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1. Your prom theme? It was some Bryan Adams mess.

2. Your first album? Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (the movie soundtrack)

3. Your first single? Enjoy Yourself, Jackson Five

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Don't remember

5. Your first relationship? Tender Love

6. Your first break-up? Why, Annie Lennox

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized Suicide is Painless, No

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Loving, Touching and Squeezing, Journey

9. The first song that blew your mind? The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The Band

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Dear Prudence, The Beatles

1. Your prom theme? "Salut les amoureux," Joe Dassin

2. Your first album? "Beautiful Midnight", Matthew Good Band

3. Your first single? I've never bought a single

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Gravity of Love". Enigma

5. Your first relationship? "Smells like Teen Spirits", Nirvana

6. Your first break-up? "Sleep to Dream", FIona Apple

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Ça va bien", Kathleen (i remember the chorus)

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? pass

9. The first song that blew your mind? "Avalanche", Matthew Good (first time i've ever cried listening to a song)

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Résistance", Loco Locass

1. Your prom theme? Hold onto the Night, Richard Marx

2. Your first album? We Can't Dance, Genesis

3. Your first single? Always, Bon Jovi

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Tear in Your Hand, Tori Amos

5. Your first relationship? My Life, Billie Joel

6. Your first break-up? I Swear, All 4 One (it was our song, so I listened to it a lot, don't hate me)

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? What A Man, Salt n Peppa (mostly)

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Good Vibrations, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

9. The first song that blew your mind? Thunderstruck, AC/DC

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? With or Without You, U2

1. "Stairway to Heaven" (way out of date for the year it happened; my Arkansas high school was stuck in the 70's)
2. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (a hand-me-down from my dear, dear sister -- I saw a Stevie Nicks show last week and got weepy during every F-Mac standard)
3. "Roller Coaster" (funky 10-year-old, baby!)
4. "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" (my first buzz, my first oral sex, and my first splitting hangover, all on the bench seat of my pickup)
5. "Sail On" (Commodores? Or was Lionel out on his own by then? Anyway: Awesome)
6. "Songbird," Fleetwood Mac (Jesus, the pain, the pain)
7. "Songbird," Fleetwood Mac (every fucking word, and I still love you with all my heart, Christine McVie)
8. "Barracuda," Heart (I'm a little twitchy just thinking about it)
9. "Us and Them," Pink Floyd (fairly pedestrian, I know, but man did we think we were deep)
10. Evenflow, Pearl Jam (Slowly dawning: "Cool . . . I can be an adult and still bang!")

1. Your prom theme? "No Sleep Till Brooklyn", Beastie Boys. It wasn't technically our prom theme (perish the thought!), but we did blast it in my boyfriend's camaro and shouted at the top of our lungs all the way to and from the (terribly lame) event.

2. Your first album? I can't remember if it was "Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em" by MC Hammer or "Sign of the Hammer" by Manowar. Hmm... There seems to be a unifying theme of bad taste and hammers.

3. Your first single? Papa Don't Preach, Madge. Nuthn' wrong with that!

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Jeremy," Pearl Jam was also mine for the drunkin'. Pretty sure it was Junior Vasques first time I got high.

5. Your first relationship? "Dirt" by Alice in Chains and the song "Low" from Kerosene Hat by Cracker (What?! I was in Seattle! Alice in Chains was pretty much the sountrack to my sex life)

6. Your first break-up? The first one that really hurt was Sinead O'Connor and Tori Amos' "Boys for Pele".

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? ("Hotel California," Eagles, hells yeah)

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? ("Jingle Bells Rock" Ice skating at the Rockefeller Center)

9. The first song that blew your mind? ("Ohio" Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young)

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Loser", Beck and "Laughter" by Josh Wink (I think it was called "Laughter"...)

I LOVE IT!Let's do this.

1. Your prom theme? "Don't Wanna Miss A Thing," Armageddon Soundtrack. The horror.

2. Your first album? "Jagged Little Pill," Alanis Morrisette - if we're talking purchased with my own money.

3. Your first single? Actually, I don't buy singles. I'm loyal to the album format.

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? It was most likely a Dave Matthews song.

5. Your first relationship? "Right Here Waiting," Richard Marx (Kindly f*ck yourselves, I was twelve.)

6. Your first break-up? "Friend is a Four Letter Word," CAKE.

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Straight Up," Paula Abdul. I remember both the lyrics, and the dance I choreographed in front of the mirrored wall in my rented house (Third grade this time).

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Carwash." I don't know why.

9. The first song that blew your mind? "FLOOD," the whole album, by They Might Be Giants. It was 1990, and I was 9 years old. And I later met my husband due to a TMBG shirt, too.

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? I'll go with "Silent All These Years," Tori Amos. Awoke my fledgling feminist/smug liberal/indie freak conciousness in college. I still love her.

jessi1974, I was in 8th grade when that song came out. The biggest nerd in my class was my boyfriend, and he broke my heart. It seriously sucked. Anyway, you're not that old ;)

1. Your prom theme? "Wonderful Tonight" Eric Clapton.
2. Your first album? Escape Club "Wild Wild West"
3. Your first single? Never bought a single.
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? The song that was playing the first time I had a drink LEGALLY was "Ring of Fire." I always think of that whenever I hear the song.
5. Your first relationship? Anything by Steve Miller Band, but mostly "The Joker" as I called him Maurice.
6. Your first break-up? "The Hardest Part" by 98 Degrees. I wish I was kidding.
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Then She Bit Me" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and I don't think so.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Hungry Eyes" from the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack.
9. The first song that blew your mind? I was REALLY into Dave Matthews when I was younger, so I'll go with "Satellite"
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Rufus Wainwright changed my life.

1. Your prom theme: I had none. I was educated in the stupid French school. No prom.
2. Your first album: Otis Redding's Greatest Hits, on tape for Christmas at age 11.
3. Your first single: Blame It on the Rain, Milli Vanilli. Shut up; it was a "prize" I won from a radio station for being the tenth caller. I was actually trying to request "Cult of Personality" by Living Color.
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned: The Low-End Theory, by a Tribe Called Quest. (That was a GREAT evening).
5. Your first relationship: Both Seal's "Crazy" album and Blood Sugar Sex Magic by the Chilli Peppers.
6. Your first break-up: Hey, Jupiter, Tori Amos.
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized: virtually every known Beatles song. (My mom is a Beatlemaniac). Yes, I still know most of them.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating: God. I hate to say this, but I think it was that Marky Mark song for me too. You see, Roller skating in Christiansburg, Va is something of a cultural high coup.
9. The first song that blew your mind: My dad is a classical pianist. He used to make sit with my ear against the piano when he played Beethoven and Faure when I was 3. That was pretty mind-blowing. Pop culture reference-wise..... I dunno. Maybe "When Doves Cry"?
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music: Not to sound like an intellectual douchebag, but there is no such song. My perception of music is constantly changing. If you put a gun to my head, I guess I might say "Who Let the Dogs Out?" because I didn't know how shitty pop music could actually get.

1. Your prom theme? ("I'll Remember," Madonna)
2. Your first album? ("Funky Divas," En Vogue)
3. Your first single? ("Under The Bridge," Red Hot Chili Peppers)
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? ("Bizarre Love Triangle," New Order)
5. Your first relationship? ("Jealous Guy," John Lennon) [strangely enough, not a prophetic song at all]
6. Your first break-up? ("Everything Reminds Me Of Her," Elliott Smith)
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? ("Common People," Pulp, and of course I still remember them!)
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? ("Hungry Eyes," Patrick Swayze, oh god, don't even ask)
9. The first song that blew your mind? ("A Day In The Life," The Beatles)
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? ("Just Like Heaven," The Cure)

1. Your prom theme? no idea of the official prom theme but I clearly remember "Push It" by Salt n Pepa? at my prom
2. Your first album? John Lennon's "Collection"
3. Your first single? "No More Lonely Nights" by Paul McCartney
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? not sure but I remember singing karaoke to "Love Shack" by the B52s while drunk not long after turning 21
5. Your first relationship? "The Treasure in You"--the 77's
6. Your first break-up? "Everybody Hurts" --R.E.M.
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Imagine"--John Lennon--of course
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"--the New Kids on the Block (had to look up that song name, though
9. The first song that blew your mind? "One"--U2
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "It's Love"--King's X--I became more of a rock chick and less of a pop girl after hearing that one

prom theme- tiffany, i think we're alone now

first album- beach boys, greatest hits

first single- dahler mendi, rupa rupa

first time drunk or stoned- it's my life, bon jovi

first relationship- bobby hebb, sunny

first break up- 747, kent

the first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)?- band of gold, freda payne... heck yes i do

song most closely identified with roller/ice skating?- eye of the tiger, survivor

first song that blew my mind- the freshman, verve pipe

And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music- Sæglópur, sigur ros

1. Your prom theme? "Circle of Friends" - Edie Brickell (Christ, cheesy enough?)
2. Your first album? Cat Stevens Greatest Hits (blame my dad)
3. Your first single? "Iron Man" - Sir Mix-A-Lot (hangs head in shame)
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "The Brothers Cup" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. Your first relationship? "Just Like Heaven" - The Cure (Oh, GOD)
6. Your first break-up? "Head Like A Hole" - Nine Inch Nails
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Panama" - Van Halen, and not even a little bit is remembered
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Dirty Water" - The Standells
9. The first song that blew your mind? "Sound System" - Operation Ivy
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Head Like A Hole" - Nine Inch Nails

1. Your prom theme? "So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday", Boyz II Men

2. Your first album? "Thriller," Michael Jackson.

3. Your first single? "Beat it" Michael Jackson

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Black Cat" Janet Jackson (drunk, by the way, at Doclwielder Beach, and hour before the concert)

5. Your first relationship? "Head Over Heels" Tears for Fears

6. Your first break-up? "Stronger than Pride" Sade

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Alphabet Street" Prince.. yes, I copied the rap and performed it at a talent show... and won!

