Since we can't see your Top 50, it's best to answer this survey by at least naming the artist when you answer each question. Makes it more comprehensible.


1.How did you get into no.29?


2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?


3. Whats your favorite lyric by no.33?


4. How did you get into no.49?


5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?


6. What is your favorite song by no.50?


7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?


8. What is your favorite song by no.15?


9. What is your favorite song by no.5?


10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?


11. What is the worst song by no.40?


12. What is your favorite song by no.10?


13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30?


14. What is your favorite song by no.38?


15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?


16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?


17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?


18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11?


19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?


20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?


21. What is a good memory involving no.27?

22. What is your favorite song by no.16?


23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47?


24. What is your favorite album by no.18?


25. What is your favorite song by no.21?


26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?


27. What is your favorite album by no.3?


28. What is your favorite song by no.2?


29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?


30. What is you favorite song by no.8?


31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?


32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?


33. How did you get into no.12?


34. What is the worst song by no.45?


35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?



36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?


37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?


38. What is you favorite song by no.36?


39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?


40. What is you favorite album by no.7?


41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy?


42. What is your favorite album by no.41?


43. What is your favorite song by no.24?


44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?


45. What is your favorite song by no.35?


46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?


47. What is your favorite album by no.4?



48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?


49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?


50. What is your favorite song by no.20?

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Reflecting my Last.fm Top 50 as of Oct 9 2008:

1.How did you get into no.29?
Nelly Furtado
I want to say it materialized when I was at a college frat party dancing to "Get Your Freak On (Remix)" featuring her on vocals. It further solidified when my college roommate and I got into a fight and Nelly Furtado's debut album was given to me as a gift.

2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?
Fine Young Cannibals / She Drives Me Crazy (1989). I remember watching Club MTV with Downtown Julie Brown and guys in polka dot shirts and Gumby fros would dance to this. I was so jealous.

3. Whats your favorite lyric by no.33?
Mark Ronson doesn't vocalize on his albums and the one LP I do own by him is filled with cover tunes.

4. How did you get into no.49?
The Ark
I used to read a really great blog called "Catchy Tunes From Sweden" and I discovered their earlier albums.

5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?
Simian Mobile Disco
Two. Their debut Attack Sustain Decay Release (2007) and Fabriclive.41 (2008)

6. What is your favorite song by no.50?
Queen Latifah / Superstar (1993)

7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?
Grand National / By The Time I Get Home There Won't Be Much of a Place for Me (2007)

8. What is your favorite song by no.15?
Bombay Rockers
Currently, it's "Bring Your Girlfriend" from their 2005 debut.

9. What is your favorite song by no.5?
The Ordinary Boys / I Luv U (2007)

10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?
The Presets
Yes. It's "Girl (You Chew My Mind Up)" from Beams (2006).

11. What is the worst song by no.40?
N/A for Muscles.

12. What is your favorite song by no.10?
Darin / Insanity (2006). I was having a fit when I heard a DJ spin this in a club in Berlin.

13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30?
Sade
My first year having my drivers license and driving down Imperial Highway in Los Angeles with "Your Love Is King" on the car stereo on a late weekday afternoon. And my mom being comfortable with my driving. I was only 17 at the time, so it felt good to actually drive my mom around for a change.

14. What is your favorite song by no.38?
David Guetta / In Love With Myself.

15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?
Janet Jackson / Escapade (1989)

16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?
Hot Chip
None really.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Jonas Brothers
"Mandy" on MTV Hits back in 2006.

18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11?
New Young Pony Club
"Flicking off the stereotypes and the nefario-types / The county sheriffs of hype and Co-co-codomol" ~ The Get Go (2007)

19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?
Calvin Harris
Guitarist Davey PlAnEcRaSh.

20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?
Jay-Jay Johanson
So funny I just got to this question as he's now playing on my iTunes. I love the song "Teachers" (2005). It produces a lot of gray colors when I play it.

21. What is a good memory involving no.27?
Alana Davis
Navigating my way through snow on foot, avoiding slush puddles while playing the "Fortune Cookies" (2002) album on my Discman.

22. What is your favorite song by no.16?
Private / Let's Make Love (Underneath The Appletree) (2007)

23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47?
Erlend Øye
Not sure. Believe it was "Ghost Trains" (2003).

24. What is your favorite album by no.18?
Linda Sundblad.
Only own her debut "Oh My God!" (2006)

25. What is your favorite song by no.21?
Timbaland
Tie between "The Way I Are" (2007) and "Drop (feat. Fatman Scoop)" (2001).

26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?
Beth In Battle Mode / No Feeling (2007)

27. What is your favorite album by no.3?
NOISEttes
Only their debut.

28. What is your favorite song by no.2?
bent / Silent Life (2004) from Ariels.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?
Robbie Williams / Millennium (1998).

30. What is you favorite song by no.8?
The Futureheads
Tie betwixt "Robot" (2004) and "Skip To The End" (2006).

31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?
Infadels
Zero. Believe me, I've tried. Just this past week, actually. We've just never matched up date-wise. I was in the UK when they were in the Netherlands. It's one of those things from this era that hurts me the most. Along with not seeing Van She live back in 2006. Plus, I really wish I saw them touring with the WANTI record when it was new and they were kicking with the energy of that album.

32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?
Sneaky Sound System / Pictures (2007)

33. How did you get into no.12?
Joan Armatrading
I used to be on a service called Audiogalaxy and discovered her music and lyrics through there.

34. What is the worst song by no.45?
N/A for Meshell Ndegeocello.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?
Van Halen
"Right Now" (1991) Way after David Lee Roth left the band. When I was kid, "Right Now" was a big song and my brother had the album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, so that's how I got exposed to them.

36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?
Grand Puba / I Like It (1995)

37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?
Prince
Zero.

38. What is you favorite song by no.36?
Groove Armada / The Things That We Could Share. (2007)

39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?
Nadia Oh
I heard her vocal last year on Space Cowboy's club cut "My Egyptian Lover" and really liked her vibe.

40. What is you favorite album by no.7?
The Attic / Remember Tomorrow (2007)

41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy?
Nordstrøm / Berlin (2006). It's a combination of relaxed and contemplative, more so than happy.

42. What is your favorite album by no.41?
Lady GaGa
She only has a debut.

43. What is your favorite song by no.24?
Tori Fixx
"Sweet Playa / Not Hiring" from FOCUS. Groundbreaking song.

44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?
Eric Gadd
I had a friend from Sweden e-mail me Gadd's Spirit CD.

45. What is your favorite song by no.35?
Tracy Chapman / Why? (1988)

46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?
Bonobo / Between The Lines (2006). Again, it doesn't make me happy, per se, just relaxed and contemplative.

47. What is your favorite album by no.4?
Lucky Soul / The Great Unwanted (2007)

48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?
Boys Noize is a solo act.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / The Impression That I Get (1997)

50. What is your favorite song by no.20?
Mr Hudson & The Library / Ask The DJ (2007).

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1.How did you get into no.29?
Otis Redding – I randomly picked up one of his albums and loved it.


2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?
Justice – D.V.N.O.


3. Whats your favorite lyric by no.33?
A Tribe Called Quest - I have no idea

4. How did you get into no.49?
Mariah Carey – When she first came out in the early 90s, all of my older cousins liked her and I always copied them, so….

5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?
Van Hunt – 3


6. What is your favorite song by no.50?
Björk -All is Full of Love

7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?
Jurassic 5- No

8. What is your favorite song by no.15?
Orquesta Harlow - Yambu Pa' Gozar

9. What is your favorite song by no.5?
Marc Anthony - Me Voy a Regalar

10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?
Prince – Uh … yeah. A couple of them

11. What is the worst song by no.40?
Cabas – I haven’t heard all of his songs, so I have no idea. I like the ones I’ve heard

12. What is your favorite song by no.10?
Robin Thicke- Brand New Jones

13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30?
Deee-Lite – Dancing in my living room with my dad to Good Beat

14. What is your favorite song by no.38?
Basement Jaxx – U Don’t Know Me

15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?
Beastie Boys - Yes…. Shazam!

16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?
Janet Jackson - I can’t think of one

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Jonny Lang – Lie To Me

18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11?
Alejandro Sanz – “Senor de los espacios infinitos
Tu que tienes la paz entre las manos
Derramala senor te lo suplico
Y ensenales a amar a mis hermanos”

19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?
Rahsaan Patterson – Uh..Rahsaan Patterson

20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?
Stevie Wonder – Many

21. What is a good memory involving no.27?
The Roots – Just blasting them while driving down the Thruway and rapping along with the songs with my people Good times.

22. What is your favorite song by no.16?
Beck – At the moment, it’s Scarecrow

23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47?
The Beatles – Can’t Buy Me Love

24. What is your favorite album by no.18?
D’angelo – Voodoo

25. What is your favorite song by no.21?
Ismael Miranda con Orquesta Harlow - Vengo Virao

26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together

27. What is your favorite album by no.3?
Los Lonely Boys – Sacred

28. What is your favorite song by no.2?
Hector Lavoe – Mucho Amor

29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?
Talib Kweli – Get By

30. What is you favorite song by no.8?
Raphael Saadiq – Still Ray


31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?
Lauryn Hill – 0

32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?
Daft Punk- Yeah, a couple of them

33. How did you get into no.12?
Sade – I don’t remember

34. What is the worst song by no.45?
Ismael Miranda- I only have one of his solo albums and I like all of the songs on it

35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?
Radiohead-Creep

36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?
Prince and the Revolution – Let’s Go Crazy

37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?
Ray Barretto – 0

38. What is you favorite song by no.36?
Cheo Feliciano – Mano Caliente

39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?
Bilal – Fast Lane

40. What is you favorite album by no.7?
Chromeo – Fancy Footwork

41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy?
M.I.A. – Boyz, $10, Hombre, World Town…

42. What is your favorite album by no.41?
Goldfrapp – Supernature

43. What is your favorite song by no.24?
Jamiroquai – Hot Tequilla Brown

44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?
Lenny Kravitz -

45. What is your favorite song by no.35?
George Michael – Kissing a Fool

46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?
Juanes - La Noche

47. What is your favorite album by no.4?
Carlos Vives – La Tierra Del Olvido


48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?
Boys Noize – Ain’t there only one member? Him

49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?
Santogold - You'll Find A Way [Switch & Sinden Remix]

50. What is your favorite song by no.20?
Kanye West – Get Em High

1.How did you get into no.29?
Robin Thicke - A friend of mine recommended his first album, but I didn't really get into him until the release of the second one

2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?
The Gap Band - Hard to say, but one of my earliest memories is calling "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" my favorite song as a little kid

3. Whats your favorite lyric by no.33?
Mary J. Blige - "I was your lover and your secretar-" where she drops the Y to rhyme with "there" in "Not Gon' Cry."

4. How did you get into no.49?
James Brown - I've known about JB for as long as I can remember.

5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?
Travis - 6

6. What is your favorite song by no.50?
Barry White - "I'm Gonna Love Just a Little More, Baby"

7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?
R. Kelly - "Your Body's Callin' (Remix)" because it features Aaliyah

8. What is your favorite song by no.15?
Coldplay - "In My Place"

9. What is your favorite song by no.5?
Neil Finn - She Will Have Her Way (or "Drive Home")

10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?
The Isley Brothers - "What It Comes Down To"

11. What is the worst song by no.40?
Ray Charles - his cover of "Crazy Love"?

12. What is your favorite song by no.10?
Michael Jackson - I Wanna Be Where You Are

13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30?
Aaliyah - They're all good memories at this point

14. What is your favorite song by no.38?
The Four Tops - "It's the Same Old Song" (with apologies to "Reach Out I'll Be There")

15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?
Janet Jackson - "When I Think of You"

16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?
D'Angelo - "The Root"

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Tim Finn - "Not Even Close"

18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11?
Madonna - The first few lines of "The Power of Good-Bye"

19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?
Crowded House - Neil Finn

20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?
The Cure - "Friday I'm in Love," "Why Can't I Be You?," or "The Lovecats"

21. What is a good memory involving no.27?
U2 - Listening to "Pride" with one of my best friends in high school

22. What is your favorite song by no.16?
Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song

23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47?
Brandy - I Wanna Be Down

24. What is your favorite album by no.18?
George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

25. What is your favorite song by no.21?
Guy - Spend the Night (Remix)

26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?
Whitney Houston - You Give Good Love

27. What is your favorite album by no.3?
Marvin Gaye - I Want You

28. What is your favorite song by no.2?
Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing

29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

30. What is you favorite song by no.8?
Split Enz - The Devil You Know

31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?
R.E.M. - None

32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?
The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice

33. How did you get into no.12?
Ella Fitzgerald - I sang one of her songs in high school

34. What is the worst song by no.45?
Terence Trent D'Arby - "I Have Faith in These Desolate Times"

35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Don't know

36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?
Talib Kweli - Can't remember

37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?
Bic Runga - Once, February 2005 in DC opening for the Finn Brothers

38. What is you favorite song by no.36?
The Temptations - My Girl

39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?
Guster - Amsterdam

40. What is you favorite album by no.7?
Prince - Lovesexy

41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy?
Jackson 5 - "Mama's Pearl" is one of many

42. What is your favorite album by no.41?
Radiohead - The Bends

43. What is your favorite song by no.24?
Van Hunt - "At the End of a Slow Dance"

44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - my mom telling me how much she listened to that album while I was a baby

45. What is your favorite song by no.35?
George Harrison - "My Sweet Lord"

46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?
The Beatles - "Eight Days a Week"

47. What is your favorite album by no.4?
The Finn Brothers - Everyone Is Here

48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?
The O'Jays - Eddie

49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?
Al Green - Can't remember

50. What is your favorite song by no.20?
Duran Duran - Maybe "Girls on Film"

I don't use LastFM, but I have my list of top 50 artists, and I wanna play! It's cool to see so many artists in the lists you guys have posted so far in my list as well.

1.How did you get into no.29?

Franz Ferdinand- Like millions of others, I was totally blitzkrieged by "Take Me Out", and I wanted to hear more. Their debut album became the summer album of '04 for me, and it came at a necessary time as I had just dealt with the loss of my dad and needed something energetic and fun as a distraction.

2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?

Kraftwerk- "Pocket Calculator" (1981) - A perfect song to capture my math supergeekdom.

3. Whats your favorite lyric by no.33?

George Michael- "And charity is a coat you wear
Twice a year" (Praying for Time)- What an artist!

4. How did you get into no.49?

U2- Through endless play by my brother!

5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?

Michael Jackson- 6 (all the studio albums from 79-01)

6. What is your favorite song by no.50?

Arcade Fire- "In the Backseat" (2004) - It came out at a time when I really needed it. "My family tree's losing all its leaves" resonated a little too much.

7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?

Chromeo- Hell no! It's all fun with them- there isn't a single artist this decade that can make me smile more.

8. What is your favorite song by no.15?

Stevie Wonder- "My Eyes Don't Cry" (1987)- As a Detroit-area native, this song is an anthem to me and many others. Funk at its finest with a great self-affirming message.

9. What is your favorite song by no.5?

Janet Jackson- "This Time" (1993)- Overly dramatic and laced with strings, Janet totally kicks ass here.

10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?

Madonna- "Burning Up" (1983)- A permanent place in my all-time top 10! It has so many elements of music that I love.

11. What is the worst song by no.40?

Joy Division- I can't really think of a bad song that they've done! Granted, they had a limited career.

12. What is your favorite song by no.10?

Kylie Minogue- "Take Me With You" (1997)- Not what you would expect from Ms. Minogue, it is a 9-minute epic ballad with exotic instrumentation and subdued sensuality.

13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30?

The Velvet Underground- After having hated them for years, my wife Tracy finally listened to the debut album again and was shocked that she had come to really enjoy it.

14. What is your favorite song by no.38?

!!!- "Must Be the Moon" (2007)- Delectable, delicious funk that just EXPLODES at the end.

15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?

Aaliyah- "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (1996)- RIP Baby Girl.

16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?

Busta Rhymes- Ummm, no.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?

Lou Reed- "Satellite of Love" - I tracked it down after hearing the Eurythmics cover. I loved its parent album Transformer and its successor Berlin even more.

18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11?

New Order- "My life ain't no holiday- I've been through the point of no return- I've seen what a man can do- I've seen all the hate of a woman too" (Vanishing Point)- The piano that is played during this part gives me chills.

19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?

Prince!

