The music meme

Eons ago, VetMommy gave me a music meme to do, and I’ve put it off and put it off because I couldn’t think of how to answer some of the questions.  Now I’ve pondered enough, and I give you, My Music Meme.  Consider yourself tagged if you’re so inclined!

Songs I Loathe:
“Wonderwall” by Oasis, and that horrible song, “Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado.  What happened to little, sweet, “I’m Like a Bird” Nelly Furtado?  I also dislike a certain song by Lee Greenwood, which I won’t name because it will sound rude of me to say I hate this song, but I only hate it because when I worked at a Canadian country music station we had to play it about once an hour (because it was a current hit), and the irony made us all insane.

Artists I Loathe:
All the artists who can’t really sing and who have to lip-sync their concerts, and then can’t even lip-sync well.

Rolling Stones Songs I Love:
Just not a fan, man.  They’re okay, but there’s no song I’d voluntarily choose to listen to.

Beatles Songs I Love:
I don’t know if “love” any Beatles songs, although I find many of them entertaining.  One which really sticks in my head is “Rocky Raccoon”, and I’m pretty sure I know all the lyrics.  I also spent a lot of time as a child listening to “Revolution 9” and allowing myself to be frightened by it.

Who Songs I Love:
Again, I can’t say I “love” any of them, although that “Baba O’Riley” song is catchy.  Who the hell is Baba O’Riley? 

Reggae Songs I Love:
Um… any reggae song, as long as I’m listening to it while on vacation in Jamaica?!

Country Songs I Love:
I’m such a crossover girl.  I guess almost anything by the Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Wynonna, or Shania, and I also like Kenny Chesney, who may or may not be gay, not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Movie Soundtracks I Love:
When I was a teenager, I listened to the soundtrack from “Eddie and the Cruisers” over and over again.  Now if I buy a soundtrack, it’s more likely to be something amusing like “A Mighty Wind”, or eclectic, like “Bend it Like Beckham”.

Musical Soundtracks I Love:
Chess, Mamma Mia, Annie

Cover Songs:
VetMommy listed “American Woman” by Lenny Kravitz, which is excellent.  I also like Sheryl Crow’s version of “The First Cut is the Deepest”, because the old version by Keith Hampshire was a favourite song of mine when I was a kid.  I was horrified to recently learn that someone has covered “Life is a Highway”. No!

Contemporary Top 40 Artists I Secretly Love:
I don’t love them in secret smile Green Day, Better Than Ezra, REM, Shakira, Liz Phair, Pink, etc., etc.

Songs that Bring Me To Tears:
Hmmm… maybe, “Everytime it Rains” by Ace of Base, because that was the song on in the car when we drove to the vet to have Sweet Pea put to sleep.  It’s funny how that stuff sticks in your head.  Also, “The Dance” by Garth Brooks—that song is pure and utter emotional evil.  Oh wait, I did think of one other song—“Fear” by Sarah McLachlan.  It’s not the lyrics which I find moving, it’s the sound of the vocals.

Songs that make me shake my Ass:
I think I have a preference for mid-90’s dance music, and groups like Black Box with Martha Wash.  I guess Shakira, Gwen Stefani, and Madonna also fit into the dance music category.

Classical Composers I love:
I don’t know if I have a favourite composer, but I do enjoy classical music.  Probably Mozart, if I had to pick just one—his music was so accessible.

Rap/Hip Hop Songs I love:
Don’t hold your breath.  I started programming hip-hop and rap at a radio station in 1993, and 13 years later, I still don’t understand the stuff!  I’ll admit I like listening to some of Eminem’s music, even if I don’t like what he’s rapping about.

70’s Disco Songs I love:
I’ve loved ABBA since I was 9 years old, but I still don’t think of them as disco.

70s Supergroup Songs I love:
I just don’t know.  I was the oldest kid in my family, so I had no older siblings to get me to stop listening to ABBA, and to start listening to Supertramp, et al.  Maybe something by Fleetwood Mac?

Metal Songs I love:
“Ace of Spades” by Motorhead.  I also secretly like Def Leppard, but don’t think they’re “real metal”.

New Wave Songs I love:
Lots and lots of them, although many by Canadian bands, because that’s what we listened to on Canadian radio.  Sarah McLachlan was once “new wave” with her song, “Vox”.  Canadian artists which come to mind are the Spoons, Jane Child, Eva Everything, Jane Siberry, Northern Pikes, and Gowan.  I’d also have to list “Sweet Dreams” by Eurythmics.  Do “Katrina and the Waves” fit into this category, or do I only think so because they have the word “Waves” in their name?!

Soul/R&B Songs I love:
Nuh-uh.

Powerballad Songs I love:
I’m drawing a blank.  Maybe something by Heart?

Pre 1950’s Songs I love:
I produced a radio show about big band music for a few years and enjoyed it, especially the music of Artie Shaw and Glen Gray.  All of it was catchy, though, from the dance stuff to the more jazzy stuff.

Singer/Songwriters I Love:
Liz Phair, Lisa Loeb, the Indigo Girls, the Bangles, Gordon Lightfoot

MTV Videos I Love:
You can’t fool me—MTV doesn’t show videos!

Songs I Can Totally Karaoke:
Unless Karaoke is some sort of sushi dish, I totally plead the 5th.

Artists which didn’t fit into this meme:
Great Big Sea!

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 08/02 at 10:41 PM

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  1. Good for you!  It is a curiously hard meme - I like the way you glossed over categories that don’t apply to you.  Sadly, at our house we’ve been listening a lot to that cover of Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts - because its my son’s favorite on the CARS the movie soundtrack.  Rascal Flatts is the epitome of Country cross-over; maybe you would like it.

    Posted by vetmommy  on  08/04  at  04:30 PM

  2. A lot of your answers made me smile - like the MTV one!  I’ll have to import this meme over to my blog, since I have all kinds of free time at work today.  Thanks for the heads up on Flippy’s birthday!

    Posted by Nancy  on  08/07  at  07:09 AM
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