Bruno Mars Backstage Tour Playlist
As Entertainment Weekly's cover star, the magazine also did a feature on EW.com where Bruno Mars explains the songs/albums that "soundtrack his life on the road." Artists include Waka Flocka Flame, Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson, Alabama Shakes, and Booker T And The MG's. Included in the list below is young folk/country/indie artist Jake Bugg, who we know Bruno is a fan of based on a previous tweet:youtube.com/watch?v=4_ek9n… This dude @jakebugg is killin!
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) April 14, 2013
So what songs made Bruno's list? Here's the list:
Artist | Song | Bruno's Quote From Article |
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Jake Bugg | Lightening Bolt | He’s kind of got an Arctic Monkeys thing, who I love, but there are also some parts that remind me of Elvis. I think his song ‘Lighting Bolt’ has a very rockabilly, ‘50s like Elvis [vibe], and I like ‘Slide |
Jake Bugg | Slide | ... and I like ‘Slide |
Waka Flocka Flame | O Let’s Do It | We’ll put on the most ratchet music you can think of backstage. ‘O Let’s Do It’ by Waka Flocka was kind of our anthem for the last tour — every night before the show it’d be that one, so we’ll probably do it again, just for comfort reasons. We’ll jump around, taking shots — ‘Alright, let’s go!’ and then the curtain opens on a bunch of 14 year old girls. |
Jackson 5/Michael Jackson | I Wanna Be Where You Are | There’s a lot of that backstage, too. My favorite? That’s, like, the hardest question. ‘I Wanna Be Where You Are’ is a good one. |
Michael Jackson | Burn This Disco Out | Or something from Michael’s Off The Wall album: ‘Burn This Disco Out,’ you know that one? I play that a lot at rehearsal, just jam that. |
Smokey Robinson | Being With You | For ballads, it has to be something special. I listen to a lot of Smokey, especially ’60s Smokey. So let’s go with ‘Being With You.’ That one makes me feel extra smooth |
Alabama Shakes | Hang Loose | I love them — ‘Hang Loose’ is my favorite. I’m from Hawaii and that’s a term I grew up with; it’s, like, the state motto. And I really like [frontwoman Brittany Howard's] voice and her delivery, especially on the verses. |
Booker T And The MG's | Green Onions | Earlier, I played ‘Green Onions’ three times in a row because I wanted to feel cool. I want that to be the soundtrack whenever I walk into a room. I want that to come on…and then immediately get into a fight by the pool table [laughs] |
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