Tag. Apparently, I’m it.

Lala has passed the baton. How can I say no to a woman with:

• Fabulous hair?
• Fabulous dogs?
• Fabulous taste in women?

She’s tagged me to answer these questions. And so I shall. See, I’m nice like that.

1. Total amount of music files on your computer:

5.18 GB. iTunes tells me that’s 3.5 days’ worth of music. That’s less than I expected. Then again, at least half of my cds still haven’t been uploaded.

2. The CD you last bought is:

Ipecac Neat by P.O.S. after seeing him open for The Hold Steady the other night. I probably would have still bought it even if he hadn’t flashed that disarming smile at me when I told him I’d enjoyed his set. He’s pretty damn charming.

3. What is the song you last listened to before reading this message?

“Lifter Puller Vs. the End of the Evening.” I’ve got my “LifterSteady” playlist going on iTunes right now. Ooh… “Sangre de Stephanie” just came on. How can a song with a chorus that goes “We’re Budweiser, we’re benzadrine. We went down on the smoke machine” manage to be so incredibly sexy? I think it’s the bass. Either that or the reference to red rubber sheets. (Okay…so maybe it’s not the rubber sheets. There really isn’t anything sexy about rubber sheets. Brings to mind bed-wetting. Though, if you’re into that… Never mind.)

4. Write down 5 songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you:

My top five vary from week to week, day to day. Here’s what’s in heavy rotation right now.

“Twilight” by Elliott Smith, off From a Basement on the Hill. The album was released after his death, which makes the listening experience rather bittersweet, to say the least. This song is absolutely beautiful.

“Solid Gold Sole” by Lifter Puller. With lines like “The dancefloor looks like Normandy. The smoke, the foam, the misery,” how could you not love this song? Impossible.

“Such a Lovely Thing” by Devotchka. You are listening to Devotchka, right? Bet you had no idea you loved accordions quite this much.

“Trouble” by Cat Stevens. What can I say? Harold and Maude will always be one of my absolute favorite films.

“Alley Flowers” by Jolie Holland. Okay…anything at all by Jolie Holland, really. I’ve been listening to both of her albums a lot lately.

5. Who are you going to pass this stick to? (3 persons) and why?

Sutton because he’s got great taste in music that, if I recall, has very little in common with my great taste in music. Plus, he never does stuff like this on his blog and I want to see if he’ll actually post it.

La Brainy because she’s got great taste in music that has quite a bit in common with my great taste in music.

Alison because she has great taste in most everything and I like to pass her things.