sslabs & ileneg's write-off
Apr 18 '01
The Bottom Line Well, this is it - my first entry in a write-off. Thanks for inviting me, Tony. It was fun.
The following is my entry to the write-off hosted by sslabs & ileneg. The other participants are kristinafh, mattjoe, christinaJN? madtheory, Divine_Cheese, gamblinfamily, Lequiqui, LessThanNick1, AsiaBrew, SuperFlyChick, sparkospunky, JennJoy, katmar, shilmafone, zenhues, Panterad00d, lessaleigh, lightnin, and LaurenMarie. Please check their opinions as well.
The write-off consists of questions given by sslabs and is to commemorate ileneg’s anniversary at Epinions. He told us to run with them. Here I go.
I'm embarrassed to tell anyone that I love this song and I blast it when it comes on the radio
One day on the way home from work, I caught myself singing along to “Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears. That is wrong on so many levels. First of all, it’s Britney. I usually despise all music in that genre (N’Sync, BSB, etc.). She dresses like a tramp. I can say that I like her because she has a more womanly and realistic body that the 2-by-4 models and singers we usually see. As someone who struggles with my body image, I can attest to feeling inadequate looking at them.
On another aspect, she has a below average singing voice, and has only recently started co-writing her material (as inane as it is). As a Tori, Fiona, PJ, Joan, and Erykah fan, this is important to me. I want the artist’s personality, not some prepackaged drivel. On another level, I despise songs that say things like “the reason I breathe is you.” Gag. I do like the beat, though. I was so freaked out by my singing along that I changed stations immediately. I think I may have put in a Black Sabbath CD or something along those lines.
Favorite moment at a music award show
I don’t watch too many of these, but the moment that sticks out in my mind (no pun intended) is when Diana Ross bounced Lil Kim’s boob on the MTV Video Music Awards. In case you were in a cave and didn’t see it, Lil Kim was wearing a one shoulder outfit that left one boob fully exposed except for a pasty. When Diana joined her and Mary J. Blige on stage, she appeared to admire Lil Kim’s outfit, then gently bounced her exposed boob. What the Hell? I couldn’t believe it.
This song makes me feel cool when I'm driving
Oh, how can I narrow this down? The first would be Metallica’s “Seek and Destroy.” Anything by Metallica (pre-Load) is good driving music, although it seems to encourage high speeds. I also like to listen to the soundtrack to Spawn, which includes “Kick the P.A.” by Korn and The Dust Brothers, “Trip Like I Do” by Filter and The Crystal Method, and ”Long Hard Road Out of Hell” by Marilyn Manson and Sneaker Pimps. Maybe I should rethink this as someone with a short temper. It might promote road rage. In Atlanta traffic, I don’t need any more encouragement.
This one brings up painful memories
I would have to say Metallica’s “Fade to Black.” I remember the guy I dated before dating my now husband, Jeff, was also a huge Metallica fan. I remember listening to this with him in his apartment. I later found out that he was living with another girl for the whole second month of the two months we dated. (NOTE: I saw this guy a few years ago at Wal-Mart. He is now a big fat redneck. I ignored him, but he came up to me and asked if I remembered him. I said “trying not to.”)
The bad memories were replaced by good ones when Jeff and I drove to Tennessee to get married. We listened to Metallica the whole way there. It was late and we were trying to stay awake. Falling asleep while driving through the Smoky Mountains could have proven fatal. After almost 10 years, I still think back fondly on that night. We talked about our views on religion, politics, and everything in between. And we still do.
Favorite song about sex, booty calls or anything trashy
Oh, I’d have to say “Slip It In” by Black Flag. During the intro, the guy (Henry Rollins - who cracks me up anyway) is trying to talk the girl into having sex with him. Her response is “I’ve got a boyfriend,” which soon turns to “Okay.” So much for will power. A favorite line is “you’re not loose, you’re wide open.” Also “Say you don’t want it, you don’t want it, but then you slip it on it.” At six minutes long, it’s an epic in Black Flag’s usual two-minute standards. Henry’s command to “mount up” is followed by a mock sex and orgasm scene. I’ve always wondered how they did this without laughing.
