// December 15th, 2009 // NaBloPoMo
Today, I got a friend request on Last.fm from a user named Socratesv1. I’ve been using the website since 2006 to keep up with my changing music taste, and occasionally get friend requests from friends and/or people who have a similar music taste to me. The username didn’t seem familiar to me, but we did share a “very high music compatibility”. The music we had in common was Imogen Heap, S Club 7, ABBA, Owl City and OK Go.
@Synoiz sent me a CD of ABBA’s greatest hits for my birthday yesterday (because I realised I owned no ABBA music ;_;), and this means that all I’ve been listening to today is that. This probably explains why we’re “very high” on music compatibility.
[I tend to listen to "new" music obsessively until I get sick of the sound of it.]
Anyway, I soon realised that I *did* know the mysterious Socratesv1, and that he was a friend of a friend of mine who I had spoken to on Skype before. So I logged on, and we talked about the music we had in common (quickly skipping over the S Club 7). Soon, conversation turned to my obsessive listening habits of the day… Which I quickly diverted by picking a random song I liked, to try and make it seem like I listen to other music too.
This song just happened to be You Will Love This Song, which I promptly sent him a link to. He seemed to like it, despite my annoyance at not being able to sing the phrase “You said you love it when all the words in a song move really fast and your ears have to choose just one little phrase to hold on to” in the song fast enough.
He swore that he could, and that he could actually record a new version of the song for me just to prove it.
I called his bluff (because I like this song a lot).
And so, this “challenge” of sorts began.
Alex (this friend of a friend) says that he’ll record me a version of the song by the new year, in the same style, playing multiple instruments (as a one-man band).
This is going to be awesome.
[I wrote this blog post to remind myself to get around to meeting him in January and glare at/glomp him for failing/finishing the song.]
Hehe, good luck! I tried so many times to sing this phrase, but never succeeded…
Anyway, I hope you’ll share the “result”, so that we can judge him too! 
why…just why…./facepalm
Side note… the husband and I love Imogen Heap as well. We even got the chance to see her in concert in Houston a couple years ago. Phenomenal!
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Twitter: Rammi
says:
I’m seeing Imogen Heap live in February. It’s going to be brilliant, judging by those who’ve seen her this tour.
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She was amazing the time that we saw her.
Others that I most want to see soon….
Muse
Silverspun Pickups
The Decemberists (saw them last month, must see again)
Keane
Placebo
I also want to see Keane, Muse (again), Placebo (again), Silverspun Pickups, and Decemberists (again). Sadly, my music concert life has been neglected lately. Although I DID get to see Leonard Cohen this year, and that was the ultimate concert wish for me.
Yay for Imogen Heap and Owl City!
Sounds pretty epic. I had a dare with a friend last week because I didn’t think he could tie shoelaces, hence why he always wears these bizarre like Australian shoes with straps. Unfortunetly he was able to tie my shoe, and did a very good job at it.
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here’s an odd note… your blog will let me post comments under my old email and blogger website info, but if I change it and try to post under my new email and website, it eats my comments never to be seen again
Twitter: Rammi
says:
It didn’t eat your comment; it just put into moderation briefly. I was away from my blog for a few days.