A Music Questionnaire Pour Vous
Listening: Wordless May - Venus Hum
What is...
...your theme song? Toss-up between The Analyst by Delta Goodrem and Book Smart, Street Stupid by Sarah Slean.
...your favorite song? Mother by Tori Amos.
...your favorite artist? I have to choose? Eh. If there was a gun to my head, Tori Amos.
...the song you've liked the longest? Umm. My dad used to sing A Spaceman Came Traveling by Chris deBurgh to me when I was little.
...your most played song? *checks* Blue Light of the Flame by Dar Williams.
...your favorite album? Matthew Good's Avalanche.
...your most memorable album and why? Tori Amos's Little Earthquakes, because my friend Ryk gave it to me for my birthday one year. Then we listened to it over and over for two hours.
What do you listen to...
...in the morning? Usually Sarah Slean.
...during the day? Depends on my mood.
...in the evening? See above.
...during the night? Usually soft stuff, often Mogwai or God is an Astronaut.
...with friends? Video game music?
...when you're sad? Um. Certain songs from all my instrumental/piano artists.
...when you're happy? Just about everything else.
...when you feel weird? Raffi. And Vangelis. No, wait, Regina Spektor. "Be afraid of the lame, they'll inherit your legs/be afraid of the old, they'll inherit your soul/be afraid of the cold, they'll inherit your blood/"Apres moi le deluge"--after me comes the flood."
Which song...
...always makes you happy? Speeding Cars by Imogen Heap, or Pretty Good Year by Tori Amos.
...always makes you sad? Death Came and Got Me by Rosie Thomas.
...reminds you of something happy (and what is it)? Southern Dreamer by Emm Gryner reminds me of going for drives with my dad on summer mornings.
...reminds you of something sad (and what is it)? Whispering Winds from The Land Before Time because it reminds me of facts of life that I would really rather forget.
...reminds you of being home? Falling Down Blue by Blue Rodeo, because my dad loves it.
...reminds you of being somewhere else? City of Blinding Lights by U2, which always reminds me of Greece.
...reminds you of your friends? Time and Confusion by Anberlin.
...reminds you of your family? Easy Tonight by Five for Fighting.
...gives you shivers? She's Leaving Home by the Beatles.
...makes you cry? Supernatural by Flyleaf. No question.
...makes you smile? Oh geez. Um. I Won't Dance by Frank Sinatra?
...is your newest obsession? Out in the Park by Sarah Slean.
Pick five friends and list the song you associate with them.
Only five? Aw.
Matt: Space Oddity - David Bowie
Cole: Alma Awakens - um... from.. Ninja Gaidan? I think.
Ben: When the Levee Breaks - A Perfect Circle
Kelilah: I Touch Myself - Jack Off Jill. Don't even ask.
Jam: Faster Kill Pussycat - Paul Oakenfold and Brittany Murphy.
What is your song for...
...winter? Uh. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, as covered by Tori Amos.
...summer? Easy. Summertime by Mae.
...fall? Alla Luce Del Sole by Josh Groban.
...spring? Damanged by Plumb. Why a depressing song? Because I hate spring.
Pick ten songs and what they mean to you.
This should be fun.
Bright End of Nowhere - Matthew Good:
My walking-home-in-the-wee-hours-of-the-morning-(when-the-sun-is-just-coming-up)-after-sneaking-out-of-the-house-and-walking-around-the-city-all-night song.
Sleeping With Ghosts - Placebo:
My let's-go-sit-on-a-minor-planet-and-watch-the-stars-burn-out song.
Little Dawn - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists:
My fuck-you-I'll-dance-in-the-middle-of-the-road-at-3-am-if-I-want-to song.
Blue Parade - Sarah Slean:
My it's-raining-in-the-city-and-I-can't-sleep-in-this-deafening-softness song.
Pagan Poetry - Bjork:
My there-are-only-so-many-things-I-can-tell-you-and-this-is-not-one-of-them song.
Gravity - Vienna Teng:
My the-view-of-the-city-from-the-tallest-of-trees song.
Untitled 3 - Sigur Ros:
My one-day-I'm-going-to-drive-across-the-desert-and-no-one-will-ever-be-able-to-stop-me song.
Thief - Our Lady Peace:
My headlights-on-the-highway song.
Meet Virginia - Train:
My if-there-is-a-forest-out-there-somewhere-that-has-what-I'm-looking-for-rest-assured-that-I'm-going-to-find-it song.
Mer Girl - Madonna:
My how-can-something-so-creepy-still-be-so-moving song.
That's it. The end. My musical brain is shorted out.
Instead you can play with my pet bat, Scrabble.
