{"id":520,"date":"2005-05-19T16:22:23","date_gmt":"2005-05-19T23:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/?p=520"},"modified":"2005-05-19T16:22:23","modified_gmt":"2005-05-19T23:22:23","slug":"meme-time-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/2005\/05\/19\/meme-time-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Meme time again!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I thought I&#8217;d spread this through my circle of friends. I saw this <a href=\"http:\/\/littleyellowdifferent.com\/?z=post&#038;y=archives\/003104\">somewhere else<\/a>, but was reminded of it from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metafilter.com\/mefi\/42124\">MeFi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>1. The person (or persons) who passed the baton to them.<br \/>\n2. Total volume of music files on their computer.<br \/>\n3. The title and artist of the last CD they bought.<br \/>\n4. Song playing at the moment of writing.<br \/>\n5. Five songs they have been listening to of late (or all-time favorites, or particularly personally meaningful songs)<br \/>\n6. The five people to whom they will themselves &#8216;pass the musical baton&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>1. MeFi<br \/>\n2. 2310 songs, 15.1 days, 15.91 GB<br \/>\n3. Cool D &#8211; Seenioride Vabakava [Estonian Rap, purchased in Tallinn.]<br \/>\n4. Tarkan &#8211; Dudu<br \/>\n5. For me, this will be songs that I never get tired of\/always put me in a good mood.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Royal Crown Revue &#8211; The Contender<BR><br \/>\nGreat bassline, and screaming trumpets. Makes you feel like you&#8217;re in the ring.<\/p>\n<li>Los Van Van &#8211; Temba, Tumba, Timba<BR><br \/>\nMake me want to drink mojitos.<\/p>\n<li>Orchestra Baobab &#8211; On Verra \u201aa<BR><br \/>\nGreat music to cook by.<br \/>\n<LI>The Postal Service &#8211; The District Sleeps Alone Tonight<BR><br \/>\nI listened to this song over and over again as I walked from Chinatown to the Supreme Court for the Grokster hearings. <I>I am a visitor here. I am not permanent . . .<\/i><br \/>\n<LI>Belle &#038; Sebastian &#8211; I&#8217;m a Cuckoo<BR><br \/>\nWhat a catchy song. Perfect for strolling through New York. The song is actually quite sad if you pay attention to the lyrics.\n<\/ul>\n<p>6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/users\/kyobu\">Boyk<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/users\/azfactor\">Aaron<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/users\/coolbean98\">Maria<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/users\/larslp\">Lauren<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/users\/taosterman\">Rich<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I thought I&#8217;d spread this through my circle of friends. I saw this somewhere else, but was reminded of it from MeFi. 1. The person (or persons) who passed the baton to them. 2. Total volume of music files on their computer. 3. The title and artist of the last CD they bought. 4. Song playing at the moment of writing. 5. 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