music to my ears

Again, my tortoise-like speed surfaces. During my dilly-dallying, I've been tapped by Loveology, Picked Pics, Immaculate Collection, No Good For Me and hot chocolate and mint to join in the melodious fun:

The Rules: List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your summer. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they’re listening to.

I'm pretty aseasonal when it comes to music, so let's just hope that there's not a winter version of this game -- there's a good chance that most of these songs will still be on my playlist.

"I Can't Wait" - Nu Shooz
I was tickled to see that Kat from No Good For Me picked this as well. Frankly, this song makes me feel like it's summer year round. When the tune comes on, I'll automatically gyrate and jiggle (yes, jiggle) to this song while crooning, "I-I-I can't wait!" to any in a 15 foot radius. Heck, even if I'm alone I'll croon to the the emptiness.




"Promises, Promises" - Naked Eyes
Ummm, not the most pleasing of lyrics, but the synthesizers and catch-factor totally make up for the bleak outlook on love.




"Firestorm" - Earth Crisis
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I like aggressive, hardcore music. I also like music with substance, and the passionate roaring of the vegans from Earth Crisis certainly fits the bill. The best place to listen to "Firestorm" is on the band's MySpace page -- all YouTube videos had mediocre audio at best.


"John the Revelator" - Depeche Mode
Love DM. 'Nuff said.




"In Your Eyes" - Peter Gabriel
Does this song ever get old? No, it doesn't, and it is among the record holders for being in my playlist the longest. I mean, it's transitioned with me from mixed tapes recorded from the radio, to CDs to, finally, my mp3 player. I suppose I should also mention something about an adorably young John Cusack holding a stereo over his head, but y'all probably already thought of that.




"Aly Walk with Me" - The Raveonettes
First, there's that druggy/zombie/bobble head thing going on in the video. Then, there's the fact that this ditty is so addicting. Which, come to think of it, is what drugs/zombie stares/bobble heads are: addicting.




I hereby tag:
Cinnamon, Coffee and Laughs
The Back Story
Fruchtzwerg's Island
couture creatures
That's Just My Vibe
luxenoir
Bobble Bee

Onward!