This Corrosion: The Bookhart Music Meme

Oh, my dearest Bookhart. You have created a difficult one. I shall try my best to do it justice.

Here it is, the "Name Up To Three" meme. I don't think anyone reads my blog that doesn't read hers, but consider yourself challenged, if you have not been already.

Note: I am aware that these are fairly pedestrian choices. But what was it Woody Allen said about banging his stepdaughter? "The heart wants what it wants." (Coincidentally, I also have sex with teenagers!)

Song(s) That I Loathe to the Core of My Being

"Doorbell" - The White Stripes (sorry; yes, I know I am uncool. I surrendered my Cool epaulets some time ago.)
"God Bless The USA" - Lee Greenwood
"The Angry American" - Toby Keith

Musical Artist(s) That I Loathe to the Core of My Being
(Note: This was a hard one. I used to hate people like Neil Young and Led Zeppelin, until I got older and realized how wrong I was.) But, for now:

Toby Keith
Lee Greenwood
and...I'm not sure about the White Stripes. So far, they irritate the bejesus out of me. Who knows; I might be wrong about them, too, later on.)

Rolling Stones Song(s) I Love:

"You Can't Always Get What You Want"
"Brown Sugar"
"Honky Tonk Woman"

Beatles Song(s) I Love:

"Let It Be"
"We Can Work It Out"
"Day Tripper"

Who Song(s) I Love:

"Squeeze Box"
"Pinball Wizard"

Reggae Song(s) I Love:
Hmm, hmm, hmm. You know, I like Bob Marley as much as the next thirtysomething-aged whitebread suburban gal...but honestly, I'm going to have to change this one a bit, unless the Police count. They probably don't.

Can I do ska songs I love, instead?

"One Step Beyond" - Madness
"Whine and Grind/Stand Down Margaret" - The English Beat
"It Must Be Love" - Madness

Country Song(s) I Love:

"Waltz Across Texas" - Ernest Tubb
"Walkin' After Midnight" - Patsy Cline
"Levelland" - James McMurtry (as sung by Robert Earl Keen)

Movie Soundtrack(s) I Love:

"Valley Girl" (natch)
"Brokeback Mountain"
"O Brother Where Art Thou"

Musical Soundtrack(s) I Love:

"Godspell"
"Little Shop of Horrors"
"Evita"

Cover Song(s) I Love:

"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - Dwight Yoakum
"Pictures of Matchstick Men" - Camper Van Beethoven
"They Don't Know" - Tracy Ullman

Contemporary Top-40 Artist(s) I Secretly Love:
This is a big secret...don't tell ANYONE.

Kelly Clarkson. I'm so sorry.

(I also like Green Day and Franz Ferdinand, but they're OK not to be a secret.) So...if they HAVE to be a secret fetish, then Pink and Gwen Stefani, too. And the Foo Fighters. OK, that 's more than three.)

Song(s) That Bring Me to Tears

"Let It Be" - The Beatles
"Sweet Dreams" - Patsy Cline
"Can't Help Falling In Love With You" - Elvis Presley

Song(s) That Make Me Shake My Ass

"Hey Ya" - Outkast
"This Corrosion" - Sisters of Mercy (of course!)
"Major Tom" - Peter Schilling

(I have no idea why that silly song popped into my mind. But, back in the day, I used to like to go to Retro Night, and I liked to dance when it would come on. Oh, come on. "Four, Three, Two, One...?" You know you'd do it. You're not better than me.)

Classical Composer(s) I Love:

Mozart (duh)

Rap/Hip-Hop Song(s) I Love:

"Hey Ya" - Outkast
"Sabotage" - The Beastie Boys
"I Like The Way You Move" - Outkast

70s Disco Song(s) I Love:
So, so many. But, the ones that spring into my head first are:

"Don't Leave Me This Way" - Thelma Houston
"If I Can't Have You" - Yvonne Elliman
"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" - Leo Sayer

70s Supergroup Song(s) I Love:
What's a 70's Supergroup? Do you mean a big 70's band, or a true SUPERGROUP, like The Band? I'm going to go with the first one:

"Already Gone" - The Eagles
"Wish You Were Here" - Pink Floyd
"Surrender" - Cheap Trick

Metal Song(s) I Love:
Lord, I never liked metal much. But, there were a few, I guess...

"Round and Round" - Ratt
"Epic" - Faith No More
"Cum On Feel the Noize" - Quiet Riot, and Slade

New Wave Song(s) I Love:
(Honestly, B, how on earth can I choose? It's like choosing between your children.)

"Is There Something I Should Know?" - Duran Duran
"I Melt With You" - Modern English
"Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds

Soul/R&B Song(s) I Love:

"(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" - Aretha Franklin
"I Try" - Macy Gray
"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off The Sucker)" - Parlaiment

Power Ballad(s) I Love:

"More Than Words" - who sang that song?

I can't really claim to love many others. But I will sing the holy fuck out of anything in the Journey catalog on karaoke night. Also, most Toto songs. So, maybe that's its own kind of love.

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you...

Pre 1950s Song(s) I Love:

"I Get A Kick Out of You" - Cole Porter
"Too Darn Hot" - Cole Porter
"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" - Cole Porter

Punk Song(s) I Love:

"Ever Fallen In Love" - The Buzzcocks
"Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" - The Ramones
"American Idiot" - Green Day

Singer/Songwriter Song(s) I Love:

"Let The Mystery Be" - Iris DeMent
"Levelland" - James McMurtry
"Angry All the Time" - Bruce Robison

MTV Video(s) I Love:
oooh, it's been a while...my age will very much show. Why don't we rename this category: "Classic MTV Videos I Used to Love, Long Ago, when MTV showed Videos:"