songs to play at my funeral

blogMD started quite a morbid meme. list 5 songs that you would want played at your funeral. here's his list:

"Now, I will admit to both having thought of what song I would want played at my funeral and I’ve also discussed it with my wife. I told her that I wanted a traditional Jewish funeral … with bagpipes. And Guinness. All that being said, I’ve not yet composed a top five list of songs to play. And so, without further ado, I present to you the Top 5 Songs I Want Played (Over My Dead Body):
“When the Levee Breaks” by Led Zeppelin: Because “Stairway to Heaven” is so obvious.
“Dies irae” from Mozart’s Requiem: This piece speaks for itself. I’ve loved it for years.
“A Love Supreme” by John Coltrane: I consider this to be one of the greatest pieces of music ever composed. Coltrane’s “humble offering to God” in the “Acknowledgement” converted this tired agnostic.
“Steppin’ Out” by Joe Jackson: A fitting way to say adeiu.
“Non, je ne regrette rien” by Edith Piaf: No regrets. None."

this was actually quite a fun distraction, not that i like to imagine my own demise. here's my contribution, which is, oddly, not that melancholy:
1. "shine on you crazy diamond, parts 1 & 2" by pink floyd. according to wikipedia, the album, wish you were here, was written as a tribute to syd barrett who i can only assume was the crazy diamond.
2. "serenade" by emiliano torrini. it's hauntingly beautiful.
3. "sweet thing" by van morrison. "we shall walk and talk in gardens all misty wet with rain. and i will never grow so old again."
4. "wond'ring aloud" by jethro tull. one of my all-time favorite songs. "we are our own saviours. ... it's only the giving that makes you what you are."
5. cello suite #1 in G by yo yo ma. i just love it and it's beautiful and peaceful.

as for who to tag...the usual suspects. you can blame sam for this one. :)
sister smile
fat doctor
workinprogress
megan
juniper

the music meme

so flea tagged me with the 7 songs meme.
"Seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now".
thanks flea.
really. thanks.
seriously.

iTunes doesn't lie.

to figure out my top 7 songs, i looked in iTunes and found the most frequently played tracks.

it was a little scary.

here's how it broke down.

#1: what i know only as "track 09" by built to spill. it's a great song. it's on my running mix, which is probably why it is the most often played track. yeah. i run a lot.

#2: graduation day, chris isaak. i just love it. what more can i say. his voice embodies McDreamy.

#3: in the waiting line, zero 7. from the garden state soundtrack. the whole soundtrack is fantastic. zach braff's new movie just came out, the last kiss, with a similarly splendid soundtrack.

#4: mushaboom, feist. makes me smile.

#5: i want you, bob dylan. the man is pure genious.

#6: nothing brings me down, emiliana torrini. she has an amazing voice. actuallly, the whole album, fisherman's woman, is amazing.

#7: better together, jack johnson. from the curious george soundtrack. if you're curious why i listen to this, check out some of my previous posts from august.

and coming in a close #8 was a tie between camping next to water (badly drawn boy) and crazy in love (beyonce featuring Jay Z) ... what can i say ... i have eclectic taste in music.

now 7 tags. well, i'm not sure i can tag 7 who have yet to be tagged, but i might come close.

sister smile
fat doctor
blogMD
vitaminKmd
workinprogress
juniper
sid schwab

that was 7, right?

books and such

for all those who think i'm mysterious ...
not so.
really.
an open book, i tell you.

the book that changed my life: to kill a mockingbird
hands down, the most amazing book. i read it when i was little and it's always stayed with me. atticus always reminded me of my dad.

a book i've read more than once: wasted
don't ask why. it's just one of those kinds of books.

a book i'd want with me on a desert island: a book about how to survive on a desert island...if such a book exists...if anyone has ever survived a desert island.

a book that made me laugh: thank you for smoking
i read it years ago when it first was published. turns out christopher buckley summers in the town where my parents live and came to give a reading just after i had finished it.

a book that made me cry: lots of books make me cry. several more notable ones are:
the kite runner
no matter how loud i shout
Baby ER
cry the beloved country
savage inequalities

a book i wish had been written: central lines for dummies

a book i wish had never been written: my organic chemistry textbook ...gawd that was painful...but it made a good doorstop once i passed the class.

a book i am currently reading: at the top of the pile currently is the history of love

a book that i am meaning to read: appetite for life, a biography of Julia Child.

five bloggers i'd like to tag:
sister smile
fat doctor
blogMD
vitaminKmd
workinprogress