"30 day" music challenge
Rather than littering your Facebook feed with music videos you don't care about, I'll just post the whole thing here. With the exception of #2, this is also a great list of "Allison's recommended downloads".
day 01 - your favorite song
Richard Cheese - Down With The Sickness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBOpk33VlSg
Not really my favorite, just a great song that didn't suit any of the other questions. I can't really choose just one favorite.
day 02 - your least favorite song
Beyonce - Single Ladies
I'm not posting a video, go find it your damn self. It's the awful song that never dies. (And in spite of what Kanye says, the video is crap.)
day 03 - a song that makes you happy
Orleans - Dance With Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6YpHDykn3A
Loooooooove this song.
day 04 - a song that makes you sad
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN86d0CdgHQ
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
The Baseballs - Umbrella
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM2177pHMT0
I think this is the best cover of a pop song I have ever known.
day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere
Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB17uWuBrL0
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjJL9DGU7Gg
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to
Wilson Phillips - Hold On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIbXvaE39wM
day 09 - a song that you can dance to
Harry Belafonte - Jump in the Line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpNk860pTO4
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzfCgycpoqs
Also a song full of good advice.
day 11 - a song from your favorite band
Journey - Separate Ways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatorN4P9aA
day 12 - a song from a band you hate
Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPoNH4gidLg
One of the two Beatles songs I actually like. I just don't get the obsession with the Beatles, their music is so BORING. "Love Is All You Need"? I think you also need more interesting lyrics.
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat1GVnl8-k
Makes me laugh every time.
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
Trace Adkins - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrCbvtBCPYQ
The "real" music video sounds totally different from the version I know, so forgive the WMP visualization video.
day 15 - a song that describes you
Bill Withers - Lean On Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9hMLnmeNm4
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
Lovin Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o89iKsKw19M
Not actually a bad song, and I wouldn't say I "hate" it, but overuse in TV commercials has ruined the fun of this song for me.
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
Taio Cruz - Dynamite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUjdiDeJ0xg
Easily my favorite stupid-hip-hop-club-song. Give me some space for both my hands!
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
James Taylor - Copperline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSSqnBfgBsQ
I can't even find a version of this that isn't live. What a beautiful song.
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
NSync - Just Got Paid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6nhMkhqtn4
So what if I still love "No Strings Attached"? I bet I'm not the only one.
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry
AC/DC - TNT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bPQAWZFZlM
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy
Glenn Miller Orchestra - In The Mood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPXwkWVEIIw
Also, one of my grandfather's favorite songs. Can't beat the classics.
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad
Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IATz8ZVTALo
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
Chicago - Just You And Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3zIj-MJZ14
<3<3<3<3<3 (Also a ton of other Chicago songs...)
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
Eagles - Love Will Keep Us Alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bvrn2kysk0
Just the right balance of sadness and beauty. I'm serious, if I die tomorrow, please play this at my funeral.
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
The Friends of Distinction - Grazing in the Grass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhUlP4wiAQo
I really wish I was around in the 70s when "groovy" was used non-ironically. Can you dig it?
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
Beethoven's Ninth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wod-MudLNPA
A very simplified version of the first 39 seconds, anyway... I can't really play much.
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
America - Ventura Highway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I0d29s6GCc
The guitar in this song is pure magic.
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
Loggins & Messina - Danny's Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FDcTyyXQb8
This song is so beautiful, but I can't listen to it because it reminds me too much of my mom's funeral.
day 29 - a song from your childhood
Disney - Hakuna Matata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEVczA8PLU
"Nothing, what's a-motto with you?" I can still recite this entire song, like every other person between the ages of 20 and 26.
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year
Peter Cetera - Glory of Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIYfgXKloMU
The Cetera concert Bobby and I went to was still a couple weeks away... but close enough. This is a great song from a terrible movie.
day 01 - your favorite song
Richard Cheese - Down With The Sickness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBOpk33VlSg
Not really my favorite, just a great song that didn't suit any of the other questions. I can't really choose just one favorite.
day 02 - your least favorite song
Beyonce - Single Ladies
I'm not posting a video, go find it your damn self. It's the awful song that never dies. (And in spite of what Kanye says, the video is crap.)
day 03 - a song that makes you happy
Orleans - Dance With Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6YpHDykn3A
Loooooooove this song.
day 04 - a song that makes you sad
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN86d0CdgHQ
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
The Baseballs - Umbrella
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM2177pHMT0
I think this is the best cover of a pop song I have ever known.
day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere
Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB17uWuBrL0
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjJL9DGU7Gg
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to
Wilson Phillips - Hold On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIbXvaE39wM
day 09 - a song that you can dance to
Harry Belafonte - Jump in the Line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpNk860pTO4
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzfCgycpoqs
Also a song full of good advice.
day 11 - a song from your favorite band
Journey - Separate Ways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatorN4P9aA
day 12 - a song from a band you hate
Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPoNH4gidLg
One of the two Beatles songs I actually like. I just don't get the obsession with the Beatles, their music is so BORING. "Love Is All You Need"? I think you also need more interesting lyrics.
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat1GVnl8-k
Makes me laugh every time.
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
Trace Adkins - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrCbvtBCPYQ
The "real" music video sounds totally different from the version I know, so forgive the WMP visualization video.
day 15 - a song that describes you
Bill Withers - Lean On Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9hMLnmeNm4
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
Lovin Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o89iKsKw19M
Not actually a bad song, and I wouldn't say I "hate" it, but overuse in TV commercials has ruined the fun of this song for me.
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
Taio Cruz - Dynamite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUjdiDeJ0xg
Easily my favorite stupid-hip-hop-club-song. Give me some space for both my hands!
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
James Taylor - Copperline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSSqnBfgBsQ
I can't even find a version of this that isn't live. What a beautiful song.
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
NSync - Just Got Paid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6nhMkhqtn4
So what if I still love "No Strings Attached"? I bet I'm not the only one.
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry
AC/DC - TNT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bPQAWZFZlM
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy
Glenn Miller Orchestra - In The Mood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPXwkWVEIIw
Also, one of my grandfather's favorite songs. Can't beat the classics.
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad
Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IATz8ZVTALo
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
Chicago - Just You And Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3zIj-MJZ14
<3<3<3<3<3 (Also a ton of other Chicago songs...)
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
Eagles - Love Will Keep Us Alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bvrn2kysk0
Just the right balance of sadness and beauty. I'm serious, if I die tomorrow, please play this at my funeral.
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
The Friends of Distinction - Grazing in the Grass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhUlP4wiAQo
I really wish I was around in the 70s when "groovy" was used non-ironically. Can you dig it?
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
Beethoven's Ninth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wod-MudLNPA
A very simplified version of the first 39 seconds, anyway... I can't really play much.
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
America - Ventura Highway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I0d29s6GCc
The guitar in this song is pure magic.
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
Loggins & Messina - Danny's Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FDcTyyXQb8
This song is so beautiful, but I can't listen to it because it reminds me too much of my mom's funeral.
day 29 - a song from your childhood
Disney - Hakuna Matata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEVczA8PLU
"Nothing, what's a-motto with you?" I can still recite this entire song, like every other person between the ages of 20 and 26.
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year
Peter Cetera - Glory of Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIYfgXKloMU
The Cetera concert Bobby and I went to was still a couple weeks away... but close enough. This is a great song from a terrible movie.