That damn baton…
This little meme’s been racing ’round the net like a bad case of mono, but I’ll chip in my 2¢ since I am such a music freak. Thanks Krista.
- Total volume of music files on my computer
- 55.44GB – 16,287 songs
- The last CD I bought
- Actually I bought 2 at the same time: Weezer’s Make Believe (for me) and Dave Matthews Band’s Stand Up (for Kel).
- Song playing right now:
- “1976” by RJD2 (from Since We Last Spoke)
- Five songs I listen to a lot, or that mean a lot to me
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There are so many bands I love, making this a really tough choice. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Cake, Jurassic 5, The Beta Band, Soul Coughing and XTC have all been there for me at varying times in my life (and continue to be a part of my personal soundtrack). The songs below fit one or both of the criteria for this meme, but this was a really hard list to compile.
- It’s hard to pick a favorite Belle & Sebastian song, but I do love “The Model” from Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant.
- “This Woman’s Work” by Kate Bush always makes me cry, but I love it. It’s from The Sensual World and is featured in a touching montage in She’s Having a Baby (it is also available on the soundtrack).
- Ben Folds’ “The Luckiest” is another song that makes me misty. Not only an incredible pianist, Ben’s an amazing songwriter. Other faves from that album (Rockin’ the Suburbs) include the title track, “The Ascent of Stan” and “Zak and Sara”.
- “Everywhere” by Bran Van 3000 is another great track from yet another stellar album, Glee.
- I had to include some Pixies, and, after much thought, I think “Where Is My Mind?” is probably my favorite (“Gigantic” and “Here Comes Your Man” were it’s toughest competition). It’s on Surfer Rosa, which I consider one of the few perfect albums (Doolittle also makes that list).
- Five people to whom I’m passing the baton
- The question really is “Who do you know who a) has a blog; and b) has not already received the baton.” I’ll try Scott Hoosier, Peter-Paul Koch, Jason Landry, Dave Stewart and Brian R. Williams