What Obama put on the Queen's iPod

[NYCGirl]

I heard somewhere that the rare book was actually signed by Richard Rogers.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/list-what-obama-put-on-the-queens-ipod-20090402-9kh1.html

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's gift of an iPod to Queen Elizabeth II came loaded with 40 songs from popular Broadway productions, including The King and I, West Side Story and Dreamgirls. The iPod was given to accompany a rare coffee table book of songs by composers Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, which Obama also gave the Queen.

Songs on the iPod are:

"Oklahoma!"

"If I Loved You," Jan Clayton, "Carousel"

"You'll Never Walk Alone," Jan Clayton, "Carousel"

"There's No Business Like Show Business," Ethel Merman, "Annie Get Your Gun"

"Once in Love with Amy (Where's Charley?)," Ray Bolger

"Some Enchanted Evening," "South Pacific"

"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," Carol Channing, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"

"Getting to Know You," Gertrude Lawrence, "The King and I"

"Shall We Dance?" Gertrude Lawrence, "The King and I"

"I Could Have Danced All Night," Julie Andrews, "My Fair Lady"

"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," Rex Harrison, "My Fair Lady"

"The Party's Over (Bells Are Ringing)," Judy Holliday

"Maria," "West Side Story"

"Tonight," "West Side Story"

"Seventy Six Trombones," "The Music Man"

"Everything's Coming up Roses," Ethel Merman, "Gypsy"

"The Sound of Music"

"Try to Remember," Jerry Orbach, "The Fantasticks"

"Camelot," Richard Burton

"If Ever I Would Leave You," Robert Goulet, "Camelot"

"Hello, Dolly!" Carol Channing

"If I Were a Rich Man," Zero Mostel, "Fiddler on the Roof"

"People," Barbra Streisand, "Funny Girl"

"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)," John Cullum

"The Impossible Dream," Richard Kiley, "Man of La Mancha"

"Mame," Charles Braswell

"Cabaret," Liza Minnelli

"Aquarius, Ronald Dyson, "Hair'

"Send in the Clowns," Judy Collins, "A Little Night Music"

"All That Jazz," Chita Rivera, "Chicago"

"One," "A Chorus Line"

"Tomorrow," Andrea McArdle, "Annie"

"Don't Cry for Me Argentina," Patti LuPone, "Evita"

"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," Jennifer Holliday, "Dreamgirls"

"Memory," Elaine Paige, "Cats"

"The Best of Times," George Hearn, "La Cage Aux Folles"

"I Dreamed a Dream," Aretha Franklin, "Les Miserables"

"The Music of the Night," Michael Crawford, "The Phantom of the Opera"

"As If We Never Said Goodbye," Elaine Paige, "Sunset Blvd."

"Seasons of Love," "Rent"

[Bicoastal]

1. So the Queen essentially has the same musical tastes as my Grandmother?

Good to know.

[NYCGirl]

3. I like a lot of that, too. But then I've always had a love of show tunes. NT

[Bicoastal]

12. As do I. I'm an Off-Broadway composer/lyricist, in point of fact.

But I tend to listen to the newer stuff. The most recent recording on the CD, from "Rent," is more than a decade old.

[NYCGirl]

14. I like the older stuff, too. Frank Loesser, Rogers and Hart, and, IMO, the 2 best

musicals ever written, "Gypsy" and "Guys and Dolls".

[Captain Hilts]

17. Johnny Mercer! Liz would probably love some of that. nt

[NYCGirl]

20. Absolutely! BTW, I'm not much of a Rogers/Hammerstein gal. But Rogers/Hart

were the perfect pair.

[Captain Hilts]

31. I respect that. nt

[gauguin57]

35. I wonder why the Obamas didn't include "Totally F*cked" from "Spring Awakening" on the ipod?

;)

[Captain Hilts]

11. Now you know what to give your grandmother, "The Queen's Collection." nt

[Bicoastal]

13. Actually, I believe she already has it...

...since I believe that playlist was taken from the two-CD compilation "The Best of Broadway," or some such.

[Captain Hilts]

16. But this compilation is the same one Liz will be grooving to. nt

[roguevalley]

37. I want that list on my ipod. when I get one. :)

[Lars39]

2. He's promoting the best of the US.

What a fine compilation, and a very appropriate gift.

[Captain Hilts]

9. I think she'll like it. Someone should show her how to plug it into a stereo or boombox. nt

[poverlay]

30. William and Harry are good grandsons. They're sure to take care of it for her... n/t

[Captain Hilts]

33. She stole Harry's Wii.....so who knows! Sounds like he was a good sport about that. nt

[poverlay]

34. Did she really? I hadn't heard about that. So cool. I wonder what her fav. games are...n/t

[babylonsister]

4. I've read there were also videos of her trip to the US. in it.

Thought and effort went into this gift. I don't care what anyone says, I like it!

[Captain Hilts]

10. I like it too. nt

[mucifer]

5. a compilation tape. Seems like something you do in college.

[NYCGirl]

6. Except for the rare book, of course. NT

[Cha]

8. And throughout

life.

[babylonsister]

15. But for someone who is old and can afford anything in the world,

they don't have one like this. It's unique.

[NYC Liberal]

19. Seems Obama likes to give gifts that will be appreciated

and not stuck behind glass in some museum.

[Captain Hilts]

32. I thought the CD collection was pretty lame. nt

[Captain Hilts]

7. She'll love that. I know she likes Sinatra and a lot of swing as well. nt

[Condem]

18. And as a little wake me up:

God Save The Queen. The Pistols. He meant it, man.

[happyiowan]

22. No he didn't. The nerve.

All those prissy show tunes & The Pistols. What a stunner. Man, what a sense of humor!

[seaker]

21. What a lovely and insightful gift!

:fistbump:

[spanone]

23. what, no Queen?

[gauguin57]

36. Freddie. *sigh* LOVE the shorts!

That's killer, Queen.

[mix]

24. the dvds and ipod

these are cultural statements of who we are as Americans, i think they're brilliant gifts

[Wednesdays]

25. Oh! Oh! Any Photoshop whizzes on this thread now?

Queen Liz. Ipod "silhouette" ad logo. You know what I'm thinking. :evilgrin:

(I'd do it myself, but I'm not very good at Photoshopping.)

[wildflower]

26. The news break I saw didn't mention the rare book, only the iPod.

This was an ABC news break. Now I feel bad because at the time, I thought, "An iPod? After those DVDs?" I didn't know about the book.

[AtomicKitten]

27. Show tunes? Yikes.

:scared:

[Connie_Corleone]

28. The Queen likes showtunes. She wanted a Video ipod.

She only had an audio ipod that was given to her in 2005. The new ipod also has video of her last visit to the U.S.

[AtomicKitten]

29. Good to know. That makes it a lovely gift indeed.

My reaction was a personal aversion to show tunes and country music.
:puke: