Fashion Week Stars' Favorite Car Jams
By Dana Flax
Let's face it, we all have a few go-to, feel-good jams that we bump in the tape deck while driving the hoopty 'round the 'hood. The folks behind Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week surveyed a bunch of celebs about their car tunes of choice (and, more importantly, what they do in that inevitable, awkward moment when someone witnesses their car-singing) and gave Wonderwall an exclusive peek at their answers. Let's give 'em a listen.
Kelly Rowland's unabashed car song of choice?:
"'Wild Horses’ by the Rolling Stones. One of my first cars was a Mercedes SLK and I loved putting the top back and singing as loud as possible. I had bumble bee colors in the car (it was a yellow and black interior) so I must’ve stuck out a bit. I will keep going if you spot me! I even look at you and start performing, if you’re staring.â€
![Tori Spelling, on arguably the only child-appropriate thing about Lady GaGa: “Well, I have a young son, so you’d think [we listen] to lot of young stuff, but he loves Lady GaGa. ‘Poker Face’ is his favorite song, so we listen to that a lot. He loves singing along to the 'P-P-P-Poker' part!â€](http://static.wonderwall.com/Photos/Original/14433_Original.jpg)
Tori Spelling, on arguably the only child-appropriate thing about Lady GaGa:
“Well, I have a young son, so you’d think [we listen] to lot of young stuff, but he loves Lady GaGa. ‘Poker Face’ is his favorite song, so we listen to that a lot. He loves singing along to the 'P-P-P-Poker' part!â€
Kim Kardashian, on her incognito pop song sing-alongs:
“I love a good Britney Spears song, like ‘Gimme More.’ I love Beyonce's ‘Crazy in Love.’ It’s so embarrassing if someone catches you, but I have black tinted windows, so there’s no chance of getting caught!â€
Rachel Bilson, on her secret life as an MC:
“Sometimes I’ll rap. The only place you can really rap is your car. I like a little Outkast. I get embarrassed if someone sees me, though. I pretend like I wasn’t doing anything.â€
![Shenae Grimes, on not letting fame get in the way of car-jamming:“It’s super-cheesy, but one of my all-time favorite sing-alongs is ‘Maggie May’ by Rod Stewart. [If you catch me,] hell yeah, I keep going! ... And it’s funny too because half the time they could recognize me. Sometimes they have, when it’s young girls in the car next to me. And there I am, just screaming along while they’re freaking out.â€](http://static.wonderwall.com/Photos/Original/14425_Original.jpg)
Shenae Grimes, on not letting fame get in the way of car-jamming:
“It’s super-cheesy, but one of my all-time favorite sing-alongs is ‘Maggie May’ by Rod Stewart. [If you catch me,] hell yeah, I keep going! ... And it’s funny too because half the time they could recognize me. Sometimes they have, when it’s young girls in the car next to me. And there I am, just screaming along while they’re freaking out.â€
Leighton Meester, on her love of Tom Petty and herself:
“I love all Tom Petty. ‘Free Falling’ and ‘I Need to Know.’ And then this song called ‘Good Girls Go Bad’ by Cobra Starship, which I’m singing in. I like singing to that song. When it comes on the radio, we turn it up and scream so loud you can’t even hear it.â€
Emmanuelle Chriqui, on her "Entourage"-style top-down-cruises:
"I always listen to Ne-Yo. He's my ringtone! My other favorite is Madonna's ‘Holiday.’ If people catch me midsong at a light, I don't stop. I just wave and sing louder! The best is when you're in a convertible with the top down, heat blasting and singing along."
Alert the Barenaked Ladies! Lauren Conrad's heavy into nerd rock:
“I’m on a Billy Joel kick right now. ‘Only the Good Die Young’ is my favorite Billy Joel song. I keep listening to ‘dorky’ music. I also downloaded some Cat Stevens. I love him.â€
![Man, Emmy Rossum really feels like a woman. At the Lilith Fair:“‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ is a favorite. Anything by Sheryl Crow, or Shania Twain or even Sinead O’Connor -- [like] ‘No Man’s Woman.’ I sing to people if they catch me. I fully roll down my windows and invite them to join in. You can’t skirt around the issue. Once you’ve been discovered [singing] you have to own the moment!â€](http://static.wonderwall.com/Photos/Original/14431_Original.jpg)
Man, Emmy Rossum really feels like a woman. At the Lilith Fair:
“‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ is a favorite. Anything by Sheryl Crow, or Shania Twain or even Sinead O’Connor -- [like] ‘No Man’s Woman.’ I sing to people if they catch me. I fully roll down my windows and invite them to join in. You can’t skirt around the issue. Once you’ve been discovered [singing] you have to own the moment!â€
Ray of sunshine Mickey Rourke, on his uplifting car jam:
“‘Something Beautiful Dying’ by Mink DeVille. That’s the best.â€
Wipe that brow! You won't see Courtney Love on the road anytime soon:
“Oh, I don’t know how to drive. I have some sports car, and I thought, 'If I can’t learn to drive this, then I won’t ever know how to drive.’ And I can’t figure out how to drive the damn thing. So not much singing while I drive.â€
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