MPs reveal their Spotify playlists

  • 17/08/2015
MPs reveal their Spotify playlists

You might have seen that United States President Barack Obama released his Spotify playlist.

If you didn't know, Spotify is a music streaming service, and as Mr Obama is about to go on his summer holiday, this must have seemed like a perfectly reasonable thing for the US press pack to ask him about.

Our MPs aren't about to go on their summer holidays, but we thought it was reasonable to ask them about their favourite song choices anyway.

The results? Let's just say they're mixed.

Marama Fox, co-leader Maori Party

1. 'When Doves Cry' – Prince 2. 'Redemption Song' – Bob Marley 3. 'Rock Me Tonight' – Freddy Jackson 4. 'Smoke on the Water' – Deep Purple 5. 'Lord is My Shepherd' – Whitney Houston 6. 'Oh Holy Night' – Mariah Carey 7. 'Master Blaster' – Stevie Wonder 8. 'Uptown Funk' – Bruno Mars 9. 'All About that Bass' – Meghan Trainor 10. 'Mum' – Prince Tui Teka

Peter Dunne, leader United Future

1. 'Karelia Suite' – Sibelius 2. 'I Am a Rock' – Simon & Garfunkel 3. 'Nature' – Wayne Mason & the Fourmulya 4. 'The Loveliest Night of the Year' – Mario Lanza 5. 'Pomp & Circumstance Marches' – Elgar 6. 'Stranger on the Shore' – Acker Bilk 7. 'My Lucky Stars' – Don McGlashan 8. 'Yesterday' – The Beatles 9. 'Suzanne' – Leonard Cohen 10. '1812 Overture' – Tchaikovsky

Andrew Little, leader Labour Party

1. Hunters & Collectors – 'Throw Your Arms Around Me' 2. The Killers – 'Human' 3. Courtenay Pine – 'Love and Affection' (cover of Joan Armatrading song) 4. Jeff Buckley – 'Hallelujah' (Leonard Cohen song) 5. Eddie Vedder – 'Stuff & Nonsense' (Split Enz song) 6. Jimmy Barnes – 'Working Class Man' 7. Gin Wigmore – 'Oh My' 8. Supertramp – 'Bloody Well Right' 9. The Muttonbirds – 'Anchor Me' 10= Fleetwood Mac – 'Songbird' 10= The Angels – 'No Secrets' 10= Morrisey – 'We Hate it When Our Friends Become Successful'

Metiria Turei, co-leader Green Party

1. 'Rock Hard' – Suzi Quatro 2. 'Crazy in Love' – Beyonce 3. 'Gigantic' – Pixies 4. 'Psycho Killer' – Talking Heads 5. 'Death & the Maiden' – The Verlaines 6. 'Kool Thing' – Sonic Youth 7. 'Black Sunshine' – White Zombie 8. 'I Saw Your Silhouette' – The Chills 9. 'Shitlist' – L7 10. 'Army of Me' – Bjork

David Seymour, leader ACT Party

1. 'Sultans of Swing' – Dire Straits 2. 'Wrecking Ball' – Miley Cyrus 3. 'Killing in the Name' – Rage Against the Machine 4. 'Chocolate Cake' – Crowded House 5. 'Election Night' – Bic Runga 6. 'Take 5' – Dave Brubeck 7. 'What I Got' – Sublime 8. 'Computer Games' – Mi Sex 9. 'Off to the Races' – Lana del Rey 10. 'A World Alone' – Lorde

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