nighttime mix.
Artists on the president's sunny side included Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and the Bobs -- Dylan and Marley.
On the after-dark list, meanwhile, he also found space for Al Green, Frank Sinatra, Beyonce, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday and others.
OBAMA'S DAYTIME PLAYLIST:
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" - The Temptations
"Live It Up" - Isley Brothers
"Memories Live" - Talib Kweli & Hi Tek
"Tombstone Blues" - Bob Dylan
"So Much Trouble in the World" - Bob Marley
"Paradise" - Coldplay
"Tengo Un Trato (Remix)" - Mala Rodriguez
"Wang Dang Doodle" - Howlin' Wolf
"Another Star" - Stevie Wonder
"Hot Fun in the Summertime" - Sly & the Family Stone
"Boozophilia" - Low Cut Connie
"Wherever Is Your Heart" - Brandi Carlile
"Good Day" - Nappy Roots
"Green Light" - John Legend
"Gimme Shelter" - Rolling Stones
"Rock Steady" - Aretha Franklin
"Down Down the Deep River" - Okkervil River
"Pusher Love Girl" - Justin Timberlake
"Shake It Out" - Florence + The Machine
"La Salsa La Traigo Yo" - Sonora Carruseles
OBAMA'S EVENING PLAYLIST:
"My Favorite Things" - John Coltrane
"Superpower" (featuring Frank Ocean) - Beyonce
"Moondance" - Van Morrison
"Is Your Love Big Enough?" - Lianne La Havas
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" - Al Green
"Red & White & Blue & Gold" - Aoife O'Donovan
"Nothing Even Matters" - Lauryn Hill
"The Best Is Yet to Come" - Frank Sinatra
"You Don't Know Me" - Ray Charles
"I Found My Everything" - Mary J Blige
"Help Me" - Joni Mitchell
"I've Got Dreams to Remember" - Otis Redding
"Suzanne" - Leonard Cohen
"Feeling Good" - Nina Simone
"Stubborn Love" - The Lumineers
"Until" - Cassandra Wilson
"UMI Says" - Mos Def
"The Very Thought of You" - Billie Holiday
"Flamenco Sketches" - Miles Davis
"Woo" - Erykah Badu
