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01. Total volume of music files on my computer?

I've got 5231 songs loaded in iTunes. There are more kicking around my hard drive that I haven't had a chance to import yet.

02. The last CD I bought was?

"Devils and Dust" Bruce Springsteen - got it for Mother's Day.

03. Song playing right now:

After all of today's shrieking, I'm enjoying a bit of quiet, save for Clara Jane's lullaby CD, playing a few rooms away.

04. Five songs I listen to a lot or that mean a lot to me(in no particular order):

1.Totally ripping off Julie's answer, word for word "Thunder Road" (Bruce Springsteen) Still my all-time favorite song

2. "Beautiful Day" (U2), which I explained at length here.

3. "The Man in Black" (Johnny Cash) It's the quintessential Johnny Cash song, and a great message.

4. "Silent All These Years" (Tori Amos) When I first heard this song, I hated it. H-A-T-E-D. That was back in 1992, when I was 19 years old. After a month or two I realized why I hated it - she was hitting a major nerve. It still applies.

5. (tie) "Jambalaya" (Hank Williams) and "You Are My Sunshine" (Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell) - My paternal grandma used to sing the former to me, and my maternal grandmother sang the latter. These were the first two songs that ever meant something to me, launching a lifetime of music obsession. Lots of wonderful memories, too. Odd that both songs have a Louisiana theme, since both sides of my family have been in Missouri for many generations. Who knows? Maybe those songs are the reason why I make exceptionally good gumbo for a midwesterner.

05. Which 5 people are you passing this baton to, and why?

Holley (because I don't think she did it last time.)
Wendy (because I love to make fun of her taste in music)
Dixie (because she jumps when I tag)
Marybeth (just because I like her.)
Beege (because it'll give her a chance to take her mind off her visit with the in-laws)