Name your top 10 most played artists on iTunes (or Last.fm)
1. Pulp
2. Radiohead
3. Sparks
4. Rufus Wainwright
5. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
6. The Smiths
7. The Dresden Dolls
8. Leonard Cohen
9. Suede
10. Nouvelle Vague
What was the first song you ever heard by 6 (the Smiths)?
This Charming Man. Can’t remember when or where or how, but I know it was that one.
What is your favorite album of 2 (Radiohead)?
The Bends
What is your favorite lyric that 5 (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) has sung?
so hard to pick one… so I’ll go with Let Love In…
Despair and Deception,
Love’s ugly little twins
Came a-knocking on my door, I let them in
Darling, you’re the punishment for all of my former sins
I let love in
How many times have you seen 4 (Rufus Wainwright) live?
Three… I think. Once opening for Tori Amos at Massey Hall in Toronto, once on his own at Convocation Hall in Toronto, and the last time was in Ottawa at the Folk Festival two years ago, with his late mother, Kate McGarrigle. He’s been great every time.
What is your favorite song by 7 (The Dresden Dolls)?
Gravity
What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10 (Nouvelle Vague)?
None, honestly. I was really depressed when I went through my Nouvelle Vague phase. Probably why I don’t listen to them anymore.
Is there a song of 3 (Sparks) that makes you sad?
Not really. I listen to Sparks because they make me pretty happy. In fact, they’re probably responsible for my not killing anyone over this past Christmas holidays.
What is your favorite lyric that 2 (Radiohead) has sung?
Again, it’s difficult to choose one Radiohead lyric… but I love Banana Co…
But everything’s underground
We gotta dig it up somehow
How did you get into 3 (Sparks)?
Andrzej got me into their music, particularly Kimono My House and Propaganda, just this past autumn. How it took me that long, I don’t know. I think he kind of regrets it now, because I’ve completely out-fanned him and can get pretty spazzy about them now. And I have a small crush on the brothers. With or without restraints.
What was the first song you heard by 1 (Pulp)?
Probably Common People … and I never looked back.
What is your favorite song by 4 (Rufus Wainwright)?
The One You Love, since I’ve listened to it a few hundred times.
How many times have you seen 9 (Suede) live?
NEVER. And I probably NEVER will. Damn you, Suede.
What is a good memory you have involving 2 (Radiohead)?
Seeing them live two summers ago, when they toured for In Rainbows. It was a great show, and I spent the day running around Toronto with my brother, his girlfriend, and my good friend Steve. I hadn’t seen Steve in years, and it was like old times again. We spent the afternoon at the CNE, and then saw Radiohead that night.
Is there a song of 8 (Leonard Cohen) that makes you sad?
Not really. The lyrics from Anthem make me kinda weepy sometimes.
What is your favorite album of 5 (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds)?
Let Love In
What is your favorite lyric that 3 (Sparks) has sung?
Do You Remember the First Time? is probably in my top 5, if I had to make one. Such a good song.
What is your favorite song of 10 (Nouvelle Vague)?
I love their version of The Killing Moon. I listened to it over and over.
How many times have you seen 8 (Leonard Cohen) live?
ONCE. Last May. And it was AMAZING. I cried like, three times.
What is your favorite album of 1 (Pulp)?
Different Class
What is a great memory you have considering 9 (Suede)?
Nothing really comes to mind. Listening to them reminds me of being a 17-year-old Anglophile trapped in the Ontario wilderness. Thank god for the internets.
What was the first song you heard by 8 (Leonard Cohen)?
Suzanne. I remember my dad going on about how much he hated the song because he had to “analyze” it in his high school English class. I loved it.
What is your favorite cover by 2 (Radiohead)?
Rhinestone Cowboy – although the original is unbeatable.
Monday Meme – Exhaustive Music Meme
Name your top 10 most played artists on iTunes (or Last.fm)
1. Pulp
2. Radiohead
3. Sparks
4. Rufus Wainwright
5. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
6. The Smiths
7. The Dresden Dolls
8. Leonard Cohen
9. Suede
10. Nouvelle Vague
What was the first song you ever heard by 6 (the Smiths)?
This Charming Man. Can’t remember when or where or how, but I know it was that one.
What is your favorite album of 2 (Radiohead)?
The Bends
What is your favorite lyric that 5 (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) has sung?
so hard to pick one… so I’ll go with Let Love In…
Despair and Deception,
Love’s ugly little twins
Came a-knocking on my door, I let them in
Darling, you’re the punishment for all of my former sins
I let love in
How many times have you seen 4 (Rufus Wainwright) live?
Three… I think. Once opening for Tori Amos at Massey Hall in Toronto, once on his own at Convocation Hall in Toronto, and the last time was in Ottawa at the Folk Festival two years ago, with his late mother, Kate McGarrigle. He’s been great every time.
What is your favorite song by 7 (The Dresden Dolls)?
Gravity
What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10 (Nouvelle Vague)?
None, honestly. I was really depressed when I went through my Nouvelle Vague phase. Probably why I don’t listen to them anymore.
Is there a song of 3 (Sparks) that makes you sad?
Not really. I listen to Sparks because they make me pretty happy. In fact, they’re probably responsible for my not killing anyone over this past Christmas holidays.
What is your favorite lyric that 2 (Radiohead) has sung?
Again, it’s difficult to choose one Radiohead lyric… but I love Banana Co…
But everything’s underground
We gotta dig it up somehow
How did you get into 3 (Sparks)?
Andrzej got me into their music, particularly Kimono My House and Propaganda, just this past autumn. How it took me that long, I don’t know. I think he kind of regrets it now, because I’ve completely out-fanned him and can get pretty spazzy about them now. And I have a small crush on the brothers. With or without restraints.
What was the first song you heard by 1 (Pulp)?
Probably Common People … and I never looked back.
What is your favorite song by 4 (Rufus Wainwright)?
The One You Love, since I’ve listened to it a few hundred times.
How many times have you seen 9 (Suede) live?
NEVER. And I probably NEVER will. Damn you, Suede.
What is a good memory you have involving 2 (Radiohead)?
Seeing them live two summers ago, when they toured for In Rainbows. It was a great show, and I spent the day running around Toronto with my brother, his girlfriend, and my good friend Steve. I hadn’t seen Steve in years, and it was like old times again. We spent the afternoon at the CNE, and then saw Radiohead that night.
Is there a song of 8 (Leonard Cohen) that makes you sad?
Not really. The lyrics from Anthem make me kinda weepy sometimes.
What is your favorite album of 5 (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds)?
Let Love In
What is your favorite lyric that 3 (Sparks) has sung?
I hate this question… Something For the Girl with Everything has great lyrics if you can make what Russell is saying.
What is your favorite song of 1 (Pulp)?
Do You Remember the First Time? is probably in my top 5, if I had to make one. Such a good song.
What is your favorite song of 10 (Nouvelle Vague)?
I love their version of The Killing Moon. I listened to it over and over.
How many times have you seen 8 (Leonard Cohen) live?
ONCE. Last May. And it was AMAZING. I cried like, three times.
What is your favorite album of 1 (Pulp)?
Different Class
What is a great memory you have considering 9 (Suede)?
Nothing really comes to mind. Listening to them reminds me of being a 17-year-old Anglophile trapped in the Ontario wilderness. Thank god for the internets.
What was the first song you heard by 8 (Leonard Cohen)?
Suzanne. I remember my dad going on about how much he hated the song because he had to “analyze” it in his high school English class. I loved it.
What is your favorite cover by 2 (Radiohead)?
Rhinestone Cowboy – although the original is unbeatable.