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1.how did you get into 29?
Metric
A friend recommended them to me.

2. what was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Calvin Harris
Merrymaking At My Place

3. what's your favorite lyric by 33?
The Hives
"Like a puppet on a string" -only because of the way they sing it, not because it's brilliant lyrics.

4. how did you get into 49?
Depeche Mode
I was literaly in love with Enjoy The Silence...

5. how many albums by 13 do you own?
Gene
I have all of them on my iTunes. Don't own them physically though.

6. what is your favorite song by 50?
Coeur de Pirate
Pour un infidèle, I guess.

7. is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?
Glee Cast
Not really... Don't Stop Believin' is great, but not sad.

8. What is your favorite song by 15?
The Smiths
There are few of them. The Queen Is Dead, Bigmouth Strikes Again and Cemetry Gates are probably my favourite ones.

9. what is your favorite song by 5?
Blur
Girls & Boys

10. is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Editors
Not really actually.

11. what is the worst song by 40?
Santogold
Creator. It's said to be her best one, I truely hate it.

12. what is your favorite song by 10?
Muse
Invincible & Sober.

13. what is a good memory you have involving 30?
The Kills
I don't have any (good or bad)

14. what is your favorite song by 38?
Mando Diao
One Blood.

15. is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Camera Obscura
French Navy. Don't know why, but it makes me feel good.

16. is there a song by 25 that makes you sad?
The Jesus and Mary Chain
On the Wall. It's a fabulous song. Makes me chill.

17. what is the first song you ever heard by 23?
VV Brown
I think that it was Leave, only I didn't know her at the time.

18. what's your favorite lyric by 11?
Florence + The Machine
"Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell" from Drumming Song

19. who is a favorite member of 1?
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
OOOOOOOOOO!

20. is there a song by 14 that makes you happy?
Belle and Sebastian
Dear Catastophe Waitress

21. what is a good memory involving 27?
La Roux
Ahah, when I heard at a Freshers' party. I could sing the lyrics/dance... Then I ran out of air and had to stop.

22. what is your favorite song by 16?
Garbage
You Look So Fine

23. what is the first song you ever heard by 47?
The Killers
Somebody Told Me

24. what is your favorite album by 18?
PJ Harvey
Stories... One of my favourites of all times.

25. what is your favorite song by 21?
Girls Aloud
Can't Speak French

26. what is the first song you ever heard by 26?
Mika
Relax. Hated it. Still do.

27. what is your favorite album by 3?
Pulp
good question. Let's say Different Class. And very very close there is His'n'Hers.

28. what is you favorite song by 2?
Patrick Wolf
Tristan and The Magic Position

29. what was the first song you ever heard by 32?
Joy Division
I do not remember, it was ages ago.

30. what is you favorite song by 8?
David Bowie
Starman

31. how many times have you seen 17 live?
Franz Ferdinand
Zero. I have to change that.

32. is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Menswear
Daydreamer.

33. how did you get into 12?
The Beatles
when it became hype again to like them. I know, I should be ashamed.

34. what is the worst song by 45?
The xx
I really don't like Islands.

35. what was the first song you ever heard by 34?
The Strokes
The End Has No End.

36. what is the first song you ever heard by 48?
Arctic Monkeys
I don't remember...

37. how many times have you seen 42 live?
Britney Spears
Fortunately, zero. It's probably not worth seeing.

38. what is you favorite song by 36?
Arcade Fire
Intervention & Rebellion (Lies)

39. what was the first song you ever heard by 28?
Kate Bush
Running Up That Hill

40. what is you favorite album by 7?
Suede
Dog Man Star. This is brilliance.

41. is there a song by 31 that makes you happy?
The Libertines
The Boy Looked At Johnny

42. what is your favorite album by 41?
Robyn
She's only done one so far.

43. what is your favorite song by 24?
ABBA
I like all the famous ones.

44. what is a good memory you have involving 46?
The Pipettes
A nice chat I had with a friend of mine whilst first listening to them.

45. what is your favorite song by 35?
Kasabian
Shoot The Runner.

46. is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
Lily Allen
Alfie. It's hilarious.

47. what is your favorite album by 4?
Sons and Daughters
Gilt Complex, but I do like their first album very much.

