November 1, 2004
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ever so gently lifted from Mallaidh the Magnficent…
What song…
1. Reminds you of an ex-lover: Romeo and Juliet– Dire Straits
2. Reminds you of an ex-friend: People Are People– Depeche Mode
3. Reminds you of your childhood: Tapestry– Carole King
4. Makes you cry: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes– The Platters
5. Makes you laugh: She’s On It– Beastie Boys
6. Makes you wanna dance: Are You Gonna Be My Girl– Jet
7. Reminds you of the one you love/like: My Romance– Kevin Mahogany
8. Makes you very, very sleepy: Sail Away– Enya
9. You wish you wrote: Pannonica– Thelonious Monk
10. You wish had been written for you: Forever– Ben Harper
11. Fills you with complete joy: Like Humans Do– David Byrne
12. You never want to hear again: Celebration– Kool and the Gang (they made us run to it every day for a year in p.e.)
13. You want to get married to: Cowboy– Kid Rock (married?? you’ve GOT to be fucking kidding me… )
14. You want played at your funeral: Open All Night– Springsteen
15. Makes you want to mosh/slam dance: The KKK Took My Baby Away– The Ramones
16. Sums up your teenage years: Little Red Corvette– Prince
17. Song that reminds you of high school friends: Every Breath You Take– the Police
18. You like to wake up to: Happy Song– the Judybats
19. You like out of your parent’s record collection: Major Swing– Pearl Django
20. Your parents like out of your collection: I Love to be Unhappy– Gilda Radner
21. You love that you wouldn’t know about if it wasn’t for a friend: Saturday Night Fish Fry– Charlie Byrd
22. Makes you think of someone who died: How Great Thou Art– hymn (my grandad… it was played at his funeral)
23. You love the video more than the tune: I don’t know any videos anymore!
24. Reminds you of your first love: Hold Me Now– Thompson Twins
25. You love which is from one of your favorite movies: I wish that I knew what I know now when I was younger– Rushmore
26. Makes you think of the moon: That’s Amore– Dean Martin
27. Makes you think of sex: Let’s Get it On– Marvin Gaye (yeah, cos that’s not obvious)
28. Makes you think of being alone: Here Comes a Regular– Replacements
29. You love to hear at clubs: Push It– Salt n Pepa (okay yeah, it’s been a while…)
30. Makes you think deeply: what’s he building– Tom Waits
31. Makes you wonder why it was ever written: number 9 revolution– Beatles
32: Favorite song during the rain: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore– Harry Connick Jr.
33: Fave driving song: Shining Star– Earth Wind and Fire
34: Song that makes you smile for no reason: Gonna be Friends– White Stripes
35: Song that reminds you of summer: Friday I’m in Love– remake: Dryden Mitchell
additions of my own:
36. Song someone should play to win your heart: I’ll Only Miss Her When I Think of Her– Harry Connick Jr.
37. Song you’d play to win someone’s heart: How Deep is the Ocean (How High is the Sky)– Diana Krall
38. Is (or you wish was) “Your Song” (as a couple): Between Us (it’s good)– Harry C. Jr.
or It Had to be You
Comments (12)
I love that you love much of my favorite music…
I’ve been trying to comment on your site all goddamn day! It finally works…whoo hoo!
Great list–and how’d the thing go with the male-type person?!? details details!!
ooh…some judybats made it in there, eh? sweet! ;D oh, and kudos for the thompson twins…haha…good times, those 80s…although 80s songs don’t remind me of dating at all, i didn’t date in that decade…hehe
oh geez, rub it in whydon’tcha! isn’t it bad enough that I don’t know any videos??
This reminds me that I need to dl s’more Harry..thanks!
sweet!
Vote. Its Patriotic.
Now I wish I’d gone to see Harry when I had the tickets and he was in town. Oh well.
Whew… A lot of great music…
okay, i was SO enjoying this and then i got to #12 and now i’m hyperventilating.
fuck! that’s horried.
p.e. flashbacks p.e. flashbacks…
p.s. i loved your revelation on fodon’s site.
okay, #30 made up for it. you’re forgiven.
i may ‘lift’ this from you and i warn you ben harper ‘forever’ WILL be on my list.
great list — I didn’t know Gilda Radner recorded actual music? Is it from one of her musical numbers on SNL?
Great list!