Notable mention: “The Bad Touch” by The Bloodhound Gang. You’ve got to love lyrics like “want you smothered, want you covered like my Waffle House hash browns” and “do the kind of stuff that only Prince would sing about.”
Funniest Song
The last song that made me laugh really hard was “All About the Pentiums” by Weird Al, which was a parody of Puff Daddy’s “All About the Benjamins.” Of course, the hilarious video may have had something to do with my laughter. Being a programmer/analyst myself, lines like the following crack me up:
“What y'all wanna do?
Wanna be hackers? Code crackers? Slackers
Wastin' time with all the chatroom yakkers?
9 to 5, chillin' at Hewlett Packard?
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Hey fella, I bet you're still livin' in your parents' cellar
Downloadin' pictures of Sarah Michelle Gellar
He also refers to Commodore 64s, gigabytes, “defraggin’”, and control-alt-delete. OK, I’m a computer geek. At least I have a sense of humor.
Another plus, he’s making fun of Puff Daddy, as everyone should. (And he mention’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer.)
I'd be listening to this on my way to commit a crime
I guess an obvious choice would be “Breakin’ the Law” by Judas Priest. Aside from that, I think something “angry” like Danzig’s “Twist of Cain”, “Creeping Death” by Metallica, or “50 ft Queenie” by PJ Harvey.
I can't stand this artist or group
Creed. I don’t know what it is, but I cannot stand to hear or look at Scott Stapp. I was disgusted when I got my September 2000 Spin in the mail with him and the band all sweaty and shirtless on the cover. Ick. Of course, Kid Rock is a close second. (See loser award below…)
I'd donate a lung or other vital organ, to be alone with this singer
Oh, hard one (again no pun intended). I would have to say Dave Navarro, Glenn Danzig, Chris Cornell, and Trent Reznor – in that order. Can I get all four? I know Dave’s a freak, but I don’t care. He’s too hot. He can even wear a boa, fishnets and eyeliner if he wants to. “Glenn-y, do you wanna bang heads with me? Do you wanna feel everything?” Ah, satanic Elvis. Glenn’s only like 5’4”, but I’m only 5’2”. A friend told me his song “She Rides” is a good song to strip to. Maybe we could try that. Chris Cornell’s voice alone is sexy, but he’s a hottie, too. Although Trent’s looking kind of gothic GQ these days, he’s still sexy. Seen the video to “Closer”?
Biggest disappointment, following a hit record
I honestly can't think of one. I know of many disappointments after hearing a hit song or two on the radio, then buying the CD, then finding out it's crap. I have a stack of those ready to go to Wherehouse Music. Included in my stack are Mya's Fear of Flying, Foxy Brown's Ill Na Na, Wyclef Jean's The Carnival, Whitney Houston's My Love Is Your Love, and Lady of Rage's Necessary Roughness. I guess I've learned my lesson. This is why I like Napster (sorry, Tony).
This song made me cry (or came close to it)
I would have to say Winter by Tori Amos. “When you gonna make up your mind? When you gonna love you as much as I do?” It gives me chills. It also sets a scene of playing in the snow with her father. I can relate, having been raised by my single dad for a number of years. I once saw an ice skater skate to this. It was breath-taking.
A close second is 1000 Oceans, also by Tori. This is partially about her miscarriage, and was a comfort to her husband when he lost his father.
And the loser award goes to. . .
Kid Rock. What a greasy, skinny, pasty, redneck, no-talent. I cannot bear to look at him. If there’s anyone who should keep his shirt on, it’s him. Does he own any? I know he owns lots of shiny striped sweat pants and sunglasses. And VH1 had the audacity to pair him with Aretha Franklin for a duet. Are they on crack?
Coolest thing ever done by an artist or group
The coolest thing an artist has done that personally affected me is PJ Harvey requiring a non-smoking show for her concert at Cotton Club in Atlanta last December (go to this URL for my review - http://www.epinions.com/musc-review-C7E-C207DA6-3A3A1F9B-prod1). It’s not often that I get to enjoy live music and not have a coughing fit or have my hair smell like smoke for days. Thanks, Polly.
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Member: Christy
Location: Powder Springs, GA
Reviews written: 16
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I'm a music & animal lover, and gun owner, vegetarian, and a CD junkie.
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