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "genius of Love" Tom Tom Club

9. The first song that blew your mind? "How to Survive in South Central" Ice Cube

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? the entire Buena Vista Social Club Soundtrack... I was in a gansta Rap phase and got dragged kicking and screaming to the arthouse movie theater to see the doc

1. Your prom theme? some stupid country song
2. Your first album? Ace of Base
3. Your first single? probably something by Mariah Carey
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? I don't really remember, but I think "The Rat" by The Walkmen is a good drinking choon
5. Your first relationship? "My Heart Will Go On"
6. Your first break-up? same as 6. we were together for a day. no joke.
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? shoot, I think it was "Sowing the Seeds of Love" by Tears For Fears. and of course I remember them.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "The Macarena"
9. The first song that blew your mind? "Karma Police" by Radiohead
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "46 and 2" by Tool

I have been subjected to some truly awful music in the course of growing up

1. Your prom theme? "Black" by Pearl Jam- Not the theme per say but I remember slow dancing to it.

2. Your first album? "Soundtrack to Annie" LP format. And yes I had "Thriller" on vinyl as well.

3. Your first single? Either "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" or "Carribean Queen" by Billy Ocean

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? I don't know if there was anything specific playing, but I remember "Oh Carolina" by Shaggy was a big frat party song my freshman year of college. That's when I did some of my first serious drinking.

5. Your first relationship? "Love Song" The Cure He lived in Georgia; I was in Virginia. "How ever far away, I will always love you..."

6. Your first break-up? The first time anyone broke up with me (I was mostly the dumper in relationships.), it only last about 24 hours and so no real time to console myself with music. So I watched "Halloween" and ate a shitload of ice cream
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Hotel California" The Eagles and hell yeah.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Sadly, the Hokey Pokey

9. The first song that blew your mind? "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" Pink Floyd-My dad is a huge Floyd fan and I remember listening to this song while lying on the floor in the living room.

10.The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Precious Things" Tori Amos- Pretty much the whole album blew my mind, but this song I identified with the most. It was the same connection I felt while reading Virginia Woolf for the first time.

Prom (actually called School Ball or Formal where I'm from)... Jump Around, House of Pain
First album... Hits of Abba LP, aged 5, for the grand price of 50c from next door neighbour's garage sale
First single... Like a Virgin
Drunk... S Express, S Express
Stoned... Portishead Dummy
First relationship... Hysteria, Def Leppard
First breakup... See above
Song lyrics (I fancied a boy who was into ACDC, the band and thought this would impress him if I kind of hummed it in his presence)... Shook Me All Night Long, ACDC
Ice skating song... She's Got Legs, ZZ Top (sadly this is because the boy mentioned above asked me to tell a pretty girl ice-skating that he'd dedicated this song to her, meekly I agreed)
First song that blew my mind... Shandi, Kiss (odd choice, but I was only 4)
Song that changed my perception of music... Numb, Portishead (could have been the drugs too, mind)

2. Your first album? Dookie by Green Day
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? no music playing, which is a huge disappointment to me
5. Your first relationship? "Nose Over Tail" by Alkaline Trio
6. Your first break-up? "Borne on the FM Waves" Against Me!
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "When I Come Around, Green Day, for the most part
9. The first song that blew your mind?/10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "White Riot" by The Clash - That's the urgency that music needs that I had been missing out on until that point.

This is great because if people answer honestly, we'll debunk the pretentiousness accusations.

1. Your prom theme? Don't have proms where I come from and our school dance themes were always "don't get too close to the boys". (Convent school)
2. Your first album? Elvis Greatest Hits: I was 12, he had just died and it was a special pink vinyl edition
3. Your first single? Mull of Kintyre: Paul McCartney (my mother made us all pick from a list she had compiled: that was the best on offer)
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? REM: This One Goes Out to the One I Love (I thought I was too drunk to remember all the lyrics and then found out there were only a few lyrics to begin with)
5. Your first relationship? Clash: London Calling. It felt rebellious and grown up like I was to finally have a "relationship".
6. Your first break-up? Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back in Town (We broke up and on the bus home, the bus driver's radio that announced Phil Lynott had died and started playing the song. Not a dry eye on the bus)
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? David Bowie: Diamond Dogs and, Yes I can recite them word for word.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? No idea. I would just be making something up.
9. The first song that blew your mind? The Jam: That's Entertainment
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? (I presume you mean in a good way?) I have to agree with you on U2: Bad, but I can do without the Ruby Tuesday piece. It's all about Larry Mullen's drumming and the way the intensity builds up.

1. Your prom theme? some goddawful 80s pop song.

2. Your first album? Cyndi Lauper, "She's so unusual"

3. Your first single? Duran Duran, Men at Work, or Prince - I might have bought them all at once.

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Blister in the Sun" - violent femmes

5. Your first relationship? "Lucky Star" Madonna

6. Your first break-up? "Careless Whispers" George Michael

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Rio" Duran Duran. Oh yes.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "I love Rock n Roll" Joan Jett

9. The first song that blew your mind? "pearly dewdrops drops" cocteau twins

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Fame Throwa" Pavement

The only question on this last that took me back and actually made me think was about roller skating. Several songs must be mentioned:

Funky Cold Medina
Amadeus
Wipeout
of course, the Hokey Pokey

Wow, what a time warp. I can smell that nasty old roller rink right now...the Wizard of Wheels in Harriman, Tennessee. Crap.

Good God, these make my workday.

1. Your prom theme? "With or Without You", U2
2. Your first album? "Rubber Soul", the Beatles
3. Your first single? I'm going with something probably REALLY embarassing, like something from All-4-One or NKOTB. But in all honestly, I don't remember. The first one I do honestly remember actually buying was "Undone (The Sweater Song)" by Weezer.
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Black Hole Sun", Soundgarden
5. Your first relationship? "66", Afghan Whigs
6. Your first break-up? "Soma", Smashing Pumpkins
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? OK, I was like 6 at the time and learned one song from the Little Mermaid for a recital. If that doesn't count, it was probably "She" by Green Day.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? No one ever wanted to roller or ice skate, but I'll go with "1979" by Smashing Pumpkins
9. The first song that blew your mind? Either "Eleanor Rigby" because I'm a violinist and I always remember wanting to be a part of an orchestra that played that song, or "Beyond the Sea" by Bobby Darin, because, I don't know, it just made me really happy, and I have a soft spot for that kind of music
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Lover, You Should have come Over" by Jeff Buckley. Can't say enough things about him.

1. Your prom theme? 'Take My Breath Away' by Berlin. It was in 2000, so my prom committee must have run completely out of ideas.
2. Your first album? 'Immaculate Collection' by Madonna
3. Your first single? 'Be My Lover' by La Bouche
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? 'Dark Side of the Moon' by Pink Floyd
5. Your first relationship? 'In Your Eyes' by Peter Gabriel
6. Your first break-up? 'The Sweater Song' by Weezer
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized? The Animaniacs theme song. I taped the opening credits and wrote them down one line at a time.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? 'I Can Love you Like That' by Boys II Men
9. The first song that blew your mind? 'Jeremy' by Pearl Jam
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? The entire Sigur Ros album '( )'

1. Your prom theme?
"These are the Moments" - Edwin McCain

2. Your first album?
"Music Box" - Mariah Carey

3. Your first single?
"No Diggity" - Blackstreet

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned?
"In Da Club" - 50 Cent

5. Your first relationship?
"Buddy Holly" - Weezer

6. Your first break-up?
"Don't Turn Around" - Ace of Base

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)?

"Better Man" - Pearl Jam (She loves him. She don't want to leave this way. She needs him. That's why she'll be back again. Can't find a better man.)

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating?
"Dreamlover" - Mariah Carey

9. The first song that blew your mind?
"The Freshman" - The Verve Pipe

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music?
"Foolish Games" - Jewel

I really love the fact that in this thread, we can see the difference between music that people had foisted upon them and then the music that they chose for themselves.
Also, can those of us who have been on earth long enough to have bought a 45-rpm single form a support group please? I'm hugely intimidated by the number of people who were apparently pre-pubescent in the post-vinyl phase (and I'm only 42).

Forgot to admit it, but yes, I remember the words (to all of them, actually)

1. Your prom theme? (Didn't go, so "Sounds of Silence," Simon & Garfunkel)
2. Your first album? ("Greatest Hits," Johnny Cash)
3. Your first single? ("Wildfire," Michael Murphy)
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? (I still don't do either, so "Goody Two Shoes," Adam & the Ants)
5. Your first relationship? ("Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do," Huey Lewis & the News)
6. Your first break-up? ("Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Get Away," Chicago)
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? ("On Top of the World," Carpenters, yes)
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? ("Celebration," Kool & the Gang)
9. The first song that blew your mind? ("I'd Love to Change the World," Ten years After)
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? ("Ziggy Stardust," Bauhaus)

1. Your prom theme? I ... didn't go.
2. Your first album? It was a double, Christmas gifts, "Bad" by Michael Jackson and that first release by Tiffany, the one with "I Think We're Alone Now." Great Christmas!
3. Your first single? For some reason "Heaven on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle comes to mind, which embarrasses me to no end.
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Guitar Town" by Steve Earle, I was with my brother ... you have to believe me.
5. Your first relationship? "Fly to the Angels" by Slaughter
6. Your first break-up? "18 and Life" by Skid Row.
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? It was the first track off the self titled album by hair metal band Bonfire. Don't remember the name. However, I think if I ever heard it again, I'd probably remember much of it.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Girlfriend by Pebbles, and I don't know how I remember the name of THIS song.
9. The first song that blew your mind? Gypsy Road by Cinderella
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Long Division" by Fugazi

Class of 1997-Our prom theme was the JOKER. This I will never understand, I rather favored Regulators...(mount up!). And a neighboring high school's theme was Enter Sandman.

1. Your prom theme? Paradise City, I think. No joke.

2. Your first album? Red Hot Chili Peppers, Under the Bridge

3. Your first single? Eve6..Blender?

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Some song by a Spanish, I would wager. I was 17 and in Spain, it was nice to go to the bars.

5. Your first relationship? Third Eye Blind, Deep inside of You

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized Third Eye Blind Semi-Charmed Life. Every word.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice
skating? Hmm.... the limbo.

*Prom theme? "At Last"
*First album? I think Monster-R.E.M. As a hand-me-down.
*First single? Never got one.
*First time you got drunk/stoned? drunk-don't remember...stoned-"Kid A" Radiohead
*First relationship? "Annie Waits" Ben Folds Five
*First break-up? "Almost Gone" Penny and the Loafers
*First song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? The Les Miserables soundtrack, I kid you not. In it's entirety, and yes I do.
*Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Don't Stop Me Now" Queen
*First song that blew your mind? Same as #8. (I was blown away while rollerblading. It got messy.)
*Song that forever changed your perception of music? "Chicago" Sufjan Stevens

1. Prom theme: "Unforgettable," Natalie Cole/Nat King Cole combo
2. First album: "True Blue," Madonna
3. First single: "Walk the Dinosaur," Was Not Was
4. First time you got drunk/stoned: "I Alone," Live
5. First relationship: "My Love Life," Morrissey
6. Your first break-up? "Accept Yourself," The Smiths
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Total Eclipse of the Heart," Bonnie Tyler (I remember some of them)
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Pump Up the Jam," Technotronic
9. The first song that blew your mind? "How Soon Is Now?" The Smiths
10. The song that forever changed your perception of music? "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore," The Smiths

P.S. UN-Happy Birthday, Morrissey

I'm going to post this and then go back and look at everyone elses lists to see who my kindred souls are.

