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Over the past few days, after Michael Jackson's death, I have reconnected with his music and suddenly remember how awesome it is. I would have to say that Michael's music would have to be in my top three of all time. Luckily Symon agrees with this, so he didn't mind Brian injecting Billy Jean and Want You Back intermittently throughout his play list.
While listening to Symon's blaring play list against my will this afternoon, I finally put together two little packages with extra goodies from the So Cal Blogger's Lunch to give away to two of you readers who weren't able to make it. The goodies include a gift pack from Oh Hello Friend, earrings from Lush by K D'Angelo, a reusable bag from Sedilu Green, a note card set from Mufn Inc, thank you cards from Chapters by Christine, a wallet print from Gabrielle Kai Photography, a muslin drawstring bag from Paper Sprout, a matchbook note pad from Ready Go, and a print by Megan Jewel. To try to score one of the two goody packs, just comment on this post and let me know your top three music artists of all time. Those of you who already have the goodies, I'd love to know your top three anyway! I will post the two winners at the end of the week.


Also, I am thinking of including advertising on my little bloglet in the next few months. Nothing ugly, I promise! So if any of you are interested in sponsoring this blog, and have a shop/blog that kinda goes with the look and feel of this site, email me at cityofdionne@gmail.com and I can let you know my cheaperoonie rates.
































108 comments:
Oh man talk about difficult
My top 3 in this particular moment, in no particular order
1.Foo Fighters
2.Michael Jackson
3.Silver chair (which might have sometime to do with Ozzie pride)
cute stuff! favorite bands...
1.Sigur Ros
2.Radiohead
3.M.I.A.
I'm totally mourning the loss of MJ as you know... I was listening to his music all week long with my girls..
Of all time music:
1. Sade
2. Michael Jackson
3. Heart
1. George Strait
2. Al Green
3. Abba
I'm a mixed bag.
I went shopping this weekend with a girlfriend and it seemed like all the stores we were in were playing classic MJ, mixed emotions of sadness and memories from growing up. A true loss.
My 3 picks for all time:
1) Alan Jackson
2) Elvis Costello
3) Pearl Jam
Hmmm, this is hard!
1. Damien Rice
2. Alexi Murdoch
3. U2
Impossible to pick, but I must go with the legends:
1. The Beatles
2. U2
3. Elton John
Coming in tied at 4th:
Feist/Adele/Regina Spektor/Ingrid Michaelson
I love MJ so and there will never ever be anyone like him...so sad...
What a fun getaway!! Let me try to figure out my top three music artists...
1. The Beatles (most definitely!)
2. Cake
3. Ray LaMontagne
Getaway?!?!? Did I just type that?!?! Sheesh! Perhaps I'm in need of a vacation! lol Let's try that again...
What a FUN GIVEAWAY!! Thanks, Dionne! xoxo
Ooh you should tell us a little more about your LA bloggers get together! :)
My favorite artists? Hmm...
1) India.Arie
2) John Mayer
3) Boa
oh no! What a hard question! D:
let's try... hmm...
3. Jason Mraz - Love his voice and smartie lyric! ;)
2. Lily Allen - Can't help but fall to her cute thick british accent even when she sings, plus yes, the satiric lyric
1. Phil Collins - He wins my heart! No further explanation needed! Lol.
Ah, me such a melowwiee...
Wow, this is hard...
1) Michael Jackson
2) Morrissey
3) David Bowie
If 4 were allowed I'd add in Radiohead, but there are so many other good ones!
omg! this is beyond hard, its impossible! So sorry! i just can't pick!! :)
<3 hope you had a nice weekend!! :)
Ooh, yay! Awesome.
1. DMB
2. OAR
3. I tried to think of another 3-letter band, but I think I'll just go with the Fugees
P.S. I'm hosting my first giveaway! Check it out if you get a chance :)
This is fun ^^
My top 3:
1. Elton John;
2. Michael Jackson and
3. Mariah Carey.
Thanks a lot for this great giveaway!!!
nice giveaways!
my list:
1. mj
2. U2
3. damien rice
thanks!
wow you got an awesome blog.. love how it's set up and music is a necessity in my life whether in the car or crafting. I have really no favorites but right now its:
Billy Joel (I really like Piano man)
Elton John (Your song is so romantic)
Lady GaGa (I like her jumpy beats and fun lyrics)
=D
I really love your blog, by the way! Happy to be a new reader...
My top 3?
1.) U2
2.) The Beatles
3.) As crazy as she is...Madonna
Those packages look awesome! I'll definitely share my musical favorites...
