My musical history is full of obscure, but nonetheless, fantastic songs that either came and went so quickly that they were doomed to fade from memory, or those that time is simply washing away, no matter their popularity at the time. I would desperately like to remember those for the future, so I'm listing them here.

As a child, I came across these in miscellaneous mix tapes and such. I would have fabulous concerts to there beats; having no idea to their real meanings.
So Happy Together
I Think We're Alone Now
Incense and Peppermints
Cars
In the Air Tonight
Windy
Fire and Rain

Then of course in elementary school I was into the obscenely poppy music of the Spice Girls and Britney Spears. More notably I fondly remember listening to Ray of Light and Loreena McKennitt. My mother also loved the song I Knew I Loved You notably.

And then came 5th grade when I started my first real mix tapes put together from the few radio stations that I could pull in from where I lived.
Otherside
Scar Tissue
Somewhere Out There
Drive
Kryptonite
Higher
Learn to Fly
Black Balloon
Iris
Hanging by a Moment
In the End
Drops of Jupiter
Everything You Want
One Headlight
Ordinary Day
All You Wanted
A Thousand Miles
Complicated
Underneath Your Clothes
Just Like A Pill
Rapture
I Turn to You
Days Go By
Heaven
One Week
Pinch Me
To Where You Are
Bigger Than My Body
Brand New Day
Fields of Gold

Next came middle school. My musical taste were influenced mostly by adult swim (which introduced me to Daft Punk, which I think I listened to more repetitiously than even AFI perhaps. Also notably, Gorillaz.) and two mix cds I came across, one was given to me, the other I had to return and therefor have lost all those tracks to time. It took me up until recently to discover what all the tracks were, but here they are:
Crawling in the Dark
No Leaf Clover
Nothing Else Matters
Dig
Kick Some Ass
Stick 'Em Up
Lookaway
Spit It Out
Surfacing
Wait and Bleed
People=Shit
My Plague
Black and White
The Way You Like It
Where's Your Head At?

From there, I went more in the direction of Basement Jaxx and owned Ace, Who needs guitars anyways?, Illusion, Dance Club 2001, and some others. Songs of which are notable:
We Are Alive
Don't Give Up
The last cd that I bought that was reminiscent of this stage before entering the next was probably the Queer Eye Soundtrack.
The Boys of Summer

And then I believe it was towards the end of my Freshman year of high school that I began really discovering music. I began to get into AFI and my passion for music really began to blossom. I began to spend all the time I could sequester watching music videos on Fuse (before its ruin) and recording them on a mix tape video of sorts. I began gathering my friends cds and burning them for myself. It was a very magical time and probably the most heavily influential time on my musical tastes that I have yet encountered. I still enjoy this genre the best and follow these bands with a sort of religious devotion (although not the insane devotion I held in the first years of this transformation).
As I near the present and my memory is better intact, my lists shall get longer and more in depth. As this was certainly an explosion in musical exploration, no doubt it will be epic.
Meant to Live
Love Song
Silver and Cold
Rapid Hope Loss
Ocean Avenue
Headstrong
I Hate Everything About You
One Thing
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Until the Day I Die
I Miss You
Echo
Bring Me to Life
Hold On
Hit That
Little Things
Fat Lip
In Too Deep
The Reason
The Leaving Song Pt.II
Girl's Not Grey
Way Away
Snowflakes
In the Shadows
Same Direction
Memory
The Young and the Hopeless
Last Train Home
Wake Up (Make a Move)
Anthem of Our Dying Day
Breaking the Habit
Vindicated
Broken
Slither
So Cold
Take Me Out
Give it Up
Head on Collision
Fall Back Down
Down
Seven Nation Army
The End of the World
My Immortal
Time Is Running Out
Numb
A Favor House Atlantic
Predictable
American Idiot
Getting Away With Murder
Ocean Breathes Salty
Somebody Told Me
Fall to Pieces
Cold
Dare You to Move
(REACH UP FOR THE)SUNRISE
This Fire
All Downhill From Here
She's the Blade

One band. Fifteen questions. Choose the most amusing/applicable song title as the answer. Dont repeat song titles.

Artist: Barenaked Ladies (since Ana had to be sooo lame and take TMBG, I chose the next best :D)

[1] Are you male or female?
I'll Be That Girl

[2] Describe yourself
Angry People
or
Bull In A China Shop

Gangster Girl[3] How do you feel about yourself?
Am I The Only One?

