A song from the 1990s that you like or means something to you.

This was the decade when I started actually listening to music on purpose. I like this song a lot and also enjoy the trivia that their drummer, Kate Schellenbach, is a founding member of Beastie Boys.

A song from the 1980s that you like or means something to you.

I remember seeing the video for this in my cousin's bedroom and it's just such a great song.

A song from the 1970s that you like or means something to you.

Disco and the 70s had a huge popularity resurgence when I was in high school. We were all listening to Saturday Night Fever and the Pure Disco compilations constantly. But this was the first song from the 70s that really jumped out at me when I heard a snippet of it on the radio. Right away I was like "I need to hear that whole song right now"

Pick a song that reminds you of a color. What color?

I never had a green screen monitor but the monitor for my Commodore 128 did have a button that switched it to green screen mode.

Post a song that mentions another recording artist or artists.

I tend to refer to the current iteration of Pixies as Pixies* because if Kim Deal isn't in the band then it's not really them.

Post a song that's a different speed than you're used to

In general I consider "slow" and "boring" to be synonyms but there are exceptions.

Pick a song that matches what you are really thinking about just now

Did I really get this far without yet submitting a Linda Lindas song?

The last song you heard on the radio

As a teen I only listened the hfs but around 2000 Viacom bought their parent and ruined the station (swapping their regular morning crew that actually played songs for a sports-focused "zoo crew" that sucked out loud, etc). During its decline I also got my first iPod and used an old tape-deck adapter from a Discman to listen to it in the car.

Now I only listen to the news/traffic/weather station while getting ready in the morning and play mp3s that I own from my phone while driving. I can't imagine there's a radio station left that plays music I like. But the other day I was in a friend's car and they have Sirius and this came on so I'm counting it.

Hit shuffle on your music library and post the first song played

This is the only Runaways album I currently own.

Post a song that uses an instrument in an abnormal way

This the the song where Thao plays her guitar with a toothbrush, using it to strike the strings. If you don't know what I mean the video will help. I've only seen her play this live once and it was circa 2009