1) Mika
2) Huey Lewis
3) Iron & Wine
Have a great day!
-Hilary
It's so hard to narrow it down to just 3! I'll try my best...
* Journey
* John Mayer
* Bon Jovi
Now I have to go listen to them all!
yay exciting!!!
i'm gonna have to say:
john mayer
journey
rascall flatts
That is really difficult...but, I can never get enough of:
1. The Smiths
2. The Cure
3. Depeche Mode
But that's just one genre!
Ooh, here's the link to the swap! :)
http://ottoman.typepad.com/ottoman/2009/06/summerly-swap.html
MJ is in a category totally by himself, so I'm not going to add him to my top three. So after MJ, it would be:
1.James Taylor
Yikes, this is hard....
2.Dave Matthews Band
3.Coldplay
Glad I found your blog. I mean I'm glad you found my blog, so I could then find your blog :)
i guess i'll also write down my top threes
1.the beatles
2.the arctic monkeys(you should listen to "the bakery")
3.kaiser chiefs
hmmm..i guess my music tast is kinda indie rock but i also do listen to some pop:)
ohh you're definetely right with micheal jackson..i totally forgot how great his music is..really amazing...its so sad he died...:(
hey dionne
heres my list.
1. Coldplay
2. Beatles
3.Celine Dion
1) The Beatles, to make me smile.
2) Led Zeppelin, to make me think.
3) Michael Jackson, to make me dance.
1. Elton John
2. Beatles
3. Led Zeppelin
Thanks for leaving such a nice comment on my blog! Love yours! My three fave artists of all time are:
Elvis
Bowie
Kate Bush
Strange and eclectic mix but covers all eras for me!!
What a cute giveaway! CCR, Rolling Stones and Zeppelin. Mostly classic rock, but I'll listen to most other things. :)
1. Michael Jackson
2. Beatles
3. Madonna
what a great giveaway! it is so hard for me to choose my fave artists of all time so I will just say who I listen to the most:
Natasha Bedingfield
Sara Bareilles
Carrie Underwood
I am such a girl, can't you tell! haha.
btw, thanks for stopping by my blog! I was browsing through your older posts and I am simply amazed by your illustrations and even the way you post your photos. so so lovely.
p.s. I am kind of obsessed with oh how lovely! I just bought 3 necklaces from the shop two weeks ago and I keep wearing them!
oops, I meant to write oh hello friend! oh how lovely is a blog I read... I am confused easily I guess, haha :)
Ok. I would have to say
1. Imogen Heap
2. The Weepies
3. Iron & Wine
I'll probably change my mind tomorrow, but you know how that is! :0)
What a fabulous giveaway, and Gee, living in SoCal, I need to make the next lunch for sure.
Hmm, this is so tough, like picking a perfect kid.
1.Frank Sinatra
2.Vivaldi
3.The Who
It's crazy how he's dead. They were playing a tribute to him on the radio a couple days ago and it just felt weird thinking he's gone. I remember when my dad got my the Thriller album (on CD of course)and dancing around the house listening to it.
My top 3 favorite artists are:
- Mihalis Hatzigiannis (Greek singer)
- Celine Dion
- Ron Kenoly
I think I have every micheal Jackson song in my head right now. This weekend I watched all his videos. He sure will be missed!jacquecurl1@gmail.com My top 3-
Creed
micheal jackson
ac/dc
Top three...
Nat King Cole (he's my hero)
U2
Dave Matthews (Some Devil is the best)
erin_melissa at juno dot com
Hmmm.
Bach, Verdi, and ... someone else. The top two are definitely Bach (love his suited for solo cello!) and Verdi (Aida makes me swoon). After that I am not sure. Maybe John Stewart or the Rolling Stones.
urchiken at gmail dot com
What a great contest my top 3 fav
are
rage against the machine
asian dub foundation
pearl jam
thanks marian
mtzeenla@yahoo.com
Greetings from Canada I adore
system of a down
ratm
renegade soundwave
keeping my fingers crossed.Helen
this sounds like fun but it's hard for me to choose just a top 3!! If I absolutely had to then I would choose u2, Gustavo Cerati and Shakira. but there are so many more!! :)
thank you so much for visiting my blog and for all of your lovely comments...I really do appreciate it!
This is interesting. :D
My top 3 are The Carpenters, Coldpay and Travis.
linna.hsu(at)gmail(dot)com
My top 3 in no particular order:
The Beatles
Allman Brothers
Soundgarden
Thanks for hosting!
Lisa
My top three music artists would have to be:
1. Tina Arena
2. Emma Bunton
3. Sarah Brightman
Seriously they are all such talented women! These goodies look fabulous! Thanks for the fun giveaway!
