I got this from Sarah Dessen, who incidentally is hooked on lonelygirl15, which incidentally has now been established as fraudulent, with the creators issuing a James Frey-esque note to lonelygirl fans. (All we know at the moment is that lg15, whoever that is, is represented by Hollywood superagency CAA.)
1. Favorite Beatles song: I don't know. "Across the Universe?" Whenever I listen to the White Album, I find myself saying, "The Beatles were really good."
2. Favorite Rolling Stones song: I don't really like the Rolling Stones, but I guess "Can't Always Get What You Want," despite its questionable theme.
3. Favorite Doors song: I don't know any Doors songs. Um, is that famous one called "Break On Through" or "The Other Side?" That one, I guess.
4. Favorite Bob Dylan song: "Tangled Up in Blue" for sure, although I am also a big fan of the more recent "Things Have Changed."
5. Favorite Led Zeppelin song: This meme featues a lot of banjoless bands. Um, pass.
6. Favorite TV Theme Song: I was really into the Growing Pains theme, but I'm also quite fond of the Law and Order song, which I sing like this: "Duh-DUH! Boo-dee-lee-do."
7. Favorite Prince Song: The one that's in Looking for Alaska.
8. Favorite Madonna Song: Like a Virgin
9. Favorite Michael Jackson song: Thriller
10. Favorite Queen Song: Oh, come on. Queen is like the OPPOSITE of banjos. I pass.
11. Favorite 'N Sync Song: When I was in a sketch comedy group in college, we choreographed a dance to "I Want It That Way." (The videotapes have since been destroyed.)
12. Favorite Al Green Song: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.
13. Favorite Bruce Springsteen song: Atlantic City
14. Favorite Cure song: Ooh, finally a band I like! 10:15 on a Saturday Night.
15. Favorite song that most of your friends haven't heard: None of my friends like any of my music. I guess probably "Southbound," by Doc and Merle Watson.
16. Favorite Beastie Boys song: Another band I like. Probably "Brass Monkey."
17. Favorite Clash song: London Calling.
18. Favorite Beach Boys song: Surf City, USA (a favorite of mine when I was eight).
19. Favorite Cyndi Lauper song: They are all tied for last place.
20. Favorite song from a movie: Elliot Smith's "Needle in the Hay" from The Royal Tennenbaums or else "In the Jailhouse Now" from O Brother Where Art Thou. (BANJO!)
21. Favorite Jeff Buckley song: Sarah Dessen picked Hallelujah, even though it is a Leonard Cohen song that Jeff Buckley covered. I am going to pick Hallelujah, too, because A. it's great, and B. I don't know any other Jeff Buckley songs.
22. Favorite Johnny Cash song: You're Drifting Away, or else Jackson, his duet with June.
23. Favorite song from an 80's one hit wonder: Ice, Ice Baby. No contest.
24. Favorite Pink Floyd song: Wish You Were Here.
25. Last song you heard: Some song by Modest Mouse I'm listening to for the Soundtrack Contest (and yes, I'm listening to every song, which is why it's taking so long).
hey robin wasserman posted this on her blog
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speaking of songs *with* banjos - I'm looking for a recommendation on the new Old Crow Medicine Show album - thumbs up or down? Though I'll probably shell out for it either way, just the speed of the shelling will be affected by a recommendation. (And if you don't know them, get on it!)
ReplyDelete"I Want It That Way" is definately Backstreet Boys by the way. :)
ReplyDeleteUm, you were in a sketch comedy group in college? Did I know this?
ReplyDeleteAnd Ice Ice Baby came out in 1990.
ReplyDeleteWe are Boss Twins... Atlantic City is my favorite song by him, too. Bruuuuuuuuce!
ReplyDeleteYou and your banjo. I know because I'm the same way!
ReplyDeleteHave you heard about Blueground Undergrass??
I think you'd really like their sound.
Do you like the Rufus Wainwright version of Hallelujah? I love it! You should listen to it if you haven't.
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