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- Ted Allen's Picks' Celebrity Playlist
In no particular order:
- 2. "Bend & Break" by Keane: "You gotta love really, really fey, really, really anthemic Britpop. This whole album is so soaring and pretty."
- 4. "Handshake Drugs" by Wilco: "Best song on the new album. Except for 'Company in My Back.' Nobody writes smarter, sadder, better songs about people you love and also want to kill. I can't believe I lived in Chicago for 13 years and was too stupid to go see the band that would eventually become my favorite band."
- 7. "Keep Moving" by Ivy: "Sleek and chic, like everything Ivy has recorded."
- 8. "Mona Lisa" by Jesse Malin: "Smart, cool, real rock. Any band that plays with Jackson Browne at John Varvatos parties is cool by me."
- 9. "Up with People" by Lambchop: "Brilliant, subtle, weird and beautiful. Dark and joyful. (Thank God I'm not a rock critic — all these vague adjectives aren't very helpful, but I'm serious about them). I adore everything this band has ever recorded. They're from Nashville. I think there are about 75 of them."
- 10. "There She Goes" by The La's: "It is completely impossible to not be happy when you play this song. And none of the cover versions have ever come close to this one, the original. Which is to say that I really wish people would stop trying to cover it."
- 11. "The Shining" by Badly Drawn Boy: "The perfect opening suite to a rich, dense, fascinating album, front to back. Buy it."
- 14. "Krafty" by New Order: "Sweet, dopey lyrics that don't make any sense, that great, high-register stuff from Peter Hook's bass, pretty guitar chords. New classic New Order."
$15.96 Ted Allen's Picks' Celebrity Playlist
Name Artist Time Price 1 Words Doves 5:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 Bend & Break Keane 3:40 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 We Used to Be Friends The Dandy Warhols 3:20 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Handshake Drugs Wilco 6:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 She's a Jar Wilco 4:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Homesick Kings of Convenience 3:13 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 Keep Moving Ivy 4:43 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Mona Lisa Jesse Malin 2:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Up with People Lambchop 5:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 There She Goes The La's 2:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 The Shining Badly Drawn Boy 5:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Warning Sign Coldplay 5:31 $1.29 View In iTunes 13 Warning Sign Talking Heads 3:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Krafty New Order 4:33 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 14 Songs - Jai Rodriguez's Picks' Celebrity Playlist
Okay, so my playlist is all pop and R&B. I know the other guys are more rock driven, so this list is a shout out to all my top 20 lovers.
- 6. "This Time I Know It's for Real" by Donna Summer: "This is a song I remember hearing in my mom's car over and over on long trips. I love it."
- 7. "No More Drama" by Mary J. Blige: "I was going through a break up when this song came out. It will forever be my anthem."
- 9. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder: "What a voice on Stevie. Who wouldn't want someone to pledge this vow to them. It very romantic, yet upbeat."
- 10. "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani: "Sometimes I just wanna be Gwen Stefani. This song is the closest I am going to get to that, in my bathroom mirror with a hairbrush."
- 11. "Baby, Get Lost" by Queen Latifah: "I love Dana Owens' sound. It's real pure and not affected. It brings jazz to a new generation. I love it."
- 12. "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)" by Jill Scott: "I did RENT with Jill Scott and she would play songs she was writing. I don't think any of us knew how famous she would become. I listen to these songs now and remember her playing songs on her guitar in that Vancouver hotel room."
$15.57 Jai Rodriguez's Picks' Celebrity Playlist
Parental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 Get Right Jennifer Lopez featuring Fabolous 3:50 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 Ryde or Die Jennifer Lopez 4:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Valentine Martina McBride 3:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Lose My Breath Destiny's Child 4:02 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 Caught Up Usher 3:44 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 This Time I Know It's for Real Donna Summer 3:38 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 No More Drama Mary J. Blige 5:26 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson 3:58 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Stevie Wonder 2:39 $1.29 View In iTunes 10 ExplicitHollaback Girl Gwen Stefani 3:19 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Baby, Get Lost Queen Latifah 3:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat) Jill Scott 4:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Everwanting: To Want You to Want Maxwell 7:32 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 13 Songs - Kyan Douglas's Picks' Celebrity Playlist
- 2. "Poses" by Rufus Wainwright: "It is almost impossible for me to put in to words why these songs, any song, move me and what they mean to me. It is especially hard to express why Rufus' work is so moving. His verses and music are hauntingly beautiful and truthful. Poses exposes our mixed up priorities."
