Happy New MEME!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Memes - where do they come from? Where do they do? Where do they come from Cotton Eye Joe? They have to start somewhere and what better place than poptimists, the LJ pop community without pink background .gifs.

Over the next few weeks you will see a lot of people talking about their favourite records of 2005. They will do an albums list. They might do a singles list. This is all well and good but there's a lot more to music than favourite albums and singles.* So in the bath this morning it struck me - START AN MEME**! about 2005. And see what happens. So here we have it -


12 Months, 12 Questions: The Poptimists 2005 Round-Up Meme

Twelve questions about you and music as the year reaches its fade-out. Answer them and then tag five other people to do the same! If you can't answer for sure say the first thing that pops into your head.

1. What's your first musical memory of 2005?
2. What was this year's summer jam? And winter jam?
3. If your life in 2005 was a musician, which musician would it be?
4. Tell me a lyric from this year that meant something to you.
5. What was the most awful thing you saw on a stage this year? And the best thing?
6. Name the oldest music you got into in 2005.
7. What was your favourite instrumental of the year?
8. Your favourite conversation about music this year: who was it with, and what was it about?
9. Name one thing you surprised yourself by liking in 2005.
10. Your music wish for 2006 is...?
11. Describe the music of 2005 in one word!
12. What will be the last music you hear this year?


*I have nothing against such lists, I am however bone idle and won't do one myself.
**OK it's presumptuous to call it a 'meme' when nobody has answered it yet but one has to be optimistic.

Tell you what - answer on YOUR OWN LJs and tag people, then comment here with a link to your answers. (Or just answer here if you like!)

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

1. What's your first musical memory of 2005?

Kompakt Total 6 in Marna's living room, after decidedly mental NYE party.

2. What was this year's summer jam? And winter jam?

Jazzy Jam and the Fresh Jam - Boom Shake the Jam. (summer)
Looney Tunes - As Long As I Got You (winter rave mix!)

3. If your life in 2005 was a musician, which musician would it be?

Meandering, lots of chances to make it big that never quite happened due to others' incompetence/difficultness, poverty stricken but not really, totally unbothered about appearance, confident in belief that my music is the best music evah one one one. LET ME SEE MES OF THE FALL

4. Tell me a lyric from this year that meant something to you.

Pass (the dutchie on the left hand side).

5. What was the most awful thing you saw on a stage this year? And the best thing?

Awful = some dreadful support band or other that was on the same bill as us. Cannot name names.
Best = System of a Down.

6. Name the oldest music you got into in 2005.

King Tubby. Dub-tastic!

7. What was your favourite instrumental of the year?

Same as last year - Vitalic's La Rock 01.

8. Your favourite conversation about music this year: who was it with, and what was it about?

Have trouble remembering conversations, so will plump for getting rather excited about Eruption Hardcore FM with RickyT in the kitchen on Sunday.

9. Name one thing you surprised yourself by liking in 2005.

Apache Indian - Boom Shackalack. I didn't like it the first time round. HOW!?

10. Your music wish for 2006 is...?

To get bloody signed.

11. Describe the music of 2005 in one word!

Poptastic!

12. What will be the last music you hear this year?

If Marna has anything to do with it, probably a miaow-ed version of Auld Lang Syne...

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Ah, that was Mayer's Fabric mix on NYD, Total 6 didn't come out until August!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Rilly? Oh well that then.