20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?

The Smiths- "Panic" (1986)- Not really a happy song, per se, but its sound makes me bounce.

21. What is a good memory involving no.27?

Grace Jones- Seeing the entire org go apeshit over her new video for "Corporate Cannibal".

22. What is your favorite song by no.16?

Roxy Music- "Editions of You" (1973)- It gets me revved up like no other.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47?

Gorillaz- "Clint Eastwood" (2001)- While I still love it, the Demon Days album is what gets them a spot in my top 50- one of the best 3 albums of the decade, probably, and a symbol of our times.

24. What is your favorite album by no.18?

Siouxsie and the Banshees- Kaleidoscope (1980)- Eclectic mix of assorted new wave influences, it is the first time that the band really stretched itself and the proof is in the pudding.

25. What is your favorite song by no.21?

Roxette- "Paint" (1988)- Don't laugh. Look Sharp! is a great pop album, and this is catchy, pure pop at its best.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?

Missy Elliott- "Supa Dupa Fly (The Rain)" (1997)- I've loved her ever since!

27. What is your favorite album by no.3?

Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)- A work of necessary experimentation and innovation (they were broke), this album has so many magical moments and not many other albums are more definitively "Ian" than this one.

28. What is your favorite song by no.2?

The Cure- "Lovesong" (1989)- This is one of the most important 5 songs of my entire life. It helped to get me through tough times and I fell in love the first time I saw those blue stalagmites in the video.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?

Parliament/Funkadelic- "Flashlight" (1977)- Still my favorite to this day!

30. What is you favorite song by no.8?

David Bowie- "Moonage Daydream" (1972)- Grandiose glam epic with blistering guitar and a descending chord progression that gets me every time.

31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?

Annie- 4! I met her after 3 of the concerts. They were some of the most amazing and spiritual experiences of my life.

32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?

Donna Summer- "Woman" (1983)- I first heard this when I was about 4, and I was OBSESSED with it. Hearing it always takes me back to when I was tiny.

33. How did you get into no.12?

Depeche Mode- I was blown away by each of the singles from Violator and exploring their earlier material only cemented my fandom.

34. What is the worst song by no.45?

Can- I probably don't know it! I've avoided their material from 74 onward because it's more commercial than their 69-73 mind-bending stuff. Listening to Monster Movie from 1969 completely changed the way I hear music.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?

Aerosmith- "Walk This Way" It was "Janie's Got a Gun" that really got me tuning in, though.

36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?

George Winston- The entire December album is the Renner soundtrack to the holiday season and has been for decades.

37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?

Joan Jett- None. She's in my top 5 of artists I want to see, and I hope she comes to Oz!

38. What is you favorite song by no.36?

Morrissey- "I Have Forgiven Jesus" (2004)- I was a very hurt and angry boy in 2004, and this song provided me with a great outlet.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?

LCD Soundsystem- "Daft Punk Is Playing in My House" (2005)- I then bought the debut and quite enjoyed it, but my posting history here will indicate how obsessed I became with Sound of Silver from 2007, and that is why they are here at number 28.

40. What is you favorite album by no.7?

Blondie- Eat to the Beat. It's a perfect document of a band firing on all cylinders.

41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy?

PJ Harvey- "Is This Love" (2000)- Straight up rock from a badass chick.

42. What is your favorite album by no.41?

The Human League- Dare (1981)- It's very cliche to list this one, but it's hard to deny that they were onto something very, very important with this album.

43. What is your favorite song by no.24?

The Doors- "Riders on the Storm" (1971)- 7 minutes of jazz improvisation, a tempestuous bass line and ominous lyrics.

44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?

Salt 'n Pepa- Every time I see them on TV, I smile. These girls are the best!

45. What is your favorite song by no.35?

Sade- "King of Sorrow" (2000)- The music and the lyrics just sear through me.

46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?

Annie Lennox- "Little Bird" (1992)- With an unrelenting pulse and conquering lyrics, this song has all of the power of Eurythmics while maintaining the sophistication of Diva.

47. What is your favorite album by no.4?

Björk- Vespertine (2001)- Listening to it is a sacred experience. Best album of the 00s, by far.

48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?

Gap Band- Charlie Wilson, of course! Their music is some of the most natural for me to like.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?

