I have Questions

"29: A song that you remember from your childhood"

Define "childhood," as I was singing pop songs when I was 6. But perhaps it means that nebulous age between 0 and 6?

I think the safest bet is to pick a song we used to sing in the car on long drives. My mum had a thing for ballads.

I couldn't find a version of this song I liked, though. The below is a compromise. I don't know why it wasn't filmed at the Loch, which is utterly gorgeous. My brother was married there at the priory. I still remember how red my arms were from stripping the willow afterwards (and, oh, my toes!).



And if you don't know what stripping the willow is...I love this video. Oban, easily one of the prettiest towns in Scotland, broke the world record in 2011. Stripping the willow is so much fun! The fun starts at 1:31 in the attached video. It's a bit repetitive at first, so feel free to skip ahead to around 6:30 when the videographer starts walking down the way.

"27: A song that breaks your heart"

Okay. So, this isn't a fun one. I picked an Avicii song, not because it's sad, but because of Avicii himself. I can't listen to his songs without feeling that they hid a lot of pain.

"25: A song by an artist no longer living"

I want to sing this to the brainwashed side of America who only watch Fox News.

"23: A song that you think everybody should listen to"

I don't love this question, because I feel like music is a very personal thing. Who says other people will like a song as much as you do?

So, instead, I'm going to pick a song that I played every single time I drove home from college or law school when I was younger. I'd blast this out of my car speakers and sing along at the top of my voice. Do I think it's a song you should listen to? Not really. But it's a favorite of mine.

"21: A favorite song with a person's name in the title"

I was going to go with a song named Cindy by Tammany Hall, which I love, but this one played recently and I feel like it exemplifies the way I want to be (not necessarily the way I am, though).



This is the chorus:

"...Everybody gets knocked down,
Everybody gets knocked down,
How quick are you gonna' get up?
Just how are you gonna' get up?

Like Ali in the jungle,
Like Nelson in jail,
Like Simpson on the mountain,
Well with odds like that, they were bound to fail
Like Keller in the darkness,
Like Adams in the dock,
Like Ludwig Van, how I loved that man,
well the guy went deaf and didn't give a damn, no..."

By the by, I've seen so few of these videos for these songs. It's been fascinating looking them up!

"19: A song that makes you think about life"

Everyone who has aging parents will understand this one.

It's an odd video. I feel a bit that this is more artistic than most videos, because it's all in how you interpret the singers representing themselves as "half" people, making these promises that no one can keep...but we do it anyway.

"17: A song that would sing a duet with on karaoke"

It's all about the Indigo Girls for this one. I sang second fiddle on this one many years ago now. I still know all the words, which is a feat, because I never know the words to songs.

"15: A song that is a cover by another artist"

One more for today. I actually own a lot of covers, but there aren't many that I think are better than the original. There are a few though. I like Alien Ant Farm's cover of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal better than the original (though MJ's video is awesome).

As for this one, I don't think it's better than the original necessarily, it's just different, but this one inspired an SGA fic so I have a soft spot for it.

"13: One of your favorite 80's songs"

I'm a child of the 80s, so pretty much every song from that era would fit, but I'm going with my first ever record. My brother gave this to me when I was about 12 and I played it on my parent's player to death.

I loved the piano in this, especially around the 3:20 mark. I used to bang it out on my parent's baby grand as best I could.

So - I had to move out of my house while they blew in insulation, resulting in several days without wifi. It was not pleasant. I missed my computer. How sad is that? :)

"11: A song that you never rarely get tired of"

I like this question, because it is true that I get tired of some songs almost immediately (no offense, Adele) and songs that just endure. My second favorite band of all time is U2, and my second favorite album of all time is Joshua Tree. Pretty much anything on there works, but I may as well go with the first song on the album...

Bonus - I went to this concert. I was in the top row as far as you can imagine from the band, but I was there! There's a short intro, then the song begins.