1. Your prom theme? I don't remember. Is "douchebag date who was pissed at me for running late even though he had graduated the year before and thus spent all night refusing to dance with me, only to dance the last dance with a girl he had a crush on before we started dating" a theme? No? How about cinnamon Schnapps?

2. Your first album? "Thriller," Michael Jackson. I played it so much my Fisher Price tape deck revolted and ruined the cassette tape. So I bought it again.

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Bizarre Ride II," The Pharcyde. So typical, but it's excellent party music.

5. Your first relationship? Anything by The Dead Milkmen, "Punk Rock Girl" especially. He gave me a mixtape with a bunch of their songs on it.

6. Your first break-up? I have no idea.

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Joy to the World," Three Dog Night. Hell yes I remember them. I wanted badly to sing along in the car with my Dad when he would blast this and sing the chorus.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Saturday," De La Soul. I mean, c'mon.

9. The first song that blew your mind? I can't remember exactly the first, although "California Über Alles," by the Dead Kennedy's was definitely one of the ones that did.

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music: Hmm. This will sound lame but I'm going to say "James Brown is Dead," by L.A. Style. Before then I never fully understood the possibilities electronic music held. I mean, I knew synthesizers, but this was different. The song itself, not so great, but it led me to explore artists from Kraftwerk to Daft Punk through DJ Shadow to Ratatat and Hot Chip today.

This is gonna be embarrassing. My late 80's/early 90's suburban roots are gonna show, big time.

1. Your prom theme? "Hold on to the Nights" by Richard Marx. (I KNOW. My school sucked.)
2. Your first album? "True Blue" by Madonna.
3. Your first single? "I Love the Rainy Night" by Eddie Rabbit. (I was five. Cut me some slack.)
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Don't remember. Heh.
5. Your first relationship? "More than Words" by Extreme. (I was seriously lame once.)
6. Your first break-up? "More than Words" by Extreme. (See how that worked?)
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard, and HELL YEAH!
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating?
9. The first song that blew your mind? "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N Roses. (And no, I'm not ashamed of this. Appetite for Destruction is a killer album that stands up today.)
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U2. (Still love it, although I've softened on U2 over the years.)

awesome diversion! i'm in the middle of creating a mixed cd to the soundtrack of my life, so this kind of helps.

ok, here we go:

1. Your prom theme? "All My Life" KC &JoJo

2. Your first album? "Whitney" Whitney Huston

3. Your first single? "Eternal Flame" The Bangles

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Sour Girl" Stone Temple Pilots

5. Your first relationship? "Silver Road" Sarah Harmer ft. The Tragically Hip

6. Your first break-up? "Dry The Rain" The Beta Band
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Birmingham" Amanda Marshall...in gr.5 my friend and i made up actions to go with the lyrics in the car. don't ask me why.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? HANDS DOWN "Saturday Night" Whigfield

9. The first song that blew your mind? "Happiness" Elliot Smith

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Dynatime Walls" Hayden.
not that "dynamite walls" is an incredible song, but it thrust me into indie rock (specifically canadian). and i'm sending out a special "Woot!" to the person who posted matthew good band, because their music defined my teenage years, especially their album, "underdogs."

1. Your prom theme? ("My Heart Will Go On," Celine Dion) Ouch.
2. Your first album? ("Second Helping," Lynyrd Skynyrd. Cassette tape.)
3. Your first single? ("Unbelievable," EMF)
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? ("Misunderstood," Wilco)
5. Your first relationship? ("Love and Affection," Nelson)
6. Your first break-up? ("Three Little Pigs," Green Jelly) don't know why.
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? ("Ice Ice Baby," Vanilla Ice, oh Lord yes)
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? ("Funky Cold Medina," Tone Loc)
9. The first song that blew your mind? ("Smells Like Teen Spirit," Nirvana)
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? ("Judy is a Punk," Ramones)

1. Your prom theme? Didn't go
2. Your first album? Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, MC Hammer (me too, Lolly)
3. Your first single? I never bought one, but I will admit that the song that turned me on to rock in general was Night Ranger's "Sister Christian." Mock me all you like, I'm not ashamed!
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "December," Collective Soul
5. Your first relationship? can't remember
6. Your first break-up? "Lovefool", Cardigans/"I Could Never Be Your Woman," ?
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? see #3, and I still can't figure out all the words (motor in?)
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Who Are You," The Who
9. The first song that blew your mind? Beatles, "Tomorrow Never Knows"
10.The song that forever changed your perception of music? see #9

1. Your prom theme? I think it was "Float On" by Modest Mouse...that's a hard weekend to remember.
2. Your first album? Presidents of the United States of America (Whatever album "Lump" and "Kitty" were on. It was the 3rd grade).
3. Your first single? "Elevation" U2
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Being from a hick town, I'm sure it was something by Brooks & Dunn or Kenny Chesney
5. Your first relationship? I think it was "A Whole New World" from Aladdin. She liked Disney movies, and still does I think.
6. Your first break-up? "November Rain" Guns 'n Roses
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "What's My Age Again?" blink-182, and yes, every one.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "The Hockey Song" Stompin' Tom Connors. I'm Canadian, so they just go together for me.
9. The first song that blew your mind? "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" U2. The same version from the "Things that will make you lose your shit" list.
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Same as above.

1. Your prom theme? "Almost Paradise," that Ann Wilson song that she sang with whats-his-name from Loverboy.

2. Your first album? I bought two on the same day: Cheap Trick "Live at Budokan" and Supertramp "Breakfast in America."

3. Your first single? You're going to laugh: "Kiss You All Over" by Ambrosia. Oh, my gosh, my 11-year-old brain reeled with the idea of kissing someone all over!

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Darling Nicki" by Prince.

5. Your first relationship? "Heaven" by Bryan Adams.

6. Your first break-up? Same song. I can't hear it without thinking of him.

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Only a Lad" by Oingo Boingo comes to mind. I'm sure there were others before that, but that one stands out.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Stray Cat Strut" by Stray Cats.

9. The first song that blew your mind? "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holliday. Totally heartbreaking.

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "St. Louis Blues," sung by Bessie Smith. For too long, I thought of blues as begin a man thing. Bessie changed me forever.

1. Your prom theme? "Wonderful Tonight," Eric Clapton

2. Your first album? Middle of Nowhere, Hanson

3. Your first single? Mariah Carey?

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Are You Experienced?, Jimi Hendrix

5. Your first relationship? "Stellar," Incubus

6. Your first break-up? "I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You," Colin Hay

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "American Pie," Don McClean, and yes

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? The theme from Ice Castles? ;)

9. The first song that blew your mind? "Pitter Patter Goes My Heart," Broken Social Scene

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Baba O'Riley," The Who

1. Your prom theme? Okay, I dropped out and didn't go to prom.

2. Your first album? Yeah, Thriller. I remember buying George Michael's Faith. My mom copied it onto a tape and didn't include the three versions of "I want your sex." I also remember buying the tape of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation.

3. Your first single? For the life of me, I can't remember

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Jerry was a racecar driver - Primus

5. Your first relationship? Anything by Lords of Acid

6. Your first break-up? Sleeping Satellite, don't remember the girl who sang it

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized Everybody Knows - because the Concrete Blonde cover in Pump Up the Volume floored me

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Bell Biv Devoe - Poison

9. The first song that blew your mind? Let it Go - Live and Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Total Eclipse - Billy Cobham

1. Your prom theme? Can't remember, but I'm sure it involved (1) Bon Jovi and (2) mullets

2. Your first album? "Sgt Pepper." Got it for Christmas 1987. Went out in my aunt's car to listen to it (our car didn't have a cassette player) after dinner.

3. Your first single? Can't remember

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Mele Kalikimaka, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters

5. Your first relationship? "Love Walks In," Van Halen.

6. Your first break-up? I stopped listening to music after the break-up.

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized? "American Pie," Don McLean -- just to say I could do it.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "King Tut," Steve Martin

9. The first song that blew your mind? "A Day in the Life," the Beatles

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Mama, You Been On My Mind," Bob Dylan (Bootlegs Vol 1-3)

1. Your prom theme? Didn't attend.

2. Your first album? Metallica: Master of Puppets

3. Your first single? Soundgarden: Superunknown

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Days of the New: Untitled

5. Your first relationship? Chris Cornell: Preaching the End of the World

6. Your first break-up? Chris Cornell: Wave Goodbye

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? The Beatles: Strawberry Fields Forever, YES!

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Pass...

9. The first song that blew your mind? The Beatles: Strawberry Fields Forever

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? The Beatles: I Am the Walrus

Shrek who? It's times like this, reading over all the fantastic comments, that I remember why I love Pajiba so much.

1. "Endless Love", Richie/Ross
2. Technically, the answer is "The Partridge Family". But the first one I bought was the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack.
3. "Puppy Love", Donny Osmond. Children know no shame.
4. "20th Century", Brad
5. "Renegade", Styx
6. "Run to You", Bryan Adams
7. "I Saw Her Standing There", The Beatles. And yes--it's not rocket science.
8. "Le Freak", Chic
9. "D.M.S.R.", Prince
10. "Imagine", John Lennon

1. Your prom theme? I can't believe I already forgot what it was...it was 2 years ago dammit:(
2. Your first album? It's reallly embarassing but I remember getting the Spice Girls' "Spice" cd and being aware of the fact that it was my *first*, sadly enough.
3. Your first single? Holy shit..it was "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin...why didn't my parents stop me?
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Hotel California"...I demanded a singalong and then had to drunkenly argue that the word was, in fact, "colitas".
5. Your first relationship? "Goodbye and Go"-Imogen Heap.
6. Your first break-up? "Wonderwall" Oasis
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Good Riddance" by Green Day. Definitely remember them, even had I not intentionally learned the words it still would have lodged in my brain by now with each successive lame photo montage I've seen.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? I figure skated for 6 years and yet the only song that's coming to mind is "If it makes you happy" by Cheryl Crow. Weird,
9. The first song that blew your mind? "Float On" Modest Mouse
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "12:51" The Strokes. Glad you've just witnessed my transformation from teenybopper to hipster.