Pretenders- Probably "Brass in Pocket" (1980). Their entire debut album is mesmerizing, but my favorite song of theirs is 1983's "Middle of the Road".

50. What is your favorite song by no.20?

The Strokes- "Reptilia" (2003)- The interplay with the guitars and the bass along with the rapid changes in intensity are captured in such a simple, fun way.

1.How did you get into no.29? The Beach Boys. I was always vaguely a fan, but I really became enthusiastic about them after I fell in love with the High Llamas Hawaii album. Reviews compared the Llamas album to Pet Sounds/Sunflower era BBs so regularly that I felt obligated to pursue them further.


2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22? The Zombies - Time of the Season. I'm sure I'd heard it on oldies radio before this, but I really became familiar with it through a university friend who played it obsessively.


3. Whats your favorite lyric by no.33? Young Marble Giants - I don't really pay attention to lyrics.


4. How did you get into no.49? Megadeth - I really liked Rust In Peace back when it was released, but I don't believe I'd listened to it for over a decade when Lilgish happened to mention them in a thread, which prompted me to get back into them in a hard way.


5. How many albums by no.13 do you own? Merle Haggard - Thirteen.


6. What is your favorite song by no.50? Flying Burrito Brothers - Hot Burrito #1


7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad? Nick Lowe - The Beast in Me, maybe...


8. What is your favorite song by no.15? Mojave 3 - Bluebird of Happiness


9. What is your favorite song by no.5? The Mountain Goats - No Children


10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy? Scott Walker - Jackie...possibly the most cheerful song that I genuinely like.


11. What is the worst song by no.40? The Bats - I can't really say I've heard a Bats song that I truly disliked. They can get a little same-y, but they're very consistent.


12. What is your favorite song by no.10? Soft Machine - Why Are We Sleeping


13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30? The Feelies - They were prominently featured in Something Wild, a movie that I liked very much when it was released. I should go back and watch it again to see how well it stands up to my distant impressions of it.


14. What is your favorite song by no.38? New Pornographers - Letter from an Occupant


15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy? Eric Matthews - Not really. I think most of his stuff is reasonably downcast, though it's fairly peppy musically. No Gnashing Teeth is sorta happy sounding, I guess.


16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad? The Apartments - Most of their stuff is pretty dour. Mr. Somewhere became slightly famous when This Mortal Coil covered it on one of their albums.


17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? Jamie Dale Gilmore - Sante Fe Thief - one of his very best.


18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11? The Handsome Family - The Giant of Illinois
I had nothing to say on Christmas day when you threw all your clothes in the snow.

When you burnt your hair, knocked over chairs, I just tried to stay out of your way.
But when you fell asleep with blood on your teeth, I got in my car and drove away.

19. Who is a favorite member of no.1? The Fall? Karl Burns, obviously...


20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy? Wire - Three Girl Rhumba


21. What is a good memory involving no.27? Bonnie Prince Billy. I honestly cannot name one.

22. What is your favorite song by no.16? The Delgados - Child Killers.


23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47? Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth. Great Kinks-like sing-a-long.


24. What is your favorite album by no.18? Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue, but there's not exactly a surfeit of choices here.


25. What is your favorite song by no.21? Yes - Heart of the Sunrise, though the wimp in me loves Our Song.


26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26? Lambchop - Up With People. Their best song too, I think.


27. What is your favorite album by no.3? Pernice Brothers - The World Won't End.


28. What is your favorite song by no.2? Robert Wyatt - Sea Song


29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32? Saint Etienne - That would be the first song on Tiger Bay...the name escapes me at the moment. Urban something, I think...


30. What is you favorite song by no.8? Scud Mountain Boys - Knievel.


31. How many times have you seen no.17 live? High Llamas - 0


32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy? Flying Saucer Attack - nope, but it's very good for zoning out.


33. How did you get into no.12? The Mekons - through all the acclaim their '89 (i think?) Rock N' Roll album received.


34. What is the worst song by no.45? Prong - I can't really think of a song by them that I dislike. I haven't listened to them in a long time, though.


