While I Should Be Grading Papers

The divine soon-to-be-Dr.-M gakked this one, which I thought was worth a try.

What’s your ringtone?
Got a standard one for regular calls, though I use a pretty one for the GF and "When the Saints Come Marching In" for my dad, the former trumpet player.

What’s the most incongruous song on your MP3 player?
Whinge. I make so little use of my iPod (because I haven't take time to figure it all out) that I don't even remember what's on it.

What is the one genre of music you cannot stand?
I like so many different things...okay, jingoistic contemporary country, like Toby Keith.

What’s your desert island disc?
The soundtrack to _Boys on the Side_ (how come so many bad movies have good sountracks?).

What’s your musical weakness?
If it's got a fun beat and a good hook, I'll probably sing along.

Do you play a music instrument?
I played trumpet, then baritone, then tuba, and I tried to teach myself clarinet a few years back.

Best make out song ever?
If I was making out, I probably wasn't paying attention to the music.

Best driving song?
"Sugar Daddy" from the _Hedwig_ soundtrack.

One song that you think everyone should read the lyrics of?
Patti Smith's version of "Gloria"

Is downloading music for free a sin?
While I generally don't do it myself, I have to echo M's statement: "I don't believe in sin."

Do you karaoke?
Nope.

One musician you would happily whore yourself to?
Billie Holliday.

First album you ever bought?
While the first albums I owned were the soundtrack to Bugsy Malone (8-track) and the first Saturday Night Live cast album ("It's a floor wax! It's a dessert topping!") (on vinyl), I bought this one with my very own money. Primarily because she looked so damn hot on the cover (you should see the inside centerfold--yowza).

Most recent album you bought?
Wow. A reissue of Carole King's Tapestry, I think.

Favorite Beatles song?
Just one? Um..."Back in the USSR." Because it pays a tribute to the Beach Boys.

One song that represents your teenage years?
Janis Ian's "Seventeen."

One song that represents your 20s?
"Gloria" by Patti Smith.

One song that represents where you are right now?
"Passionate Kisses" by Mary Chapin Carpenter

One song that represents your blog?
"Excuses" by Alanis Morrissette.