''For a person who's supposed to be perky, I don't like superficial music,'' claims the seriously perky Kathie Lee Gifford. Reege's soon-to-be-ex-cohost cut her teeth covering Carole King and James Taylor and now appreciates Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan. But new-school hip-hop? ''When Cody starts rapping, I'm like, What the heck is that? But my parents didn't understand the Beatles, so I guess it's a generational thing.'' So what, besides Born for You, her recent CD of new tunes and Broadway and pop standards, is on her playlist?
JOHN BARRY Somewhere in Time (Soundtrack)
I'm a big fan of
soundtracks, and I think he's an incredible talent. I also love
his score to Out of Africa. Unlike pop albums, where you usually
like three songs and have to sit through nine others, I can
listen to great orchestral albums from start to finish without
getting bored.
DOLLY PARTON The Grass Is Blue
Dolly's one of my favorite
people. I'm not a bluegrass freak, but I appreciate the art form.
It's so steeped in history, and I've always loved acoustic
instrumentation. Combined with Dolly's voice, it's a real winner.
BACKSTREET BOYS and 'N SYNC
I listen to all the teen-pop stuff
because of my children and we've had a lot of those acts on Live
With Regis & Kathie Lee. Sometimes you can tell they're just
one-hit wonders, but other times you really feel like you're
watching history in the making. I love 'N Sync, though I'm old
enough to be their mother. And the Backstreet Boys are the most
polite kids ever — any one of them is welcome to marry my daughter.
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