Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Songs and things

So there's a 30 day song challenge that's been making the rounds on Facebook. I'm too impatient to bother following the rules, but I've seen it so many times that I feel compelled to participate in it in some form or another. PEER PRESSURE! Instead of posting one song a day, though, I will post several, probably just in conjunction with other posts. Why? Because I like to talk about myself. Isn't narcissism the whole point of blogging, nay, the internet? Read on.

Song one: your favorite song.

My favorite song of all time is Nirvana's "All Apologies." That's been the case since I was approximately 12 years old. Specifically the unplugged version:



Song two: your least favorite song.

Tough call. I have pretty broad taste, but there's plenty of music I can't stand. It's probably something like "Dare" by Gorillaz or "the Funeral" by Band of Horses. I hate hate hate both these bands to pieces. There, I said it.

Song three: a song that makes you happy.

"Down South, 10 Hours, I-5" by All Girl Summer Fun Band. It's about escaping rainy Portland on a road trip to LA. Just try to listen to this song without smiling.



Song four: a song that makes you sad.

Elliott Smith - "Between the Bars." I was going to pick "Fond Farewell," but that song makes me too sad.



That's all for now. We'll see if I make it all the way to 30 or if I get distracted by some shiny object midway through.

3 comments:

  1. You're a music maestro! Obviously I don't recognize any of the songs but some of the artists are familiar. I remain musically hopeless.

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  2. You must have heard the first one coming out of my room 300,000 times for about six years. The others, not so much.

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  3. I saw someone on FB start this but not keep it going. I'll live vicariously through your choices. Good #1! Not mine, but a good one. I know who Elliott Smith is but don't know his music. The PDX escape song when I have more time. :)

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