1. Your prom theme? That disco version of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." It was 1978, so it could have been worse. Seriously, it could have.
2. Your first album? Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. I was twelve.
3. Your first single? When I was five I found a bureau drawer full of my mom's old 45's from the Fifties. Little Richard, Jerry Lee, Elvis...Oh God, great stuff.
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Groove Line" by Heatwave.
5. Your first relationship? "I Saw The Light" by Todd Rundgren.
6. Your first break-up? "Best of My Love" by the Eagles.
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (I was about three), and oh, FUCK yeah.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Roll Over Beethoven" by ELO. It still kicks ass.
9. The first song that blew your mind? "Dear Prudence" by the Beatles. And it still does.
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "A Quick One (While He's Away)" by The Who.

1. Left high school at 15
2. Wayne's World movie soundtrack. It was a birthday present from my much older brother, and it rocked
3. 'Ain't No Sunshine' cover by Australian band The Rockmelons (with Deni Hines) circa 1989
4. Drunk - Joey by Concrete Blonde, stoned - Shangri-La by The Kinks. Both with said older brother
5. Ship song - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
6. Don't Speak - No Doubt. Them be some scary, raw teenage emotions
7. Ain't No Sunshine
8. I'm Jealous by The Divinyls
9. Xerxes: Larghetto - Ombra Mai Fu, written by Handel,preferably sung by counter-tenor James Bowman
10. Strange Fruit by Nina Simone

1. Your prom theme? My school didn't allow dancing, so no music theme for me! It was called "Jr/Sr Banquet" instead of prom and the theme was something gay like "No Night Like Tonight."
2. Your first album? Thriller, on cassette tape
3. Your first single? Well, when I was really little I had a stack of 45's I listened to on my Fisher Price record player, and my favorite was My Baby Takes the Morning Train by Sheena Easton. But the first single I remember buying for myself was a single cassette of Winger!!!!!! That one song they had, what was it? High Enough? Or was that Damn Yankees? Anyway, I know it was Winger. Someone help me out on the song title.
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? The first time I got drunk was in a Golden Corral that I worked at when I was 16. The boss let us in after hours and I got wasted off Purple Passion. I don't remember a specific song, although since then I've had many drunk/high associations with songs. But not that first time, unfortunately.
5. Your first relationship? Love of a Lifetime, Firehouse- I saw you up there jessi1974 and I feel your pain! How embarassing! But I remember it being very meaningful at the time.
6. Your first break-up? Wonderwall, by Oasis (my first real breakup. I don't count the Firehouse guy since that was like 8th grade)
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Against the Wind, Bob Seger, and of course.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Without a doubt, Wild Wild West, The Escape Club.
9. The first song that blew your mind? I guess if I have to think this hard about it then it must not really have blown my mind. But songs continue to blow my mind all the time, no matter how many times I've hard them, depending on the circumstances of when/where I hear them and what my mood is. Pink Floyd's Goodbye Blue Sky and Lindsay Buckingham's live version of Big Love can still blow me away at times.
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? It's actually an album, and it's totally cliche, but Pink Floyd's the Wall is what really propelled my music tastes to do a 180 at the age of 23.

1. Prom Theme - The Four Season's "December 1963 (Oh What a Night)"
2. First Album - Twisted Sister's "Stay Hungry" (that counts for my first LP as well as my first tape)
3. First Single - Beastie Boys' "Fight For Your Right," I think
4. First Drunk/Stoned - Guns 'n Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle"
5. First Relationship - Charlie Daniels Band's "The Devel Went Down to Georgia"
6. First Break Up - Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill"
7. First Memorized Lyrics - Twister Sister's "Burn in Hell" (and you better believe I still remember them)
8. Roller/Ice Skating - I got nothing on this one (I spent most of my time at the roller rink playing video games)
9. First Song That Blew My Mind - Meatloaf's "Bat Out of Hell" (sad but true)
10. Song That Changed My Perception of Music - Queen's "Brighton Rock"

1. Your prom theme? ("Almost Paradise" You know, like from Footloose? Our class president had a love affair with Footloose, so that was our theme, even though Footloose came out 5 years earlier )
2. Your first album? ("Grease")
3. Your first single? (I'm thinking it was "Erotic City" by Prince and Sheila E)
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? (don't remember the song, but I am sure it was something by the Beastie Boys)
5. Your first relationship? ("How will I know," Whitney Houston)
6. Your first break-up? ("Don't Dream It's Over," Crowded House)
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? ("Centerfold" by J Geils Band, aw yeah)
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? ("The Bird" and "Jungle Love" by The Time)
9. The first song that blew your mind? ("Too Drunk to Fuck" Dead Kennedys)
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? ("Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen)

1. Prom Theme - The Isley Brother's "Shout" and Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" were always the closers, god awful.

2. First Album - Purchased was sadly, The Dumb & Dumber Soundtrack. As a gift, Frank Sinatra The Very Good years

3. First Single - I don't think I've ever bought one, always went for the album.

4. First Drunk/Stoned - (Drunk) a mix of Pantera and Sabbath & (Stoned, although I didn't feel it) 40s big band music.

5. First Relationship - Anything Boyz II Men, her choice

6. First Break Up - Tool's "Sober" (entire album really)

7. First Memorized Lyrics - I sadly know most lyrics to most songs on the radio, leaving precious room for little else, but consciously memorized were probably Nirvana's rendition of "Lake of Fire" and yes I still remember.

8. Roller/Ice Skating - There are no rinks where I come from so I got nothin' for this.

9. First Song That Blew My Mind - Sinatra's "My Way"

10. Song That Changed My Perception of Music - Still happens all the time, I can't remember the first but currently John 5's CDs are all doing a number on my circuits.

1. Your prom theme? (Prom was not something I participated in because I hated all males in high school (I always did like older boys)
2. Your first album? ("Like a Prayer" Madonna on tape baby!.)
3. Your first single? ("papa don't preach" Madonna)
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "living loving maid (she's just a woman) Led Zeppelin)
5. Your first relationship? ("when you love a woman" Journey)
6. Your first break-up? ("freedom" George Michael)
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? ("Fishing in the dark," Nitty gritty dirt band, heck yes)
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? ("I will survive" Gloria Gaynor)
9. The first song that blew your mind? (Anything by zeppelin. I had no idea what music really was before that)
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? ("Blackwater Park" Opeth)

I just feel compelled to say:

Daaaaaayum, prom theme songs just SUCK, don't they? Intergenerationally, even.

(Except for that one person who said theirs was "Blister In the Sun." That's so cool I think it might be a lie.)

1. Your prom theme? ["Wonderful Tonight," Eric Clapton]
2. Your first album? ["Emotions," Mariah Carey]
3. *Best song you've heard live*[ "Dream On," with a smooooth transition into "Sweet Emotion," Aerosmith]
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? ["Going to California," Zeppelin, this was the first time I got stoned. I was with a guy about three years older than me who looked just like Johnny Depp. It was magical.]
5. Your first *real* relationship? [The entire "Pinkerton" album by Weezer]
6. Your first break-up? ["The Rain Song," Zeppelin]
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? ["We Didn't Start the Fire," Billy Joel. And hells yes!!]
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? ["What is Love?," Haddaway, better known as the song from the Roxbury guys skits]
9. The first song that blew your mind? ["Sledgehammer," and "Solsbury Hill," Peter Gabriel]
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? ["While My Guitar Gently Weeps," The Beatles, then later another hugely impacting song was "Shiver," Coldplay, also the drum and guitar solos in "Dazed and Confused," Zeppelin ]

A sad and questionable little list:

1. Your prom theme? (Effing "Graduation", Vitamin C)
2. Your first album? (No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom... or Sheryl Crow's s/t one)
3. Your first single? (---)
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? (Erm... I forget? :P)
5. Your first relationship? ("Truffle Pigs", Matthew Good Band)
6. Your first break-up? ("Don't Die in Me", Mirah)
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? (...I don't know about consciously memorizing things.)
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? (---)
9. The first song that blew your mind? ("Born to Kill", Matthew Good Band)
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? (Ugh. "Talk Show Host", Radiohead?)

My class (1989) voted for Stairway to heaven (we had a lot of classic rock hounds), but the teachers over-ruled the vote.

For some reason this comment reminded me of 8th grade graduation--we wanted to play "We Built This City (on Rock and Roll)" at the graduation but the school wouldn't allow it. Instead we chose "Nothin's Gonna Stop us Now"--even then I thought it was pretty silly. Ooh, we've graduated 8th grade--nothing's gonna stop us now!

1. Your prom theme? Stairway to heaven (must be a southern thing since it had been out FOREVER!
2. Your first album? "Grease" soundtrack. (don't say it!)
3. Your first single? Le Freak, Chic
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Um...german beer tent so probably some bad polka music!
5. Your first relationship? Any Joe Satriani
6. Your first break-up? Tie: Why Annie Lennox, I can't make you love me Bonnie Raitt
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Hound Dog Elvis. Of course!
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating?Original Car Wash
9. The first song that blew your mind? Teen Spirit - Nirvana. Heard it in a store and made them play it again. Just rocked my world!
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan. Sometimes words aren't necessary to say everything.

1. Your prom theme? Ughh.. The Friends Theme
2. Your first album? "Age of Reason" John Farnham ...What can I say I'm an aussie.
3. Your first single? "End Of the Road" Boys 2 Men
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Pretty sure it was Violent Femmes
5. Your first relationship? "I remember you"- Skin Row
6. Your first break-up? "I remember you" Skid Row
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Take the pressure down - John Farnham , can kinda remember the lyrics
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Time Warp
9. The first song that blew your mind? The End -The Doors ( My parents were hippies)
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Berlin Chair - You Am I

1. Your prom theme?
"Faithfully," Journey. It gets better, though - oh, wait, actually, the prom *theme* was "Hold onto the Night." The prom *song* was Faithfully. This was in 1995. I have no idea. Somehow "Faithfully" won the student vote, but the girl whose mom was the prom coordinator wanted it to be "Hold onto the Night," so we basically had two songs. I wrote in the Pumpkins' "Luna." This will become a theme.

2. Your first album?
"I'm the Rapper, He's the DJ," DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Or vice-versa, whatever.

3. Your first single?
A friend got me the Tokens' "We-Mo-Wah" - "in the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight" - which I guess was actually my first single. I've never been much of a singles guy.

