13 Thursday # 3 - Thirteen CD's

I’m transferring my CD’s to my computer, and it’s taking a pretty damn long time. Next will be how to convert my CD (wma.) files into Mp3 files. Any advice?

1. Smashmouth –Smashmouth
2. Western Wall/ The Tucson Sessions – Linda Rondstat & Emmylou Harris
3. Billboard Top Hits – 1979 – Various Artists
4. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill
5. Pretty Woman soundtrack – Various Artists
6. Tapestry – Carole King
7. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road – Lucinda Williams
8. A Spanner in the Works – Rod Stewart
9. The Ballad Album – Rod Stewart
10. Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder
11. Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon
12. Patty Smyth – Patty Smyth
13. Now Ain’t the Time for Your Tears – Wendy James

Okay, I realize there is no rhyme or reason to either my choices or the order in which I’ve listed them. Over the last few years, my cd’s have lost their logical, alphabetical set up. Some are in my 25-CD changer, some are at school in a CD wallet, some are in another wallet, some are in boxes and about 200 of them are in the wall unit I’ve outgrown to hold them all.

Here’s the lowdown:
Smashmouth just cracks me up. Summertime, fun music. The lyrics are witty and sharp. I do get tired of them after a while however.

Western Wall/ The Tucson Sessions is something I’ve not listened to for… years. I listened to it today, and don’t know why. Good stuff.

Billboard Top Hits –1979: Right back to ninth grade. “Just When I Needed You Most” by Randy Vanwarmer? Playing that over and over again in my mint green bedroom, in only the way a 14-year-old girl can? I’m there again.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: I have a tendency to buy things because they are hyped up, rather than actually figuring out if I like it first or not. Don’t like this one. Call me unhip, call me uncool, but I just don’t like it.

The Pretty Woman soundtrack reminds me of living in Japan. I love almost every song on this album. All peppy and upbeat. Like the florescent clothes I wore out at night dancing.

Tapestry is one of those albums that every woman between the ages of 13 and 60 probably own, or should own if they don’t. One of the most perfect albums out there as far as I’m concerned.

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road: Like TMoLH above, I bought this because it was supposed to be oh-so-great… but didn’t listen to it first. Can’t get into it.

A Spanner in the Works and The Ballad Album: Rod Stewart was my first true love. I used to watch the old film clips of girls screaming and jumping up and down for the Beatles and just didn’t get it. That is until I went to see Rod Stewart at the California Mid-State Fair. I think I actually peed my pants that night.

Songs in the Key of Life is another album that everyone should have. Joyful, relaxed. This is music to play with friends around.

Still Crazy After All These Years: “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” is on this album. I remember I asked my mother for the 45 of it for Christmas when I was in sixth grade. She sounded disgusted and huffed, “I most certainly will not!” I had to explain it wasn’t a book, it was a song.

Patty Smyth has disappeared. What happened to her? I wore this cassette out when I first had it.

Now Ain’t the Time for Your Tears is an album I bought in Japan. She was a protégé of Elvis Costello I think. Was she ever popular here in the states? Some of the English language pop I listened to over there was British stuff; music that didn’t make it in America. It’s a loud album. Good for cleaning house.