Icarus is going off to listening to Twin Moon.
What is...
...your theme song? Toss-up between The Analyst by Delta Goodrem and Book Smart, Street Stupid by Sarah Slean.
...your favorite song? Mother by Tori Amos.
...your favorite artist? I have to choose? Eh. If there was a gun to my head, Tori Amos.
...the song you've liked the longest? Umm. My dad used to sing A Spaceman Came Traveling by Chris deBurgh to me when I was little.
...your most played song? *checks* Blue Light of the Flame by Dar Williams.
...your favorite album? Matthew Good's Avalanche.
...your most memorable album and why? Tori Amos's Little Earthquakes, because my friend Ryk gave it to me for my birthday one year. Then we listened to it over and over for two hours.
What do you listen to...
...in the morning? Usually Sarah Slean.
...during the day? Depends on my mood.
...in the evening? See above.
...during the night? Usually soft stuff, often Mogwai or God is an Astronaut.
...with friends? Video game music?
...when you're sad? Um. Certain songs from all my instrumental/piano artists.
...when you're happy? Just about everything else.
...when you feel weird? Raffi. And Vangelis. No, wait, Regina Spektor. "Be afraid of the lame, they'll inherit your legs/be afraid of the old, they'll inherit your soul/be afraid of the cold, they'll inherit your blood/"Apres moi le deluge"--after me comes the flood."
Which song...
...always makes you happy? Speeding Cars by Imogen Heap, or Pretty Good Year by Tori Amos.
...always makes you sad? Death Came and Got Me by Rosie Thomas.
...reminds you of something happy (and what is it)? Southern Dreamer by Emm Gryner reminds me of going for drives with my dad on summer mornings.
...reminds you of something sad (and what is it)? Whispering Winds from The Land Before Time because it reminds me of facts of life that I would really rather forget.
...reminds you of being home? Falling Down Blue by Blue Rodeo, because my dad loves it.
...reminds you of being somewhere else? City of Blinding Lights by U2, which always reminds me of Greece.
...reminds you of your friends? Time and Confusion by Anberlin.
...reminds you of your family? Easy Tonight by Five for Fighting.
...gives you shivers? She's Leaving Home by the Beatles.
...makes you cry? Supernatural by Flyleaf. No question.
...makes you smile? Oh geez. Um. I Won't Dance by Frank Sinatra?
...is your newest obsession? Out in the Park by Sarah Slean.
Pick five friends and list the song you associate with them.
Only five? Aw.
Matt: Space Oddity - David Bowie
Cole: Alma Awakens - um... from.. Ninja Gaidan? I think.
Ben: When the Levee Breaks - A Perfect Circle
Kelilah: I Touch Myself - Jack Off Jill. Don't even ask.
Jam: Faster Kill Pussycat - Paul Oakenfold and Brittany Murphy.
What is your song for...
...winter? Uh. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, as covered by Tori Amos.
...summer? Easy. Summertime by Mae.
...fall? Alla Luce Del Sole by Josh Groban.
...spring? Damanged by Plumb. Why a depressing song? Because I hate spring.
Pick ten songs and what they mean to you.
This should be fun.
Bright End of Nowhere - Matthew Good:
My walking-home-in-the-wee-hours-of-the-morning-(when-the-sun-is-just-coming-up)-after-sneaking-out-of-the-house-and-walking-around-the-city-all-night song.
Sleeping With Ghosts - Placebo:
My let's-go-sit-on-a-minor-planet-and-watch-the-stars-burn-out song.
Little Dawn - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists:
My fuck-you-I'll-dance-in-the-middle-of-the-road-at-3-am-if-I-want-to song.
Blue Parade - Sarah Slean:
My it's-raining-in-the-city-and-I-can't-sleep-in-this-deafening-softness song.
Pagan Poetry - Bjork:
My there-are-only-so-many-things-I-can-tell-you-and-this-is-not-one-of-them song.
Gravity - Vienna Teng:
My the-view-of-the-city-from-the-tallest-of-trees song.
Untitled 3 - Sigur Ros:
My one-day-I'm-going-to-drive-across-the-desert-and-no-one-will-ever-be-able-to-stop-me song.
Thief - Our Lady Peace:
My headlights-on-the-highway song.
Meet Virginia - Train:
My if-there-is-a-forest-out-there-somewhere-that-has-what-I'm-looking-for-rest-assured-that-I'm-going-to-find-it song.
Mer Girl - Madonna:
My how-can-something-so-creepy-still-be-so-moving song.
That's it. The end. My musical brain is shorted out.
Instead you can play with my pet bat, Scrabble.
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Icarus is going off to listening to Twin Moon.
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