48. who is a favorite member of 37?
The Long Blondes
I don't know!

49. what is the first song you ever heard by 43?
Peter Doherty
Last Of The English Roses and 1939 Returning are amazing.

50. what is your favorite song by 20?
Little Boots
Let's say... Ghost.

"Rip It Up" 70's/80's night every other Friday in birmingham @ the Island Bar

Fortnightly party at the Island Bar celebrating all things musical from the 70s & 80s.

Your DJ in the stylish yet affordable boots will be Dave Boring (this is not his real name). He will be playing everything from:

ABBA, AC/DC, A Certain Ratio, Beastie Boys, B-52s, Bowie, Clash, Cramps, Cure, Dead Kennedys, Depeche Mode, Devo, Echo & the Bunnymen, Erasure, ESG, Fad Gadget, Fall, Fugazi, Gang of Four, Go-Gos, Grandmaster Flash, Gun Club, Happy Mondays, Human League, Husker Du, Iggy Pop, Incredible Bongo Band, Jam, Jesus & Mary Chain, Joy Division, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, KISS, KONK, Led Zeppelin, Lilliput, Liquid Liquid, Magazine, Modern Lovers, Motley Crue, New Order, New York Dolls, Numan, Oingo Boingo, Orange Juice, O.M.D, Pixies, Police, Prince, Pylon, Queen, Ramones, R.E.M., Replacements, Roxy Music, Shocking Blue, Smiths, Sonic Youth, Specials, Talking Heads, Teardrop Explodes, Toots & the Maytals, Ultravox, Undertones, U2, Vaselines, Violent Femmes, Visage, Whitesnake, Who, Wire, X-Ray Spex, XTC, Yazoo, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Zappa, ZZ Top... plus all kinds of annoying pop and disco oddities and guilty pleasures.

**FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT**

Rip It Up also welcomes anyone with a genuine passion for this era of music. Come and say hello. Do a guest slot for us - we've had the likes of ATTAgirl, Raspberry Bazaar and Kosmik Disco so far, so please feel


Roxy Music
ABBA
New Order
Visage
Teardrop Explodes
Undertones
The Smiths
The Human League
The Jam
Echo and the Bunnymen
Depeche Mode
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
The Ramones
Blancmange
The Clash

Found this question list by accident and thought, well let's try it.

1. How did you get into 29? (Trijntje Oosterhuis)
She was part of Total Touch, and later she started to sing solo songs, some of which I listen to.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (Frank Boeijen)
I don't remember. I have known him since my childhood. Maybe Kronenburg Park or Zwart wit.

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? (Krezip)
From Promise

Sometimes, somewhere
you try to hide your mind for good
You know it ain't fair
but you're just misunderstood
Now try, just try to say
What's on your mind

4. How did you get into 49? (Snap!)
I listened a lot to them in the 1990s and I still like them.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (2 Unlimited)
One or two.

6. What is your favorite song by 50? (Secret Garden)
The winning song of Eurovision Song Contest 1995, Nocturne. I once have heard other tracks of them, but I can't remember actually.

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (East 17)
Sometimes Stay Another Day.

8. What is your favorite song by 15? (Sugababes)
Overload

9. What is your favorite song by 5? (Twarres)
Stream

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (Ny I Norge)
Ny I Norge is a Norwegian language course, so they don't have songs that make me happy. But the language course itself does make me happy.

11. What is the worst song by 40? (Gala)
I don't know any bad songs by her.

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (Simon & Garfunkel)
The Sound Of Silence

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (The Scene)
I don't have a special memory involving them.

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (Boudewijn de Groot)
Een Meisje Van Zestien

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Sash!)
Not especially.

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? (Abel)
Onderweg

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (Van Dik Hout)
Stil in mij

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? (Queen)
From The Show Must Go On

The show must go on,
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (Bløf)
Paskal Jakobsen I guess. Without him it wouldn't be Bløf anymore.

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? (Marco Borsato)
Lopen op het water (duet with Sita)

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (2 Brothers on the 4th Floor)
I don't have a special memory involving them.

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (The Corrs)
Old Town

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Flor-de-Lis)
Todas as ruas do amor, their entry for Festival da Canção and the Eurovision Song Contest.

24. What is your favorite album by 18? (Frédérique Spigt)
I only know a few songs of her, so I can't answer this question.

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Rihanna)
Unfaithful

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Alexander Rybak)
Fairytale, similar story as for Flor-de-Lis.

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (Laïs)
Dorothea

28. What is you favorite song by 2? (De Dijk)
Als Ze Er Niet Is

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Culture Beat)
Mr. Vain

30. What is you favorite song by 8? (ABBA)
The Day Before You Came

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Madonna)
None.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (U2)
Magnificent

33. How did you get into 12? (Anouk)
She is big in the Netherlands, and I like her music.

34. What is the worst song by 45? (Guus Meeuwis)
Ik Wil Je

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (Muse)
Muscle Museum

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? (Billy Joel)
It was very long ago when I was a child. Maybe We Didn't Start the Fire.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Volumia!)
Never.

38. What is your favorite song by 36? (Delirious?)
I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (Michelle)
From the Dutch Michelle (the one I listen to) Out on My Own. But just a week a week before I heard Wer Liebe Lebt by the German Michelle. It was in their respective countries' national finals for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, in which they would compete against each other.

40. What is your favorite album by 7? (Claire van Duyvenbode)
I have her album No one but You, but I know none of her other songs.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (Against the Flow)
I only know Scale Of Faith and that's not a happy song.

42. What is your favorite album by 41? ([unknown])
Whatever.

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (De Kast)
In nije dei

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (Patricia Kaas)
Her participating in Eurovision Song Contest 2009.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (Radio Decibel)
Radio Decibel is a radio station. They make podcasts with mixes, but not songs.

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (Acda en De Munnik)
Acda en de Munnik are not necessarily known as happy artists.

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (Rowwen Hèze)
Don't know. I only have their compilation album 't Beste van 2 Werelden

48. Who is a favorite member of 37? (Urban Symphony)
I don't know them really well, but I guess Sandra Nurmsalu.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (Paul de Leeuw)
Could very well be De schreeuw van de leeuw (the tune of his TV show at the time).

50. What is your favorite song by 20? (Ilse DeLange)
I'm Not So Tough

"World Painted Blood is both a return to form and transition for Slayer. The heavy riffs are back, but the songs are written more like AC/DC would write them. The result is a toe-tapping, fist-pumping, blasphemy-screaming ride through hell on an economy ticket. It's not the progrock-influenced epic style of older Slayer, but it's a quick study and a ripping terror: simple but effective."

- Brett Stevens, Examiner.com (Slayer - World Painted Blood: "Simple but effective")


Roughly what I think of it. It's not old Slayer, but it's better than anything since Seasons in the Abyss.


Will appeal to fans of:

* Vader
* Morbid Angel
* Soilwork

Not for fans of:

* ABBA
* Opeth

Songs by title:
First song: A-Ok by Motion City Soundtrack
Last song: 6'1" by Liz Phair

Songs by length:
Shortest song: Begin Remix by The Blow (0:04)
Longest song: Marais la Nuit by Neko Case (31:39)

By artist:
First artist: A-Studio
Last artist: The 88

By album:
First album: ABBA by ABBA
Last album: 808s & Heartbreak by Kanye West

Top 10 most played songs:
1. Seventeen by Marina & the Diamonds
2. Animal by Miike Snow
3. Gotta Have You by The Weepies
4. Dawn Of The Dead by Does It Offend You, Yeah?
5. Tightrope by Yeasayer
6. Feel It In My Bones by Tiësto (Feat. Tegan & Sara)
7. Run Run by Those Dancing Days
8. Take It From Me by The Weepies
9. World Spins Madly On by The Weepies
10. Daylight by Matt & Kim

First 5 songs on shuffle:
1. 100 Round the Bends by Missy Higgins
2. Offline P.K. by Pinback
3. Soft Revolution by Stars
4. Animal by Against Me!
5. One More Chance by Michael Jackson

Search for:
"Sex", how many songs come up? 13
"Love", how many songs come up? 202
"You", how many songs come up? 485
"Death", how many songs come up? 34
"Hate", how many songs come up? 6
"Wish", how many songs come up? 9
"Dream", how many songs come up? 44
"Leave", how many songs come up? 5
"Stay", how many songs come up? 40
"Heart", how many songs come up? 93
(and, just for fun)"Monkey", how many songs come up? 2

Final Stats:
3559 songs, 9.5 days, 17.84 GB

I'm something of a discophile. I don't collect LP's, but for a 23 year old, I am awfully stuck to the old format of compact disc albums, not at all embracing the digital era. But of course, bringing all my CD's across the sea wasn't really an option. So I downloaded all the music I own onto my laptop. With all that music so easy to reach, I find myself listening to albums that have been left to collect dust for years.
When I began to plan this blog entry, I meant it to be about Cornelis Vreeswijk, whom I'm coming back to after years of thinking him a bit too crude. Now though, I will simply recommend that you listen to his Bellman interpretations (Sjuttonde balladen särskilt) and leave that subject. Because what I want to tell you about now, is the first CD I ever owned. It has been abandoned and forgotten, for years and years, but never given away. It was given to me way back in, most likely, 1997, by my grandmother. I had wished for a CD with classical music. It seems very strange to me today, since I eventually turned out a rock girl, but such was my wish; before I discovered my first idols ABBA and The Beatles, long before Bruce Springsteen and Alanis Morissette, what feels like a lifetime before Håkan Hellström and Rufus Wainwright, I unwrapped a collection of classical music and played it on my parents' stereo - since I didn't have one of my own.
And listening to it today, I find myself recognizing every tune, every stroke of the violins, every key pressed on the pianos. Mozart, Shubert, Samuel Barber and Alessandro Marcello; all these composers' works, that I obviously must have listened to time and time again all those years ago when I was someone else, stir the same emotions in me now as they did then; as powerful as any modern pop or rock record ever has. I usually give ABBA the credit for being the start of my long, loving relationship with music, or the times when I would hear my mother play songs by Cornelis or LALLA HANSON on the guitar. ("Jag tog upp ett munspel ur min tomma, slitna ficka, och jag blåste trött när Anna sjöng en blues" is perhaps the first single line of lyric that I fell utterly in love with. It was stuck in my head for years before I found a recording of the song. I still think of my mum playing guitar when I hear it, even though I haven't seen her play since I was a child.)
But sitting here typing this, with soft piano music by Erik Satie sounding in my headset, I send a grateful thought to my dear late grandma, without whom I might have never had an appreciation for the sheer beauty of music - not confined to three minute hitsongs, however great, or just as melodies to clever, heart wrenching lyrics, or even as songs to sing together in choir, at campfires or with mum in the living room - but music in and of itself.
Så, tack för CD:n, mormor. Jag gillar den verkligen.

50 Questions About My Top 50

1. How did you get into 29? (Simple Plan)
I was fourteen and not very happy

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (Moneybrother)
Possibly It's been hurting all the way with you Joanna

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? The Kooks
-

4. How did you get into 49? (Lifehouse)
They were featured in grey's anatomy or something I think

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (Kent)
I don't do albums ;)

6. What is your favorite song by 50? (Lasse Lindh)
Satan vad ont det gör

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (Bryan Adams)
Humm.. Heaven?

8. What is your favorite song by 15? (Jason Mraz)
A beautiful mess :)

9. What is your favorite song by 5? (The Sounds)
Night after night

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (Peter, bjorn and john)
Well, there's Young folks. And Blue Period Picasso

11. What is the worst song by 40? (James Morrison)
I dunno

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (Veronica Maggio)
Nöjd. Eller 17 år.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (Snow Patrol)
Not sure, Chasing cars evokes many memories though

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (Keane)
Love is the end

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Markus Krunegård)
Jag är en vampyr :)

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? (Arctic Monkeys)
Not really.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (Almedal)
Och alla platserna

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? (Amos Lee)
-

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (Håkan Hellström)
Håkan Hellström?

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? (Loney, Dear)
Not really, no.

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (Michael Jackson)
Gosh, I should have one, but I can't think of it atm

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (Paolo Nutini)
Candy

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Miss Li)
Oh boy

24. What is your favorite album by 18? (Melissa Horn)
Don't have the new album yet, so Långa nätter

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Tingsek)
Things to say

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Florence Valentin)
Spring Ricco

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (The Killers)
Hot Fuss or Sawdust, can't decide

28. What is you favorite song by 2? (Lars Winnerbäck)
Haha, hm. Timglas.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Michael Bublé)
Everything!

30. What is you favorite song by 8? (Tiger Lou)
Oh, Horatio

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Joel Alme)
Zero

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (Timbuktu)
Haha, duhh. Det löser sig, Alla vill till himmelen, Generellt?

33. How did you get into 12? (Hello Saferide)
Last FM tip

34. What is the worst song by 45? (Ted Gärdestad)
You can't point out a bad song of his, känns liksom inte rätt..

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (Broder Daniel)
When we were winning

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? (Joakim Thåström)
Die Mauer kan man väl få säga?

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Glasvegas)
Zero

38. What is you favorite song by 36? (Bob Marley)
Turn you lights down low. Or No woman no cry. Or One love.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (Lily Allen)
Don't know

40. What is you favorite album by 7? (Jonathan Johansson)
En hand i himlen ;)

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (Montt Mardié)
Set sail tomorrow

42. What is your favorite album by 41? (James Blunt)
I really don't have one

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (Ane Brun)
My star

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (John Legend)
Ahh, John Legend-songs, suddenly appearing in the midst of all the yugoslavian music in Montenegro this summer.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (Deportees)
Will you talk (if I listen)

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (Coldplay)
Naa

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (Timo Räisänen)
Lovers are lonely or Mummy

48. Who is a favorite member of 37? (ABBA)
Haha, Björn?

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (John Mayer)
Waiting on the world to change

50. What is your favorite song by 20? (Kings of Leon)
Revelry

a-ha
So of course everyone loves "Take On Me"...how could you not? but I never really heard anything else from a-Ha until a few years ago, when Julie (my sister) played the rest of Hunting High and Low for me when we were driving who remembers where. "Love Is Reason" stood out right away, but the whole album is pretty fantastic. Later, I acquired another song from Jen (also my sister), "The Living Daylights," from a James Bond Soundtrack...this one ended up being my wake-up song in Spain when I first got itunes alarm and didn't know how to change the settings yet. It's a good song, but I still find the first few seconds a little jarring, since they shocked me out of dreams so many times.


AFI
Sing the Sorrow deeefinitely reminds me of early 2003, when I had just come back to Stuart from a few months living in New York. Mimi and Tracey had an apartment together in Glenwood, and every waking moment was spent there. I remember Tracey and the Last Laugh guys and also Kretzer being really excited about the release of this album. I had heard a few A.F.I. songs before...singles from earlier albums...but not much. There was something really appealing about these new songs, though. Probably just poppy enough for me. And so it became a backdrop to many of those nights. Saw them at Warped Tour at some point, which was fun and ridiculous.


ABBA
When I was around 14/15, my sisters took me to a couple concerts...I particularly remember going to House of Blues, once for Cyndi Lauper, and once for Duran Duran. Julie was too cool for Abba, but Jen and I would get ready listening to the Gold (greatest hits) album. I had a very silly pair of fake leather pants at that time and wore them with brightly colored tube-tops and glittery make-up. Now, I also associate Abba with my Dad, since for some reason he really loves Mamma Mia. My favorite songs are "Knowing Me, Knowing You," "Super Trouper" and "Lay All Your Love on Me."

ABC
Where did THIS come from? "Poison Arrow" is a pretty sweet jam, but I have no recollection of it from the 80's, nor do I know how or when it got into my library. But even though I can't trace where it came from, I'm not deleting it. It's sweet new wave-y fun. Who broke my heart? You did. You did.

abx
I was following a music blog for a while that I found through Shawn McGee's last.fm friends somehow. The flow of posts slowed down to a trickle a few months ago and then I just stopped checking altogether, but during the time I was going, I downloaded some interesting things I probably would never have found otherwise. "Light Falsetto Music" is one of them mash-up thangs (I obviously live in a cave most of the time). Not something I'm likely to investigate further, but It's appealing enough to keep around for now, methinks.

Ace of Base
Oh yeahhhh. Elementary school. All that she wants is another baby... I think at first I thought this was referring to an actual baby... So yeah, these Swedes were fun to record from the radio and sing during recess. I've got three tracks which I still definitely enjoy from time to time..."All That She Wants," "Don't Turn Around," and of course, "The Sign."

