Everyone is fully against the 25 Random Things About Me meme on Facebook, so much so that there’s a backlash against the backlash. But this meme—-where you copy/paste 25 questions and answer them with the shuffle function on your MP3 player or computer—-is much more fun. It’s like Mad Libs, if it were funny. Here’s mine. Share yours in comments.
1. What do your friends say about you?
“Pick Up The Pieces”—-Money Mark
2. How would your coworkers describe you?
“Breakdown”—-Fu-Schnickens
3. How would you describe yourself?
“Now That You’ve Gone”—-The Delta 5
4. What do you like in a romantic partner?
“Peak Out”—-Girl Talk
5. How do you feel today?
“Panther Dash”—-The Go Team
6. What is your life’s purpose?
“Tropicana”—-Ratatat
7. What is your motto?
“Our Velocity”—-Maximo Park
8. What do you think about the most?
“Motor City Is Burning”—-The MC5
9. What are you going to do on your next vacation?
“Kicked Out Of The Webelos”—-The Queers
10. What do you think of your first love/date?
“Dyke March”—-Le Tigre (fascinating, as he was in fact male)
11. What is your life story
“Roll The Dice”—-The Dirty Hearts
12. What did you do yesterday?
“Buddy”—-BS 2000
13. What do you think of when you see the person you like/love?
“Where You Gonna Go”—-Art Guy
14. What describes your wedding? (Very weird question for an unmarried woman)
“My Old Man”—-The Walkmen
15. What will they play at your funeral?
“You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go”—-Bob Dylan
16. What is your obsession?
“Loss Adjuster”—-Jarvis Cocker
17. What is your biggest fear?
“Paradise”—-The Ronettes
18. What is your biggest secret?
“Dennis and Lois”—-The Happy Mondays
19. What is your biggest turn-on?
“L.E.S. Artistes”—-Santogold
20. How do you describe your friends?
“Measure of the Same”—-Birds of Avalon
21. What would you do with a million dollars?
“No Deposit No Return”—-Debbie Taylor
22. What is your opinion of sex?
“Savage Sucker Boy”—-Plastilina Mosh
23. What is your biggest regret?
“Lotta Boppin’”—-The Rock-A-Teens
24. What would you rather be doing right now?
“Soul Searching”—-The Electras
25. What will you post this list as?
“Postive”—-Sly & The Family Stone
“Lotta Boppin’” is one reason that parents in the 50s had every reason to think that rock music was telling their kids to Do It.
I think a lot of 50s rock reached levels of dirty awesome playing that haven’t been paralleled since. Since I like a lot of new music, I don’t think I’m out of line saying this.
Here’s some Ratatat, playing what many (me, today) call The Greatest Remix Ever:
Sly & The Family Stone at Woodstock:
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2. Pilot - The Notwist
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