CherryBlossomsDesign at hotmail
Beatles,Elvis, Micheal Jackson
Oh gol that's killer.
1. Regina Spektor
2. Ben Folds
3. Beach Boys! ...maybe I'm just in a summer mood :)
It's so much fun reading everyone else's favorites! I'm going to have to go with:
1.) Death Cab for Cutie
2.) The Beatles
3.)Ben Folds
Just saw Ben in concert (Folds not Gibbard :) ) for the second time and loved every minute!
1. The Beatles for what they did to music in general.
2. Michael Jackson for bringing us modern day pop.
3. The third I have to go down the folksy route. I'm thinking Bob Dylan.
oooh!
1) Alanis Morissette
2) Poison - Yes I'm an 80's girl
3) Matchbox 20
quiltingdiva@ymail.com
1. Beatles
2. Rolling Stones
3. Nirvana
My top 3:
1)Nirvana
2)Evanescence
3)Rivermaya - a local group ( :
A_C_E_@hotmail.com
This is hard!!! I can't name Tchaikovsky, can I? NO? Only artists from this decade? OK OK... mmmmmmm.. Musicians that change/move the world with their music..
1. The Beatles
2. Michael Jackson
3. Freddy Mercury (of Queen)
... some of the people on my list are gone! EEEP!
I think that all of MJ's music is special and the Thriller video is great..but i am a METAL girl so three of my favorites are
Ozzy/Black Sabbath
Iron Maiden
MotorHead
Cheers Dionne ;)
cyclona66@aol.com
1. Celine Dion
2. Carrie Underwood
3. Ben Folds
aikychien at yahoo dot com
My top 3:
1) Yiruma
2) Joe Hisaishi
3) Jane Zhang
~Evelyn~
eggyc@hotmail.com
those little packages look so cute !
This is a tough one! My top three currently (it's always changing) are The Fray, Jack Johnson and Mariah Carey.
jenniferbrown04@gmail.com
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Tough one... I'd have to say (not in order) Nickleback, Gary Allen and Tracey Chapman
Since I'm 28:
1. Garth Brooks (First concert ever)
2. Yellocard ( A violin player in a rock band)
3. Sugarland
Hmm, of all time?, that's a tough one for sure.
I'm gonna say...
1. Portishead
2. Unkle
3. Led Zeppelin
Great giveaway!
I would say:
1. Michael Jackson
2. Celine Dion
3. Shania Twain
Thanks so much for the awesome giveaway!
1. MJ
2. Mariah Carey
3. Bon Jovi
1. Dolly Parton, of course
2. Paul Simon
3. Justin Timberlake
my top three:
1. The Ramones
(I can listen to them anytime, anywhere- while all of my 8th grade friends lusted after Jonathan Taylor Thomas, I hung a poster of Joey Ramone on my wall and listened while he sang "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend")
2. Queen
(wherever you are, if "Bohemian Rhapsody" comes on EVERYONE will start singing and reenacting Wayne's World)
3. ABBA
(Abba Gold was the first Vinyl I bought in 7th grade at a flea market, I later lip-synced to Dancing Queen at a summer camp talent show)
hmm.... I love music...
Okay, top three...
1. The beatles
2. The cranberries
3. Regina Spektor
The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen and the collective works of the members of Nickel Creek (both as the group, and in other ventures). They totally shape my life.
Thanks for being thoughtful enough to run the giveaway! : )
so great!
mine have got to be
jack johnson- i've listened to every song at least 100 times, and he will never get old
first aid kit- darling swedish sisters with the most soulful voices
emiliana torrini- listen to jungle drum!
That is tricky!
I think I would go with
Fleetwood Mac
The Cranberries
and...Madonna?
I need a longer list! HA!
I'll shake things up here
-AC/DC
-Motorhead
-The Who
what a fun giveaway
no particular order
REO Speedwagon
AC/DC
Toby Mac
aunteegem@yahoo.com
Top 3 is hard!
Norah Jones
Bangles
Guns 'N Roses
Strange mix...lol! Thanks for the contest!
This is a particularly hard question for me to answer because although I listen to almost everything, I go by songs versus artists. I guess I can tell you three artists (besides MJ and Elvis) who's work I mostly enjoy:
1) Dinah Washington,
2) Andrea Bocelli, and
3) Beyonce/Destiny's Child.
(C'mon, everyone has at least one song they can dance to!)
the_outsider01AThotmailDOTcom
Hmmmmm....
1. Jason Mraz
2. Band of Horses
3. Mika
Thanks :)
Assuming individual artists (just to narrow it down a bit):
- Steve Earle
- Jimmy Thackery
- John Prine
I gotta add some blues here:
BB King
Jonny Lang
The Beatles
http://lindab142.etsy.com
What a hard question...
