Song Meme
Posted By Ardellis on October 22, 2005
Favorite Beatles song: Hmmm. A tough one right at the onset. I’ve always been partial to “Helter Skelter” but “Eleanor Rigby” is also a fave.
Favorite solo song by a former Beatle: That would be Ringo’s “Oh My My.”
Favorite Rolling Stones song: Another hard one. “Mother’s Little Helper,” perhaps.
Favorite Bob Dylan song: “Quinn the Eskimo.”
Favorite Pixies song: No idea.
Favorite Prince song: Probably “Darling Nikki,” because it was just so shocking when it first came out.
Favorite Michael Jackson song: Don’t really have one. I liked the Jackson Five but most of Michael’s solo stuff made very little impression on me.
Favorite Metallica song: No opinion. I did my headbanger phase during the AC/DC, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath era.
Favorite Public Enemy song: Don’t think I can even name any off the top of my head. Not a big hip-hop fan.
Favorite Depeche Mode song: A hard choice. Probably “I Feel You” or “Strangelove.”
Favorite Cure song: Don’t really have one, but I vaguely like a lot of them.
Favorite song that most of your friends haven’t heard: Easy one! That’s Great Big Sea’s “Mari Mac.”
Favorite Beastie Boys song: “No Sleep till Brooklyn.”
Favorite Police song: “Synchronicity II.”
Favorite Sex Pistols song: No idea.
Favorite song from a movie: Probably “This is Halloween” from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Favorite Blondie song: “Rapture.”
Favorite Genesis song: Another one of those bands most of whose stuff I like but none of whose stuff can qualify as a favorite. I much prefer Peter Gabriel’s solo stuff.
Favorite Led Zeppelin song: “The Immigrant Song,” perhaps, or “Misty Mountain Hop.”
Favorite INXS song: “Need You Tonight.”
Favorite Weird Al song: A really hard one. I was a fan back when only Doctor Demento was playing his stuff. Hmmmm. “Another One Rides the Bus,” maybe, or “One More Minute.”
Favorite Pink Floyd song: Oh, anything off of Dark Side of the Moon.
Favorite cover song: Johnny Cash’s cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt.”
Favorite dance song: You mean favorite song I like to dance to? That would be Crüxshadows’ “Monsters.” Dance as a genre? Mostly just ick.
Favorite U2 song: “I Will Follow.”
Favorite disco song: Probably something by the Village People. The whole genre is such a self-parody in my book.
Favorite The Who song: “Boris the Spider.”
Favorite Elton John song: “Daniel.”
Favorite Clash song: “Rockin’ the Casbah.”
Favorite David Bowie song: Oooh. Another toughie. “DJ.” Or maybe “Fame.” Possibly “Space Oddity” or “Suffragette City.”
Favorite Nirvana song: I’m afraid “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is pretty much the only one I can name.
Favorite Snoop Dogg song: Um. No.
Favorite Ice Cube song: Also no.
Favorite Johnny Cash song: Maybe “A Boy Named Sue.”
Favorite R.E.M. song: “Stand.” It makes a great quarter-call if you’re into quirky Circle-casting.
Favorite Elvis song: “Heartbreak Hotel.”
Favorite cheesy-ass country song: Not my thing at all.
Favorite Billy Joel song: “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”
Favorite Bruce Springsteen song: “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” What can I say, it’s a staple of my Yule season.
Favorite Big Audio Dynamite song: Can’t even name one, though I think I should be able to.
Favorite New Order song: Another one like BAD.
Favorite Neil Diamond song: “I’m a Believer.” I know, the Monkees sang it, but Neil wrote it, so I’m counting it.
Favorite Squeeze song: “Cool for Cats”
Favorite Smiths song: You would think I could name at least one, but I can’t.
Favorite Tragically Hip Song: Another nope.
Can you tell I’m just catching up on some blogs?
Yes, I konw Mari Mac. I love GBS, but I haven’t gotten any of their new stuff recently. I miss hearing them on the radio.
I’ll have to play you some of The Tragically Hip. Canadian. I like the live killer whale tank version of “New Orleans is Sinking.” Written way before Katrina BTW.
We discovered GBS when our cable company used to carry a Canadian music video channel, sadly since replaced with yet another shopping venue. Most people who’ve never spent any time within ten miles of the Canadian border have never heard of them, which is tragic.