In honor of Senator Clinton’s first day off the campaign trail in more than a week, I thought I’d give those of you not lucky enough to attend one of her campaign events in person a glimpse into what it’s like… and a big part of the experience is the wait. The schedule of a presidential candidate is crowded; it’s easy to get off track and find yourself running 30 minutes behind.

So what do you do while you wait to listen to your candidate? You listen to music — carefully selected by the campaign, of course. And what does the leading contender for the Democratic nomination like her audience to hear?

The Playlist (clicking on the links takes you to the iTunes store page for that song):

• Rascal Flats – Life is a Highway
• Tina Turner – The Best
• Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way?
• Smashmouth – I’m a Believer
• U2 – Beautiful Day
• Bill Withers – Lovely Day
• Shania Twain – Rock This Country!
• BTO – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
• Earth, Wind, and Fire – September
• Earth, Wind and Fire – Shining Star
• Jesus Jones – Right Here Right Now
• The Police – Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
• KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See

…and who could forget her anthem, chosen by popular vote:

• Celine Dion – Fly

Jaded national press types (such as yours truly) go to sleep trying to get these songs out of our heads, but that’s not always the reaction. Witness the student body at Hillary’s alma mater. After waiting nearly an hour for Hillary to arrive, they turned the event into a Hillary Clinton Dance Party… done

…before going absolutely bonkers when she finally showed up. At least it gave HRC another idea for how to fix the energy crisis: done