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How did you get into 29? Manu Chao

I heard his solo work while I was in Puerto Rico, and I already liked his former band Mano Negra

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? Franz Ferdinand

The Dark of the Matinee, loved the clip, very 80s, great song!

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? The Human League

You were working as a waittress in a cocktail bar, that much is true...

4. How did you get into 49? Jamie Cullum

His cover of High & Dry, quite fun... Not a huge fan of the rest, still quite nice though. It is #49 of course...

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? Bad Manners

I used to have the first three on vinyl, now I have 7 of them, including the first three, as downloads. Still like them, silly!

6. What is your favorite song by 50? Eurythmics

Love Is A Stranger

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? Radiohead

LOL. There is hardly any of them that makes you happy, that's what I like. The saddest I think is No Surprises

8. What is your favorite song by 15? Duran Duran
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Song 40,000: A Wolf At The Door (It Girl. Rag Doll)

Top 10 Artists:
1. Pink Floyd 1,656 (-)
2. The Smashing Pumpkins 1,022 (-)
3. The Beatles 898 (+2)
4. Pearl Jam 890 (-)
5. Jeff Buckley 873 (-2)
6. Radiohead 710 (+1)
7. Queen 701 (-1)
8. Led Zeppelin 686 (-)
9. Genesis 542 (-)
10. Metallica 512 (-)

Top 10 Tracks:
1. Grace 52 (+1)
2. Mojo Pin 50 (-1)
3. Lover, You Should've Come Over 45 (-)
4. Money 42 (-)
5. Dream Brother 41 (-1)
6. Even Flow 38 (-)
7. Alive 36 (new)
8. So Real 35 (-)
8. Last Goodbye 35 (new)
10. Eternal Life 33 (new)
10. Astronomy Domine 33 (-3)

Open your Music, and hit Shuffle, and right the artist and song title, next to each question.

Soundtrack to your life:


Opening Credits: Alone in Kyoto Very promising!

Waking Up Scene: Folds in Your Hands going for a morning run then

Car Driving Scene: Käpytemppeli somebody's in a hurry to get some...

High School Flashback Scene: Nothingness

Nostalgic Scene: The Reeling

Bitter, Angry Scene: La valse d'Amélie (Version piano)

Break-up Scene: Hard Sun must have been a happy break-up?

Agony scene: Brainy

Regret Scene: Eternal Life

Nightclub/Bar Scene: Sick City I wanna visit this bar

Fight/Action Scene: Perfect Grace Maybe I'm at a Joensuu 1685 gig and there is a riot in the audience

Lawn Mowing Scene: Black Mirror

Sad, breakdown scene: Fidelity brilliant, I love contrasts

Death Scene: Green Gloves tear

Funeral Scene: Rock And Roll yay what a funeral!

Mellow/Pot-smoking Scene: Cemeteries of London could fit surprisingly well actually

Dreaming About Someone Scene: Beauty Mark
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The following are the top 10 albums of 2007 that I currently own. I probably own more than 10 albums from that year, but these are my favourites.

Note 1: I will be including compilations, live albums, ep's, re-issues etc, but no singles.

Note 2: If I do only own 10 from this year, the releases towards the end of the list may not be favourites of mine at all, but the best I do have from that year.

Note 3: If you think my list sucks, or needs improvements, please feel free to RECOMMEND me albums from 2007 and I will certaintly try to listen to them and give my opinions.

All comments welcome.

1. In Rainbows

The first time I heard this I thought it was the greatest album ever. The next few times I didnt like it as much and eventually thought it had little replay value. Baring in mind that I had heard only half of this album before the official release, I began listening to the songs I hadnt heard more closely. When I started to appreciate those songs, the album as a whole just clicked. …

Well, this started off as an easy idea: look at my albums, and decide which one was the best for every year since my year of birth (1987). I guess it kinda took off because when I'm writing about music I can't seem to quit.

I probably should've split this up in multiple journals, but since I was working in Word I didn't get to that. Ah well. A cookie for everyone who manages to read it all. Two cookies for everyone who suggests an album to me.

Final note, this took me 3 days to write and 2 more to add tags, so don’t complain if I made a spelling error somewhere.


1987
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan

My choice: The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Runner-up: N/A

Oh crap, not the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Not that they suck, they just uh, well they’re just shit nowadays. As a matter of fact they were shit in ’87. Probably more shit then today. I don’t know if it’s funk or rock or a mix of styles but I know one thing: it’s out of control. And no, that’s not a good thing here. …

This is a great idea I got from another member of this site, and I encourage all to do it, because its a lot of fun when you see the results.
Take the top 25 songs - from DIFFERENT ARTISTS - from your overall top songs, to make your ultimate mix tape.
I have added their current position in my overall chart to the end of each song, and as you will see, it took me to song number 113 to get 25 different songs from 25 different artists.
Here's mine........

1. Reckoner (1)
2. Maggie's Farm (15)
3. Eternal Life (26)
4. No Quarter (30)
5. Truly Madly Deeply (32)
6. Don't Stop the Music (32)
7. Can't Help Falling In Love (43)
8. Time Is Running Out (43)
9. (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight (56)
10. The Only One (56)
11. I'm With You (56)
12. Another Brick in the Wall (65)
13. Layla (65)
14. Columbia (65)
15. Dilemma (78)
16. Tired Of Being Sorry (78)
17. Bonzo's Montreux (78)
18. Innuendo (91)
19. ....Baby One More Time (91)
20. One More Time (91)
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Song 25,000: I Will Survive

Top 10 Artists:
1. Pink Floyd 1080
2. The Smashing Pumpkins 735
3. Jeff Buckley 598
4. Pearl Jam 549
5. Queen 470
6. The Beatles 462
7. Radiohead 443
8. Led Zeppelin 415
9. Genesis 378
10. The Prodigy 342

Top 10 Songs:
1. Mojo Pin 34
2. Grace 33
3. Lover, You Should've Come Over 30
3. Money 30
5. Even Flow 26
5. Dream Brother 26
7. Astronomy Domine 22
7. Once 22
7. The Great Gig in the Sky 22
7. Last Goodbye 22
7. Eternal Life 22