Name That Tune

[vovat]

zaph did this thing where he listed twenty artists, and people were supposed to guess his favorite songs. I'm going to try to do the same thing, although there are some where I haven't really picked a favorite song; and there are some where I HAVE picked a favorite, but I haven't necessarily told anybody else what it is. So I'm going to be pretty lenient here. In addition to favorite songs, I'm also going to add in my favorite album for each band or artist (which is generally an easier matter).

1. They Might Be Giants
2. XTC
3. Tori Amos
4. Pixies
5. Camper Van Beethoven
6. Laura Cantrell
7. Young Fresh Fellows
8. Hypnotic Clambake
9. Moxy Früvous
10. Frank Black
11. Neko Case
12. Minus 5
13. Tom Lehrer
14. Cracker
15. Posies

I tried to stick with artists where I know most, if not all, of the catalog, because I'm not sure it's fair to choose favorites when I'm still missing entire albums. Anyway, go ahead and guess.

Comments

[bethje.livejournal.com]

I have no idea for a lot of these, and I don't know a lot of the bands.

1. They Might Be Giants - It's Not My Birthday
2. XTC - I know your favorite album is Skylarking, but I don't know your favorite song. Optimism's Flames? I know that's wrong.
3. Tori Amos - Black Dove
4. Pixies - Velouria
7. Young Fresh Fellows - When the Girls Get here? (is that them?)
8. Hypnotic Clambake - that Philsopher songthing
9. Moxy Früvous - BJ Don't Cry
10. Frank Black - Headache (or is that a Pixies song? I don't know what I'm doing)
11. Neko Case - Guided By Wire?
13. Tom Lehrer - Smut?
14. Cracker - Happy Birthday to Me?

I don't know.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

1. Correct
2. Yeah, you got the favorite album. I don't know that I really have an all-time favorite song by them, but "Optimism's Flames" definitely ranks really high.
3-4. Yes, I'd say those are my favorites.
7. Yeah, that's them. There are other songs of theirs I like better than that one, but it's ONE of my favorites.
8. It's just called "The Philosopher," actually. And yes, you got it right.
9. Absolutely.
10. That's a Frank solo song, but I wouldn't say it's my favorite. Still really good, though, so I'd give you credit for it, if I were actually scoring this thing.
11. Yeah, I think so.
13. That would probably be in my Top Five, if I were to list them.
14. Yeah, that's my favorite song of theirs.

Care to take a crack at my favorite albums?