Rihanna on Her Love of Mariah, Whitney, Celine and Shania

Thanksgiving evening, Rolling Stone contributor Touré's interview with Rihanna airs on Fuse (November 26th at 6 p.m. ET, to be exact). Here's a taste of their conversation: Rihanna on the singers she admired as a young girl. "I used to listen to all the divas," she says, shouting out Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and Shania Twain. " 'Vision of Love' is my favorite Mariah Carey song, but they just all seemed so powerful. I remember just watching the videos, and that's what really sold me."

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Song Stories

“Satisfied”

Tom Waits | 2011

Only the genius of Tom Waits could combine the subject of mortality, a reoccurring theme in his work, with wordplay that name checks both Mick and Keith, whom he calls "Mr. Jagger" and "Mr. Richards," and the title of their magnum opus, "Satisfaction." And to show just how cool Waits really is, he even got Mr. Richards to play along, one of nine guest appearances the guitarist has made on three Waits albums. "This growling roadhouse stomp is a late-breaking response to the Stones' greatest hit," Rolling Stone said of the track.

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