[4] Describe what you are thinking right now.
What a Good Boy (Thatmikeykid just dropped me off some e-candy, wasn't that nice of him? :D)

[5] Describe your current boyfriend.
Why Say Anything Nice? (seriously, there's no one to describe)

[6] Describe where you currently live.
The Old Apartment (well, I actually live in quite a large house, but I was just thinking to day that next time I'm in Nova Scotia, I might try to break into my old house, that is unless they fixed the ol' window)

[7] If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
Go Home

[8] Your best friend is ___________.
Some Fantastic ;D

[9] What would you ask for if you had just one wish?
[track artist=Barenaked Ladies][If I had] A MILLION DOLLARS[/track]!! muahaha

[10] You know that ___________________.
The Wrong Man Was Convicted

[11] What's the weather like?
Green Christmas (unfortunately, there is no song called 'Hell Froze Over')

[12] If your life was a television show, what would it be called?
Humor of the Situation

[13] What is life to you? (Or should I say 'Life in a Nutshell?) ;D
Crazy
or
the lyrics to Pinch Me (not the title, I suppose, whatever :D)

[14] What is the best advice you have to give?
Never Do Anything

[15] If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
Gangster Girl ;D

40 Question, stolen from Inglorien


1. How did you get into 31?
"Weird Al" Yankovic- i have no idea, been since I was a kid, you know? Just silly and stuff kids are drawn too, and grown ups who don't want to grow up.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Barenaked Ladies - probablly Pinch Me

4. What is your favourite album by 49?
Bah I don't have a 49

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Miles Davis, none that I can touch, but I have 7 downloaded on the computer.

6. What is your favourite song by 50?
I don't have #50 either...

7. Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad?
Thelonious Monk

8. What is your favourite song by 15?
CKY, that would either be - Attached at the Hipor 96 Quite Bitter Beings ok or - Close Yet Far

9. What is your favourite song by 5?
Five Iron Frenzy-At Least I'm Not Like All Those Other Old Guys

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?

No, its Nirvana

11. What is your favourite album by 40?
artist is Marietta Petkova, piano. I don't have one.

12. What is your favourite song by 10?
James Brown, It's a Man's Man's Man's World

13. What is a good memory you have involving 33?
None really...My Chemical Romance

14. What is your favourite song by 37?
Dropkick MurphysKiss Me I'm Sh**faced

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
I dont have a 19

16. How many times have you seen 24 live?
or a 24

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
or a 23

18. What is your favourite album by 11?
Green Day Dookie

19. Who is a favourite member of 1?
They Might Be Giants - I don't know.

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Polynesian Musicians - Nope

21. What is a good memory involving 45?
Bob Lukomski - He did the music for a friends sister's dance show in the city, it was pretty cool.

22. What is your favourite song by 16?
Chevelle - Comfortable Liar
23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
Celtic Orchestra
I have NO idea.

24. What is your favourite album by 21?
Moxy Früvous, I don't have one...

25. What is your favourite song by 18?
wow, they are THAT high on my list...
Blink-182, to be honest I don't know. I like(d) alot of their stuff but honestly right now can't think of a GOOD one, besides the overplayed Damn It

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 38?
Dont have a 38

27. What is your favourite lyric by 3?
Ramones- "But it's not my place oh-no No it's not my place no no No it's not my-not my-not my place In the 9 to 5 world And it's not my place In the 9 to 5 world And it's not my place With 9 to 5 girl It's not my place In the 9 to 5 world Hangin' out with Lester Bangs you all And Phil Spector really has it all Uncle Floyd shows on the T.V. Jack Nicholson, Clint Eastwood, 10cc But it's not my place Don't wanna be a working stiff Lose my identity Cause when it comes To working 9 to 5 There ain't no place for me Ain't my reality, to me"

28. What is your favourite song by 2?
Its TV show themes, lol

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
Coolio, um....Rollin W the Homies?

30. What is you favourite song by 8?
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, i don't have one, VERY rarely do I have favorite songs.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
Bob Marley & The Wailers, none.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Lit. no

33. What is your favourite album by 12?
Relient K. I like most of them.

34. What is the worst song by 46?
Trans-Siberian Orchestra I dont have one.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
Metallica probablly Enter Sandman
36. What is you favourite album by 42?
Janet Jackson

37. How many times have you seen 39 live?
The Skatalites, none.

38. What is your favourite album by 36?
New York Dolls - New York Dolls

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
Don't have one, surprise.

40. What is your favourite album by 7?
Get Set GoI like both their albums I have.

1-They Might Be Giants
-The first song I remember hearing by them would be Experimental Film (through the music video on www.homestarrunner.com), and I remember thinking it was an ok song, but I didn't know who did it. A few years later, my biology b teacher played the song why does the sun shine? for our class, and I asked her if I could borrow the CD (which was Severe Tire Damage). I made a copy of it, and it stayed in a pile of un-listened to CDs for a few months. In the summer, I picked it up and listened to it, and fell in love with it.

