a song that reminds you of school
Def Leppard
A: In Elementary school: Def Leppard; in Junior High: Nirvana and Dinosaur Jr.; and in High school: Beat Happening, Unwound, Tiger Trap and The Softies.
Popcorn
L: We were taught the dance in grade school and I remember dancing to the song, outside on the blacktop.
a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
Beat Happening - Teenage Caveman
a record you fell in love to
Love - Forever Changes
first record you remember
Kitaro - Oasis
L: My parents would put the tape on when I was going to sleep. I was very small around five. My siblings and I shared a room, and my dad would tell us to meditate and shut the door. We lived by the beach so it was pitch dark the music would be loud.
The Monkees - Greatest Hits
A: The Monkees and lots of Sade. My Parents would make us listen to these records on car trips together over and over again.
the song to be played at your funeral
A: I don’t know. I’ll have to think about that.
Grace Jones
L: I want to be made/compressed into a diamond. So maybe Grace Jones would be good. She is a diamond in the smooth like me.
a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Yello - I Love You
L: Police, Art Garfunkel, Yello E.P. of «I Love You» and «Odyshape» by The Raincoats.
Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly
A: Every summer has been great so far. The soundtrack to last summer was Glass Candy’s «Iko» and «I Gotta Stay Fly».
your ultimate heartbreak song
Dolly Parton - Me And Little Andy
L: That’s a sad song. The dog dies too.
your party anthem
Donna Summer - Bad Girls
Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice
A: It gets me all riled up and ready to hit the town. I can’t forget Gary Glitter either.
first record you bought
John Coltrane Live at the Village Vanguard
Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
A: I think I was in third grade.
a song that reminds your friends of you
Dolly Parton - Jolene
T. Rex
A: Probably a T. Rex song. I have been obsessed with Marc Bolan from the first moment I heard T. Rex. To me, this is perfect music.
best video clip you ever saw
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible
L: I loved those videos when I was a kid.
a song you wish you'd written yourself
Roxy Music
Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love
R. Kelly - Happy People
A: Any R. Kelly song. Maybe «Happy People» or «Fiesta». Lena says that I want to be R. Kelly. «Slave To Love» also. Or anything by Roxy Music.
Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra - Some Velvet Morning
Grace Jones - She's Lost Control
Questions answered by: Adam Miller and Lena Okazaki