What's this? Well, I happen to have a huge CD collection and therefore, I've decided to start recommending music as well as fanfic. Some of the songs actually inspired me to write something (imagine that), so if the song did, that'll be noted as well.

Week of 8-12-01
Genre: Rock/Hip-Hop
Artist: Bloodhound Gang
Album: Hooray For Boobies
Song: "The Bad Touch"
Sample Lyric: "Do it now/You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals/So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel/Do it again now"
What the song is about/Interpretation: Well, I think that's rather obvious, don't you?
Bliss' favorite thing about the song: I actually don't particularly like the song or the group. *shrugs*
Inspiration for/Feautred in fic: Brian sings it to Kip in "Discovering My Birthday," a part of the Songs series.

Week of 8-05-01
Genre: Rock
Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Album: Let Love Rule
Song: "Let Love Rule"
Sample Lyric: "Can't you see this won't go wrong/But we got to be strong/We can't do it alone/We got to let love rule/Let love rule"
What the song is about/Interpretation: Letting love rule over all
Bliss' favorite thing about the song: Lenny's voice. :)
Inspiration for/Feautred in fic: It's the title of the last part of the "Songs" series.

Week of 7-29-01
Genre: Rock
Artist: Everclear
Album: So Much For the Afterglow
Song: "Amphetamine"
Sample Lyric: "She is perfect in that fucked up way/That all the magazines/Seem to want to glorify these days/She looks like a teenage anthem/She looks like she used to be happy with/The girl inside"
What the song is about/Interpretation: Trying to make a new start in life, growing up, the wrong kind of perfection
Bliss' favorite thing about the song: "perfect in that fucked up way"
Inspiration for/Feautred in fic: My favorite line is also the title of a Megadeth story over on Guilty Pleasures

Week of 7-22-01
Genre: Rock
Artist: Gin Blossoms
Album: New Miserable Experience
Song: "Hey Jealousy"
Sample Lyric: "And you can trust me not to think/And not to sleep around/If you don't expect too much from me/You might not be let down/Cause all I really want is to be with you"
What the song is about/Interpretation: Reflecting on an old relationship.
Bliss' favorite thing about the song: "And you can trust me not to think"
Inspiration for/Feautred in fic: It's the title of a part in the "Abracadabra" series.

Week of 7-15-01
Genre: Rock
Artist: Barenaked Ladies
Album: Stunt
Song: "One Week"
Sample Lyric: "It's been one week since you looked at me/Cocked your head to one side and said I'm angry/Five days since you laughed at me saying/ Get that together, come back and see me/Three days since the living room/ I realized it's all my fault, but couldn't tell you/Yesterday you'd forgiven me/ But it'll still be two days till I say I'm sorry"
What the song is about/Interpretation: Getting in a fight with someone you love, knowing that you're wrong, but knowing your partner well enough to wait for them to apologize
Bliss' favorite thing about the song: The rhythm.
Inspiration for/Feautred in fic: It's the title of a stand-alone fic, "One Week."

Week of 7-8-01
Genre: Rock
Artist: Barenaked Ladies
Album: Gordon
Song: "If I Had $1000000"
Sample Lyric: If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000)/I'd but you a green dress ( but not a real green dress that's cruel)
What the song is about/Interpretation: Stuff you could do for someone you love
Bliss' favorite thing about the song: It's just so catchy. Which can be annoying at times.
Inspiration for/Feautred in fic: It's featured in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" which is a part of the "Songs" series.

Week of 7-1-01
Genre: Pop/Rock
Artist: Sugar Ray
Album: 14:59
Song: "Abracadabra"
Sample Lyric: I see magic in your eyes/I hear magic in your sighs/Just when I think I'm gotta get away/I hear those words that you won't say/Abara abracadabra I wanna reach out and grab ya
What the song is about/Interpretation: Trying to get away from someone without being seduced back
Bliss' favorite thing about the song: Mark McGrath's voice. ;)
Inspiration for/Feautred in fic: This song is also the title of the series "Abracadabra."

Week of 6-24-01
Genre: Doo Wop
Artist: The Flamingos
Album: Flamingo Serenade
Song: "I Only Have Eyes For You"
Sample Lyric: Are the stars out tonight/I don't know if it's cloudy or bright/I only have eyes for you
What the song is about/Interpretation: Being so totally in love with someone that you can't see anything else.
Bliss' favorite thing about the song: This lyric: A million people may pass by/But they all disappear from view
Inspiration for/Feautred in fic: This song inspired the entire Songs series. It's also featured in "Over the Edge with Jealousy" and "Dancin’ in the Moonlight" in the Songs series.

Week of 6-17-01
Genre: Golden Oldies
Artist: Bobby Darin
Album: The Best of Bobby Darin Volume Two
Song: "Mack the Knife"
Sample Lyric: Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo sunny morning, un huh/ Lies a body just oozin' life, eek/And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner/ Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
What the song is about/Interpretation: It's about a shady character.
Bliss' favorite thing about the song: The lyrics are kind of dark, it's about a hitman, but the actual music is so upbeat and catchy.
Inspiration for/Featured in fic: It inspired the title for "Sabotaging Louie Miller" and is a minor plot point in "To Everything There is a Season."

Week of 6-10-01
Genre: Metal
Artist: Metallica
Album: S&M
Song: "Of Wolf and Man"
Sample Lyric: we shift/call of the wild/fear in your eyes/it's later than you realized
What the song is about/Interpretation: Well, according to the Metalliguys, it's about a movie called "Wolfen."
Bliss' favorite thing about the song: In the S&M version (this song is also on the "Black" album) you get to hear Jason howl like a wolf, twice.
Inspiration for/Featured in fic: This song is featured in a Metallica fic of mine called "Turn the Page," which you can find at Guilty Pleasures