music meme days 17-19

[terabient]

does anyone actually listen to these things? like, i know only end up listening to maybe half of the music posted on my flist. it's not an intentional thing, it's just that i'm a loser who likes to stay within my musical comfort zone for the most of the time so if something sounds like it will be really different, i skip it. i do have a bookmarks folder full of stuff i mean to give a whirl when i am in one of my musically adventurous moods, but the number of songs and artists in that folder is far greater than my capacity to listen to them all.

does anyone else have the same problem, especially when the music being pushed is from a genre you don't listen to often, or don't particularly like? as much as i like to think i am a ~generous and open~ listener, i'm a lot more likely to click on something that's cutesy or dance bubblegum pop, old-style soul and jazz, or r & b, while avoiding just about everything with the word 'rock' in it - even if it's been given a glowing and detailed review by someone's whose taste i trust. tolerance? i spit on your (musical) tolerance.

whatevs, here's a post that has some awful music in it and some fantastic music in it.

day 17: a song that you hear often on the radio: Tik-Tok, Ke$ha

Jesus, this song is fuckin terrible. i don't listen to commercial FM stations that often, but whenever i do, i swear, there's like a 65% chance that it will be playing this aural train wreck.

day 18: a song that you wish you heard on the radio: I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound

this is a cover of a Wilco song, and it's the kind of cover i like best: a sharply done but wildly different interpretation of a very good song. The Wilco original is a softer, slower and altogether sadder song - the JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound version is a rollicking soul number that could have played on the radio during the height of the 70s Motown craze.

day 19: a song from your favorite album: Billie Jean, Michael Jackson

man, what else needs to be said? the Thriller album is the purest form of pop gold. okay, The Girl Is Mine is pretty awkward but 99% of that is because of Paul McCartney.

and Billie Jean > Thriller, if we are talking music. Thriller just has the best video.

day 01: your favorite song
day 02: your least favorite song
day 03: a song that makes you happy
day 04: a song that makes you sad
day 05: a song that reminds you of someone
day 06: a song that reminds you of somewhere
day 07: a song that reminds you of a certain event
day 08: a song that you know all the words to
day 09: a song that you can dance to
day 10: a song that makes you fall asleep
day 11: a song from your favorite band
day 12: a song from a band you hate
day 13: a song that is a guilty pleasure
day 14: a song that no one would expect you to love
day 15: a song that describes you
day 16: a song that you used to love but now hate
day 17: a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18: a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19: a song from your favorite album
day 20: a song that you listen to when you’re angry
day 21: a song that you listen to when you’re happy
day 22: a song that you listen to when you’re sad
day 23: a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24: a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25: a song that makes you laugh
day 26: a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27: a song that you wish you could play
day 28: a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29: a song from your childhood
day 30: your favorite song at this time last year

Comments

[kuragecircus.livejournal.com]

I listen to some music posted unless I absolutely distrust that person's music taste. :o Most of the time I totally forget, though. XD

The Thriller album is so awesome, man. XD I love it so much, idec. Billie Jean is totally better than Thriller :Db I was kind of butthurt when the Jabbawockeez didn't get it for their MJ challenge. :(

[terabient]

lol XD i started bookmarking music recs because otherwise i forget about them too...

i wore out my first copy of Thriller because i listened to it all the time. :c Billie Jean is my favorite MJ song eeeeever ♥

America's Best Dance Crew!!1!11 fffffff the first season was ~amazing~

[kuragecircus.livejournal.com]

I'm probably gonna have to do that, too. XD I have the worst memory ever.

Same here! XD The stupid cassette got all tired and messed out and terrible-sounding. My friend finally just got the CD years after and I swear we spent most of that summer just listening to that album again.

That's probably my favorite MJ song ever, too. :D

OMG YES! I loved that show so much and I actually voted for the Jabbawockeez because I loved them so much! ♥