Name three songs that make you smile (or, you know, laugh hysterically):
They Might Be Giants: Older
Pearl Jam: Breath
They Might Be Giants: Fingertips
Name three songs that make you cry:
Kris Kristofferson: Here Comes That Rainbow Again
Live: Lightning Crashes
Meat Loaf: Rock and Roll Dreams Cone Through
Name three songs that make you want to dance:
Moxy Fruvous: King of Spain
They Might Be Giants: Till My Head Falls Off
anything klezmer, if I'm at a bar mitzvah or something
Name three songs that make you want to sing them at the top of your lungs:
Pearl Jam: Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town (hello!)
Janis Joplin: Piece of My Heart
Live: Rattlesnake
Name three songs that make you think about your childhood:
Trout Fishing in America: Proper Cup of Coffee
Tom Lehrer: Pollution
the alphabet song (duh)
Name three songs that make you think about your teenage years:
Jewel: You Were Meant for Me
Queen: Under Pressure
Pink Floyd: Mother
Name three songs that make you think about someone special:
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (I am the king of all cliches)
Bette Midler (I suppose): The Rose
Pink Floyd: Dogs
Name three songs that make you think about yourself now:
The Decemberists: California One / Youth and Beauty Brigade
Pearl Jam: Breath (okay, I'm reusing it, but it's that good of a song)
R.E.M.: Find the River
I think the point of this meme is to provide MP3s of all the songs. But I'm too lazy to do that now. Look for a possible Friends Only post tomorrow which, uh, discusses in a totally legal manner the concept of such MP3 sharing.
And yeah, I could've doubled any of those lists easily. And I'm sure that if I sat here for another hour, I'd replace half of those songs with "better" choices. But no sense second-guessing a meme. Update Journal!