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned?
I think it was an Aerosmith song, but that is probably entirely because the first time I drank, my cousins fed me sloe gin fizzes. I am fucking hardcore. Do not step.

5. Your first relationship?
Probably something lame like "Come On, Eileen." It was a school dance.

6. Your first break-up?
I have no idea. Uh... I can't think of what may've been on the stereo at that point. I know I consoled myself by listening to Rage Against the Machine's first album.

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)?
My local Fox affiliate, when I was in eighth grade, rewrote "We Didn't Start the Fire" to be about Star Trek: The Next Generation t-shirt. I won a t-shirt by memorizing the words and sending them in. I can't stress this enough: Fucking hardcore. I believe I remember half of them.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating?
"YMCA."

9. The first song that blew your mind?
"November Rain." I wasn't really allowed to listen to rock yet, so I had to hear it on - this is so lame - church group van rides. But I knew it rocked.

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music?
In high school, "Rocket" by the Smashing Pumpkins. But after I was already all about music, in '02, when I heard Sleater-Kinney's "Symphony," that fucking blew me away.

1. Your prom theme? Angel, Aerosmith (My school was so small that we all got to go to prom every year - grades 8-12. The lovely Aerosmith selection was my senior prom.)
2. Your first album? I Love Rock N'Roll, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (And it was vinyl & I think I still have it somewhere.)
3. Your first single? An early Madonna.
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Sign O The Times, Prince (Not my first drunk, but the most vividly connected to music. We played it over and over.)
5. Your first relationship? If we had a song, I've blocked it out.
6. Your first break-up? We broke up so many times...I can't remember music being connected to any of that mess.
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? I Love Rock N'Roll, and absolutely.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Nothing specific, but since we ice skated on the pond behind my house, we didn't often have music. And, I don't remember doing much roller skating.
9. The first song that blew your mind? Darling Nikki, Prince (I just couldn't get over the fact that he said "masturbating." That certainly blew my young mind.)
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? The Nebraska album by Bruce Springsteen (I had been converted to Bruce fandom by the rocking of Born In the U.S.A. and then I heard Nebraska and realized that the man was a storyteller.)

Correction to first album I owned: I had George Michael's Faith on cassette, and used to listen to it while playing Pitfall on my Atari 2600. Often while wearing Underoos.

Also, you guys had crappy roller rink DJs! Where's the booty bass?!?

1. Your prom theme -- Didn't have a prom. My graduation song was Alphaville's "Forever Young"

2. Your first album -- Fear, Toad the Wet Sprocket was the first I spent my own money on.

3. Your first single -- I have never bought a single. Someone gave me a Warren Zevon single on cassette once and I still have it...somewhere. It was "Lawyers Guns and Money" with "Down on My Luck" on the B-side

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned -- Fleetwood Mac, "My Little Demon". (Snuck dad's beers and drank them under his nose while he drank and listened to his music. I still love the Mac.)

5. Your first relationship -- "She Talks To Angels" Black Crowes

6. Your first break-up -- that damned song from Aladdin. She just kept singing it and singing it and singing it. The Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle version, I guess.

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)-- Springsteen, "Thunder Road" and hell yes.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating -- Madonna, "True Blue"

9. The first song that blew your mind -- The Beatles, "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight" and the whole last bit of the album, really

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music -- Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield's cover of Gram Parson's "Thousand Dollar Wedding." I loved the original in all its weird and sad glory but there are no words to describe this remake or the effect it had on me...

1. Your prom theme? Can't remember really memorable I guess

2. Your first album? GnR Appetite

3. Your first single? Probably something by NKOTB...hangin tough bitches!

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Porno for Pyros, drunk- stoned Offspring I think (I can't remember....hmmmmm...)

5. Your first relationship? Something totally embarassing by Extreme I think (Guy was Adam Langer, broke my tweeny heart)

6. Your first break-up? Janet Jackson "COme Back to Me" unfortunately

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Sweet Home Alabama, heck yeah I still know it!

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Ugh only losers skated on wood or ice in my town

9. The first song that blew your mind? Shook Me All Night Long or anything on Blood on the Tracks

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Pearl Jam's Ten and Stone's Exile

1. Your prom theme? I have no clue. Something sad and tragic, I'm sure.

2. Your first album? "Born Late" by Shaun Cassidy (Shut. Up.)

3. Your first single? "Rock and Roll Fantasy" by Bad Company

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Never been drunk or stoned. (No, not Amish, Mormon or Immaculate.) But, if I had tended toward that in my formative years, I'm guessing it would have been to something by White Snake or Poison or Cinderella, sadly.

5. Your first relationship? "The One I Love" R.E.M.

6. Your first break-up? "Hold On" by Sarah Maclachlan

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "The Rose" by Bette Midler and yes.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Don't Stop ('Til You Get Enough)" by Michael Jackson (I still have my disco skates in a box!)

9. The first song that blew your mind? "How Soon is Now?" The Smiths

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Me and a Gun" Tori Amos

1. Your prom theme? Maybe "Such Great Heights"-The Postal Service but I don't really remember
2. Your first album? "Tragic Kingdom"-No Doubt
3. Your first single? "All For You"-Sister Hazel
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Some Might Say"-Oasis good memories on this one.
5. Your first relationship? no idea
6. Your first break-up? "Creep"-Radiohead
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "We are the Champions"-Queen and hell yes
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Starry-eyed Surprise"-Paul Oakenfold
9. The first song that blew your mind? "Semi-Charmed Life"-Third Eye Blind the soundtrack of a perfect summer when I was in like third grade.
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Probably "Casimir Pulaski Day"-Sufjan Stevens it's just pure musical ecstasy.

I don't remember a lot of those. But here are the ones I do:

First breakup? Basketcase - Green Day (Green Day was huge back then and I wore out that cd)

First guitar solo remembered? Detroit Rock City - KISS (lyrics are usually secondary to me next to guitar playing, the harmonizing in the solo just stuck with me the first time I hear it as a kid)

First song that blew my mind? Eruption - Van Halen (just so many notes flying all over the place, just had no idea how he was doing it, amazing stuff)

First song that changed my perception of music? Eruption - Van Halen (again, that 1:42 blew my mind and changed my perception of music at the same time; it took the bar, smashed it, made its own, and set it really high for both guitar playing and rock in general)

1. Your prom theme? : Some chamber music, classical stuff as well (kinda out of touch for the bunch of kids we were)
2. Your first album? : "Happiness... is not a fish that you can catch", Our Lady Peace
3. Your first single? : "Step by Step", New Kids On The Block
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? : "All Tomorrow's Parties", the Velvet Underground
5. Your first relationship? : "Company In My Back", Wilco
6. Your first break-up? : "11th Fret", Gordon Downie
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? : "Creep", Radiohead
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? : "Song 2", Blur
9. The first song that blew your mind? : "Teen Age Riot", Sonic Youth
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? : "Teen Age Riot", Sonic Youth

1. Prom Theme: (?)

2. First Album: Thriller, Micheal Jackson (also the LP)

3. First Single: "Bed's Are Burning", Midnight Oil

4. First time drunk: Too drunk to remember

5. First relationship: "Sandalwood", Lisa Loeb

6. First Break-up: "Friends Like These", Mesh

7. First Memorized: The Phantom of the Opera, Still remember? Thankfully no.

8. Skating Song: "Nightmare on My Street" DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (they kept repeating it, day, after day, after day...)

9. First song that blew my mind: "Undun", The Guess Who

10. Forever Changed: "The Man Who Sold the World", David Bowie

I feel really, really young all of a sudden. High school feels like forever ago but this was 2005:

1. Prom Theme: Time of Your Life

2. First Album: Backstreet Boys. Brian Littrell was all kinds of cute.

3. First Single: The hell's a single?

4. First time drunk/stoned: That stupid song about sweat dripping down balls, to the window, to the walls or something. Yuck.

5. First relationship: "Hands Down," Dashboard Confessional. I was 15. Leave me alone.

6. First Break-up: I can't remember.

7. First Memorized: I don't remember the title, but it's a country song about how "when it comes to brains he got the short end of the stick." I'd remember it all if it was on. I grew up on country for some reason.

8. Skating Song: Barenaked Ladies "One Week"

9. First song that blew my mind: "Moondance" Van Morrison. Still one of my all-time favorite songs.

10. Forever Changed: Probably Pixies, "Where is my Mind." It just opened up so many more artists to me.

1. Your prom theme? (did not attend)
2. Your first album? (something by sean cassidy)
3. Your first single? ("love is thicker than water," andy gibb)
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? ("number of the beast" iron maiden)
5. Your first relationship? ("one" metallica)
6. Your first break-up? ("after the goldrush" neil young)
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? ("american pie," don mclean, and probably)
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? ("working' for the weekend" loverboy)
9. The first song that blew your mind? ("gallow's pole" led zeppelin)
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? ("cowgirl in the sand" neil young)

1. Your prom theme? Old Continental European, so didn't have one.
2. Your first album? "Chaos A.D." by Sepultura
3. Your first single? "Land of The Lost/Answering Machine" by Green Velvet
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Brain cells storing that info got simultaneously destroyed.
5. Your first relationship? "The Day Brings" by Brad
6. Your first break-up? "Everybody Here Wants You" by Jeff Buckley (sniff)
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? The first in English: "Prison Sex" by Tool
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Some faceless eurodance shit.
9. The first song that blew your mind? "Baggy Trousers" by Madness
10. The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Nude Photo" by Rhythm is Rhythm AKA Derrick May

1. Your prom theme? I went to a few, but remember only one prom "theme", which was "Celebrate" by Kool and the Gang.
2. Your first album? Oh...this is an embarassing one, because it was a Donny Osmond album featuring his hit, "Puppy Love". I was 7.
3. Your first single? "Golden Years", by David Bowie. It cost 44 cents.
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "The Art of Parties" by Japan.
5. Your first relationship? "Ivo" by The Cocteau Twins
6. Your first break-up? Elisabeth Fraser and This Mortal Coil's cover of Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren"
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "I Only Have Eyes for You", because it's a standard with only three chords--fairly easy for a guitar novice to learn. It's probably the only song I can still play and sing along to!
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Last Dance" by Donna Summer
9. The first song that blew your mind? Not a song, but an album: The Cure's "Head on the Door"
10. The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Ain't that Peculiar?" covered by David Sylvian and Japan

1. Your prom theme? "Time of your life" Greenday

2. Your first album? "walthamstow" by East 17

3. Your first single? "Poison" by Bardot (The Australian version of Popstars. And yues, I know its embarrassing)

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" The Offspring

5. Your first relationship? Same as above! They were linked!!

6. Your first break-up? "Anna Begins" Counting Crows

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)"Gangster's Paradise" by Coolio, and yes!!