35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34? Olivia Tremor Control - I bought their album without ever having heard a song by them, so the answer would be whatever the first song on that album might happen to be. I just looked it up: The Opera House



36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48? Von Sudenfed - Fledermaus Can't Get It.


37. How many times have you seen no.42 live? Cappaquiddick Skyline - 0


38. What is you favorite song by no.36? Donald Fagen - IGY


39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28? The Clean - Tally-ho...good one...


40. What is you favorite album by no.7? Bob Dylan - there are about a 1/2 dozen Dylan albums that I unreservedly love. Blonde on Blonde has been my reflexive #1 for quite a few years, but I think John Wesley Harding might now be my favourite.


41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy? Hank Williams - I Saw the Light, maybe?


42. What is your favorite album by no.41? Drive-By Truckers - Southern Rock Opera, though it's got a fair amount of fat on it.


43. What is your favorite song by no.24? King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare


44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46? Minutemen - I can't think of any...maybe I just don't have any good memories.


45. What is your favorite song by no.35? Triffids - Bury Me Deep In Love


46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy? The Kinks - tons of them. Harry Rag is one that comes to mind immediately.


47. What is your favorite album by no.4? Smog - A River Ain't Too Much In Love



48. Who is your favorite member of no.37? Old 97's - I dunno - I usually like it when the guitarist takes a lead vocal, so I'll go with him.


49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43? Al Green - Let's Stay Together.


50. What is your favorite song by no.20? Todd Rundgren - Love of the Common Man.

damosuzuki said:

We have the same #43.

1.How did you get into no.29?
Eurythmics. My sister gave me their Touch album. I was hooked ever since. It's still my fave album by them.

2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?
Harry Connick Jr; "It Had To Be You". Like many Europeans, I was only dispose dto his music after hi ssoundtrack for When Haary Met Sally.

3. Whats your favorite lyric by no.33?
I got a tie. There's Madhouse and I would not consider the words "baby doll house" groovy lyrics. So on to New Order, not their best lyric, but from my first fave song by them;

"I thought I told you to leave me
While I walked down to the beach
Tell me how does it feel
When your heart grows cold
(grows cold, grows cold, grows cold)"

4. How did you get into no.49?
De La Soul. Their Me Myself And I song. I got the album and most their albums after.

5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?
Aretha Franklin. I own 9 albums by her. Mostly old stuff. I mostly play The Queen Of Soul box, though, as it covers the period I really like and her gospel album.

6. What is your favorite song by no.50?
Talking Heads. Often the answer to these questions will be the song that made me fan. My fave song by them is Psycho Killer as taken from their Stop Making Sense live album.

7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?
Nirvana. Not really. I think their songs are often very powerful, even when they are about sad topics. I remember Pennroyal Tea making a hell of an impression on me when played during the Unplugged session.

8. What is your favorite song by no.15?
PJ Harvey. Either The Wind or Dress, I suppose

9. What is your favorite song by no.5?
David Bowie's Sound And Vision has the power to transport me straight back to the 70's and make me a happy little boy again.

10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?
Björk's Enjoy had me dancing through the room first time I heard it.

11. What is the worst song by no.40?
Beastie Boys. I always skip The Brouhaha on their To The 5 Boroughs album.

12. What is your favorite song by no.10?
Prince & The Revolution! Dayum. Hard one! Probably their version of Databank as it is so funky and funny.

13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30?
U2. Waking up to The Joshua Tree with my first boyfriend at his house.

14. What is your favorite song by no.38?
ABBA! I love ABBA. Probably my first musical love. [grin] I always get unbelievably happy when I hear the version of Summernight City the put on their Thank You For The Music Box.

15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?
Ladytron. Their Blue Jeans makes me very content. Yes.

16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?
Joni Mitchell's Blue can make me sad instantly. Her entire Blue album is an album that oozes sadness. And me, being a melancholy creature, connect to such stuff immediately.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
The Academy Of Ancient Music, conducted by Christopher Hogwood. THat would be Mozart's 41st Symphony.

18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11?
The Knife's We Share Our Mothers' Health;

"We came down from the north
Blue hands and a torch
Red wine and food for free
A possibility
We share our mothers' health
It is what we've been dealt
What's in it for me?
Fine
Then I'll agree"

19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?
That's Prince, weird enough. Prince's member. Ewwww. But if we throw all his backing group members into one pot; Eric Leeds.

