Where did the feeling go

Now the skirts hang so heavy around your head
That you never knew you were young
Because you played chance with a lifetime's romance
And the price was far too long
--- Big Country, "Chance"

Guess what not-fun things I did today? Besides going to work, that is. First, I picked up the Maddening Angel from work and drove her home, then to her goddam boyfriend Cokehead's house. Then I drove to Spooky's house and took her grocery shopping. Sweet Krishna, I hate doing errands and driving hot girls to their asshole boyfriends' houses.

Last night, the Friar gave me some presents Auric sent to him for me: his latest solo album (which mentions me in the liner notes) and an actual vinyl single with the French song on it. I'm pleased --- it's very thoughtful and nice of him.

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Here's a meme found at Electronic Cerebrectomy. Looked fun, so thought I'd do it.

Some of these picks I feel fairly strongly about. Other artists have so much good stuff that it's hard to pick one. Some picks came right to me; for others, I had to look up the artists on Amazon to refresh my memory of their catalogue.

• Favorite Beatles song: "Hey Jude"
• Favorite solo song by a former Beatle: John Lennon, "Watching the Wheels"
• Favorite Bob Dylan song: "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" or "Where Are You Tonight"
• Favorite Pixies song: "Dead"
• Favorite Prince song: not a fan, but "Raspberry Beret" or possibly "Pussy Control"
• Favorite Michael Jackson song: not a fan at all, but I liked that Alien Ant Farm cover of "Smooth Criminal"...
• Favorite Metallica song: not a fan, but "One" is okay
• Favorite Public Enemy song: "Bring tha Noize" with Anthrax
• Favorite Depeche Mode song: couldn't name one if I tried
• Favorite Cure song: "Friday I'm In Love"
• Favorite Beastie Boys song: not a fan, but... uh... that one with the '70s cop show spoof video?
• Favorite Police song: every single song on Regatta de Blanc is gold
• Favorite Sex Pistols song: not a fan, but I loved that version of "No Fun" at the end of the documentary The Filth And the Fury
• Favorite Blondie song: "Heart Of Glass," natch
• Favorite Genesis song: not a fan
• Favorite Led Zeppelin song: "Going To California"
• Favorite INXS song: not a fan
• Favorite Weird Al song: "Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota"
• Favorite Pink Floyd song: "Wish You Were Here"
• Favorite U2 song: "The Fly"
• Favorite The Who song: these guys have a very strong catalogue, so I'm hard pressed, but I'd have to say I wouldn't buy a best-of that lacked "Substitute"
• Favorite Elton John song: "Philadelphia Freedom"
• Favorite Clash song: "Rudie Can't Fail" or "The Card Cheat"
• Favorite David Bowie song: "Starman"
• Favorite Nirvana song: "Lithium"
• Favorite Snoop Dogg song: not a fan
• Favorite Ice Cube song: not a fan
• Favorite Johnny Cash song: seriously, no way to pick --- the guy could turn crap into pure sonic gold, but I might mention "Ballad Of a Teenage Queen" or "Luther Played the Boogie"
• Favorite R.E.M. song: "It's the End of the World As We Know It"
• Favorite Elvis Presley song: "Suspicious Minds"
• Favorite Billy Joel song: "Piano Man"
• Favorite Bruce Springsteen song: "Born To Run"
• Favorite Big Audio Dynamite song: "C'mon Every Beatbox"
• Favorite New Order song: not a fan
• Favorite Neil Diamond song: "Cracklin' Rosie"
• Favorite Squeeze song: not a fan
• Favorite Smiths song: "A Rush And a Push And the Land Is Ours"
• Favorite Tragically Hip Song: couldn't name one if I tried
• Favorite Beach Boys song: "Good Vibrations" is the most beautiful song ever written
• Favorite Dave Matthews Band song: not a fan
• Favorite Dire Straits song: "Sultans Of Swing"
• Favorite Elvis Costello song: "Beyond Belief"
• Favorite Guns 'N Roses song: "Civil War"
• Favorite Jimi Hendrix song: "1983... A Merman I Should Turn To Be"
• Favorite John Mellencamp song: uh... "Jack And Diane"?
• Favorite Living Colour song: "Cult Of Personality"
• Favorite Neil Young song: another toughie, but maybe "Cinnamon Girl"
• Favorite Paul Simon song: I'm going to go with "The Boy In the Bubble"
• Favorite Simon & Garfunkel song: "The Sound Of Silence"
• Favorite Queen song: "Bohemian Rhapsody"
• Favorite Radiohead song: "High And Dry"
• Favorite Sting song: very easy --- "All This Time"
• Favorite Tracy Chapman song: not a fan
• Favorite Van Morrison song: "Moondance"
• Favorite XTC song: "River Of Orchids"
• Favorite Meat Loaf song: not a fan, but who doesn't enjoy "Paradise By the Dashboard Light"?
• Favorite Rolling Stones song: "Shattered"
• Favorite Madonna song: not a fan
• Favorite AC/DC song: easy --- "You Shook Me All Night Long"
• Favorite Kiss song: not a fan
• Favorite Morrissey song: not a fan of his solo work
• Favorite Roxy Music song: couldn't name one
• Favorite Talking Heads song: "And She Was"
• Favorite Tom Waits song: I like every single thing this guy has ever recorded, but hell, I guess "Downtown Train"
• Favorite Cat Stevens song: "Father And Son"
• Favorite Hilary Duff song: vehemently not a fan
• Favorite Lindsay Lohan song: vehemently not a fan
• Favorite Britney Spears song: vehemently not a fan
• Favorite Christina Aguilera song: vehemently not a fan
• Favorite Ashlee Simpson song: vehemently not a fan
• Favorite Jessica Simpson song: she's hot as hell, but I'm not a fan of her music
• Favorite Patti Smith song: couldn't name one
• Favorite Todd Rundgren song: no idea
• Favorite T. Rex song: not too familiar with them, but I like "Jeepster" and "Born To Boogie"
• Favorite Dolly Parton song: uh... "9 To 5"?

here are my adds:

• Favorite Rancid song: "Bloodclot"
• Favorite Green Day song: "Holiday"
• Favorite Kris Kristofferson song: "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
• Favorite Tom Lehrer song: "In Old Mexico"
• Favorite Steve Earle song: "Copperhead Road"
• Favorite Magnetic Fields song: "The Death Of Ferdinand de Saussure"
  
• Favorite Belle & Sebastian Song: "Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying"