Complete Guide to the 2016 Candidates' Favorite Music

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Hillary Clinton 

Musical History
Like most in her generation, Clinton grew up with classic rock: "The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the Who and the Doors," she said recently, "all of that, plus I like classical music because I find it relaxing when I'm thinking about stressful things." During college, she was dancing to Elvis and Supremes songs.

Favorites
Clinton has praised female acts from Loretta Lynn to Selena Gomez, Lana Del Rey and Lady Gaga. In a recent essay for Billboard's Women in Music issue, Clinton wrote that these women are "the best at what they do, whether that's fronting a raucous soul band, writing hypnotic dance anthems, unspooling intricate rap lyrics about female empowerment or crooning ballads about heartbreak and young love." Clinton also recently gave props to Beyoncé. "You see her on TV, it's impressive. You see her in person, you're just stunned, thinking like, 'How does she do that?' Really. I mean, she sings, she's up, she's down. It's just amazing. I want to be as good a president as Beyoncé is a performer."

Rock-the-Vote Moment
At her campaign stops, Clinton's camp plays the same lineup of 13 songs: Latin pop (Jennifer Lopez's "Let's Get Loud," Marc Anthony's "Vivir Mi Vida"), pop (Katy Perry's "Roar," Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger," Sara Bareilles' "Brave"), fist-pumping modern rock (American Authors' "Best Day of My Life" and "Believer," Gym Class Heroes' "The Fighter"). If the list sounds focus-grouped, it may have been: Clinton's campaign paid $90,000 to a consulting firm in Portland, Oregon, to help compile the list. [Update: A rep from Clinton's campaign says they pick the music for the rallies themselves but paid a Portland consulting firm $9,000 to use music from the agency's library for Clinton's web videos.]

 

Donald Trump

Musical History
In Michael D'Antonio's recent bio Never Enough, Trump claimed he gave a music teacher a black eye in second grade, saying, "I didn't think she knew anything about music."

Favorites
Trump has name-checked Aerosmith, Elton John, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson in the past, though he seems to think they're "terrific" as much for their personalities as their tunes. His tastes undoubtedly run right down the middle of classic rock; according to aides, Trump programs his own campaign rally playlists, which include songs such as the Stone's "Brown Sugar." His go-to campaign song, though, has been Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It," which he rocks at the end of his rallies.

Rock-the-Vote Moment
Trump was spotted at a 2006 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young concert in New York, where he was seen talking with fellow concert attendee Salman Rushdie. Afterward, he told Rolling Stone of Young, "He's got something very special. I've listened to his music for years and I've seen him before that, but I went to the concert where they were honoring Bob Dylan years ago at Madison Square Garden and Neil got up and totally brought the house down. There was nobody close. He's performed for me at my casinos over the years and he just brings it down. I've met him on occasions and he's a terrific guy. … His voice is perfect and haunting. He's 63 and I don't think it's changed." He noted he liked "the older stuff better" when it came to Young. Recently, though, Young demanded that Trump stop using "Rockin' in the Free World" at rallies, and Trump has called Young a "hypocrite" based on a meeting they had about Young's Pono music player.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/complete-guide-to-the-2016-candidates-favorite-music-20160201

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Hillary also has hot sauce in her bag.

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Hillary and Trump both growing on my likeability scale.

Thanks for posting, I love this.

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Lol this is all so robotic, I can't. Did Eli Gold right that?