like a monkey with a miniature symbal

tonight at the grocery store, i was looking at smokies. the *very cute* grocery boy recommended a certain brand, sighting that it would be a good choice if i wanted a "tasty weiner". i really hope that nobody in the service industry ever says 'tasty weiner' to me again.

instead of dwelling on more sexual innuendo from that conversation, i'm going to do a music meme. and tag QoWP, May-B, and Lynnie C and Ky. Since i'm pretty sure they're the only people that read this. here goes.

name your top 10 most played bands from your music library:
interpol
tegan and sara
clap your hands say yeah
yeah yeah yeahs
metric
nirvana
arcade fire
the distillers
pete yorn
the decemberists

what was the first song you ever heard by 6 (nirvana)?

that's a tough one, cause it would have been so long ago. most likely 'heart shaped box'

what is your favorite album of 2 (tegan and sara)?

if it was you, because that's the one with 'living room'.

what is your favorite lyric that 5 (metric) has sung?

looking on the bright side/when there is no bright side/coming in your pants/for the off chance/with a/poster of a girl

how many times have you seen 4 (yeah yeah yeahs) live?

zero! and i'm pretty sure i never will.

what is your favorite song by 7 (arcade fire)?

i love so many. at this second, intervention. but it's usually a toss up between rebellion (lies) and wake up. i also love laika. (and lamp)

what is a good memory you have involving the music of 10 (the decemberists)?

i'm surprised that they've made it to one of my top bands already - i haven't had the album that long. so i don't really have any memories with them yet. the last memory i have is sitting on the plane, thinking how much i dig 'the crane wife 3'.

is there a song of 3 (clap your hands say yeah) that makes you sad?

not really. but i suppose the one most likely to would be 'details of the war'.

what is your favorite lyric that 2 (tegan and sara) has sung?

i would go to jail with only boys/just to prove i was as tough as you

how did you get into 3 (cyhsy)?

i read about them on gregtheboyfriend's blog, which is sadly now defunct.

what was the first song you heard by 1 (interpol)?

it was either nyc or obstacle 1

what is your favorite song by 4 (yeah yeah yeahs)?

definitely 'maps'.

how many times have you seen 9 (pete yorn) live?

once - but that will all change on feb 8th, when i get to see him again. yakshemash.

what is a good memory you have involving 2 (tegan and sara)?

i saw them at our campus pub a couple years ago, and it was an awesome show. but my favourite moment of that show was when they played 'dancing in the dark' by bruce springsteen. it was awesome. but made even more awesome by the fact that my friend erin (upon realizing what they were playing) screamed at the top of her lungs, "this is the best moment of my life!". you see, she has two favourite things in the world: #1 - bruce springsteen #2 - tegan and sara. and i suppose tegan and sara playing bruce springsteen makes #3.

Is there a song of 8 (the distillers) that makes you sad?

definitely not. they're a punk band. it's hard to be sad to a punk song.

What is your favorite album of 5 (metric)?

live it out.

What is your favorite lyric that 3 (cyhsy) has sung?

shake your rattle-snake skin/and become a part of society/wait on down the highway/to see how far i'll come a-run a-run run running/all that we had salvaged from the fire/was a waste of time/(but) what a waste of time.

from 'in this home on ice'.

what is your favorite song of 1 (interpol)?

'slow hands', from antics

what is your favorite song of 10 (the decemberists)?

right now, 'the crane wife 3'. i haven't spent enough time with the album to definitively give an answer yet though.

how many times have you seen 8 (the distillers) live?

zero. and it's never going to happen. i think they've pretty much broken up since brode married josh homme and started making babies.

what is your favorite album of 1 (interpol)?

antics.

what is a great memory you have considering 9 (pete yorn)?

i saw him in toronto a few years back, and had the time of my life. grandaddy and rooney opened for him - both of which were awesome - and then pete rocked the house. i think my favourite part was that my dad was nice enough to take me all the way to toronto and come to the concert with me, because he knew how much i love me some pete yorn.

what was the first song you heard by 8 (the distillers)?

i think it was 'dismantle me', but i can't remember for sure. i don't even remember how i found out about the distillers - maybe it was on tv.

What is your favorite cover by 2 (tegan and sara)?

well, i've already mentioned that they played 'dancing in the dark' and it was awesome. but equally rad is that the white stripes themselves covered tegan and sara's 'walking with a ghost' - which i think is wicked awesome.