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30 Day Song Challenge, Day 23: A Song You Want Played At Your Wedding

June 23, 2015 · by Robin James · in Uncategorized

I got married 10 years ago this October, one month after I defended my dissertation, so I think that this question is more historical than speculative: there were songs played at my wedding…not like I remember what they were. We…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 22: A Song You Wish You Had Written

June 22, 2015 · by Robin James · in Uncategorized

Surprise surprise, I like to break songs down more than I like to write them; analysis is more my thing than composition. I’ve been thinking about this question for days, and, honestly, I keep coming up with null set. Like,…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 21: A Song That Is Best Heard Live

June 21, 2015 · by Robin James · in Uncategorized

So, for me, the point of seeing live music is social–listening and dancing with other people. This is probably because the music I like most generally sounds better when recorded: there’s a lot of subtle details that just don’t always…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 20: A Song To Listen To While You’re Angry

June 20, 2015 · by Robin James · in Uncategorized

I made a Beats playlist titled “Fed Up”–it’s full of songs to listen to when I’m angry. But, there are a lot of different kinds of anger–some more seething, some more immediately aggressive. Whatever kind of anger I’m feeling, I…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 19: A Song Bar Bands Should Stop Playing

June 19, 2015 · by Robin James · in Uncategorized

Ok, in sticking with yesterday’s substitution of “DJ” for “Bar Band,” I’ll pick a song DJs should stop playing in their sets. I’m really tempted to say something like “All songs by VNV Nation,” but as with all the ‘dislike’ challenges…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 17: A Song You Hear Often On The Radio

June 17, 2015 · by Robin James · in Uncategorized

Big Sean feat. Drake and Kanye, “Blessings” I actually do listen to terrestrial radio when I’m driving around in my car. It’s one way I keep up with new pop music. I flip between the two Top 40 stations, the…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 16: A Song You Used To Love But Now Hate

June 16, 2015 · by Robin James · in Uncategorized

This was hard. There are plenty of songs I used to like but now don’t like as much, or feel generally indifferent toward…but HATE? Actually, the first 45 single I ever owned all to myself, so probably the first song…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 15: A Song That Could Be The Theme Song To Your Life

June 15, 2015 · by Robin James · in Uncategorized

So obviously to answer this question I gotta say something about my life first so that the song choice makes sense. Let me begin with an image of a (fictional) woman also named Margaret (my middle name): This image, from…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 13: A Song That Is A Guilty Pleasure

June 13, 2015 · by Robin James · in Uncategorized

I fundamentally reject the concept of “guilty pleasure.” What it says is: “Someone of my status should not enjoy this low status song.” It’s often used in sexist and racist ways. (I wrote about this in my first book!). So…

30 Day Music Challenge, Day 12: Song from A Band/Artist You Hate

June 12, 2015 · by Robin James · in Uncategorized

Again, this is more interesting if we frame the question as: “In genres that you otherwise like, what artists do you hate?” I’ll offer a new and and old song: New Song: Meghan Trainor, Dear Future Husband I like dumb…

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