2-John Linnell
-John Linnell was my favourite member of TMBG, so when I found out he had a solo album (State Songs) I really wanted to buy it. I was planning on making someone buy it for me for my birthday which was coming up, but during a trip to the mall with my friends, I saw it at the record store and couldn't help but buy it. I spent all the money I brought with me on it, which I was planning on buying jewelry from Claire's with. I'm glad I did so.

3-The Beatles
-This had been my dad's all-time favourite band since he was my age, and he's still pretty obsessed with them now. he's been playing their songs for me since I was an infant. My dad had a tape of them playing All My Loving on the Ed Sullivan show, and when I was in the younger grades (1st-5th, I estimate), I would watch it whenever I felt really sad and it would cheer me up. I went through a middle school phase where I didn't want to like them any more because too many other people liked them too (I tended to shy away from what was popular), and because it was uncool to like the same stuff your parents did. But I soon realized you shouldn't stop liking good music for stupid reasons like that.

4-The Kinks
-Whenever my dad tries to burn a CD and it turns out funny but still works, he gives it to me. Once he tried to burn The Kinks's album Face to Face, and he accidentally put the last song on twice, so he gave it to me. I put it in my CD player and was instantly taken with it.

5-The Velvet Underground
-A girl at school who I thought was cool was into them, so I got their first CD and greatest hits collection from the library. It took me a few listens, but then I realized that they were actually pretty amazing. I didn't find out until later that my dad loved them at my age, bought their first album on vinyl the day it came out, and saw them in concert once.

6-Tally Hall
-I saw them warm up for TMBG at my first TMBG concert in 2006. I thought they were cool, and bought their CD, but I didn't realize how awesome they were until a few months later. I got to shake Joe Hawley's sweaty, guitar-playing hand, though. So that was pretty cool. Also, they're from Ann Arbor, MI, which is very close to my hometown. And the only reason I'm partial to Michigan University is that every band member currently attends school there.

7-Will Holshouser
-I read an article somewhere that said something about Mr. Holshouser being a good example of the modern young, creative, accordion player. So I looked him up and listened to samples of his songs, and he is very unlike any other thing I listen to. But I really like his music.

8-The Monkees
-My friend on deviantArt said that they were good, so I considered checking them out. I told my parents, who revealed that they had both been fans when they were around my age, and my dad had the greatest hits collection, so I listened to it. it was ok. Almost a year later, I downloaded some of the episodes of their show off the internet, which re-sparked my interest in the music. Now they're one of my favourite bands, I predict they'll rise up to 4 or 3 (at least) on my lastfm within the nest few weeks. Also, I'm listening to them right now. :D

9-Islands
-My friend who moved here form Traverse City introduced me to them. Apparently in her city, they're pretty popular (I'm guessing because they're Canadian, and Traverse City is very close to Canada, so it's just natural that bits of Canada should leak down into there). But no one in Holland ever heard of them (that I know of). She gave me the CD Return to the Sea, and I fell in love with it.

10-Barenaked Ladies
-Being that they're Jade's previous favourite band, she kept getting me to like them by sending me songs. I didn't care much for them at first, but i fell in love with the songs Pinch Me and Straw Hat and Dirty Old Hank. Soon I got their fist album, Gordon, and I really like it. When I get more albums and rip the ones I have, my playcount should go up. I predict they'll be up to my 5th eventually.

Post your top fifteen bands/artists, the first song you heard of theirs, the song that made you fall in love, and your current favorite.


1.They Might Be Giants
First song: Technically it was Experimental Film, but I didn't know it was Them. The first song I heard where I knew what band it was, was why does the sun shine?
Fell for: why does the sun shine?, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Ana Ng
Current fave: Ana Ng

2. John Linnell
First song: Illinois
Fell for: Montana
Current fave: Louisiana

3. The Beatles
First song: I wouldn't know, because of my dad I've been listening to them since infancy. The first song I remember, though, is Yellow Submarine.
Fell for: All My Loving
Current fave: I Me Mine

4. The Kinks
First song: Party Line
Fell for: Party Line
Current fave: Shangri-La

5. The Velvet Underground
First song: Sunday Morning
Fell for: Venus in Furs
Current fave: Stephanie Says

6. Will Holshouser
First song: Nocturnal
Fell for: Reed Song
Current fave: Reed Song

7. Tally Hall
First song: The first song they played when I saw them warm up for TMBG? I don't remember, but I think it was Welcome To Tally Hall
Fell for: Taken For A Ride
Current fave: Spring And A Storm

8. Islands
First song: Swans (Life After Death)
Fell for: Humans
Current fave: Volcanoes

9. Frank Zappa
First song: Montana
Fell for: Let's Make the Water Turn Black
Current fave: Toads of the Short Forest

10. Barenaked Ladies
First song: One Week
Fell for: Straw Hat and Dirty Old Hank
Current fave: Pinch Me

11. Michael Leviton
First song: Summer's the Worst
Fell for: Summer's the Worst
Current fave: