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I’ve tried to complete it about five times, most recently a week ago. It was oh so hard not to cheat and move things around and redo it five or six times like a monkey in a room with a typewriter trying to replicate Faulkner's novels. Nothing like a procrastinating writer. Yesterday, I forced myself to work with the most recent version, painstakingly looking up lyrics and excerpting the most poignant snippets. Then I thought, "What a barf-worthy load of crap."
F*uck it, it’s a meme, what?
I have happy music on my iPod, too! I am not suicidal, nor am I on the brink of divorce (that I know of). But it was kind of a glum day when I created that list. And the songs reinforced my moody blues, although none of them were by that band. Who needs that?
So I switched from my iPod to “Party Shuffle” in iTunes and decided to leave the analysis up to you. You’ll find some odd stuff here, at least one song I haven’t ever heard, covers by odd singers, and more Elvis Costello than you might expect. And returning readers know that I am married and have a child, rendering those questions ambiguous, at best.
Wanna play? Here are the rules... Please let me know if you decide to participate. I am tagging Lori, What I Saw Today, and Old Roman Symbol. You’re It! Or should it be “You All Are Them”?
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward with each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question - EVEN if it doesn't make any sense whatsoever - NO CHEATING!!!
For each question, I’ve included the song title and artist that iTunes belched up as a "response." Make of this what you will.
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? “Burned” Neil Young
WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK ON LIFE? “Fallen” k.d. lang
WHAT DOES YOUR FAMILY THINK OF YOU? “Atomic” Blondie
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU “Goin’ Nowhere” Chris Isaak
WHAT DO STRANGERS THINK OF YOU? “Your Smilin’ Face” James Taylor
WHAT DO YOUR EXES THINK OF YOU? “Like an Angel Passing Through” Anne Sofie von Otter and Elvis Costello
HOW IS YOUR LOVE LIFE? “The Sire of Sorrow (Job’s Sad Song)” Joni Mitchell
HOW WILL YOUR LOVE LIFE BE IN THE FUTURE? “Shower the People” James Taylor
WILL YOU GET MARRIED? “Coming Back to You” Jennifer Warnes
WILL YOU HAVE KIDS? ”Lonely Girls” Lucinda Williams
ARE YOU GOOD AT SCHOOL? “I Wanna Be Loved” Elvis Costello and the Attractions
WILL YOU BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE? “On Your Shore” Charlotte Martin
WHAT SONGS SHOULD THEY PLAY ON YOUR BIRTHDAY? “Whatever It Is” Drew Phelps
WHAT SONG SHOULD THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL? “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night
THE SOUNDTRACK OF YOUR LIFE? “All I Want is You” U2
YOU AND YOUR BEST FRIEND ARE ...? “Heart Full of Holes” Mark Knopfler
HAPPY TIMES? ”She” Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
SAD TIMES? “Compensation” Nina Simone
EVERYDAY? “Mommy Daddy You and I” Talking Heads
FOR TOMORROW? “Flutter and Wow” Elvis Costello
FOR YOU? “Getting to Know You” James Taylor
WHAT DOES NEXT YEAR HAVE IN STORE FOR ME? “So Long Marianne” Leonard Cohen
WHAT DO I SAY WHEN LIFE GETS HARD? “L.A. Freeway” Jerry Jeff Walker
WHAT SONG WILL I DANCE TO AT MY WEDDING? “Red Dirt Girl” Emmylou Harris
WHAT DO YOU WANT AS A CAREER? “Tragedy” Emmylou Harris
YOUR FAVORITE SAYING? “Peace in Our Time” Elvis Costello and the Attractions
THE SONG YOU WILL PUT AS YOUR SUBJECT? “I Don’t Sleep, I Dream” R.E.M. (Full disclosure: this is the only place I cheated. “Pieces of April” by Three Dog Night came up, but who would read a post with that title?)
So I switched from my iPod to “Party Shuffle” in iTunes and decided to leave the analysis up to you. You’ll find some odd stuff here, at least one song I haven’t ever heard, covers by odd singers, and more Elvis Costello than you might expect. And returning readers know that I am married and have a child, rendering those questions ambiguous, at best.
Wanna play? Here are the rules... Please let me know if you decide to participate. I am tagging Lori, What I Saw Today, and Old Roman Symbol. You’re It! Or should it be “You All Are Them”?
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward with each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question - EVEN if it doesn't make any sense whatsoever - NO CHEATING!!!
For each question, I’ve included the song title and artist that iTunes belched up as a "response." Make of this what you will.
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? “Burned” Neil Young
WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK ON LIFE? “Fallen” k.d. lang
WHAT DOES YOUR FAMILY THINK OF YOU? “Atomic” Blondie
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU “Goin’ Nowhere” Chris Isaak
WHAT DO STRANGERS THINK OF YOU? “Your Smilin’ Face” James Taylor
WHAT DO YOUR EXES THINK OF YOU? “Like an Angel Passing Through” Anne Sofie von Otter and Elvis Costello
HOW IS YOUR LOVE LIFE? “The Sire of Sorrow (Job’s Sad Song)” Joni Mitchell
HOW WILL YOUR LOVE LIFE BE IN THE FUTURE? “Shower the People” James Taylor
WILL YOU GET MARRIED? “Coming Back to You” Jennifer Warnes
WILL YOU HAVE KIDS? ”Lonely Girls” Lucinda Williams
ARE YOU GOOD AT SCHOOL? “I Wanna Be Loved” Elvis Costello and the Attractions
WILL YOU BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE? “On Your Shore” Charlotte Martin
WHAT SONGS SHOULD THEY PLAY ON YOUR BIRTHDAY? “Whatever It Is” Drew Phelps
WHAT SONG SHOULD THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL? “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night
THE SOUNDTRACK OF YOUR LIFE? “All I Want is You” U2
YOU AND YOUR BEST FRIEND ARE ...? “Heart Full of Holes” Mark Knopfler
HAPPY TIMES? ”She” Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
SAD TIMES? “Compensation” Nina Simone
EVERYDAY? “Mommy Daddy You and I” Talking Heads
FOR TOMORROW? “Flutter and Wow” Elvis Costello
FOR YOU? “Getting to Know You” James Taylor
WHAT DOES NEXT YEAR HAVE IN STORE FOR ME? “So Long Marianne” Leonard Cohen
WHAT DO I SAY WHEN LIFE GETS HARD? “L.A. Freeway” Jerry Jeff Walker
WHAT SONG WILL I DANCE TO AT MY WEDDING? “Red Dirt Girl” Emmylou Harris
WHAT DO YOU WANT AS A CAREER? “Tragedy” Emmylou Harris
YOUR FAVORITE SAYING? “Peace in Our Time” Elvis Costello and the Attractions
THE SONG YOU WILL PUT AS YOUR SUBJECT? “I Don’t Sleep, I Dream” R.E.M. (Full disclosure: this is the only place I cheated. “Pieces of April” by Three Dog Night came up, but who would read a post with that title?)
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