Showin’ off on Saturday
This week it’s an audio challenge. Scout got me an iTunes gift card for Christmas and I’ve been wandering through music and I want to share with you . . .
Top Five Songs That Take Me Back To High School
1. Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
2. Kate Bush - This Woman’s Work (cuz I wore the black and was DEEP never mind it was on the She’s Having a Baby soundtrack)
3. They Might Be Giants - Particle Man (the vid is a tribute to the five men of Lost - it’s pretty hilarious - especially “Universe Man”)
4. Soup Dragons - I’m Free (first out of town concert I attended. also got the tickets on the morning of my first hangover)
5. The Frantics - Tae Kwon Leap (Dr. Demento came on at midnight Sunday and ran till 2am on Monday morning - I would stay awake until 1:15 listening and then hit record on my double cassette tape recorder to get the last 45 minutes. Not a great way to start out the week, but at least I had fun stuff to listen to as I drug my ass out of bed on Monday morning.)
(Honorable Mention to Love and Rockets - Haunted When the Minutes Drag - it was actually my inspiration for this list, but You Tube didn’t have a vid for it and while I was looking for it, I thought of the Femmes, and really, didn’t the Femmes sum it up for a lot of us?)
Your challenge? Grab the bling, and some time between now and next Sunday, post your own “Top Five Songs That …. ” …. you fill in the blank what your own top five will be. Come back and post your link in the comments (or the Mr. Linky … we’ll see …)
Your prize? Well a mix CD of music of course. You’ll either love it or use it to play fetch with your dog 
(Yes, of course, I stole the mix CD idea from my Wondertwin.)
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February 2nd, 2008 at 7:34 am
Sounds like fun!
Veronica’s last blog post..An Incredibly Busy Day.
February 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 am
Dang. I am in with Boo and he is almost asleep.
I could go some Violent Femmes right now. And Morrisey. And The Cure.
and Kiss and Culture Club *snigger*
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February 2nd, 2008 at 7:43 am
This is a really great idea. Im a huge Femmes fan and that of course is one of my favorites. The memories some songs induce…spooky.
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February 2nd, 2008 at 10:57 am
Oh, dear god, woman. I am 17 again. I think we went to high school at the EXACT same time.
Universe man. *snicker*
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February 2nd, 2008 at 12:14 pm
um. suddenly i’m feeling very very old.
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February 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Hee hee..if I showed you my top five, we’d be wearing poodle skirts and going to the sock hop… ok, not really but Barry Manilow would likely be featured….
February 2nd, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Oh my gosh, Blister in the Sun! That takes me back, but I had no idea it was released in 1982. It was still really popular when I was in high school (89-93).
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February 2nd, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Oh, this is a fun one. I loved the LOST video. And dude, Sawyer needs to cut his hair. He was way hotter in the first season.
Kyla’s last blog post..Feelings, nothing more than feelings.
February 2nd, 2008 at 2:17 pm
What a fun challenge!! And I’m hopeless with names of songs, so this is going be a huge mental challenge for me. LMAO!
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February 2nd, 2008 at 3:36 pm
oh I totally love this! I knew you were a little goth girl at heart! But where, friend, where is the Depeche Mode? The Siouxsie and the Banshees?
flutter’s last blog post..Things that won?t shake loose
February 2nd, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Okay, I hate it that your high school songs are my college songs. I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record!
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February 2nd, 2008 at 7:04 pm
I love Kate Bush. I need to listen to her again.
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February 2nd, 2008 at 11:09 pm
tee hee.
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February 2nd, 2008 at 11:49 pm
It is very evident from your music choices that you and I are not from the same generation. I’m closer to the poodle skirt/sock hop generation, though that takes me back further than high school. I listened to The Carpenters, the Fifth Dimension, and Glen Campbell.
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February 2nd, 2008 at 11:50 pm
I forgot - I came by to say thanks for stopping by to see me and leave a comment.
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February 3rd, 2008 at 12:15 am
Blister in the Sun is now lodged firmly in my head! I had a friend who played it over and over anytime we went out. Hadn’t thought of that one for years!
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February 3rd, 2008 at 3:15 am
Ahahah… I wonder what kind of smartass trick I can play with this.
You make my week fun, dear.
Also - I ADORE Particle Man! *swoons*
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February 3rd, 2008 at 3:16 am
Oh, and, I believe Mistah Linkee goin’ be all up in dah hiznouse.
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February 3rd, 2008 at 3:36 am
what a great meme - I have a little something for you at my blog too.
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February 3rd, 2008 at 6:20 am
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February 3rd, 2008 at 6:44 am
Oh, this is a goody!
I’ll have to put my thinking cap on…
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February 3rd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Oh my gosh, I’ve never heard of any of these songs. I thought I had a pretty good music knowledge base.
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February 3rd, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Fun Idea! And I loved the trip down musical memory lane!
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February 4th, 2008 at 1:58 am
Dr Demento! I totally did that too!
Soup Dragons, Love them.
Particle man, particle man, does everything that a particle can.
(did I get that right, didn’t even watch the video or Google the words)
I popped over here because I got you friend request on League of Extraordinary Wives, I wanted to see if we were compatible
LOL!
I feel like I have known you forever!
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February 4th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Brilliant idea! What would we do with out music..they trigger memories more than any thing else..don’t you think?
Here is a good question…at the TIME..what did you think Blister In The Sun was about?? LOL..
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February 9th, 2008 at 2:04 am
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February 9th, 2008 at 2:07 am
It’s up!
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February 9th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Oh my goodness I love Violent Femmes and They Might Be Giants! Talk about take me back to high school…
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February 9th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
great songs. I am going to have to tell my son about the Violent Femmes one. I don’t think he knows that one and would definitely like it.
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February 10th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
LOVE the Femmes. Saw them at one of those radio station concert jobbers.
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February 10th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Ok, I did this one! Couldn’t pass it up.
Top 5 Songs That Take Me Back to Our Wedding Reception
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