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I've ignored the Musical Meme Mistress for too long so here is her mission from yesterday.

Its time for a fun little game of 5 and 10

Pick 10 of your favorite artists and list 5 songs they do that you like:

This seems like a great way to introduce any new readers to my Build Your Own Best Of (BYOBO) series - in it I pick an artist and list 10-15 songs that would appear on their best of release.

These aren't greatest hits, and I sometimes get a lot of grief about what I don't include, but I make no apologies. Feel free to add your thoughts to the comments.

So here goes - Click the artist name to get to the full list:

Peter Gabriel

"A Wonderful Day In A One Way World" - Peter Gabriel (2)
"The Drop" - Up
"Family Snapshot" - Peter Gabriel (3)
"Here Comes The Flood" - Peter Gabriel (1)
"Home Sweet Home" - Peter Gabriel (2)

Elton John

"All the Girls Love Alice" - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
"Amoreena" - Tumbleweed Connection
"Burn Down The Mission" - Tumbleweed Connection
"Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
"Grey Seal" - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Lyle Lovett

"Creeps Like Me" - I Love Everybody
"Fiona" - The Road To Ensenada
"Good Intentions" - Lyle Lovett & His Large Band
"Her First Mistake" - The Road To Ensenada
"I Know You Know" - Joshua Judges Ruth

Paul McCartney

"Back Seat of My Car" - Ram
"Every Night" - McCartney
"Golden Earth Girl" - Off The Ground
"Here Today" - Tug of War
"Junk" - McCartney

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This week's topic is of no interest to me so I figured I would go ahead and do the word association I missed last week. Thought I would throw in some video links as well.

Go ahead and click through to them - they are quite good.

TV: "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" - Bruce Springsteen
Entertainment: "That's Entertainment" - The Jam (The Morrissey version is quite good as well.
Drive: "Driver's Seat" - Sniff'n The Tears
Dark: "Beware of Darkness" - George Harrison
Job: "Get a Job" - The Silhouettes
Cat: "Cat People" - David Bowie
Silence: "In That Quiet Earth" - Genesis
Noise: "Rock N Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" - AC/DC
Creep: "Boris the Spider" - The Who (Creepy, Crawly, Creepy, Creepy, Crawly, Crawly)
Rose: "Ramble On Rose" - Grateful Dead

Via Music Memoirs

I know it's not Tuesday. Why not use your imagination and just pretend it is.

The mission from our Music Memoirs friends this week:

A little something different.

I'm going to give you a list of drinks and you give me a song/album/artist that fits that particular drink:

Espresso: "Espresso Love" - Dire Straits
Wine: "Tastes Like Wine" - Gov't Mule
Beer: "Warm Beer & Cold Women" - Tom Waits
Milk: Milk & Honey (LP) - John Lennon / Yoko Ono
Water: "Gimme Some Water" - Eddie Money
Tea: "English Tea" - Paul McCartney
Cappuccino: The Cappuccino Kid - Not a song but the mysterious sleeve note writer for The Style Council.
Margarita: "Margarita" - Traveling Wilburys

OK - I know it's not much of a post but I wanted you to know that haven't forgotten either of my loyal readers.

What would you have picked? No need to mention margaritaville...

Cheers!
SB

It's a word association from our Music Memoirs friends this week:

Holly: Not Fade Away - The Crickets
Tree: Little Willow - Paul McCartney
Hug: Hold Me Tight - The Beatles
Ice: The Thin Ice - Pink Floyd
Give: Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel
Take: Take Me Back to Chicago - Chicago
Try: Try Me - UFO
Drink: Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me) - Paul McCartney & Wings
Party: Garden Party - Marillion
Rest: Calico Skies - Paul McCartney

So I see I went a bit heavy on the Macca this week with 2 choices from the outstanding and underappreciated Flaming Pie - but it's my blog so I can do that.

What did you pick?

SB

Our Meme Mistress at Music Memoirs must be in hibernation mode as the cold weather takes over, as our task today centers around things sleep related.

What music do you listen to when you want to go to sleep?

I used to fall asleep to music when I was younger but I don't any longer. Actually, we don't even keep the tv on so I've gotten used to it being quiet.

Back in the day though, I used to listen to stuff like Genesis and Floyd, or Keith Jarret's Köln Concert was a favorite.

What music bores you so much you think that it could put you to sleep?

If music isn't engaging in some way it doesn't become inaudible, it becomes distracting. Only when there is familiarity and appreciation can I let myself sleep to music.

What music is guaranteed to keep you wide awake?

Anything with a techno or dance beat - it raises my heart rate and really is anti-relaxing.

And just because this was too easy, here are a couple of my favorite songs about sleep:

The Beatles - I'm So Tired

The Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping

Warren Zevon - I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

The Kinks - Sleepwalker

Genesis - Unquiet Slumber for the Sleepers... In That Quiet Earth

Cheers!
SB

This week we get a Thankful Theme from our friends at Music Memoirs

Our Mission is twofold:

What musical things are you the most thankful for?

Guitars. I love guitars. I love the way they sound. I love the way they look. I love the way they feel. Acoustic, electric, 6 string, 12 string, nylon string, it don't matter to me. An amateur (like me) can play some songs, a master can make it sing or cry.

If you could say thanks to one artist/band who would it be and why?

As much as I love, respect and admire a lot of other artists, I'm going to have to go with The Beatles. Simply put, The Beatles made me love music, and are responsible for me being the music fan I am today. No other artist has had that same level of influence on me, and if you know me, you know that is saying a lot.

SB

I guess it technically isn't still Tuesday, but I am still awake so I'm going with it. It is late though so no linkage.

Once again via Music Memoirs our mission today is:

November 10th was the anniversary of the day The Edmund Fitzgerald went down during a storm on Lake Superior. So we're going to have a nautical theme meme - word association style:

Ocean: Walk On The Ocean - Toad The Wet Sprocket
River: Meeting Across The River - Bruce Springsteen
Sea: I Am The Sea - The Who
Sailor: Sail on Sailor - The Beach Boys
Ship: Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello
Wave: The Wild Wild Sea - Sting
Sand: Cowgirl In The Sand - Neil Young
Sail: Sail Away - Randy Newman
Navy: You're A Soldier - Husker Du
Deep: Banks Of The Deep End - Gov't Mule

Cheers!
SB