Tag! I’m it!

Mrs. Pilkington tagged me – and how can I refuse such an ambitious knitter with such an adorable Cocoa Pebbles?

1. Total amount of music files on your computer:
10.6 gb in the file called Music. But there’s other stuff hiding out – especially lots of Bruce bootleg files.

Most of the stuff is from the good ol’ Napster days. And then we had a hard drive melt down about a few weeks back and most of the stuff I ripped on my own is completely messed up. I don’t have the energy to re-rip, but it’s such a bummer. Basically, the song starts out good and then gets completely corrupted in the middle.

2. The last CD you bought was:
Two at the same time: Maroon 5, Songs About Jane and the self-titled album by Los Lonely Boys. Honestly, both are still in the wrapper.

[Actually, this may not be correct, but I’m not sure about the dates. I was out with Georgie and Melanie one night and we went to see our friend Gus play. His band played an amazing version of Superstition by Stevie Wonder (made even more amazing since they’re all super white boys and they were playing in a very Irish bar.) We just had to stop by Tower on the way home and pick up some SW Greatest Hits. It was a funkalicious ride home through the Lincoln Tunnel that night!]

3. What is the song you last listened to before reading this message?
Cake, “The Distance”

4. Write down 5 songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you.

You’re kidding right? Five songs. Ridiculous. Okay. Here goes.

1. For You, by Bruce Springsteen. I chose this because Georgie and I have been fortunate to hear it every tour we’ve been to over the last ten years. Really. We don’t go every night of every tour (I’m mean we’re freaks, but we’re not FREAKS!) so I pick and choose the nights we go very carefully. It just so happens I’ve picked the night Bruce plays “For You” on a fairly regular basis. And every time we hear it, we both go crazy and hug each other really tight then remind ourselves to ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE SONG, then are breathless for a least three songs after. I have actually been known to cry. (Okay, maybe I am a FREAK – I generally cry throughout the first three songs regardless of what they are anyway.) I love this song, but it could easily be switched out with Prove It, The Fever, Drive All Night – the list of Bruce love songs is endless.

2. The Very Thought of You, Tony Bennett Version. For our anniversary, right after we moved into our new apartment about seven years ago, I bought the sheet music to this song, our song, and had it framed. It’s the only thing to adorn our bedroom walls.

3. Lovely Day by Bill Withers. This song, yet another song introduced to me by my beloved, DOES NOT EVER fail to put me in a better mood. I recommend it as a remedy to work-induced nausea. It should be the wake up call to the workers of the world!

[By the way, “For You” just popped up on I-Tunes! Fate or what? I ask you….]

4. I’ve Seen That Face Before/Libertango by Grace Jones
This entry says it all.

5. Bad Sneakers by Steely Dan. This was the song I played in college a gazillion million times – basically every time I thought I was going crazy. Can easily be interchanged with Nik Kershaw’s Wouldn’t It Be Good.

One more for good measure:
Best of My Love by The Emotions because it just came up on I-Tunes and I can’t help but dance around and think about how much I love my man! I’m sorry, I’m missing him today – coming home from vacation is hard.

5. Who are you going to pass this stick to? (3 persons) and why?

I’m going to choose three people I don’t know very well, but would like to get to know better.

1. Colleen
2. MJ
3. Carrie

Hopefully they’ll be happy about it! If not, please, please forgive me!