20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?
Edith Piaff. Padam, Padam

21. What is a good memory involving no.27?
Stevie Wonder. Sitting in my room, candles burning, listening to The Secret Life Of Plants. Race Babbling and Venus' Flytrap And The Bug.

22. What is your favorite song by no.16?
Cocteau Twins. Hard. I love so much of their stuff so fervently. Probably Know Who You Are At Every Age.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47?
David Sylvian. I suppose that would be his song with Ryuichi Sakamoto; Forbidden Colors. Made me a fan for life of both.

24. What is your favorite album by no.18?
Madonna. Alas, I am gay. I must admit that most of the entries in this list got there because of the inclusion of their songs on my favourites playlist. And I must admit that I was surprised of how many Madonna songs ended up there. My utter fave album is of course Ray Of Light, as it had Madonna going into a more introverted direction. Which she threw overboard almost immediately.

25. What is your favorite song by no.21?
Bruce Springsteen. The River. Hauntingly beautiful.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?
Kate Bush. I was a wee kid, but her Wuthering Heights was a HUGE hit in Holland and my oldest sister's best friend was a huge fan of her, so I heard all her stuff as soon as it got out.

27. What is your favorite album by no.3?
Miles Davis. This is hard. A Tribute To Jack Johnson. Amazing. No words to describe properly.

28. What is your favorite song by no.2?
Tori Amos. Probably Winter or Know Who You Are At Every Age, even though Last.fm says my most listened song is Putting The Damage On.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?
Madhouse. It was One. I got the album and played it.

30. What is you favorite song by no.8?
Joy Division. At the moment Wilderness. And As You Said. And Excercise One [First John Peel Session 01-79 BBC studio]. And. And. I love everything.

31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?
I have seen works by Johann Sebastian Bach performed live, but never with him in attendance.

32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?
Sheila E.'s Shortberry Strawcake makes me very happy indeed.

33. How did you get into no.12?
Billie Holiday. I got into her cuz of Nathalie. She steered me into the right direction when she found out I liked some jazz, but was a bit lost in that big scary world.

34. What is the worst song by no.45?
I don't think I ever heard a bad Caetano Veloso song.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?
Ray Charles. I suppose it was I Got A Woman.


36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?
Justin Timberlake. I loooove his singles. Rock Your Body.

37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?
Otis Redding died before I was born. But I own the live recordings that are out there.

38. What is you favorite song by no.36?
Duran Duran. Girls On Film.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?
Ella Fitzgerald. My dad owned records, so I would not know. Something of the Porter Songbook album, I suppose. He played that alot.

40. What is you favorite album by no.7?
Radiohead. OK Computer is the album that made me a fan.

41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy?
Depeche Mode is not known for happy songs, but the intro of Blashpemous Rumours makes me happy nonetheless.

42. What is your favorite album by no.41?
Portishead's first album is probably the best cuz of the momentum it had. Every song on that album defined the times.

43. What is your favorite song by no.24?
Nine Inch Nails's Into The Void.

44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?
Me'Shell Ndegéocello's music is often very good make out music. I remember me and Robin making out on this alot.

45. What is your favorite song by no.35?
Lenny Kravitz's Is It Me Is It You? B-side to Rock & Roll Is Dead.

46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?
The Cure's 10:15 Saturday Night always makes me dance.

47. What is your favorite album by no.4?
The Beatles' Revolver. Or Anthology 2.

48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?
Wendy & Lisa! Don't make me pick on over the other!

49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?
Duke Ellington. Prelude To A Kiss

50. What is your favorite song by no.20?
Beck. Qué Onda Guero.
[Edited 10/10/08 4:08am]

Moonbeam said:

Sorry to hear about your loss.

I'm anxious to check out the next FF album. Hearing interesting things about the direction of it. "Take Me Out" still drags me in the back of an alley and kicks my ass. The first minute of that song has one of the greatest build-up moments I've heard this era. "Matinée" is gold, too.

HamsterHuey said:

We picked the same one.

AlexdeParis said:

Are we engaged now?

HamsterHuey said:

It was "Girls on Film," not "Union of the Snake"!

AlexdeParis said:

LoL