A Bit of Fun - It's going to be a long one

When visiting Simone's blog the other day, she had a post re a Album of Me challenge she's participating in. One of the challenges was to put together a listing of what would be on your 'Ultimate Mix Tape'. Now, apart from stamping and my horse (and now my child), one of my other obsessions is music. A couple of Christmases ago, we decided to splurge and get the biggest & bestest IPOD we could to put all our, well OK, all my music on, LOL. I still haven't loaded everything yet - it doesn't take that long but it's time consuming, IYKWIM, it's on my ever growing list of things to do.
So to cut a long story shorter, I've decided to start of book of me too! My SU order will be going in tomorrow to get my Art Journal - hey, I may as well promote my business at the same time. My IPOD (yes, I've claimed it) has nearly 3,000 songs & counting, so I decided to limit my ultimate mix to 10% of that. I figured that my handwriting would look absolutely crap after writing all of them out, so I exported them out of ITunes and I'm going to print and cut them up, ransom note style for my page. I love reading about other people's favourite songs so I thought I'd share mine with you! Now I give you fair warning before going any further, Jarrod thinks I have questionable taste when it comes to music and also thinks that I have songs on the IPOD that no one else has ever heard of.

Here's my list, I tried to pick just my favourite song from each artist, but in some cases it was just too hard. I also grew up in the disco era, hence the disco songs and I also used to hit the clubs pretty hard in my early - mid 20's (I so miss this), which accounts for the dance floor anthems. I'd love to hear your comments - BE NICE. Oh, by the way, there's a story behind why I've selected each and every one of these songs too - I will elaborate if anyone's interested in any in particular

Voulez-Vous - ABBA
Tears Are Not Enough- ABC
Antmusic (Album Version) - Adam & The Ants
Killer - Adamski
Warning! - Adeva
Dirty Cash (Todd Terry Radio Mix) - Adventures Of Stevie V Featuring Nazlyn
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
Mr Damage - The Angels
Wish I Didn't Miss You - Angie Stone
Obsession - Animotion
Paranomia (Max Headroom) - Art of Noise
Found A Cure - Ashford & Simpson
Bang Bang (Shot You Down) - Audio Bullys
Lakeside - Australian Crawl
Since I Left You - The Avalanches
Give Me Back My Man - The B-52's
Private Idaho - The B-52's
Summer Of Love - The B-52's
Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland - The B-52's
Isn't It Time - The Babys
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara
Robert De Niro's Waiting - Bananarama
Romeo - Basement Jaxx
Rok Da House - The Beatmasters
You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
Sex (I'm a...) - Extended Version - Berlin
Crazy In Love - Beyonce
The Globe - Big Audio Dynamite
Breakaway - Big Pig
Sweet Sixteen - Billy Idol
Playing With Knives - Bizarre Inc.
Ride on Time - Black Box
Shut Up - The Black Eyed Peas
Rapture - Blondie
Atomic - Blondie
Jackie - Blue Zone
Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch
Daddy Cool - Boney M
More Than A Feeling - Boston
Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat
Such A Good Feeling (Inspirational Delight Mix) - Brothers In Rhythm
Stomp - Brothers Johnson
The Bomb Kenny Dope Gonalez Presents... - The Bucketheads
Video Killed The Radio Star - Buggles
Jesse - Carly Simon
I Feel For You - Chaka Chan
Out Of Control - The Chemical Brothers
Le Freak - Chic
He's My Number One - Christie Allen
Almost With You - The Church
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
Doctorin' The House (Feat Yazz And The Plastic Population) - Coldcut
Fascinated - Company B
Round Here - Counting Crows
Time To Party - Craig David
She Sells Sanctuary -The Cult
Miss Me Blind - Culture Club
Why Can't I Be You? - The Cure
Baby, Do You Feel Me? - Danny Tenaglia
Turn Me On - Danny Tenaglia
Golden Years - David Bowie
China Girl - David Bowie
Needin U - David Morales
My Heart Goes Bang - Dead Or Alive
Deeper Water - Deadstar
Get The Balance Right - Depeche Mode
Behind The Wheel - Depeche Mode
Nasty Girl - Destiny's Child
Beautiful World - Devo
Hunter - Dido
Boys in Town -Divinyls
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Donna Summer
Planet Earth - Duran Duran
I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles
Boogie Wonderland - Earth Wind & Fire
Tender Years - Eddie & The Cruisers
Getting Away With It - Electronic
Watching The Detectives - Elvis Costello
What's It Gonna Be - En Vogue
Who Needs Love (Like That) - Erasure
Saving Myself - Eria Fachin
I Can't Stand The Rain - Eruption
Don't Ask Me Why - Eurythmics
Kiss You All Over - Exile
Insomnia - Faithless
One Step Too Far feat.Dido - Faithless
Chinese Eyes - Fancy
Slice Me Nice - Fancy
Love Can't Turn Around (Featuring Darryl Pandy) - Farley Jackmaster Funk & Darryl Pandy
Johnny Come Home - Fine Young Cannibals
So Long - Fischer Z
One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock Of Seagulls
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Breakout - Foo Fighters
Aurora - Foo Fighters
Urgent - Foreigner
S-S-S-Single Bed - Fox
Rich In Paradise -FPI Project
Baby Wants To Ride - Frankie Knuckles
IOU (Original) - Freez
Sounds of Then (This is Australia) - GANGgajang
Vow - Garbage
Outside - George Michael
Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna) - Girl Next Door
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
We Got The Beat (Single Mix) - Go-Go's
Pull Up To The Bumper - Grace Jones
The Message - Grand Master Flash
White Lines - Grandmaster Flash
Superstylin' - Groove Armada
Ain't Nothing Going On But The Rent - Gwen Guthrie
Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
Love Plus One - Haircut 100
Out Of Touch - Hall & Oates
Searchin' - Hazell Dean
Magic Man - Heart
Temptation (Original Version) - Heaven 17
Malibu - Hole
Love Action (I Believe In Love) - The Human League
Walls - Icehouse
Candy - Iggy Pop
Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (12" Mix) - Indeep
Good Life - Inner City
Big Fun (Original 12'' Mix) - Inner City
To Look At You - INXS
Fame - Irene Cara
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Soul Education - Jamiroquai
What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson
When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
Real Thing - Jellybean
Somebody Else's Guy - Jocelyn Brown
Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley
The Floor - Johnny Gill
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
I'm Your Boogie Man - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
Constant Craving - k.d. lang
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Gold Digger - Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
Let Me Love You For Tonight - Kariya
Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
Babooshka - Kate Bush
Strings Of Life (Stronger On My Own) (Full Length Vocal) - Kathy Brown, Soul Central
Hey Hey Guy (Extended Mix) - Ken Lazlo
All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
View From A Bridge - Kim Wilde
My Sharona - The Knack
She's Fresh - Kool & The Gang
Hungry - Kosheen
The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Better The Devil You Know - Kylie Minogue
Confide In Me - Kylie Minogue
Lady Marmalade - Labelle
Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside
French Kiss - Lil'Louis & The World
Running With the Night - Lionel Richie
Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
People Hold On (feat. Coldcut) - Lisa Stansfield
All Around The World - Lisa Stansfield
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
Popmuzik - M
Don't Call Me Baby (Original Mix - Edit) - Madison Avenue
Our House - Madness
Deeper And Deeper - Madonna
Rescue Me - Madonna
Causing A Commotion - Madonna
Buffalo Gals - Malcolm Mclaren
Double Dutch - Malcolm Mclaren
Madam Butterfly - Malcolm McLaren
If You Tolerate This - Manic Street Preachers
Got To Have Your Love - Mantronix
Echo Beach - Martha And The Muffins
Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Read About It - Midnight Oil
US Forces - Midnight Oil
Midas Touch - Midnight Star
Go - Moby
I'll Melt With You - Modern English
Total Control (Single Version) - The Motels
60 Miles An Hour - New Order
Temptation - New Order
Thieves Like Us - New Order
The Perfect Kiss - New Order
Sub-Culture - New Order
World In Motion - New Order
Enola Gay - OMD
Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
Born To Be Alive (Extended Version) - Patrick Hernandez
Because The Night - Patty Smyth
Love Comes Quickly - Pet Shop Boys
Heart - Pet Shop Boys
My Happiness - Powderfinger
Talk Of The Town - The Pretenders
Controversy - Prince
Erotic City - Prince
Baby, I'm A Star - Prince
Baby It's You - Promises
Dr. Mabuse - Propaganda
Love My Way - Psychadelic Furs
Creep - Radiohead
Break 4 Love - Raze
Strings Of Life [Piano Mix] - Rhythim Is Rhythim
You Used To Salsa [12"] - Richie Rich's Salsa House Feat. Ralphi Rosario
Superfreak - Rick James
I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
Johnny & Mary - Robert Palmer
Uprock - Rock Steady Crew
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Everybody's Free - Rozalla
Theme From S Express (Overture) - S'Express
Stop - Sam Brown
Emotion - Samantha Sang
Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters
Stay - Shakespears Sister
He's A Dream - Shandi (from Flashdance soundtrack)
Let The Music Play - Shannon
Barbarism Begins At Home - The Smiths
This Charming Man - The Smiths
How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
Panic - The Smiths
Ask - The Smiths
You Got The Love - Source Feat. Candi Staton (played on the closing credits for the final episode of Sex In The City)
Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) - Spandau Ballet
Cool for Cats - Squeeze
Edge Of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Promised Land - The Style Council
Rapper's Delight (Old School Mix) - Sugarhill Gang
Alone With You Tonight - Sunny Boys
Perfect Motion - Sunscreem
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Sylvester
It's My Life - Talk Talk
Girlfriend Is Better - Talking Heads
Do you want it right now - Taylor Dayne
Change - Tears For Fears
Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic
Lovergirl - Teena Marie
Dance Little Lady Dance - Tina Charles
Weekend - Todd Terry Project
Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
Mickey - Toni Basil
Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos
Living on Video - Trans X
Two Hearts Beat As One - U2
Sister Havanna - Urge Overkill
Seether - Veruca Salt
Macho Man - Village People
Gone Daddy Gone - Violent Femmes
Fade To Grey - Visage
Here Comes September - Waikiki
It's Raining Men - Weather Girls
Wham Rap - Wham!
If I Told You That - Whitney Houston & George Michael
Teardrops - Womack & Womack
Senses Working Overtime - XTC
If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
Hey Mr DJ - Zhane
Touch Me - 49ers
Pacific 707 - 808 State

Congratulations if you made it all the way to the end! I'll try and publish this on ITunes as an IMix so you can have a listen for your self. Failing that, I can always burn you an Ultimate Mix CD of your very own.

Will have some crafty projects to post in the next few days - just need to get photos taken

Also, a big thank you for all the lovely, supporting comments I received about my last post - it's greatly appreaciated. THANK YOU ALL!