Brownian Motion Posted May 9, 2007 Report Posted May 9, 2007 The New York Times Printer Friendly Format Sponsored By May 9, 2007 Music Tastes of the Candidates By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 10:51 a.m. ET In their musical tastes, the presidential candidates are a little bit country, a little bit opera, oldies, pop, soul and goth rock. The Associated Press is asking the candidates a series of questions about their personal tastes, habits and backgrounds. Today's question and their answers: ^------ What was your last music purchase? ^------ DEMOCRATS: Delaware Sen. Joe Biden: ''My sister's playlist.'' New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton: Carly Simon's ''Into White.'' Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd: Soundtrack to 'Jersey Boys.'' Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards: U2. Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich: Likes Willie Nelson. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama: ''The latest music purchase would probably be 'Ray' -- the soundtrack from the Ray Charles movie.'' New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson: George Strait, ''50 Number Ones.'' ^------ REPUBLICANS: Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback: Christian artist Michael W. Smith. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani: Verdi's ''Macbeth.'' Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: Evanescence, the goth rock group from Little Rock, Ark. California Rep. Duncan Hunter: Favors country and gospel. Arizona Sen. John McCain: Likes ''Sounds Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys.'' Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney: ''Selection of Roy Orbison songs from iTunes.'' Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo: ''Frank Sinatra duet combo.'' ^------ Quote
Free For All Posted May 9, 2007 Report Posted May 9, 2007 Arizona Sen. John McCain: Likes ''Sounds Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys.'' Well, we already knew he likes "Barbara Ann". Quote
Niko Posted May 9, 2007 Report Posted May 9, 2007 most of this, i dare say, might even be still available when our CDs are all gone from the shops... Quote
Hot Ptah Posted May 9, 2007 Report Posted May 9, 2007 Those cowards! No one would admit to their love of the Die Like a Dog Quartet! Quote
DukeCity Posted May 9, 2007 Report Posted May 9, 2007 Kinda makes one yearn for the good ol' days when Strom Thurmond was checking out the Nessa AEC box, and filling out his Fantasy/Prestige collection via emusic. Quote
HolyStitt Posted May 9, 2007 Report Posted May 9, 2007 The list reminds me of a rant a local DJ had with me once. The total of the conversation was that once you become too rich your musical taste dies off. His concrete evidence was that you never hear great music blasting out of yachts. Quote
DukeCity Posted May 9, 2007 Report Posted May 9, 2007 The list reminds me of a rant a local DJ had with me once. The total of the conversation was that once you become too rich your musical taste dies off. His concrete evidence was that you never hear great music blasting out of yachts. Wiki entry on "Yacht Rock" "Yacht Rock", the show. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted May 9, 2007 Report Posted May 9, 2007 Illinois Sen. Barack Obama: ''The latest music purchase would probably be 'Ray' -- the soundtrack from the Ray Charles movie.'' My wife and I will be seeing and hopefully meeting Obama in a few days... Seriously!! -- Obama will be here in Kansas City on Saturday for a high-dollar lunch/fundraiser, and a big "$25 a head to get in" public rally (technically not a "rally", but a "low-dollar" fundraiser), and my wife and I are helping coordinate the public rally. Details seem to evolve hour by hour with the planning for events like this, but last I heard two days ago, we are part of about a dozen volunteers that are credentialed with the campaign to work in the behind-the-scenes secure areas where the Senator will actually be before and immediately after the public event.) ...and if I have more than 60-seconds to ask him something, I was half thinking about having him to name two or three jazz artists that really turned his crank back in the day (since I've read he was a jazz fan in his youth). He probably gets so much damned advice, and "stories" that people want to tell him -- that I figured a NON-political question might actually not be such a bad idea. (That is, as long as I don't choke when I actually get the chance to talk with him.) Quote
sidewinder Posted May 9, 2007 Report Posted May 9, 2007 Kinda makes one yearn for the good ol' days when Strom Thurmond was checking out the Nessa AEC box, and filling out his Fantasy/Prestige collection via emusic. Quote
BERIGAN Posted May 9, 2007 Report Posted May 9, 2007 Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: Evanescence, the goth rock group from Little Rock, Ark. Double Quote
Hot Ptah Posted May 9, 2007 Report Posted May 9, 2007 The question keeping America on the edge of its collective seats remains-- What is Tommy Thompson's favorite music? Until we know that, how can we rest easily? Quote
bertrand Posted May 9, 2007 Report Posted May 9, 2007 Is Biden admittig to breaking the copyright law? I don't get his response. Bertrand. Quote
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