Name your top 10 artists on last.fm:
1. The Decemberists
2. Elliott Smith
3. Death Cab for Cutie
4. Stars
5. Explosions in the Sky
6. Belle & Sebastian
7. Sigur Ros
8. Sufjan Stevens
9. The Postal Service
10. The Shins
Now answer the questions according to the numbers:
What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Seeing Other People. still one of my faves.
What is your favorite album of 2?
XO.
What is your favorite lyric that 5 has sung?
EITS doesn't sing. and they sound perfect that way.
How many times have you seen 4 live?
Zero.
What is your favorite song by 7?
Probably a tie between Hoppipolla and Staralfur.
What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10?
Wincing the Night away was the only thing I listened to during a really really really loooong roadtrip. that's the best I can come up with right now.
Is there a song of 3 that makes you sad?
Is there a song of 3 that doesn't make me sad? just kidding, there are a bunch of happy death cab songs, but the majority make me sad. in a happy way.
What is your favorite lyric that 2 has sung?
Elliott Smith has too many good lyrics. but here's an example, "I got static in my head/The reflected sound of everything/Tried to go to where it led/But it didn't lead to anything."
What is your favorite song by 9?
Such Great Heights.
How did you get into 3?
Not really sure, I probably stumbled upon them while looking for something else. but it was love at first listen.
What was the first song you heard by 1?
It was either July July or We Both Go Down Together.
What is your favorite song by 4?
Your Ex-Lover is Dead. played it on repeat for an hour once.
How many time have you seen 9 live?
None.
What is a good memory you have involving 2?
Listening to Elliott Smith makes a good memory already.
but his name helped me remember how to spell my religion teacher's name (one l, one t; opposite of his).
Is there a song of 8 that makes you sad?
Casimir Pulaski Day. simply beautiful.
What is your favorite album of 5?
The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place (Your Hand in Mine and Memorial. yummy).
What is your favorite lyric that 3 has sung?
Death Cab has soooo many amazing lyrics, I can't possibly pick my favorite.
What is your favorite song of 1?
We Both Go Down Together. and when I'm feeling silly, The Mariner's Revenge Song.
What is your favorite song of 10?
New Slang or Australia.
How many times have you seen 8 live?
None. I waited 2 hours in line to get free tickets at the Kennedy Center, but apparently that wasn't good enough.
What is your favorite album of 1?
Picaresque.
What is a great memory you have considering 9?
Watching a YouTube video of a guitarist and a violinist during a sick cover of Such Great Heights. mindblowing stuff.
What was the first song you heard by 8?
Chicago.
What is your favorite cover by 2?
Because.
Elliott Smith
The Decemberists
Death Cab for Cutie
Stars
Explosions in the Sky
Belle and Sebastian
Sigur Ros
Sufjan Stevens
The Postal Service
The Shins
1. The Decemberists
2. Elliott Smith
3. Death Cab for Cutie
4. Stars
5. Explosions in the Sky
6. Belle & Sebastian
7. Sigur Ros
8. Sufjan Stevens
9. The Postal Service
10. The Shins
Now answer the questions according to the numbers:
What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Seeing Other People. still one of my faves.
What is your favorite album of 2?
XO.
What is your favorite lyric that 5 has sung?
EITS doesn't sing. and they sound perfect that way.
How many times have you seen 4 live?
Zero.
What is your favorite song by 7?
Probably a tie between Hoppipolla and Staralfur.
What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10?
Wincing the Night away was the only thing I listened to during a really really really loooong roadtrip. that's the best I can come up with right now.
Is there a song of 3 that makes you sad?
Is there a song of 3 that doesn't make me sad? just kidding, there are a bunch of happy death cab songs, but the majority make me sad. in a happy way.
What is your favorite lyric that 2 has sung?
Elliott Smith has too many good lyrics. but here's an example, "I got static in my head/The reflected sound of everything/Tried to go to where it led/But it didn't lead to anything."
What is your favorite song by 9?
Such Great Heights.
How did you get into 3?
Not really sure, I probably stumbled upon them while looking for something else. but it was love at first listen.
What was the first song you heard by 1?
It was either July July or We Both Go Down Together.
What is your favorite song by 4?
Your Ex-Lover is Dead. played it on repeat for an hour once.
How many time have you seen 9 live?
None.
What is a good memory you have involving 2?
Listening to Elliott Smith makes a good memory already.
but his name helped me remember how to spell my religion teacher's name (one l, one t; opposite of his).
Is there a song of 8 that makes you sad?
Casimir Pulaski Day. simply beautiful.
What is your favorite album of 5?
The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place (Your Hand in Mine and Memorial. yummy).
What is your favorite lyric that 3 has sung?
Death Cab has soooo many amazing lyrics, I can't possibly pick my favorite.
What is your favorite song of 1?
We Both Go Down Together. and when I'm feeling silly, The Mariner's Revenge Song.
What is your favorite song of 10?
New Slang or Australia.
How many times have you seen 8 live?
None. I waited 2 hours in line to get free tickets at the Kennedy Center, but apparently that wasn't good enough.
What is your favorite album of 1?
Picaresque.
What is a great memory you have considering 9?
Watching a YouTube video of a guitarist and a violinist during a sick cover of Such Great Heights. mindblowing stuff.
What was the first song you heard by 8?
Chicago.
What is your favorite cover by 2?
Because.
Elliott Smith
The Decemberists
Death Cab for Cutie
Stars
Explosions in the Sky
Belle and Sebastian
Sigur Ros
Sufjan Stevens
The Postal Service
The Shins