Spoiling myself

[muck_a_luck]

I received an Amazon gift card from a certain party this Christmas. Also, I had about $4 left from an old one from last Christmas.

So I have made my first digital music purchases via download.

I like Amazon, because the use of the files is unrestricted.

I bought some oldies that I really like but I would probably never go looking for a CD by the artist. Also, some things from the radio, both recent and from the mid 90's. I didn't listen to popular music on the radio between about 1996 and 2007, so you will note the gap. And a few Stargate fans will be amused by a couple of my choices:

Stress - Jim's Big Ego
Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? - Paula Cole
I'd Really Love To See You Tonight - England Dan
Drift Away - Uncle Kracker
Put Your Records On - Corrinne Bailey Rae
Black Horse And The Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
The Rose (LP Version)- Bette Midler
Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Album Version) - Jet
Walkin' On The Sun - Smashmouth

I was sadly unable to buy:
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand - Primitive Radio Gods
Bad Touch - The Bloodhound Gang
The Way - Fastball
The Female of the Species - Space
Being with You - Smokey Robinson
Turn the Beat Around - Gloria Estevan's version
Livin' la Vida Loca - Ricky Martin

I decided not to get any Cake or Killers, becuase really, I just need to buy their albums, I think. I want more than one song by those bands, which is usually an indicator that I need to give the group a try, not just pick up a single.

Cellmate liked 10 of 12, so yay! Though she continues to boggle at my eclectic musical taste. I realize that compared to most of you, I don't know much, but compared to her... :D

I have money left, so I will probably spoil myself some more in a couple of weeks.

Comments

[green-grrl.livejournal.com]

And a few Stargate fans will be amused by a couple of my choices

Aha ha ha! Yup!

[zats-clear.livejournal.com]

obviously I am dim today. pls2explain?

[green-grrl.livejournal.com]

There's a very well-known, funny Rodney songvid done to Stress, and an equally beloved, hilarious Jack/Daniel vid to Bad Touch.

[lucky-sometimes.livejournal.com]

Hehe that first song is a longtime favorite of mine. I am also very fond of their 'Ballad of Barry Allen' but then I think you know that.

[lucky-sometimes.livejournal.com]

Dude that is just sad, reading these responses, I know I had the songvid from Cowboy Bebop to Stress in my journal about 15 times. :(

As I have no impact on your life I'm going to go off myself with a spork.

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

Oi. No spork offing!!!!!

I know you will not believe this, but those are two of the literally three song vids I have ever visited. I went there because of fandom not music.

As I was telling green_grrl here is were we hit on one of my total paranoid quirks. I judge no one, but I absolutely do not have anything in a digital format that I did not pay for. I could explain this, but I would only sound like a paranoid freak, so I won't even try. Suffice it to say that I have worked for lawyers too long and I know people who's entire hard drives have been subpoenaed.

So all your gorgeous posts of music, which I have admired and been curious and drooled over even... I have never, ever opened or downloaded or whatever even one file.

I loved the songs, but I will not pretend that there is not a tiny part of my brain that felt I should purchase these songs in part because I had enjoyed their illegal use so much.

Yes, I have secret pockets of insanity. But that does not mean hari kari by spork for you!

[lucky-sometimes.livejournal.com]

Yes, but in this case it would have been 'did you click on this'


Or this?


To be fair I've probably only embedded the first once or twice, but I trot out the Ballad of Barry Allen every few months. Because, The Flash! I love the Flash.

I'm just feeling like Bruce Willis in the Sixth Sense, lately.