About a year behind the curve for this meme...

[sigerson]

I got an iPod Nano for my birthday back in July! It's been an exciting little thingy. I keep calling it my "music wafer." I think I will name it Melba.

Because I have it, I've finally bothered with the effort of putting a lot of my cds into iTunes. Which, of course, means that I now have a respectably-sized music collection in my laptop, enough to do

Question: What do you think of me, iTunes?
"Big Time," Peter Gabriel.
Aw yeah. Am I not good? I am so good!

Question: Will I have a happy life?
"More," Alison Moyet, followed by a sound clip from Barbarella.
Hm. Maybe not so good, since "More" is about wanting what you don't have. On the other hand, it'll be very pretty pretty pretty.

Question: What do my friends really think of me?
"Your Horoscope For Today," Weird Al.
Changeable and wacky.

Question: Do people secretly lust after me?
"How Would I Know," Melissa Etheridge.
Because you're the iTunes Oracle, silly!

Question: What should I do with my life?
"Come Undone," Duran Duran.
Deconstruction, I guess. Lots of it.

Question: Why must life be so full of pain?
"Is That What Everybody Wants," Solaris soundtrack.
Very existential. I like the way you think, iTunes. Now just rethink that Alison Moyet answer and we'll be friends again.

Question: How can I maximize my pleasure during sex?
"Standing in the Shadows of Love," Barry White.
Either I need to do it standing up or I need to play Barry White during the act. Neither is exactly comfortable.

Question: Will I ever have children?
"Sam Hall," Johnny Cash.
Damn your eyes!

Question: Will I die happy?
"Hot Hot Hot!!!," The Cure.
Ambiguous again: either that means a hot life or I'm going to be on fire.

Question: Can you give me some advice?
"Pony," Tom Waits.
I guess I know what's going on my Christmas list. I promise I'll take good care of it.

Question: What do you think happiness is?
"Tombstone," Suzanne Vega.
I hope you mean the pizza.

Question: What's my favorite fetish?
"Dreams," Fleetwood Mac.
Well, technically, fantasies are dreams...

Question: Am I a complete freak?
"En El Monte De Los Olivos," Osvaldo Golijov, from La Passion Segun San Marcos.
Yes, but so was Jesus.


I added a few questions of personal relevance and got some interesting responses.

Question: Will I get into grad school?
"Hey, a Movie!" The Great Muppet Caper Soundtrack
Spectacle, fantasy, starring everybody--and me!

Question: What's going to be the most interesting thing about our wedding?
"Scratch Bass," Lamb.
Funky dj? Damaged fish? I can't stand the suspense!

Question: What should I be for Halloween this year?
"Last Night Sleep," CAN.
I guess I'll be too tired to do a costume.

Question: Any advice for the fall semester?
"Vanishing Girl," The Dukes of Stratosphear.
So if you don't see me or hear from me, you know why.

Comments

[keshwyn]

I gave up after the first five questions... iTunes was stuck on an impenitrable instrumental kick. Made me giggle, though. ;)

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

Question: What do my friends really think of me?
"Your Horoscope For Today," Weird Al

If you listen to the lyrics, there's an actual answer: "All your friends are laughing behind your back. KILL THEM."

Damn your eyes!

...the heck?

Question: Will I get into grad school?
"Hey, a Movie!" The Great Muppet Caper Soundtrack

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[sigerson.livejournal.com]

Johnny Cash's song "Sam Hall" is, um, irritable.
"My name it is Sam Hall, it is Sam Hall
Yes my name it is Sam Hall, it is Sam Hall
My name it is Sam Hall, and I hate you one and all,
And I hate you one and all, damn your eyes!"
Every verse ends with "Damn your eyes!"

Cryptic, no?

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

Wow. And just because I associate the phrase with pirates, I am now seeing Johnny Cash with a peg leg and eyepatch. Damn.

[2h2o.livejournal.com]

Now you may find it inconceivable or at the very least a bit unlikely that the relative position of the planets and the stars could have a special deep significance or meaning that exclusively applies to only you, but let me give you my assurance that these forecasts and predictions are all based on solid, scientific, documented evidence, so you would have to be some kind of moron not to realize that every single one of them is absolutely true.

*grin*

[qarylla.livejournal.com]

I call my iPod my iParsley. It's a little garnish for my life. I think my hubby is calling his faux iPod Astroturf. Or was he calling it grass.

[heatmhub.livejournal.com]

OMG, I got a Nano (music wafer! I love the phrase!) in August and haven't yet taken the time to download music on it much less taken time for the iTunes Oracle Meme. I am awed by your use of song titles!