- 4. "Radio Ga Ga" by Queen: "This is just one of those songs I will always love because it represents an era and has a distinct sound and feel. Freddie Mercury is missed . . . "
- 6. "Movies of Myself" by Rufus Wainwright: "Rufus Wainwright's voice and lyrics are addictive. This is one of my favorite of his songs."
- 11. "Dream On (Live)" by Aerosmith: "Aerosmith is arguably the best American rock band ever. This song is a classic right up there with 'Hotel California' by the Eagles. It reminds me of my childhood and adolescence."
- 12. "Planet Queen" by T. Rex: "I love T-Rex and this is one of my favorites."
$16.26 Kyan Douglas's Picks' Celebrity Playlist
Parental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 World Leader Pretend R.E.M. 4:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Poses Rufus Wainwright 5:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 This Woman's Work Kate Bush 3:34 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 Radio Ga Ga Queen 5:48 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 4:39 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 Movies of Myself Rufus Wainwright 4:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 You Are the Everything R.E.M. 3:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 I Touch Roses Book of Love 3:21 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Jane Says Jane's Addiction 4:49 $1.29 View In iTunes 10 Space Age Love Song A Flock of Seagulls 3:46 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 ExplicitDream On (Live) Aerosmith 4:50 $1.29 View In iTunes 12 Planet Queen T. Rex 3:13 $1.29 View In iTunes 13 Sing Your Life Morrissey 3:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac 4:12 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 14 Songs - Thom Filicia's Picks' Celebrity Playlist
- 2. "Box of Rain" by Grateful Dead: "My crunchy preppy years."
- 3. "Gone" by Jack Johnson: "Driving to the lake."
- 4. "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers: "Someone left this album in my car . . . and I love it!"
- 8. "Alec Eiffel" by Pixies: "I think the person that left the Killers album in my car also left the Pixies . . . thanks!"
$12.60 Thom Filicia's Picks' Celebrity Playlist
Name Artist Time Price 1 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 5:34 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 Box of Rain Grateful Dead 5:17 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Gone Jack Johnson 2:08 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Somebody Told Me The Killers 3:17 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 Take It Easy Eagles 3:30 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 Radio #1 Air 4:22 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 Yellow Coldplay 4:29 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Alec Eiffel Pixies 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 The House That Jack Built Aretha Franklin 2:20 $1.29 View In iTunes 10 Peace Frog The Doors 2:49 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 10 Songs - Carson Kressley's Picks' Celebrity Playlist
- 1. "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" by Cher: "I like the new Cher, the classic Cher, and everything in between. This one tells a great story . . . just whose perfume was it? Ah, gentle listener, tune in and find out!"
- 4. "Filthy Gorgeous (Extended Original)" by Scissor Sisters: "Who says filthy can't be gorgeous? It's dirty and clean all at the same time. Oh, the irony."
- 6. "Rich Girl" by Gwen Stefani & Eve: "Inspired by a showtune from Fiddler on the Roof. Sexy, updated and hot. Maybe they should do it for Fiddler on the Roofies."
- 7. "The Wonder of It All" by Kristine W: "The gay anthem for Summer '05. Ask for this one at your favorite tea dance. If you have to ask what a tea dance is, you probably won't like it."
- 10. "Send In the Clowns" by Judy Collins: "Okay, just seeing if you are paying attention. My bad."
$10.50 Carson Kressley's Picks' Celebrity Playlist
Name Artist Time Price 1 Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves Cher 2:37 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 Summerfling k.d. lang 4:15 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Flawless (Go to the City) George Michael 6:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 Filthy Gorgeous (Extended Original) Scissor Sisters 5:44 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Taylor, the Latte Boy Kristin Chenoweth 4:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Rich Girl Gwen Stefani & Eve 3:56 $0.69 View In iTunes 7 The Wonder of It All Kristine W 4:20 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Sand In My Shoes Dido 4:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Emotional Rollercoaster Vivian Green 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Send In the Clowns Judy Collins 4:03 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 10 Songs - Complete Set
Ted Allen (Food/Wine Specialist and author of upcoming book The Food You Want to Eat), Kyan Douglas (Grooming Guru), Thom Filicia (Design Doctor), Carson Kressley (Fashion Savant), and Jai Rodriguez (Culture Vulture), stars of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy on
www.bravotv.com - 2. "Bend & Break" by Keane: "You gotta love really, really fey, really, really anthemic Britpop. This whole album is so soaring and pretty."