Third Day
Don Fransisco
James Taylor
Thanks for the giveaway! mybabyappleseed(at)yahoo(dot)ca
1. electrelane
2. holly golightly
3. pretenders
silly me i forgot my top 3...
well my first is a french singer:
1) Renaud
2) Robbie Williams (i know...)
3)Queen
1) Mariah Carey
2) the Beatles
3) Micheal buble
mmm this si sooooo hard!!
1)norah jones
2)Micheal buble
3) mariah carey
ericaloves @Hotmail.com
of all time? this will be difficult indeed.....
Beirut
Switchfoot
Muse
Neal Young
The Carpenters
Peter, Paul, & Mary
Zoe0825@verizon.net
mmm wow hard decision!!
1)Backstreet Boys
2)Britney Spears
3) Miley Cyrus
swt_babe321 @hotmail.com
Yes, it' me.(above) Sorry I made a mess.
The top three music artists of all time to me are~
Micheal Jackson
Marvin Gaye
Al Green
such a sad, sad last full week of June...Ed McMahon, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Mays etc...some legendary stars that changed the world but somehow their spirits will continue to shine on...rest in peace...
yes, i adore music... soothes my soule and picking 3 top artists is proving to be difficult...but for this week my top 3 would be:
~1.(tie) Eva Cassiday, Madeleine Peyroux, Melody Gardot, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Etta James
~2.(tie) Ingrid Michaelson, Norah Jones, Pauline Croze, Anais, Doris Day, Diana Krall, Kelly Clarkson
~3.(tie)Jason Mraz, Pink, Katy Perry, Dean Martin, Michael Buble, Maroon 5, Kat McPhee, Robin Thicke, Beyonce, Louis Armstrong
see what i mean? ;) sorry i just couldn't just pick 3...how about a gazillion ties...hee-hee...love this post! xoxo jo;)
1.Alan http://www.casttv.com/video/q8k3d51/alan-longing-future-video
2.Carpenters
3.Mozart
It was hard to pick up three. I think these are the special three for tonight. Maybe I'll pick up other three tomorrow for sure.
It's fun to know what other bloggers introduce me their favorite 3. Thank you Dionne for this topic and telling me I can join this giveaway from Japan.
My top 3:
1) Patsy Cline
2) Ramones
3) Thin Lizzy
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hellcatvintage(at)gmail(dot)com
interesting giveaway ...
1- Celine Dion
2- Enya
3- Josh groban
Top 3 faves:
Keith Urban
Jason Mraz
Pearl Jam
forevermayyourun@yahoo.com
awesome...thanks for the heads up.
okay...wow...let me think...
1.Paul Simon
2. Gillian Welch
3. Tom Petty
Very cute! My favs are:
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Elton John
Nickelback
Ladytink_534(at)yahoo(dot)com
Cake
U2
Bread
shan_da(at)hotmail(dot)com
That's kinda hard but...
1.) Spoon
2.) Wilco
3.) Built to Spill
(rachaelposton@gmail.com)
(www.roscata.com)
So difficult...
Frank Sinatra
Rolling Stones
Bob Dylan
cal_rubies at yahoo dot es
I like music of
Simon and Garfunkel
Goran Bregovic
Robbie Williams
My top 3 are...
The Doors
Tragically Hip
Alice in Chains
Thank you for the chance to win!
My top 3 music picks would be:
- Enya
- The Beatles
- Sarah Maclachlan
Elaine R
emrosser@shaw.ca
1) Michael Jackson
2) Sting
3) Sarah McLachlan
fertawert AT yahoo DOT com
Hey! what a great giveaway!!
1.Michael Jackson
2.Eros Ramazzotti
2. Cher
Thank you!:)
You weren't kidding with your giveaway Dionne! It's such a great prize and I love the variety... thank you so much.♥
My top 3 are:
1. Radiohead
2. Camera Obscura
3. Blonde Redhead
This is a great giveaway and it is really hard to pick just three artists...I would have to say
1. The Beatles
2. Adele
3. Ingrid Michaelson
Hope you had a good 4th of July. Thanks so much for the giveaway. I am crossing my fingers...hoping I might be lucky enough to win.
xoxo-Meg
fiddlesticksandfunnygirls.blogspot.com
Thanks for the heads up. So hard to pick just three-- my mood always changes my music of the moment. Lets see.... 1. The Beatles (my sister agrees here), 2. Frank Sinatra, and 3. Jack Johnson
Hope your 4th was a good one!
Melissa
This contest is now closed. Thanks for all your entries, it was great reading all your top threes!
thanks for post.
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