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Whoomp - there it is"

9. The first song that blew your mind? "Woman in you" by Ben Harper, the Live from Mars version

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Mrs Robinson", by Simon and Garfunkel

1. Your prom theme? "Graduation" by Vitamin C

2. Your first album? I think it was "Good" by Better Than Ezra

3. Your first single? The first single I bought was via iTunes, and it was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by the Hawaiian ukelele player whose name I can't spell.

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? I was in Europe, and it was "Crying at the Discotecque" by Alcazar.

5. Your first relationship? It's a Janet Jackson song, I think it's called "Again".

6. Your first break-up? "Winter" by Tori Amos

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Barbara Ann" by the Beach Boys, and yes, of course.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "How Will I Know?" by Whitney Houston

9. The first song that blew your mind? "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys. My dad loves them, and the harmonies on that are just killer.

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Basketcase" by Green Day. Until that point, I just listened to the music my parents listened to. That song catapaulted my 8th grade self into the music everyone else my age was into.

first, Socalledonlycousins... I hear ya on Songbird. Whenever I hear it I cry. It happen at the local Barnes & Noble last Thursday. Clerk thought I was having a breakdown. DANG, can't a 32 year old woman cry in a public place anymore? ok on with it

1 Forever young (I voted 4 "Lets get in on" but in Catholic school ummm...no not gonna happen)
2 REM Green
3 never bought single
4 drunk red hot chili peppers on Bud light gag!!/stoned hmmmm... what was the Alt scene in '91?
5 8th grade I am sure it was The Cure
6 Breakup? I always take solice (sic) in Bob Dylan
7 Entire Blood on the Tracks album
8 rollerskating w/ meeting in the ladies room & Abracadabra Steve Miller
9 How can you mend a broken heart? somebody gets it.
10 Modest mouse I can't give up on music. good music is still being made. I have to find it. share music with my kids

1. Your prom theme?
Oy-- I didn't go to my prom, so I guess I'll choose the song I associate with the prom I went to with The Ex From Hell, and that would be 'Holiday' by Green Day

2. Your first album?
The Beatles, Yellow Submarine

3. Your first single?
I've never really bought singles, as albums-- I did get The Shins' 'Phantom Limb' single off of iTunes, though, so I guess that counts.

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned?
The Postal Service, 'Such Great Heights'

5. Your first relationship?
Ani DiFranco, 'Gratitude'

6. Your first break-up?
No Doubt, 'Everything in Time'

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)?
The Barenaked Ladies, 'Call and Answer'

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating?
I don't roller or ice skate, so I'll pick a song that reminds me of skiing, and that would be 'Clocks' by Coldplay

9. The first song that blew your mind?
The Vaselines' 'Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam' as covered by Nirvana on Unplugged--Krist Novoselic playing an accordian was what got me, I think.

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music?
The Verve, 'Bittersweet Symphony'

. Your prom theme? ("Because You Loved Me" - Celine Dion...blech)
2. Your first album? ("Thriller," Michael Jackson.)
3. Your first single? ("I Feel For You" - Chaka Khan)
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? ("Left Behind" - Candlebox)
5. Your first relationship? ("More Than Words" - Extreme)
6. Your first break-up? ("Anniversary" - Tone Toni Tony..or whatever)
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? ("You Wanna Be Startin' Something" - Micheal Jackson...and,of course)
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? ("Pour Some Sugar on Me" - Def Leppard)
9. The first song that blew your mind? Hmmmm, d/k
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? ("Slient All These Years" - Tori Amos)

1. Your prom theme? (that Firehouse song)

2. Your first album? ("Look What the Cat Dragged in", Poison. Odd first choice maybe, but that's when I was finally able to join Columbia House)

3. Your first single? ("End of the Road" Boyz 2 Men--hey, I didn't buy many singles)

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? (A mixed tape...I'm certain it was, well for the second half of that anyway. No way I could remember the first.)

5. Your first relationship? ("Red, Red Wine" UB40)

6. Your first break-up? ("Losing My Religion")

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? ("All the Gold in California...", Oak Ridge Boys. I was about 4 years old and it played on a reel-to-reel, and oh yes, I could still sing it "...is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills, in somebody else's name...")

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? (wha? blank on that one- no stereo on the frozen waterhole)

9. The first song that blew your mind? (that is so hard to say...probably a Marty Robbins song)

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? (probably "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana)

Almost all of these categories, epsecially the life-changing ones, have alternate classical answers that I won't bore anybody with. And I'm subbing some questions for reasons listed.

1. Your prom theme? I don't remember
2. Your first album? On vinyl - Duran Duran "Seven and the Ragged Tiger"; on CD - Jane's Addiction "Nothing's Shocking"
3. Your first single? Madness "Our House" on a 45
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? I don't remember about drunk, and I don't get stoned, but my first trip was They Might Be Giants "Flood"
5. Your first relationship? Howard Jones "What is Love?"
6. Your first break-up? Wasn't really memorable so I'll substitute my great Wake-Up, when I realized that if I didn't leave him, he'd eventually kill me: Tori Amos "Winter" and "Mother"
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Paul Simon "You Can Call Me Al" and I still sing it really loud every time I hear it!
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? I did neither. Skateboarded to the Dead Milkmen, though. "Bitchin Camaro" comes to mind.
9. The first song that blew your mind? The Beatles "Come Together" performed by Aerosmith on the Sgt. Peppers movie soundtrack
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? It's happened twice, once with a song when I was really young, once with an album when I was older: Pink Floyd "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" from The Delicate Sound of Thunder (which led me to all their original albums), and Tool "Aenima" (which provided tacit permission to be as angry as I was.)

I feel a bit like an extra in High Fidelity.

1. Your prom theme? I...have no idea. I was probably too drunk by then!

2. Your first album? "No Need to Argue" by the Cranberries

3. Your first single? "Crush" by Jennifer Paige.

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Eh...summer of 2000, went to the Red Box with a friend of mine - lots of very heavy House being played that night. Nothing with lyrics that I can recall sadly. I have a feeling California Love by Tupac may have been played, but I wouldn't swear to it.

5. Your first relationship? "Hey Ya" by Outkast (yeah, yeah, I know, but he used to sing it all the time, and dance along, and it was hilarious - much like our relationship!)

6. Your first break-up? "Cannonball" by Damien Rice - I remember realizing I was going to be okay when I put the Guns and Roses version of "Sympathy for the Devil" on repeat, instead of "when you float like a cannonball," etc etc

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Waterfalls" by TLC - and no. At least, I can remember the chorus and the verses, but definitely not the rap.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? None, I'm afraid. I couldn't afford a walkman until after I stopped rollerblading.

9. The first song that blew your mind? Probably "Tonight, Tonight" by the Smashing Pumpkins. I didn't expect to like because my older brother had listened to them, and I thought it was angry-boy music, but it turned out to be one of the first songs to really get to me.

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Probably "I'm Only Happy When it Rains" by Garbage - before I started listening to Garbage I was basically a teenybopper (okay, a teenybopper who listened to Oasis and Blur, not Boyzone or the Backstreet Boys, but it was basically the same mindset). After Garbage I got into more interesting stuff. Or, since this a difficult question, the whole "Dark Side of the Moon" album by Pink Floyd (I know, I know, cliche).

1. Your prom theme? I don't think we had a theme, but I distinctly remember them playing "Toxic" by Britney Spears three times.

2. Your first album? The broadway soundtrack to West Side Story

3. Your first single? I don't think I've ever bought a single. They didn't even make singles anymore by the time I could buy them, they made EPs. Or something. I don't know. I download music, I'm a lousy teenager.

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? It would have to be "Weather Systems" by Andrew Bird (my favorite artist!!) and I was on mushrooms. Yeah, I took mushrooms before I ever got drunk or stoned.

5. Your first relationship? "Kid A" by Radiohead

6. Your first break-up? the entire album "Here Come the Warm Jets" by Brian Eno. I listened to it on repeat all night, sans sleep.

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Herod's Song" from Jesus Christ Superstar (my mom got me really into musicals, alright?)

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? I never was good at either but whenever I hear "Heartbeats" by The Knife I think about rollerskating.

9. The first song that blew your mind? probably "The Good Die Young" by Harry Belafonte. When I was eight or nine I would put it on while my mother was gone, curl up in her bed and cry. Depressing and ridiculous, I know.

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead.

1. Your prom theme? not too horrifying- Butterfly by crazytown (flashing to the cheerleader scene in orange county) and take it to the house by trick daddy, of course
2. Your first album? 2 at once- ace of base and soundgarden. how's that for dichotomy?
3. Your first single? didnt do that
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? GREAT question...it was new year's 2005, so... hey ya? or tipsy (perfect)?
5. Your first relationship? anything david gray (grey?)
6. Your first break-up? oh man- this encompasses a whole genre- anything classicly willie, allman, or the man in black (i still make genstures toward the radio when angel flyin too close to the ground comes on)
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? this is where the horror comes in- ice ice baby, and yes i remember them - ALL THREE VERSES
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? anything that would call for an awkward coupleskate
9. The first song that blew your mind? as much as i'd like to say nirvana or pearl jam or what have you, the truth is john mayer (PRE DOUCHE) because no matter what he may be in his personal life, his songwriting still blows me away. there, i said it.
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? anything death cab (see: your heart is an empty room)

I always come into these too late! And Dustin, yours is hilarious. I didn't read anyone elses so that I am not led:
1. Your prom theme? Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton
2. Your first album? Hangin Tough -New Kids on the Block
3. Your first single? Cover Girl-New Kids on the Block
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? n/a
5. Your first relationship? Never Saw Blue-Shawn Colvin
6. Your first break-up? With or Without You-U2
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Hold On-Wilson Phillips (yes)
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? - OPP (and I can' remember the group, but you down with OPP yeah you know me!)
9. The first song that blew your mind? In Your Eyes-Peter Gabriel
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Smells Like Teen Spirit-Nirvana

1. Your prom theme? N/A
2. Your first album? "Brandy" by Brandy
3. Your first single? New Kids on the Block
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? N/A
5. Your first relationship? "I Wanna By With You" by Mandy Moore (I was 13 . . .)
6. Your first break-up? "Ex-Factor" by Lauryn Hill
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Loser" by Beck, and of course!
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Slide" by Goo Goo Dolls
9. The first song that blew your mind? honestly? "Don't Speak" by No Doubt
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Halleujah" - Jeff Buckley version
I feel so nineties right now.