Acoustic Syndicate
"Rainbow was a Rollercoaster" was put on a mix for me by Andy when we first made the switch from friends to dating. He was at University of Tennessee and had thus acquired a taste for bluegrassy and hippie-ish jam band-y sorts of music. I don't know any other songs by this band, but I loooove the banjo, and the singer's voice is pretty nice, too. It reminds me of Andy and of the funny concept of us ever being anything more than friends, that seemed like a good idea at the time.

The Ad Libs
ooh. "Boy From New York City" is on a 60's Dance Party cd that belongs to my parents. I got hold of it in high school and never gave it back. Sorry, guys.

Adam Faith
Oh look, something else I took from my parents. This one I just borrowed, copied to my computer and gave back, though. The album is "The British Invasion" and this track is "It's Alright." Good handclap situation in the chorus.

Adam Rhinehart
Ashley Belanger made me a great mix maybe in 2005 or 2006 with a bunch of songs from different Lou Barlow projects and a few other little jems. "Anxiety of Nearness" is definitely the sappiest song on that entire mix, but it's sweet. :)

Adama Yalomba
According to last.fm, this artist is from Mali. The song "Politique" is from the album Festival in the Desert, which I'm pretty sure I copied from Jen. I should put this song on my dance around the house playlist.

Adele
"Hometown Glory" is another song I got from that music blog I was following for a time. Honestly didn't listen to it until right this minute. She's got a rich tone...sounds vocally similar to Amy Winehouse but with a sweet sadness. Maybe I should seek out more from her...I love female vocalists but can be fairly judgmental and picky about them. The track just ended. Maybe I'll try Adele radio on here sometime soon. Maybe.

The Admirations
"The Bells of Rosa Rita" is one of many, many doo-wop songs I acquired from Victor. I love this genre SO much.

Adriana Caselotti
And now we come to the first of much Disney music. Adriana Caselotti was the voice of Snow White, so here we have "Whistle While You Work" and "Someday My Prince Will Come." My strongest memory relating to this is being at the parks in 5th grade with my family and BFFs at the time Leighan and Aschlei, imitating the ridiculously high squeaky voice of Snow White when she sings into the wishing well and has her voice echo back...

Aerosmith
I don't know why of all Aerosmith songs, I only have "Walk This Way." This song doesn't do much for me, really. Oh, now I see. It's from a collection called "Ultimate Rock Collection: Gold and Platinum" that I borrowed from my parents when I was in high school. I made a lot of mix tapes with that collection as a base. I miss mix tapes. Anyway, as far as Aerosmith goes, I can't help but love "Dream On," especially when it's played at a piano bar. I also can get into some of the ridic 90's singles. But I don't have them in my library. I'll get over it.

Afel Bocoum
This is another one from Festival in the Desert... I like the unison singing...but I don't have much else to say about this.

Against Me!
I sort of saw them at a show in Orlando in 2003, but it got broken up when they were barely into the set. What I saw was fun though, so I eventually bought an album. What I bought was the Acoustic EP, which I listened to a lot and liked a great deal, but I guess not enough to get more. Last year in Spain, my roommate Steve was a big fan, so he'd play some of the songs on guitar for us to sing. He gave me a few more albums, but it's still not really a go-to for me. That being said, I did just listen to all of it again while cleaning, and it was enjoyable...and they do get bonus points for being from Florida.

Aicha Bint Chighaly
Wow! Another song from Festival in the Desert whose artist starts with A!

Aimee Mann
Oh, Man(n). I love her. Her voice isn't "pretty" per se, but it appeals so much to my ears, especially when paired with her lovely melodies. Like so many artists, she was first introduced to me by my sister Julie, who pointed out that she was the singer from 80s band 'Til Tuesday ("Voices Carry"). I played the album Lost in Space over and over and over. It was really exciting to finally see her play in Orlando with Tracey, Lauren Othón, and Chris Ziemba in...let's say 2006. My very favorite songs are "I Can't Get My Head Around It," "That's Just What You Are," and "Invisible Ink." <3

Wow, this is going to take forever. Excellent.