» “Fortune Son,” Creedence Clearwater Revival — “I like it ’cause I saw it on a jeans ad.”
» “Sultans of Swing,” Dire Straits — “I love Knopfler.”
» “China Cat Sunflower” and “I Know You Rider,” Grateful Dead — “It’s from Europe ‘72, man.”
» “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” The Rolling Stones — “Reminds me of when I was young.”
» “Better Things,” Dar Williams — It’s Dar doing the Kinks. What could be better?”
» “Forever Young,” Bob Dylan — “It reminds me of Paul Wellstone and gives me chills.”
» “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues,” Elton John — “It’s his heterosexual song.”
» “Sweet Baby James,” James Taylor — “I like songs with beautiful melodies. For example, I’m not a hip-hop fan.”
» “One Time One Night,” Los Lobos — “My favorite Los Lobos song. It’s all heart, and makes me dance.”
Al Franken Is a Big Fat Hippie
Jun 22 2005 — 2:00am
8 Reader Comments
11:11 pm
“I’m not a hip-hop fan.” Ba-bye, Franken — you just lost and you hadn’t even announced you were running yet. And two Grateful Dead songs? Oh boy.
9:15 am
Hey, at least there’s no Strokes on his list.
10:35 am
“Forever Young” has reminded me of Paul Wellstone ever since Garrison Keillor and company sang it on the show the day after the plane crash. I still cry.
11:29 am
I’ve added the “Al trifecta” of iTunes celebrity playlists (Al Franken, Al Green, and Weird Al Yankovic) to Mixmatcher… feel free to suggest new songs to their playlists.
12:15 pm
Nicole Kidman’s playlist over at Mixmatcher is a bit surprising, with some definite high points. Al should ask her to help him out with some new music.
2:09 pm
I hope to see the Coleman attack ad airing in the suburbs: “Can we trust a comedian with our national security? Who is this New York hippie anyway? And he doesn’t even like hip-hop music.”
2:25 pm
If you’ve seen Battleground Minnesota, you know Norm can definitely bling with the boys.
2:42 pm
i wonder … in what (sexually-frustrated)vein does “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” remind Al of his youth?