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'Acid' Queen? Condoleezza Rice Picks Her Ten Top Musical Favorites -- for Bono's Newspaper
NEW YORK Bono promised, and delivered, a list and description of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's ten musical favorites for the Tuesday edition of the London daily The Independent that he has guest-edited. Rice revealed herself as a huge fan of "acid rock."
A staffer interviewed her to explain her choices. A classical pianist, she picked Brahms but also Aretha, Kool and the Gang, and yes, U2 -- all of their work, no less.
Here are her picks and some of her comments.
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1. Mozart
Piano Concerto in D minor
"I won my first piano competition at the age of 15, playing this work."
2. Cream
'Sunshine of Your Love'
"I love to work out to this song," says Rice. "Believe it or not, I loved acid rock in college - and I still do."
3. Aretha Franklin
'Respect'
4. Kool and the Gang
'Celebration'
"It's just such a great song."
5. Brahms
Piano Concerto No 2
6 Brahms
Piano Quintet in F minor
7. U2
Anything
Rice, a big fan, is happy to listen to any of their tunes.
8. Elton John
'Rocket Man'
"It brings back memories of college, friends, my first boyfriend."
9. Beethoven
Symphony No 7
"Quite simply the greatest symphony of all time," is how Rice describes Beethoven's Seventh.
10. Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov
'Acid' Queen? Condoleezza Rice Picks Her Ten Top Musical Favorites -- for Bono's Newspaper
NEW YORK Bono promised, and delivered, a list and description of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's ten musical favorites for the Tuesday edition of the London daily The Independent that he has guest-edited. Rice revealed herself as a huge fan of "acid rock."
A staffer interviewed her to explain her choices. A classical pianist, she picked Brahms but also Aretha, Kool and the Gang, and yes, U2 -- all of their work, no less.
Here are her picks and some of her comments.
***
1. Mozart
Piano Concerto in D minor
"I won my first piano competition at the age of 15, playing this work."
2. Cream
'Sunshine of Your Love'
"I love to work out to this song," says Rice. "Believe it or not, I loved acid rock in college - and I still do."
3. Aretha Franklin
'Respect'
4. Kool and the Gang
'Celebration'
"It's just such a great song."
5. Brahms
Piano Concerto No 2
6 Brahms
Piano Quintet in F minor
7. U2
Anything
Rice, a big fan, is happy to listen to any of their tunes.
8. Elton John
'Rocket Man'
"It brings back memories of college, friends, my first boyfriend."
9. Beethoven
Symphony No 7
"Quite simply the greatest symphony of all time," is how Rice describes Beethoven's Seventh.
10. Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov