friday five, take eight

only two posts in a whole week. i’ve either been busy or tired or otherwise occupied. but it is friday again and i see that this week’s five is worthy of some attention. disclaimer: my musical tastes orbit and evolve around an oddly shaped center, so i reserve the right to alter or edit or retract these answers at any time and without warning. got it? good. let’s go.

1. Name one song you hate to admit you like.
It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones

2. Name two songs that always make you cry.
Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) – Elton John
Overlap – Ani Difranco

3. Name three songs that turn you on.
Rock Me – Great White
Paradise – Sade
Slide Your Ass – The Spinanes

4. Name four songs that always make you feel good.
Love Having You Around – Stevie Wonder
Spread Your Wings – Queen
Handyman – James Taylor
Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo

5. Name five songs you couldn’t ever do without.
Love is Stronger than Death – The The
I Believe – Stevie Wonder
Inner City Blues – Marvin Gaye
All I Want is You – U2
Same Old Lang Syne – Dan Fogelberg

okay. that took longer than i expected… let’s see how long it takes you, eh?

May 2, 2003 – 3:10 pm | By Thomas | Posted in Distractions | Comments (5)
  • http://www.changingthestory.com Janice

    #1:
    Stronger – Britney Spears (ick I know)
    #2:
    Wish – Bob Schneider
    And So It Goes – Billy Joel
    #3:
    Sex Type Thing – Stone Temple Pilots
    Sir Psycho Sexy – Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Freeek – George Michael
    #4:
    Love at First Sight – Kylie Minogue
    One More Time – Daft Punk
    Instant Pleasure – Rufus Wainwright
    Summertime – The Sundays
    #5:
    Fell In Love – Moxy Fruvous
    Elsewhere – Sarah McLachlan
    Great Provider – Barenaked Ladies
    Corner Pocket – Manhattan Transfer
    Better – Bob Schneider

    I also reserve the right to change these if I just happen to think of something better.

  • http://www.livejournal.com/users/jolefay JO

    Saturday Morning 5? I was busy yesterday.. So let’s see now that I have down time..

    1. Slave-Britney Spears..( see now I must shower it makes my tongue wanna fall out)
    2. Disintegration-Cure; Roads-Portisehead
    3. Stripped-Depeche Mode; Venus in Furs-The Velvet Underground;Down by the Water- PJ Harvey
    4. Waking Will-Bel Canto;Out of the city-Ivy;Only the lonely-Motels; It’s raining-Depeche Mode
    5. Sodium Light Baby-The the; Night like this- Cure; Mayonaise- Smashing Pumpkins; Walking after midnight -Patsy Cline; Blue Monday- New Order

    Really this list could be out of control…Here it is however.. Of course I havn’t had coffee yet.. hrmmm..

  • http://psycht.net jason

    Monday 5 here:
    #1.
    Give it to you – Jordan Knight
    #2.
    Lover, You Should Have Come Over – Jeff Buckley
    When She Loved Me – Randy Newman
    #3.
    Silence – Enigma
    Posession – Sarah McLachlan
    Say Goodbye – DMB
    #4.
    Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
    Leave It – YES
    Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo (I would have added this regardless of Thomas) :]
    Do You Right – 311
    #5.
    #41 – DMB
    In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
    Song For a Winter’s Night – Sarah McLachlan
    Dream Brother – Jeff Buckley
    Sweet Thing – Van Morrison

    * Most are subject to Change. :]

  • Kimberly

    #1.
    Burnin’ for you- Blue Oyster Cult (an oldie)
    #2.
    Fade into you- Mazzy Star
    Forgiveness- Patty Griffin
    #3.
    Low place like home- Sneaker Pimps
    Silence- Delerium
    Callas went away- Enigma
    #4.
    Shake you down- Greggory Abbott (kareoke duet anyone?)
    Common people- Pulp
    Hot child in the city- Nick Gilder (a definate oldie but goody)
    Soak up the sun- Sheryl Crow
    #5.
    A shoulder to the wheel- Bel Canto
    Violet- Hole
    Mexican moon- Concrete Blonde
    Narayan- Prodigy
    A strange day- The Cure

  • Kayt

    Oh boy…

    1. I want you back – N’Sync (oh how many cool points did I lose right there?)

    2. Sombra De Ti – Shakira; Hands to Heaven – Breathe

    3. Ojos Asi – Shakira; Flow – Sade; In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel

    4. Gettin’ Hectic – The Urge; Suavemente – Elvis Crespo; Down Together – The Refreshments; Flagpole Sitta – Harvey Danger

    5. Mekong Delta – The Refreshments; Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding; Heat Wave – Martha and the Vandellas; The Very Thought of You – Nat King Cole; In my Life – The Beatles.