iTunes’s collection of Celebrity Playlists (which gets a shoutout in the new Entertainment Weekly Must List) is worth checking every now and again. Al Franken’s picks indicates the left-wing pundit stopped listening to new music in the early ’80s. But at least he put some thought into it.
Creedence Clearwater Revival “Fortunate Son”
“I like it ’cause I saw it on a jeans ad.”Elton John “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues”
“It’s his most heterosexual song.”James Taylor “Sweet Baby James”
“I like songs with beautiful melodies. For example, I’m not a hip-hop fan.”
Still not as funny as Jennifer Garner’s though.
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ha, check out weird al’s playlist, it’s pretty good
stereogum, how in hell did you get your hands on a copy of illinois so damn soon??
Also check out Ben Folds’ Amazon list of CDs you should hear. Re: Rufus Wainwright
“I wouldn’t want to jump to conclusions but I think he might be gay.”
I thought the Gorillaz’s playlist was pretty decent. At least when you have Damon Albarn being made fun of by his own alter-ego. But again, not as funny as Jennifer Garner’s playlist.
p.s. Props for Picaresque rocking your ipod this week, Scott. It’s been rocking mine for quite some time now.
I’m sure Mr. Gum has excellent insider connections due both to the blog and his place of employment, but it doesn’t take special access to have a copy of Illinois right now. Asthmatic Kitty has been accepting pre-orders for a couple of months, and started shipping copies of the disc on June 3rd or so to people who had ordered off the site. Order one right now and you’ll still be able to get your hands on a copy before the “official” release date.
omg, Elton John’s song really makes Al Franken want to move!!!1
^^ tired
when they posted that last week i thought it was so random. al franken.. why does he have a celeb playlist on itunes?
turns out that the al franken show will be one of the first podcasts available on itms when the next version of itunes is released:
http://www.ipodlounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-to-offer-sundance-channel-podcasts/
i love marketing.
loveanddeath does not have a credit card [because, loveanddeath is currently unemployed], hence, no ordering off the net
but thanks for the tip. *Sigh…I shall have to wait another three weeks.