1. Your prom theme? Didn't go to my prom, so I have no idea

2. Your first album? Thriller, Micheal Jackson, also LP format. I was six and bought it with my birthday money.

3. Your first single? Like a Prayer, Madonna

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Rooster, Alice in Chains

5. Your first relationship? Twisted, Keith Sweat

6. Your first break-up? Don't Speak, No Doubt

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Oh god, this is embarassing...Ice, Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Manic Monday, The Bangles

9. The first song that blew your mind? Sober, Tool

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? The Whole Abbey Road album, The Beatles. That's when I learned what great music is supposed to be.

Prom: Two Hearts Beat As One, U2
First Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
First Single (45): Witchy Woman, the Eagles (my b-day is near Halloween)
First time drunk: I'm sure it was Journey don't remember the song, I threw up for hours.
First time stoned: Violent Femmes, Blister In The Sun.
First Break-up: Open Arms, Journey
First Lyrics consciously memorized? It's The End of The World REM; stayed up all night w/my friends in college getting high & eating pistachio nuts till we had it down. No I do not still remember them all but I can get through at least 50%.
First Song Connected to Roller Skating: I believe it was Blondie, Man From Mars

1st Song That Blew My Mind? My fave band in HS was the Police; "Don't Stand So Close To Me" was the single that triggered a decade long obsession with the band, still my top 20 faves. That song is so dark, sensual, twisted.

Song That Changed My Perception of Music? New Order, "Age of Consent" off of Power Corruption & Lies.

1. Your prom theme? prom sucked. all i remember is them playing "No Diggity" by Blackstreet
2. Your first album? Bush - Sixteen Stone
3. Your first single? NKOTB cassette single for "Hangin Tough"
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Toadies "Possum Kingdom"
5. Your first relationship? Pete Yorn, "Long Way Down"
6. Your first break-up? New Order, "Thieves Like Us"
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Tony Toni Tone, "It Feels Good" - of course i remember!
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? MC Hammer's "2 Legit 2 Quit" or anything by 2unlimited!
9. The first song that blew your mind? Nirvana's "In Bloom"
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence"

1. Your prom theme? "The Way You Look Tonight" GAAAAAG!

2. Your first album? Jewel's "Pieces of You" & No Doubt's "Tragic Kingdom" (Bought them both on the same day, with my own babysitting money!)

3. Your first single? "2 Legit 2 Quit" MC Hammer

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? The Dixie Chick's "Wide Open Spaces" (I was at my older sister's high school graduation party)

5. Your first relationship? "Thank You" Dido, "Tiny Dancer" Elton John, & "The Rock Show" Blink-182

6. Your first break-up? "The Good Fight" Dashboard Confessional

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "MMM MMM MMM MMM" Crash Test Dummies (and yes, sadly...)

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Anything off of Wilson Phillip's self titled album. My friend Kelly & I used to skate around her garage to it.

9. The first song that blew your mind? "Love Shack" B-52's (I was 6!)

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "On the Radio" Regina Spektor

I feel abnormally young to be answering these questions, prom having been just 3 years ago, but perhaps you wise folks will be kind :)

1. Your prom theme? Probably something by Usher
2. Your first album? Erm...Spice Girls, I think. Or maybe The Backstreet Boys
3. Your first single? Never bought a single
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? n/a
5. Your first relationship? "You Give Love A Bad Name" Bon Jovi...that guy was the worst
6. Your first break-up? "Ode to Joy" Beethoven. Seriously, I am sooo glad to be rid of that guy.
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Probably something by Madonna. My dad used to take me and my sisters and stepsisters and stepmom on road trips and my stepmom loooved Madonna.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? when I was little, it was usually oldies but nowadays it's the hyphy stuff
9. The first song that blew your mind? Erm..."Ironic" Alanis Morissette (her name, impossible to spell without looking up. I feel like a loser)
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Spice Girls, anything. When i was little, those were the songs of female empowerment...so sad.

Sweet baby Jeebus, Rudy, we may have a tie!

Ghods, your post joggled a few memories.

How about that Mary Ellen Hopkins 'Those Were The Days' ? You get sick of it as much as I did?

On the other hand, 2 years ago I was going through all the Who available at the library. Very impressed (favorably) at how well their stuff held up, considering I remembered from when it was new on the radio......

Yeah, those were the days alright, and all praises to the Goddess they're over.

Prom: "End of the Road" Boyz to Men
First Album: Thriller Vinyl, i had it folded out on my dresser and it constantly playing on my fisher price record player.

First Single: "Super Connected" Belly
First drunk: "Here Comes Your Man" Pixies
First relationship: "Die without you" PM DAWN bitches!
First Break-up: Pictures of You The Cure
Memorized holding a brush in front of a mirror..."I miss you" by some one hit wonder (yes of course i remember all the words...and the routine that went with them)
Roller Garden: Angel in the Centerfold or I love rock n roll.
Mind blowing : "Purple Rain" Prince
Perspective Changing: "Summer Time" LFO (in a bad way), "Sunken Treasure" Wilco (in a good way)

1. Your prom theme? All My Love by Led Zeppelin

2. Your first album? Culture Club's Kissing to Be Clever and Duran Duran's Seven and the Ragged Tiger (still got them)on LP

3. Your first single? Take on Me by Aha

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Does swiping my old man's beer when I was a mere 10 or 11-year old count? If so, Lido Shuffle by Boz Scaggs. If not, Master of Puppets (the entire album) by Metallica.

5. Your first relationship? Alive by Pearl Jam

6. Your first break-up? Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Ooh La La by The Faces, and I most certainly still remember them (Poor ol' Grandad...)

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi

9. The first song that blew your mind? Bell Bottom Blues by Derek & the Dominoes

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Voodoo Chile by Jimi Hendrix

1. Your prom theme? Did not go. (How pathetic)

2. Your first album? The White Album

3. Your first single? I bought a cassette single Paul McCartney's "Flowers in the Dirt"

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? The Eagles Greatest Hits

5. Your first relationship? Katrina and the Waves "Walking on Sunshine"

6. Your first break-up? REM "Sorry"

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized Queen's "Killer Queen"

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? The Village People "Y.M.C.A"

9. The first song that blew your mind? The Beatles "A Day in the Life"

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? The Beatles "She's Leaving Home"

1. Your prom theme? Barry Manilow - Theme from Foul Play

2. Your first album? Anna Russell Sings!

3. Your first single? Never bought singles

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Jethro Tull - Aqualung

5. Your first relationship? Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams

6. Your first break-up? Steeler's Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized? Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Olivia Newton John - Physical

9. The first song that blew your mind? Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Throbbing Gristle - Hamburger Lady

1. Your prom theme? I never went to any prom, so I have no idea what their themes were. Freshman year, I would've been out somewhere getting drunk to Metallica and crying it off to the Cure; sophomore year, Slaughter would have been the drinking soundtrack; junior year, Slayer; senior year, Nine Inch Nails and the Chilis.

2. Your first album? ("Thriller," Michael Jackson. In LP format.

1. Your prom theme? Stairway to Heaven. I thought that was tradition!

2. Your first album? True Blue - Madonna. Sadly.

3. Your first single? Make you a believer - Sass Jordan.

4. Best Cover? Tossup between Ryan Adams' Wonderwall and Buckley's Hallelujah.

5. Your first relationship? Could I Be Your Girl -- Jann Arden. Heartbreakingly accurate.

6. Your first break-up? I don't wanna wait in vain - Annie Lennox cov. Bob Marley

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized: all of the Little Mermaid soundtrack, and I try to forget, but I CAN'T.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Chicken Daaaaaaaaance!

9. The first song that blew your mind? Elsewhere - Sarah McLachlan. First song I'd heard that combined my two musical worlds -- pop and piano -- without ruining one of them.

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Weapon -- Matthew Good. This one may have changed my life.

I can't really answer half of these, since I didn't go to prom and I wasn't particularly upset over my break-ups. So I'm going to keep a few of the originals, and add some of my own.

Bless the Afternoon Comment Diversion.

1. The first album I owned/loved: Mariah Carey, self-titled. "Someday" was my favorite song when I was 10.

2. The song that started an obsession: "Paul Revere," Beastie Boys.

3. The song that reminds me of college frat parties: "Ignition (Remix)," R. Kelly.

4. The song I can't listen to on a crowded train because I will not be able to stop myself from dancing just a little: "Love Will Never do Without You," Janet Jackson.

5. The song that cemented my early, ongoing love for neo-soul: "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)," Maxwell.

6. The song that takes me back to driving in my car on a hot day in high school: "Mad Season," Matchbox 20.

7. The song that reminds me of dancing around the basement while my dad played piano and made up new lyrics: "Bad," Michael Jackson.

8. The song I most closely associate with getting stoned and lounging around Ann Arbor: "Soul to Squeeze," Red Hot Chili Peppers.

9. The first song that blew my mind: "High Plains Drifter," Beastie Boys. (Genius.)

10. The song that forever changed my perception of music: Not a song, but an album, and that album is Paul's Boutique. Sigh.

1. Your prom theme? Oooh, I don't recall, luckily.

2. Your first album? Drawing a blank there, too.

3. Your first single? R.E.M.- Everybody Hurts

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? I don't know about the first time, but I was pretty messed up once and heard "Strawberry Fields Forever".

5. Your first relationship? This is terrible- but he put "Please Forgive Me" by Bryan Adams on a mix tape. It was eighth grade.

6. Your first break-up? Ani Difranco- Adam and Eve

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Yes.

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? No Doubt- Just a Girl. I won the speed skating contest to it.

9. The first song that blew your mind? Tori Amos- Precious Things. It was shocking and vulnerable at the same time, and it seemed to describe my life.

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody

Louise:

I am 33, and everyone I knew my senior year was in to The Dead, The Doors, The Who, Zepplin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, anything 60's to early 70's. The only "current music was REM and The Cure, then grunge him hard, and everyone was into Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Jane's Addiction, and of course The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Ah, memories. We were so freaking cool in our cammo and flannel.

I'm always late to this fun threads...here we go:

1. Your prom theme? Under the Sea
2. Your first album? Rat "Out of the Cellar"
3. Your first single? "Oh Sherry" Steve Perry

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Beastie Boys "Paul's Boutique" or Phish...can't remember...go figure.
5. Your first relationship? "Cocomo" Beach Boys
6. Your first break-up? INXS "Never Tear Us Apart"

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized Geez-probably Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire"...and I was damned impressed w/ myself!

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "The Rains in Africa" is that Toto?

9. The first song that blew your mind? This is bad..."Thriller"...I still will break out in the Thriller dance whenever and WHERE ever this comes on.

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Throwing Stones" by the Grateful Dead. Turned me into a hippy for a while...

1. Prom theme? We don't have a prom as such in Canada, but at my grade 13 graduation it was all about Tupac's California. Imagine, if you will, a bunch of middle class white kids (less than 10 kids of "ethnicity" at my high school) in binding formal wear getting their gangster freak on. Embarassing to even think of it now.

2. First album? Kick by Inxs. My equally obsessed friend and I would crouch over my shitty plastic boombox, ears pressed to the speakers to catch every little nuance and sigh in Michael Hutchence's voice.

3. First single? One of the two singles I've ever bought, More than Words by Extreme, followed shortly by that summer's OTHER big time ballad, Everything I Do (I Do it For Parantheses) by Bryan Adams.

4. First time drunk/stoned? Nautical Disaster by the Tragically Hip.

5. First relationship? Fix You by the Doughboys and The First Day of Spring by the Ghandarvas.

6. First breakup? Ugh, Black by Pearl Jam. Really, though, was there any other "woe is me" song at the time?

7. First memorized song lyrics? Guns in the Sky by the aforementioned Inxs. And do I remember them? Hell yeah! Right down to MH's little cackling laugh/grunt thing he does at the beginning of the song.

8. Song closely identified with roller/ice skating? Spirit in the Sky by somebody I can't remember right now. I always thought it was Cheap Trick, but maybe that was just wishful thinking. My dad and I used to go to the free skate at a local rink every Sunday and they'd play all these horribly crappy tunes. We used to race each other around the rink and when Spirit in the Sky played, as it did every Sunday, my dad would start air guitaring and hopping around on one skate with his leg out in front of him like Angus Young on blades. I was that age where everything your parents do is kind of lame, but my dad was so cool - he just didn't care what people thought of him. Awesome.

9. First song that blew my mind? Shakey Thing by Furnaceface. Furnaceface was this local Ottawa band that was huge with my group of friends. They were a little punk, maybe a little funk, a whole lot of sampling and so wickedly funny. Over the years I saw them probably 10 times, but I'll always remember sitting with my dad in the stands at an outdoor Bryan Adams/Steve Earle/Extreme concert (I sort of wish I was joking) that Furnaceface was opening and choking on my popcorn when I heard the following:

"We all know that everyone is equal to their brother, so how come one shakey thing is better than another? Don't worry about the size of your shakey thing, cause size don't mean shit. Just cause you got a nice pencil, it don't help your pen-man-ship!"

Seriously, little 13-year-old me just about had a coronary when I realized that I was sitting beside my dad and listening to a song about (in a whisper) penises.

10. The song that forever changed my perception of music? Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. I can't help but think that Kurt Cobain would be horrified, as I'm sure he was then, to think about these legions of kids tapping into his music as their one saving grace, but the moment I heard that song was the moment my musical tastes changed from whatever-the-fuck-is-on-the-radio to die hard rock girl. My dad (there I go with my dad again...just so you know, I do have a mom and she loves music, too, but only insofar as it extends to the Rolling Stones, the be all and end all as far as she's concerned) bought me the Nevermind album for Valentine's Day one year. I promptly took it to school and BLEW MY FRIENDS' MINDS with how "hardcore" I was. Which I was, because the airwaves were chock full of easy listening, dance and R&B at the time and - gasp! - these Nirvana fellas really didn't fit in.

1. Prom theme?
no remembro

2. First album?(tape, actually)-"She's So Unusual" by Lauper

3. First single? "Secret Rendezvous" by Karen White--doez anyun ever remember this SONG? It was a dancey delight!

4. First time drunk/stoned? Geez, no recall

5. First relationship? "Who's Loving You?" by Jacks5

6. First breakup? "Till Death Do Us Part" by Madonna--bf didn't beat me or anything,as is implied in song as bad treatment by S Penn, so don't worry

7. First memorized song lyrics? probly something by Olivia Newton John

8. Song closely identified with roller/ice skating? The Time Warp!

9. First song that blew my mind?
"Hungry Like The Wolf"

10. The song that forever changed my perception of music?
"Birdhouse in your Soul" by TMBG

1. Your prom theme? no idea
2. Your first album? Buffalo Stance, Nenah Cherry
3. Your first single? ?
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Hurt, Nine Inch Nails. Not the first time but the first time I associate with music
5. Your first relationship? Get it Together/Ill communication, Beastie Boys or the Nirvana Unplugged album
6. Your first break-up? Ghost, Indigo Girls; Glycerine, Bush; and Pictures of You, the Cure
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? After All, Peter Cetera and Cher (I can still sing along)
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Rock and Roll Girls, John Fogerty (I can't remember the roller rink songs but this song was my favorite song to play on the jukebox at Pizza Hut circa my rollerskating years).
9. The first song that blew your mind? One, U2
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Canon in D by Pachelbel

1. Your prom theme? Follow you, Follow Me by Genesis

2. Your first album? Grease
3. Your first single? Mickey
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Such a cliche, but I know we had the Doors Greatest Hits playing

5. Your first relationship? Jungle Love, Steve Miller Band, but it would be more awesome if it was by Morris Day and the Time
6. Your first break-up? Two out of Three by Meatloaf
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Need you Tonight, INXS. Absolutely! It's my ringtone

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Anything from Xanadu, the most awesome movie ever
9. The first song that blew your mind? Need you Tonight, INXS
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Chalk up another for Smells Like Teen Spirit

1 -prom: weezer, buddy holly
2 -first album: green day, dookie
3 -first single: aerosmith, cryin'
4 -drunk/stoned: sublime, april 29 1992 (miami)
5 -first relationship: blind melon, galaxie
6 -first breakup: nirvana, something in the way
7 -lyrics memorized: simon & garfunkel, the boxer
8 -roller skating: the hokey pokey
9 -blew my mind: pachelbel's canon
10 -changed perception of music: doors, the end

Superedna - your response to #3?

Best. Answer. Ever.

1. Your prom theme? Our school didn't have a prom theme, and I can't remember a single track played. I guess you could insert any appropriate 1988 song here.

2. Your first album? Gloria, Laura Brannigan - it was a birthday gift from my year 4 crush

3. Your first single? I don't recall buying any singles except for Cliff Richard/The Young Ones version of Living Doll

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Mr Brownstone & Paradise City, Guns & Roses

5. Your first relationship? I can't recall...

6. Your first break-up? If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? The entire soundtrack to Grease and YES!

8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Jump, Van Halen and Cyndi Lauper's She Bop

9. The first song that blew your mind? One, U2

10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? Kite, U2

OK, I've (literally) just turned 17, here are mine.....


1. Your prom theme? Teenage Kicks, the Undertones

2. Your first album? Smurfs go Pop, by the Smurfs (oh god...I was 6 okay?)


3. Your first single? Viva Forever, Spice Girls

4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Basket Case, Greenday or What Would You Do, City High


5. Your first relationship? Funny Little Frog, Belle and Sebastian


6. Your first break-up? something by The Kooks was playing in the background...

7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Unpretty, TLC and oh hell yes


8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? D.I.S.C.O (don't know who it's by)

9. The first song that blew your mind? Hotel California, the Eagles, (I can remember being about 4 or 5 years old, listening to it on a long car journey to France and just being like "Oh wow!"


10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti by Sufjan Stevens. Or maybe Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd

1. Your prom theme? absolutely no idea.
2. Your first album? The Joshua Tree, U2
3. Your first single? "Walking After You," Foo Fighters
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? There wasn't any music. . . but we watched "Dracula," the version with Winona Ryder.
5. Your first relationship? "When I come around," Green Day
6. Your first break-up? "Will the Night," Low
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Yellow Submarine," the Beatles, and of course I do.
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Rockin Robin"
9. The first song that blew your mind? "One," U2
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Slow and Steady wins the Race," by Pedro the Lion. I still remember the very first time I heard this song.

Oops...

9. Song that blew me away was REALLY "So Far Away So Close" by U2. (I didn't know what it was when I first heard it and saw the video but I never forgot it- it sort of haunted me- and finally found it when I was going through my illegal download phase in college.)

10. Is Oasis

1. Your prom theme? ha...no clue, I skipped it
2. Your first album? Guns N Roses, Appetite for Destruction, tape
3. Your first single? Nirvana, Lithium, CD
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? hmmm. Drunk: "Some Kinda Hate", The Misfits
5. Your first relationship? "Drain You", Nirvana
6. Your first break-up? "Dumb", Nirvana
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Mother's Little Helper", Rolling Stones and you bet
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? oooh. Any 80's "metal"
9. The first song that blew your mind? "Sliver", Nirvana...yes, I am a fan
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Betray", Minor Threat

1. Your prom theme? TLC- Waterfalls
2. Your first album? Til Tuesday- Voices Carry
3. Your first single? EMF- Unbelievable
4. The first time you got drunk/stoned? Anything by Steve Miller
5. Your first relationship? Depeche Mode- Somebody
6. Your first break-up? Cinderella- Dont Know What You Got Til It's Gone
7. The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? Grandmaster Flash- White Lines
8. Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? Anything by Taylor Dayne
9. The first song that blew your mind? Metallica- One
10. And finally: The song that forever changed your perception of music? The Cure- The Head on the Door album

Your prom theme? "I Will Remember You" - Sarah McLaughlin

Your first album? Grease soundtrack

Your first single? "I Can't Live (Without Your Love and Affection" by Nelson

The first time you got drunk/stoned? no idea

Your first relationship? "Kissing You" by Desiree

Your first break-up? "Water Runs Dry" by Boys II Men

The first song lyrics you consciously memorized (and do you still remember them)? "Buttermilk Biscuits" by Sir-Mix-A-Lot, I don't remember them all. I was in elementary school.

Song most closely identified with roller/ice skating? "Supersonic" by J.J. Fad, and "Parents Just Don't Understand" by The Fresh Prince

The first song that blew your mind? "Living On A Prayer" by Bon Jovi, I was 8.

The song that forever changed your perception of music? "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie

Sorry about the big, pretentious post - I was having spacing issues!