By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor and Jason Groves PUBLISHED: 02:49 EST, 20 June 2013 | UPDATED: 19:19 EST, 20 June 2013 One is a black soul singer known on this side of the Atlantic for little more than a  one-off hit in the early 1980s. The other plots the course of the British economy as Chancellor of the Exchequer and, as far as we know, restricts his singing to the shower. Still, when you are the leader of the free world, it is easy to get mixed up on small details. Barack Obama repeatedly referred to George Osborne as ‘Jeffrey’ during G8 meetings this week in an embarrassing blow for the Chancellor.
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US President called the Chancellor 'Jeffrey' throughout a meeting at the G8
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World leaders gathered in Lough Erne in Northern Ireland for talks on tax
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Obama admitted confusion with favourite singer Jeffrey Osborne best known for 1980s hit On The Wings Of Love
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R&B star delighted by namecheck suggests a duet with the Chancellor
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President joked that Nick Clegg was better looking than David Cameron
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