- 4. "Handshake Drugs" by Wilco: "Best song on the new album. Except for 'Company in My Back.' Nobody writes smarter, sadder, better songs about people you love and also want to kill. I can't believe I lived in Chicago for 13 years and was too stupid to go see the band that would eventually become my favorite band."
- 7. "Keep Moving" by Ivy: "Sleek and chic, like everything Ivy has recorded."
- 8. "Mona Lisa" by Jesse Malin: "Smart, cool, real rock. Any band that plays with Jackson Browne at John Varvatos parties is cool by me."
- 9. "Up with People" by Lambchop: "Brilliant, subtle, weird and beautiful. Dark and joyful. (Thank God I'm not a rock critic — all these vague adjectives aren't very helpful, but I'm serious about them). I adore everything this band has ever recorded. They're from Nashville. I think there are about 75 of them."
- 10. "There She Goes" by The La's: "It is completely impossible to not be happy when you play this song. And none of the cover versions have ever come close to this one, the original. Which is to say that I really wish people would stop trying to cover it."
- 11. "The Shining" by Badly Drawn Boy: "The perfect opening suite to a rich, dense, fascinating album, front to back. Buy it."
- 14. "Krafty" by New Order: "Sweet, dopey lyrics that don't make any sense, that great, high-register stuff from Peter Hook's bass, pretty guitar chords. New classic New Order."
- 20. "This Time I Know It's for Real" by Donna Summer: "This is a song I remember hearing in my mom's car over and over on long trips. I love it."
- 21. "No More Drama" by Mary J. Blige: "I was going through a break up when this song came out. It will forever be my anthem."
- 23. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder: "What a voice on Stevie. Who wouldn't want someone to pledge this vow to them. It very romantic, yet upbeat."
- 24. "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani: "Sometimes I just wanna be Gwen Stefani. This song is the closest I am going to get to that, in my bathroom mirror with a hairbrush."
- 25. "Baby, Get Lost" by Queen Latifah: "I love Dana Owens' sound. It's real pure and not affected. It brings jazz to a new generation. I love it."
- 26. "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)" by Jill Scott: "I did RENT with Jill Scott and she would play songs she was writing. I don't think any of us knew how famous she would become. I listen to these songs now and remember her playing songs on her guitar in that Vancouver hotel room."
- 29. "Poses" by Rufus Wainwright: "It is almost impossible for me to put in to words why these songs, any song, move me and what they mean to me. It is especially hard to express why Rufus' work is so moving. His verses and music are hauntingly beautiful and truthful. Poses exposes our mixed up priorities."
- 31. "Radio Ga Ga" by Queen: "This is just one of those songs I will always love because it represents an era and has a distinct sound and feel. Freddie Mercury is missed . . . "
- 33. "Movies of Myself" by Rufus Wainwright: "Rufus Wainwright's voice and lyrics are addictive. This is one of my favorite of his songs."
- 38. "Dream On (Live)" by Aerosmith: "Aerosmith is arguably the best American rock band ever. This song is a classic right up there with 'Hotel California' by the Eagles. It reminds me of my childhood and adolescence."
- 39. "Planet Queen" by T. Rex: "I love T-Rex and this is one of my favorites."
- 43. "Box of Rain" by Grateful Dead: "My crunchy preppy years."
- 44. "Gone" by Jack Johnson: "Driving to the lake."
- 45. "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers: "Someone left this album in my car . . . and I love it!"
- 49. "Alec Eiffel" by Pixies: "I think the person that left the Killers album in my car also left the Pixies . . . thanks!"
- 52. "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" by Cher: "I like the new Cher, the classic Cher, and everything in between. This one tells a great story . . . just whose perfume was it? Ah, gentle listener, tune in and find out!"
- 55. "Filthy Gorgeous (Extended Original)" by Scissor Sisters: "Who says filthy can't be gorgeous? It's dirty and clean all at the same time. Oh, the irony."
