Scar Tissue - a musical meme

So yesterday, Avitable re-did a musical meme that he had participated in some years ago.  He posted his current answers and his answers from three years ago.  And I thought "What a great idea!".  So I nicked it.  The meme I did a few years ago was a little different, but the concept was the same.

If you want to see my original post, you can do so here.  But I'm gonna show you what I posted here anyway, so I wouldn't bother if I were you.  Last time I did this there were some cosmically weird answers.  Let's see what happens in Round 2.

The Rules

1. Put your iTunes/music player on Shuffle (use a stereo or a list of your favorite songs if you don’t have an iPod)
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT(this is in capital letters, so it is very serious. No hiding your show tunes, folks!)

(OK...I have to make one thing clear. I omitted all Jimmy Buffett from my answers unless it wound up being from Havana Daydreamin' - my favorite of his albums. So I did fast-forward past some Buffett, because if I didn't then about half the answers would have been his songs. Everything else is honest.  Earl)

IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
2007 - "Tiny Dancer" - Elton John. 2009 - "Skaravan" - The Scofflaws.

(I haven't said "skaravan" before, but I will now)

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
2007 - "Words and Guitars" - Sleater-Kinney. 2009 - "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" - Bruce Springsteen

(I do love that song)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
2007 - "Me-Jane" - PJ Harvey. 2009 - "Girls Like Status" -The Hold Steady



(It doesn't really fit, but nice that it contained the word "girls")

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
2007 - "Awfully Quiet" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. 2009 - "Mad World" - Gary Jules

(Nice!)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
2007 - "The Dirty Jobs" - The Who. 2009 - "Time Loves a Hero" - Little Feat

(Little Feat is my life's purpose)

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
2007 - "Willin' " - Little Feat. 2009 - "More Whiskey" - The New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble

(I laughed out loud when I saw that pop up! Ha!)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
2007 - "100%" - Sonic Youth. 2009 - "All Night Thing" - Temple of the Dog
(That's right, baby!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
2007 - "My Life" - Mary J. Blige. 2009 - "No One Knows" - The Queens of the Stone Age

(Always were a mystery to me)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
2007 - "Havana Daydreamin' " - Jimmy Buffett. 2009 - "Charity" - Skunk Anansie


(Not so much)


WHAT IS 2+2?
2007 - "Left of Center" - Suzanne Vega. 2009 - "Fucking Boyfriend" - The Bird and the Bee

(Okaaaay)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
2007 - "Is This Love" - Whitesnake.  2009 - "Let's Call It Love" - Sleater-Kinney


(Yes, let's)


WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
2007 - "Rub 'til it Bleeds" - PJ Harvey.  2009 - "House of Pain" - Faster Pussycat


(Sure)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
2007 - "The Metro" - Berlin. 2009 - "Straight Outta Compton" - NWA

(I bet you didn't know that about me)


WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
2007 - "Helpless Dancer" - The Who. 2009 - "Caribou" - The Pixies


WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
2007 - "Ooo Child" - Five Starships. 2009 - "Everyday People" - Sly and the Family Stone

(That's kinda cool)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
2007 - "Oh, Lonesome Me" - Neil Young. 2009 - "Barstool Boys" - Marah

(They do know I like bars)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
2007 - "Romeo and Juliet" - Dire Straits. 2009 - "Everlong" - Foo Fighters
(NICE!!!!)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
2007 - "Simple Man" - Lynyrd Skynyrd. 2009 - "Fade Into You" - Mazzy Star

(Hmmm...)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
2007 - "So What'cha Want?" - The Beastie Boys. 2009 - "Ecstasy" - PJ Harvey

(Never tried it)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
2007 - "Italian Leather Sofa" - Cake. 2009 - "Somebody Told Me" - The Killers

(Well if it is a secret, I assume someone told me it.  I like how this one fits the question)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
2007 - "Beercan" - Beck. 2009 - "Cold Beverage" - G. Love and Special Sauce

(Wow...that's a bit weird.  I mean, not if you know my friends, but weird that they are so similar)

WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
2007 - "Jumpers" - Sleater-Kinney. 2009 - "Scar Tissue" - The Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Note: Remember to play the Bug-Eyed Trivia Challenge every day. There you go.

A Million Chimps

I've never really been much of a music snob. I like all kinds of stuff, and I think that is pretty well reflected on what I've put on my iPod. A little country, a little hard-core, some ska, some pop stuff, a bit 'o the blues...lots of genres.

I don't really know everything about any one artist or kind of music like some people do. As much of a Parrothead that I am, my buddy can destroy me in a game of Jimmy Buffett song/album trivia. And I'm pretty well versed in most of the punk bands that were popular in the early-mid 90's, but an expert by no means.

I guess I like to think of myself as eclectic when it comes to music.

That being said, my sister took a look at what I have been listening to recently on my iPod and she said something to the effect that a million chimps banging away on a million iPods with all the songs in the world at their disposal would never come up with the playlist of stuff that I listen to.

You decide. Here are the last ten songs off a random playlist from my collection:

1. Lived in Bars - Cat Power
2. Midnight on the Murder Mile - Carter USM
3. Cowboy Coffee - The Mighty, Mighty BossTones
4. Ruby Soho - Rancid
5. Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack
6. Overkill (acoustic) - Colin Hay
7. Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger
8. Asleep at the Bar - Easy Big Fella
9. Oh! You Pretty Things - David Bowie
10. Bella's Birthday Cake - Five for Fighting

Nothing really weird or obscure on that list. OK, Carter USM (the Unstoppable Sex Machine) was a band I was into back in the early 90's and Easy Big Fella is a band that I only have heard on a Ska compilation album about drinking.

But the rest of the stuff is pretty mainstream.

What are you listening to?