what's on david cameron's iPod? er: reggae and the killers, apparently

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this has just dropped on the wires. presumably he hopes we'll forget what a whacking great tit he made of himself over health and chocolate oranges yesterday:


TORY LEADER REVEALS MUSIC TASTES

By Matt Chorley and Jamie Lyons, PA Political Staff

David Cameron revealed the contents of his new iPod as being "a lot of gloomy stuff" today.
The Tory leader said the music player was a Christmas gift from his wife Samantha and he had been spending his time loading it with "a real mix" including Bob Dylan, reggae and Pulp.
He also revealed on BBC Radio 1 he preferred Will Young to James Blunt, his favourite member of Girls Aloud is Cheryl Tweedy and he would choose Charles Kennedy as the other major party leader to have a civil partnership with -because he is "more fun" than Tony Blair.
Describing his iPod mix, he told the Colin And Edith Show: "Because I'm 39, there's The Smiths, Radiohead, Pulp, Blur - all that quite gloomy music.
"I'm a big Bob Dylan fan - there's a lot of Bob Dylan but I'm not a Tom Waits fan. There's a lot of reggae on it. The Killers album I think is fantastic -that is my like favourite album at the moment."
But he said he did not use music to prepare himself for Prime Minister's questions, preferring a cup of tea - with ten sugars. The drink was a tip from former Tory leader William Hague because the sugar "coats the larynx" and stops the voice drying up.
Mr Cameron also told listeners he had given up smoking as a new year's resolution - after the stress of defeating David Davis for the Tory top job last year drove him to return to the habit.
"I've got a patch on and this time it's real. I gave up for seven months last year and during the leadership election the pressure got a bit too great and I'm afraid I went back on the fags.
"But I thought this time, that's it. I'm hoping to kick it."
When quizzed on other vices Mr Cameron confessed to playing poker when he was at Oxford, adding: "I played at university, I lost money and I stopped. I've never played online.
"I have a face that you can just see exactly when I'm bluffing."
Mr Cameron reluctantly revealed his favourite member of Girls Aloud as Cheryl Tweedy.
Asked by presented Colin Murray which of the girls was most likely to "get a bit of the Cameron love" if he was single, the Tory leader initially said: "It is an impossible choice."
He was shown a calendar of the group and pressed for an answer - advised to pick the one who looked most like his wife.
He replied: "The one on the left", which was Cheryl.
During the Tory leadership election his rival David Davis got into trouble when he was asked in a radio interview if he preferred blondes or brunettes.
He chose blondes, but Mr Cameron studiously refused to answer.
As Mr Cameron left the Radio 1 building after appearing on the Colin and Edith Show, he said the experience had been "very enjoyable".
He added: "I hope going on the shows like this encourages young people to look again at politics and have a think about it, because it's important that people do exercise their right and vote and feel that it actually leads to something.
"That's the point of trying to encourage young people to get involved."
Other, unanswered, questions submitted by listeners to the station's website included:
:: What's your favourite cheese?
:: How many Mini Cheddars can you fit in your mouth?
:: If you could have a superpower, what would it be?

"i like the killers" = "actually, the only thing on my iPod is the horst wessel song on infinite repeat".

grimly fiendish (grimlord), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:08 (twenty years ago)

"I have a face that you can just see exactly when I'm bluffing."


Yeah righto.

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:13 (twenty years ago)

"Cheryl's forthright views on multiculturalism are appealing" said the Tory leader.

Tom (Groke), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:17 (twenty years ago)

Further proof that my disdain for the Killers is grounded in sound sense.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:20 (twenty years ago)

"This is serious; you've got 24 hours to sort out your policy on EastEnders or you're for the halal butchers."

Theorry Henry (Enrique), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:23 (twenty years ago)

He also revealed on BBC Radio 1 he preferred Will Young to James Blunt, his favourite member of Girls Aloud is Cheryl Tweedy and he would choose Charles Kennedy as the other major party leader to have a civil partnership with -because he is "more fun" than Tony Blair.
Describing his iPod mix, he told the Colin And Edith Show: "Because I'm 39, there's The Smiths, Radiohead, Pulp, Blur - all that quite gloomy music.

He sounds a lot like a typical ilxor, apart from being a Tory that is.

Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:26 (twenty years ago)

gloomy, gloomy blur.

Theorry Henry (Enrique), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:30 (twenty years ago)

actually maybe they are gloomy, these last 9 years...

Theorry Henry (Enrique), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:31 (twenty years ago)

http://www.petejohansson.com/media/twatpic.gif

fandango (fandango), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:45 (twenty years ago)

Hopefully Grime will blow up big before the next election....

fandango (fandango), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:46 (twenty years ago)

any reason why?

Theorry Henry (Enrique), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:47 (twenty years ago)

i have it on absolute authority that cameron possesses multiple iron maiden lps. my source is above reproach.

cw (cww), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:57 (twenty years ago)

Theme song for the next election "Margaret On The Guillotine"?

fandango (fandango), Thursday, 5 January 2006 17:25 (twenty years ago)

No one ever used to ask politicians what tapes they'd got.

PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Thursday, 5 January 2006 17:50 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

cameron fails to recreate iconic salford lads club photo; scared away by mozzer fanz:

frankly, mr wankly, you're a fucking twat

what next? gordon brown and alistair darling do "double fantasy"? nick clegg does "sonic mook experiment 2" (oh, look it up)?

grimly fiendish, Friday, 11 January 2008 10:10 (eighteen years ago)

RIP indie music.

Dom Passantino, Friday, 11 January 2008 10:15 (eighteen years ago)

Maybe he can go sit in a corner a la Dizzee.

If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 11 January 2008 10:19 (eighteen years ago)

This really isn't the guy to pull the last 40 (or whatever) English troops out of Iraq, is it?

If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, 11 January 2008 10:20 (eighteen years ago)

go on, cameron, recreate this:

<img src="http://petrovich.nutus.com.ar/Wish%20you%20were%20here.jpg";>

or this:

<img src="http://www.edita.jp/hard_rock/image/hard_rock8795/B0001ZX3RG.09.LZZZZZZZ.jpg";>

grimly fiendish, Friday, 11 January 2008 10:21 (eighteen years ago)

FUCKING HELL, will i never learn?

http://petrovich.nutus.com.ar/Wish%20you%20were%20here.jpg

http://www.edita.jp/hard_rock/image/hard_rock8795/B0001ZX3RG.09.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

grimly fiendish, Friday, 11 January 2008 10:22 (eighteen years ago)

where were they when tim jonze tried this, eh? eh?

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Friday, 11 January 2008 10:26 (eighteen years ago)

kicking poor people and braying loudly, probably.

grimly fiendish, Friday, 11 January 2008 10:35 (eighteen years ago)

At least he's not a Chili Peppers fan.

Matt DC, Friday, 11 January 2008 10:53 (eighteen years ago)


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