- 57. "Rich Girl" by Gwen Stefani & Eve: "Inspired by a showtune from Fiddler on the Roof. Sexy, updated and hot. Maybe they should do it for Fiddler on the Roofies."
- 58. "The Wonder of It All" by Kristine W: "The gay anthem for Summer '05. Ask for this one at your favorite tea dance. If you have to ask what a tea dance is, you probably won't like it."
- 61. "Send In the Clowns" by Judy Collins: "Okay, just seeing if you are paying attention. My bad."
$70.89 Complete Set
Parental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 Words Doves 5:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 Bend & Break Keane 3:40 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 We Used to Be Friends The Dandy Warhols 3:20 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Handshake Drugs Wilco 6:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 She's a Jar Wilco 4:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Homesick Kings of Convenience 3:13 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 Keep Moving Ivy 4:43 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Mona Lisa Jesse Malin 2:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Up with People Lambchop 5:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 There She Goes The La's 2:42 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 The Shining Badly Drawn Boy 5:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Warning Sign Coldplay 5:31 $1.29 View In iTunes 13 Warning Sign Talking Heads 3:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Krafty New Order 4:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Get Right Jennifer Lopez featuring Fabolous 3:50 $1.29 View In iTunes 16 Ryde or Die Jennifer Lopez 4:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Valentine Martina McBride 3:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 18 Lose My Breath Destiny's Child 4:02 $1.29 View In iTunes 19 Caught Up Usher 3:44 $1.29 View In iTunes 20 This Time I Know It's for Real Donna Summer 3:38 $1.29 View In iTunes 21 No More Drama Mary J. Blige 5:26 $1.29 View In iTunes 22 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson 3:58 $1.29 View In iTunes 23 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Stevie Wonder 2:39 $1.29 View In iTunes 24 ExplicitHollaback Girl Gwen Stefani 3:19 $1.29 View In iTunes 25 Baby, Get Lost Queen Latifah 3:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 26 He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat) Jill Scott 4:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 27 Everwanting: To Want You to Want Maxwell 7:32 $0.99 View In iTunes 28 World Leader Pretend R.E.M. 4:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 29 Poses Rufus Wainwright 5:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 30 This Woman's Work Kate Bush 3:34 $0.99 View In iTunes 31 Radio Ga Ga Queen 5:48 $1.29 View In iTunes 32 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 4:39 $1.29 View In iTunes 33 Movies of Myself Rufus Wainwright 4:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 34 You Are the Everything R.E.M. 3:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 35 I Touch Roses Book of Love 3:21 $1.29 View In iTunes 36 Jane Says Jane's Addiction 4:49 $1.29 View In iTunes 37 Space Age Love Song A Flock of Seagulls 3:46 $1.29 View In iTunes 38 ExplicitDream On (Live) Aerosmith 4:50 $1.29 View In iTunes 39 Planet Queen T. Rex 3:13 $1.29 View In iTunes 40 Sing Your Life Morrissey 3:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 41 Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac 4:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 42 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 5:34 $1.29 View In iTunes 43 Box of Rain Grateful Dead 5:17 $1.29 View In iTunes 44 Gone Jack Johnson 2:08 $1.29 View In iTunes 45 Somebody Told Me The Killers 3:17 $1.29 View In iTunes 46 Take It Easy Eagles 3:30 $1.29 View In iTunes 47 Radio #1 Air 4:22 $1.29 View In iTunes 48 Yellow Coldplay 4:29 $1.29 View In iTunes 49 Alec Eiffel Pixies 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 50 The House That Jack Built Aretha Franklin 2:20 $1.29 View In iTunes 51 Peace Frog The Doors 2:49 $1.29 View In iTunes 52 Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves Cher 2:37 $1.29 View In iTunes 53 Summerfling k.d. lang 4:15 $0.99 View In iTunes 54 Flawless (Go to the City) George Michael 6:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 55 Filthy Gorgeous (Extended Original) Scissor Sisters 5:44 $0.99 View In iTunes 56 Taylor, the Latte Boy Kristin Chenoweth 4:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 57 Rich Girl Gwen Stefani & Eve 3:56 $0.69 View In iTunes 58 The Wonder of It All Kristine W 4:20 $1.29 View In iTunes 59 Sand In My Shoes Dido 4:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 60 Emotional Rollercoaster Vivian Green 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 61 Send In the Clowns Judy Collins 4:03 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 61 Songs
