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What's on Mayor Villaraigosa's iPod?
Put your hands in the air, wave 'em like you just don't care, Mayor! (Photo by current events via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr)
Leave it to a politician to come up with a very diplomatic playlist. LAT's Pop & Hiss asked Villaraigosa what he listens to on his iPod, and it turns out the Mayor likes "an eclectic mix" for when he's working out or entertaining at home: "classic and contemporary R&B, hip-hop, Latin pop, rock -- and even a touch of country." Ever the people-pleaser, Villaraigosa admitted that while he picked out a few of his favorites, he acknowledged he forget to include any classical, and that once he got his list done, he worried he left off some artists who would be upset they weren't included.
Here's Mayor Villaraigosa's playlist:
"Keep Ya Head Up," (2Pac)
"Crazy," (Patsy Cline)
"Dance With My Father," (Luther Vandross)
"La Llave" (Celia Cruz)
"A Woman's Worth," (Alicia Keys)
"Lean on Me," (Bill Withers)
"Strange Fruit" (Billie Holiday)
"Chan Chan," (Buena Vista Social Club)
"Qué Voy a Hacer con Mi Amor," (Alejandro Fernandez)
"Never Too Much," (Mary J. Blige)
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