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| David Cameron's perfect Spotify playlist | David Cameron's perfect Spotify playlist |
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| Britain's first prime minister, Robert Walpole, liked brewing beer. Winston Churchill relaxed with an afternoon nap and a spot of painting. However, for pop-era prime ministers, music seems to be the favoured way of dealing with the stress of life in No 10. Where Tony Blair liked to twang away on the guitar – perhaps more Don't Look Back in Anger than Wonderwall these days – David Cameron has revealed that he copes with the strain of living next door to George Osborne by "chillaxing" using Spotify. | Britain's first prime minister, Robert Walpole, liked brewing beer. Winston Churchill relaxed with an afternoon nap and a spot of painting. However, for pop-era prime ministers, music seems to be the favoured way of dealing with the stress of life in No 10. Where Tony Blair liked to twang away on the guitar – perhaps more Don't Look Back in Anger than Wonderwall these days – David Cameron has revealed that he copes with the strain of living next door to George Osborne by "chillaxing" using Spotify. |
| Given that he's probably far too busy running the country to plough through the online music service's 20m songs, we've compiled a playlist to get him started. It's collaborative, so you can add your own. | Given that he's probably far too busy running the country to plough through the online music service's 20m songs, we've compiled a playlist to get him started. It's collaborative, so you can add your own. |
| 1. The Smiths – William, It Was Really Nothing | 1. The Smiths – William, It Was Really Nothing |
| Johnny Marr has "forbidden" David Cameron from liking his group, but if you're prime minister you can make the law, and hum this in honour of the foreign secretary. | Johnny Marr has "forbidden" David Cameron from liking his group, but if you're prime minister you can make the law, and hum this in honour of the foreign secretary. |
| 2. Madonna – True Blue | 2. Madonna – True Blue |
| When coalition government proves too taxing, Madge's 1986 smash should offer a rose-tinted reminder of the days when you could fire up the Quattro, and Conservative prime ministers actually won majorities. | When coalition government proves too taxing, Madge's 1986 smash should offer a rose-tinted reminder of the days when you could fire up the Quattro, and Conservative prime ministers actually won majorities. |
3. The Jam – Eton Rifles | 3. The Jam – Eton Rifles |
| One of Cam's favourite songs, we're certain it brings back fond memories of his schooldays, and less sure he cares that Paul Weller's song is actually a raging critique of public school elites. | One of Cam's favourite songs, we're certain it brings back fond memories of his schooldays, and less sure he cares that Paul Weller's song is actually a raging critique of public school elites. |
| 4. The Killers – Smile Like You Mean It | 4. The Killers – Smile Like You Mean It |
| A difficult day of media and meetings ahead, Prime Minister? Stick on the Killers' 2005 indie-rocker and flash those pearly whites. | A difficult day of media and meetings ahead, Prime Minister? Stick on the Killers' 2005 indie-rocker and flash those pearly whites. |
| 5. Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden | 5. Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden |
| This 1970 country smash – key line, "I never promised you a rose garden" – makes an essential riposte to inquiries about why the economy is still flatlining. | This 1970 country smash – key line, "I never promised you a rose garden" – makes an essential riposte to inquiries about why the economy is still flatlining. |
| 6. The Bee Gees – Rebecca | 6. The Bee Gees – Rebecca |
| Spotify hasn't got any songs about Rebekah Brooks, but post-Leveson, the Gibb bros' 1974 toe-tapper about a powerful but potentially damaging woman seems eerily prescient. | Spotify hasn't got any songs about Rebekah Brooks, but post-Leveson, the Gibb bros' 1974 toe-tapper about a powerful but potentially damaging woman seems eerily prescient. |
| 7. Bruno Mars – Billionaire | 7. Bruno Mars – Billionaire |
| The PM informs us that his children's favourite Bruno Mars songs have started to "infect" his iPod. This 2010 hit may help to woo potential party donors. | The PM informs us that his children's favourite Bruno Mars songs have started to "infect" his iPod. This 2010 hit may help to woo potential party donors. |
| 8. Kraftwerk – Endless Europe | 8. Kraftwerk – Endless Europe |
| Endless Europe may sound like the Conservatives' perennial anthem, but Kraftwerk's soothing Euro tones are a lovely way to forget divisions over the EU and drown out Nigel Farage. | Endless Europe may sound like the Conservatives' perennial anthem, but Kraftwerk's soothing Euro tones are a lovely way to forget divisions over the EU and drown out Nigel Farage. |
| 9. Jessie J – Price Tag | 9. Jessie J – Price Tag |
| If the economic figures and welfare protests prove disheartening, better Jessie J than Iain Duncan Smith telling us we don't need money to have a good time. | If the economic figures and welfare protests prove disheartening, better Jessie J than Iain Duncan Smith telling us we don't need money to have a good time. |
| 10) The Who – Boris the Spider | 10) The Who – Boris the Spider |
| If only, eh, Dave? | If only, eh, Dave? |
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