What music are you currently grooving to?
I have Hellogoodbye on almost constant rotation. Emily: you rock for introducing me to these guys!! Track 6 and 7 I listen to, on average, 5 or 6 times a day. It’s feeding something in me right now, resonating … it has something to do with happiness. And wanting to be happy. I feel happy when I listen to their music. It’s wonderful.
I’m also listening to Pat McCurdy’s latest album 15 Favorites (lyrics to all songs here). Monkey Paw? Awesome. Electronic Friend? Hysterical (especially because it has a soft soulful ballad-y feel). Tiny People with Enormous Heads?? SO STUPID. SO FUNNY. I also love Strange Things Happen To Me. But it’s all good.
And let’s just see what is on my “Top 25 Most Played” list on Ye Olde ipod. Yes. Geek. Mariah Carey’s Christmas song is FAR AND AWAY the most frequently played song in my entire collection. Yup. That sounds about right.
“Top 25 Most Played Songs on iPod”
All I want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
A Little More Love – Olivia Newton John
Enter Sandman – Metallica
Mr. Blue Sky – ELO
Beale St. Blues – Eartha Kitt
Stars and Planets – Liz Phair
Cream – Prince
Ain’t That a Kick in the Head – Dean Martin
21 Things I Want In a Lover – Alanis Morrissette
Christmas Is the Time to Say I love You – SR-71
I Don’t Know What It Is – Rufus Wainwright
Too Much Love Will Kill You – Queen
A Woman Wouldn’t Be a Woman – Eartha Kitt
Son of Sam – Elliot Smith
Rock Me – Liz Phair
The Great Pretender – Queen
Don’t Bring Me Down – ELO
One Vision – Queen
Confusion – ELO
14th Street – Rufus Wainright
The End – My Chemical Romance
Sexy Back – Justin Timberlake
The One You Love – Rufus Wainright
Dead! – My Chemical Romance
What, if push comes to shove, is your all-time favourite album?
If you ask me this question tomorrow, i would answer differently. Just KNOW that and that the fun of such questions is to really search your brain for what you value and adore – not to get the answer “right”. So off the top of my head, in this particular moment – I would say that my all-time favorite album – might be The Color and the Shape – Foo Fighters.
I think it’s a perfect album. There was a good year and a half when I never took it out of the CD player – it was in constant rotation.
What was the first record you ever bought? And where did you buy it?
“Time” – by ELO – was the first record I ever bought.
Before that, it was all showtunes and Peter, Paul & Mary (speaking of which!!)
Here’s a post I wrote about music from my childhood.
Which musician have you ever wanted to be?
When I was 11 years old, I wanted to be Andrea McArdle so badly that I literally could not sleep at night. My love for her ruined my ability to enjoy my own sorry-ass life.
What do you sing in the shower?
I usually sing “Bill” in the shower from Showboat. I rarely vary my repertoire of shower-songs.
What is your favourite Saturday night record?
I don’t know what this means, O British-speller-person I don’t delineate music for different nights – I barely notice it’s a different day, actually You know how people all commiserate in elevators and out and about about “hump day” and “whoo hoo friday night” etc. etc.? I don’t do that. If you ever catch me laughing with someone and rolling my eyes, saying, with NO irony or sarcasm, “Thank God today is hump day!” just shoot me in the face. Thanks. Friday is like Monday is like Sunday. And whatever day you catch me on at this particular moment in time, I’m listenin’ to Hellogoodbye!!
And your Sunday morning record?
See answer above. Days are days, music is music. Rufus Wainright can be listened to on ANY day.
I’ve started a post on episode 3 a couple times, but time’s been an issue. Plus, baseball’s postseason, and the fact that the Cubs are actually in the playoffs me delay me…but I’ve got another coming.
I found a Queen CD behind the seat in my truck, and I’ve not got “I want to break free” stuck in my head….
groovin to? Donna Summer Compilation/ Spring Awakening/ Best of Rufus and Chaka Khan
top 25?
The Bitch of Living-Spring Awakening
Remember Me-Diana Ross
Up the ladder to the Roof-Supremes(minus Miss Ross)
Games People Play-The Spinners
State of Independence-Donna Summer
Nightbird-Labelle
All Girl Band-Labelle
We Belong Together-Mariah Carey
Marry Me a Little- Company(Raul Esparza)
This Bitter Earth-Dinah Washington
I Feel Love-Donna Summer
Love is In Control-Donna Summer
I Believe/ Mama Who Bore Me-Spring Awakening
Thirteen Men-Ann-Margaret
Errol Flynn-Amanda McBroom
The Doodlin Song-Blossom Dearie
Ticket to Ride-Carpenters
Always Somehting There to Remind Me-Dionne Warwick
Love Today-Mika
No Show Tonight-Phoebe Snow
Our Time-Ann Hampton Calloway and Liz Calloway
Woman in Love-Barbra Streisand
I Found Love-Deniece Williams
In the Ghetto-Candi Staton
fave album? Judy at Carnegie Hall (hands down)
first i bought? Bad Girls -Donna Summer at Zayres
wanted to be? Barbra
shower song? The Battle Hymn of the Republic
sat. night? anything by the Bee Gees
sunday morning? anything by Joni Mitchell
Blossom Dearie!!
I love it, Mitchell.
“I usually sing “Bill” in the shower from Showboat. I rarely vary my repertoire of shower-songs.”
How ironic, I usually sing “Ol’ Man River” in the shower
Mitchell – I am laughing out loud picturing you singing Battle hymn of the republic in the shower … has this been going on for years? I’m wondering if I ever heard your echoey voice from the bathroom when we lived together! That’s a great shower song, though – you’re right – I might have to try it. My nextdoor neighbor is probably getting sick of hearing the beginning strains of MY song….
“I used to dream that I would discover
the perfect lover
SOME day
IIIIIII knew I’d recogni-ize him
if ever
he came round
my way
I always used to fanc-eee then
He’d be one of the god-like kinds of men …
with a giant brain
and a noble head
Like the herooooes booooold in the boooooks I read ….”
Ahhhhh. Love that song!
And Mitchell – speaking of Judy at Carnegie Hall – how psyched are we for the recording of Rufus’ concert?? I thought it was coming out in September – I know he just did the concert at the Hollywood Bowl, too. I tried to get tickets to Carnegie Hall when he was here – but naturally, it was sold out.
i know! i remember brendan said once, apropos of my shower version of the battle hymn,…”u sound nice..now if u could just stick to one key!”…and yes..i love blosson dearie…she sings like a little girl and plays piano like oscar peterson…i love that u sing Bill..its one of my all time faves…i just saw Rufus at Ravinia..he did two Judy songs…If Love Were All(perfection) and Get Happy(in drag!!!)..i cant wait!!!..it may be the best concert set list EVER..Judy worked for years on getting that set list perfect..ask Ms> Billings how important and hard a set-list is!
Oh my god I love your comment that you couldn’t sleep at night wanting to be andrea mcardle!