Shania Twain’s honest playlist: ‘If Dancing Queen comes on, you rush out’
Country-pop star Shania Twain shares personal insights into her musical influences, including her love for Abba, her secret appreciation for Andrew Lloyd Webber, and the songs that have shaped her emotional life.
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‘I didn’t realise how powerful music could be until that moment’ … Shania Twain. Photograph: Timothy White ‘I didn’t realise how powerful music could be until that moment’ … Shania Twain. Photograph: Timothy White Honest playlist Shania Twain Shania Twain’s honest playlist: ‘If Dancing Queen comes on, you rush out’ The country-pop superstar loves Abba and secretly listens to Lloyd Webber, but which British heartthrob’s single gets her out of bed in the morning?
Prefer the Guardian on Google The song that changed my life There’s many critical songs on The Mission soundtrack, but Gabriel’s Oboe [by Ennio Morricone] hit me hard. I had to pull off the road, I cried like a baby. I didn’t realise how powerful music could be until that moment. I was 22.
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