Or rather don't, because doing this is a big pain in the booty. Kirsten tagged me to do a music meme, and like Lola what Kirsten wants Kirsten gets.

The last CD I bought was...
The soundtrack to Bride and Prejudice. Loved the movie, love the soundtrack. While I don't own as many CDs as I do books, I do own a lot. And I would have to say that of the CDs I do own, almost 60% of those are either soundtracks or collections. I buy very few artists nowadays and prefer to check CDs out from my library instead. Although I will be going out on Tuesday to get Monkey Business, the new Black Eyed Peas album. And now that I know Def Leppard has a double disc collection out (how did I miss that?), I'll also be picking up their Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection.

Song (CD) playing now...
Confessions (Special Edition) by Usher. My mom got it for me for Christmas, but I didn't even remove it from the plastic until last weekend. Not sure why, just not in the mood I guess.

Five songs I listen to a lot or that mean a lot to me...
Lucky Star by Madonna -- My first exposure to Madonna, so of course it is first on the list. I remember being really excited when I saw the video and telling my parents, "There's someone just like me."

Crazy in Love by Beyonce -- This is the top booty shakin' song of all time. I dare you to listen to this song and not shake your booty. Can't be done.

Little Bird by Annie Lennox -- I love Annie Lennox's Diva album, but Little Bird has to be my favorite song on the album (although Why and Money Can't Buy It run a close second). It is one of those songs that whenever it is on I have to sing along with it. I can't explain it, it just makes me happy.

Let's Go Crazy by Prince and the Revolution -- When I was little I was the first girl on the block to get a boom box (I so dated myself there). It was a really big deal at the time because you had to drop a huge chunk of cash to get one. While I didn't have mad cash to spend on one (lemonade stands do not rake in the money when you live on a dead end street -- go figure), my grandfather was more than happy to buy one for me. I remember it as being one of the few things me and Grandpa did together, just the two of us. He took me to Target and let me pick it out, and in addition to buying me batteries so I could be more mobile with it, he also let me buy one tape. Even though I had tons of records/albums, I didn't have one single cassette tape, so the choice had to be good. When I wandered over to the music aisle the soundtrack to Purple Rail called out to me like a beacon of hope. I then spent the entire summer not only listening to Purple Rain, but staging huge dance numbers in my front yard to the songs (except Darling Nikki of course, I so knew that would get me in trouble). Just so you don't think I was a weird kid, I wasn't alone. I would organize all the neighborhood children and we would work on choreography together. Let's Go Crazy was always our favorite song to do though because there is that big guitar solo at the end, and that just called for tumbling run. And when your little there is nothing like sprinting across the lawn to work up enough speed for a kickass cartwheel. And yes, I know what you're thinking. Chubby girls don't tumble. I'm here to tell you they do my friends, just not very well. Back in the day I could do a mean cartwheel and a decent round-off. Somersaulting, however, freaked me out. I was convinced that it I ever tried to do one my neck would snap in half, so I avoided somersaults like the plague.

Angel by Aerosmith -- This song goes on the list because it was the first song I ever slow danced to with a boy. I was in sixth grade (crap memory can't remember) and the dance was held in the local Catholic church's basement. At the time I thought it was the most romantic thing ever because the guy was singing the lyrics in my ear. He stepped on my foot several times, but I didn't mind. It was romantic. Ahhhh. To be in sixth grade again.

I'm done. Woo hoo! And unlike Kirsten, I will only tag one person:
I'm tagging Melina (The Trophy Wife) because it has been almost a year since she last blogged (and I thought I was the lazy blogger). Besides, she is the only person who has more craptacular taste in music than me, so I am dying to see what she selects.

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