This little “thread” is traveling through the edublogosphere and it is summer (as D’arcy says)..so I want to play as well. Plus, it is lists of things. I LOVE that…and I know that is why High Fidelity is one of my favorite movies.
So, here goes (for right now – I call rights to change):
1. Music that changed my life
- Laurie Anderson – Big Science (and seeing her live) SHE IS THE DEFINITON OF TECHY-FEELY IN MY MIND
- Bette Midler – Live at Last
- Jim Croce – Time in a Bottle
- Rickie Lee Jones – all of it but I was very taken by her debut album in 1979
- The Bobs – all of it – modern a capella at its best
2. Music I can listen to on repeat
- Seasons of Love from the Rent soundtrack
- John Denver
- Indigo Girls
- Beatles
- kd lang
- Aretha Franklin
3. An album I’d take to a deserted island. only one? Too hard. I would take all of Bette Midler’s ouevre. I’ve thought about this. She has the variety to cover all my moods on that island.
4. Music that makes me smile
- The Cars – Best Friend’s Girl
- Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (I remember my brother and I mangling it in a karaoke place in Japan)
- Joan Jett – Bad Reputation and I Love Rock and Roll
- Blondie – most of their hits
- Most old school funk – Commodores, War, Rufus (featuring Chaka Khan)
- They Might Be Giants
- Mr. T’s song: Mother (Treat Her Right) – oh yes, I have the 12′ single
5. Music that makes me cry
- kd lang – Barefoot
- John Prine – Hello in There
- Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now (the version with the orchestra background)
- Jim Croce – most of his love songs
- Eva Cassidy – her cover of Lennon’s Imagine
6. Music that I wish had been made – I’m not sure I have any of that
7. Music I wish hadn’t been made – that’s hard to say- one person’s art is another treasure but I don’t find much for me in death metal
8. Music I’m currently into
- Downtown Soulville podcast from WFMU (Go Mr. Finewine!!)
- All of my old 80’s mixtapes – looking for gems I have forgotten
- Queen Latifah – The Dana Owens album
9. Music I’ve been meaning to explore
- Stevie Wonder (how did I miss him?)
- Patricia Barber
- New Ska (I’ve been a fan of English Beat, Madness, The Specials…I need to know what else is going on out there)
What’s in your playlist??