Music Meme

[filthgoblin]

I pinched this from karaokegal

Because I am so confident in my knowledge of music, ask me about 5 of your favorite bands [or artists], and I will list my favorite songs by each of them and why, but the catch is you must post this in your journal too! You know you want to! Make it so!

The meme says you should post to your journal, but I'm not one for meme fascism. If you just wanna test me and don't fancy it yourself, I won't be checking up on you ;)

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[filthgoblin.livejournal.com]

You officially came up with the most difficult set of suggestions and I've come to answer this about five times then run out of time trying to decide!

First off, Savage Garden? Not a clue. I'm vaguely aware of them but I don't know any of their songs. I'd probably know if I heard them, but couldn't pick a favourite.

David Bowie's a difficult one. I was probably one of the few people that enjoyed his Earthling electronica phase, but I love his older stuff too. I also love Philip Glass's Low Symphony based on Bowie's album of the same name, but I guess that's not really Bowie. I think my favourite track of his is probably Space Oddity. I find it really moving in some way, quite haunting.

My favourite Eagles song is probably Take It Easy. It really does feel easy going. It makes me smile.

Rolling Stones was another really difficult one, but the song I keep coming back to is Sympathy For The Devil. Musically it's really infectious. The "woo wooo" in the backing track just gets inside your head, and I love the lyrics too.

And finally, Elvis. There's a LOT of material there to choose from! But I eventually settled on Heartbreak Hotel. That song, given it's really a Blues song, I find incredibly sexy. I know that and a lot of his other music in those early days of his career caused a lot of controversy for being so suggestive and I can see why. The rhythm of it and his tone of voice are very provocative.

So there you have it. Better late than never, I hope!