David SedarisFrom a flatmate in Prague.
2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (Bat For Lashes)
What's a Girl To Do?3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? (Scott Walker)
Quick give us your lips
Give us your thighs
Give us your sad and devouring eyes
Cascading tears for every heartbeat
Tonight we'll sleep with
The Girls From the Streets4. How did you get into 49? (The Rolling Stones)
I've been aware of them for as long as I can remember, but the first time I really 'got' them would be listening to
Gimme Shelter at about 5am in a Brighton university dorm in 2000.5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (The Divine Comedy)
Five. I think I was out of the country for the last two.
6. What is your favorite song by 50? (Fat Truckers)
Anorexic Robot7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (Dave Clarke)
In Short, no.
Blue On Blue is a little intense, but it wouldn't make me sad.8. What is your favorite song by 15? (Serge Gainsbourg)
La Javanaise9. What is your favorite song by 5? (The Cabin Fever)
I know you, you know me10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (Soft Machine)
Slightly All the Time11. What is the worst song by 40? (David Devant & His Spirit Wife)
I like most of what they recorded. There are a few b-sides that aren't really up to scratch, perhaps Slip It To Me # (live)
12. What is your favorite song by 10? (Kevin Ayers)
Has to be
Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (Mr. Oizo)
I found the CD in a Levne Knihy shop for about 30p and listened to it a lot the next six months or so, but unusually there are no specific memories attached to the music.
14. What is your favorite song by 38? (Selfish Cunt)
Britain Is Shit
15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Can)
Bring Me Coffee or Tea produces a wry, but genuine smile.
16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? (The Jam)
No, however all of Paul Weller's solo work makes me sad for a different reason.
17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (John Barry)
I expect I heard some of his James Bond stuff when I was very young indeed, but the fist time I was aware of him individually would be with the music from
Midnight Cowboy18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? (Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band)
"One red bean stuck in the bottom of uh tin bowl
Hot coffee from uh krimpt up can
Me 'n my girl named Bimbo Limbo Spam" - The Dust Blows Forward 'n the Dust Blows Back
19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (Pulp)
Jarvis Cocker probably, but I'd like to put a word in for Russell Senior too.
20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? (Oneida)
I used to enjoy walking around Zhuhai while listening to
Sheets of Easter21. What is a good memory involving 27? (Add N to (X))
Playing
Fyuz in a little nightclub in Southampton.22. What is your favorite song by 16? (Kraftwerk)
I'll always love
Ruckzuck23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Hammock)
Before the Celebration, on a bus in Thailand.24. What is your favorite album by 18? (The Herbaliser)
Remedies, because it's the only one I know properly.
25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Cassetteboy)
Has to be
Fly Me to New York (Featuring DJ Rubbish) for very wrong and very funny wrong funnies.26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Jefferson Airplane)
Hard to say as I imagine I heard them when I was fairly young. Something like
White Rabbit most likely.27. What is your favorite album by 3? (The Fall
This Nation's Saving Grace is the slightly obvious choice, but Slates is a mini-album of equal quality.
28. What is you favorite song by 2? (David Bowie)
Very, very hard to say. Something like
Space Oddity, Queen Bitch, Station to Station or even A New Career in a New Town29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Jacques Dutronc)
Et moi, et moi, et moi30. What is you favorite song by 8? (Denim)
Middle of the Road
31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Del Shannon)
Since he died when I was 10 I never got to see him. Shame.
32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (Gail Force 3)
WLTM still makes me laugh on what must be the 50th play.
33. How did you get into 12? (DJ Shadow)
The local Indie DJ used to play
Organ Donor all the time.34. What is the worst song by 45? (The Incredible String Band)
There are no really bad ISB tracks, 50% are great, 50% are interminable hippy strumming, and therefore merely skippable.
35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (Gang of Four)
I heard
At Home He's a Tourist in about 1998 as my stepdad had the single.36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? (Fanfare Ciocărlia)
Asfalt Tango37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Echo & the Bunnymen)
I think I remember being underwhelmed by them at the Phoenix Festival one time. I'm not really that much of a fan.
38. What is you favorite song by 36? (The Beatles)
The Word is pretty much a perfect song.
39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (Joanna Newsom)
Sprout And The Bean, on an NME compilation.40. What is you favorite album by 7? (The Yummy Fur)
Kinky Cinema has been one of my favourite albums since it was released, and now you can download the whole thing on Last fm. So do that.
41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (The Mighty Boosh)
Tundra Rap
42. What is your favorite album by 41? (John Cooper Clarke)
All I've got is World of Mouth: Very Best of John Cooper Clarke, which makes me want to get his real albums.
43. What is your favorite song by 24? (Dizzee Rascal)
Sittin' Here
44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (Roots Manuva)
Listening to Ninja Tune compilations in a hostel in Dali earlier this year.
45. What is your favorite song by 35? (Brian Eno)
I honestly think that
The Big Ship could be one of the greatest bits of music ever recorded.46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (David Sedaris)
Six To Eight Black Men
47. What is your favorite album by 4? (Robert Wyatt)
Rock Bottom is just astonishing.
48. Who is a favorite member of 37? (Manu Chao)
Manu Chao. Obviously.
49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (LCD Soundsystem)
Losing My Edge50. What is your favorite song by 20? (HALCALI)
ギリギリ・サーフライダー, also known as Girigiri Surf Rider
