[Deirdre]

This should cover every single aspect of your musical tastes and habits. I'm very bored and a bit of an insomniac lately so I'm devising a huge survey for you to fill out at your own leisure.

First album you ever bought? N.E.R.D-In Search of..
First single you ever bought? You said no-Busted
Last album you bought? Downloaded Yelle-Pop-Up
Last single you bought?* Downloaded Lily Allen-The Fear

* = bought or downloaded. illegally if that's the case.

Favourite solo artist? Right now, Lady GaGa
Favourite group? Right now its The Saturdays

Favourite genre? I'll just say pop cause that covers almost everything lol

Desert Island Discs:
You are stranded on an island with no other people or possessions than a music player with 8 and only 8 songs on it. What would they be if you could choose them? Also, you are allowed one "luxury" item and one book. The luxury item cannot be another person, living thing, means of contacting the world, or a means of getting off the island.

1. T-Shirt-Shontelle
2. Paparazzi-Lady GaGa
3. Chasing Cars-Snow Patrol
4. Sugar, We're Goin Down-Fall Out Boy
5. That Boy, That Girl-Hadouken!
6. Driving Nowhere- Hadouken!
7. Declaration Of War-Hadouken!
8. Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)-Lady GaGa

Your Library:
Who do you have the most songs by? And how many? I dunno
Who is the first artist to appear alphabetically on your library? And the last? First- a-ha. Last- The Zutons
Which is your most-played song? Halo-Beyonce :O
Do you have last.fm? If so, according to it, who are your most-played artists? (top five) Have 1 but dont use it

Listening:
Do you listen to the Radio? If so, which station(s)? BBC Radio 1
Name all forms of technology you have ever used to play music, whether through CD, radio, cassette tape or mp3. Radio, Laptop, Phone, I-Pod, TV, CD Player
How often would you say you listen to music per day? Whenever I can, thats alot

Meanings:
Which song is the closest in personal meaning to you? Erm.. only the artists can have a personal meaning with their songs cause they're the only ones who know what it's about
Do you have any favourite lyrics? "The band are ****ing wankers, I'm not having a nice time"-Fake Tales of San Fransisco
Which song would you like to dance to as your first wedding dance? Forever-Chris Brown LOL
And which song would you like played at your funeral? I Miss You-Blink 182
If you could pick a song to be used in the background of your best bits on Big Brother, what would it be and why? Just Dance-Lady GaGa just cause it's a fun song and I'd like to be remembered as fun
Sum yourself up in a song title. Beautiful, Dirty, Rich haha
Have you ever cried whilst listening to a song? Because of You by Kelly Clarkson.... maaan...that's deep
This may not be always possible to answer, but what is your first memory of dancing/listening to music? (for example, was it at a wedding, or a school disco, or on holiday...) Mam blarin country music every Saturday morning

Genres:
Like or dislike (in general)? Also, state your favourite artist who'd fit into each one.
Pop: Like. The Saturdays
Metal: Dislike
Grunge: Dislike
R&B: Like. Usher
Hip Hop: Like. Eminem
Garage: Like. Dizzee Rascal.. I think he's Garage.. I hate classifieing them into genres
Drum 'n Bass: Like
Electronic: Like
Easy Listening: Like
Classical:Dislike
Country: Dislike
Dance: Like
Opera: Dislike
Indie: Love.
Jazz: Dislike
Blues: Dislike
Soul: Like

Recent Years:

Do you know of any up and coming artists who you could quite happily recommend to the rest of us? Florence and the machine, Chipmunk, Laura Marling, my brother
Which would you say was the best song of 2008? Kids-MGMT
Best band of the 2000s? Arctic Monkeys
Of the 2000s, which has been the best year for music and why? 2004.. Cool rnb songs from Ja Rule, Eminem was pretty cool

Way Back Then:

Do you wish you'd ever grown up with the music of another era? No
Favourite artists that no longer record/tour? Blink 182
Favourite one-hit-wonders? Take on me- aha
Have you heard of:
Bill Withers? yea
Otis Redding? no
Iggy and The Stooges? no
The Four Tops? no
Petula Clark? yes

Who would you say has had the most revolutionary impact on music (be it musician, politician or otherwise)?
Michael Jackson
Talking Points:

Are you for or against illegal downloading (such as the use of filesharing websites and programs such as Limewire, etc.)? for
Would you agree that too many bands are cashing in on the "reunion" tours seen by the likes of Boyzone and New Kids On The Block of late, and is this a good or bad thing? no it's a good thing cause they've loads of fans and so what if they're getting loads of money, they work hard
Would you say that modern, popular artists are good role models for young people? Yes
What makes a good artist? Catchy hooks, thoughtful lyrics, hardworking, not attention seeking

Miscellaneous:
Do you have a song stuck in your head right now? Boys boys boys-Lady gaga, just cause I'm listening to it
If you could put all copies of one artist's materials into a giant box and lock it away from mankind forever, whose would it be? Pink
Have you been to any concerts/festivals? If so, which? Never have
Favourite TV programme (past or present) devoted purely to music? (such as TOTP, CUK, The Chart Show, Jools Holland Presents... etc) TOTP, Jools Holland