Sweet Dreams

1. List your top five favourite musical artists
2. List your top five favourite songs from each artist.
3. Tag five people to do the same. 

Sarah Brightman

Once in a Lifetime
Anytime, Anywhere
The War is Over
Naturaleza Muerta
Gloomy Sunday

(Note: Since probably 80% of this list would actually be her Broadway numbers, I decided to stick with non-Broadway songs since they're more hers, which is why Music of the Night -- my all-time favorite -- isn't on there. Also, her new CD came out on Tuesday! Whee! I can't wait to get it. ^_^)

Josh Groban

My Confession
When You Say You Love Me
In Her Eyes
Canta Alla Vita (featuring The Corrs)
Broken Vow

Charlotte Church

Dream a Dream (duet with Billy Gilman)
Crazy Chick
Habanera (from Carmen)
Finding My Own Way
Call My Name

Celine Dion

Surrender
If That's what It Takes (Pour que tu m'aimes encore)
That's the Way It Is
L'abandon
To Love You More

The Corrs

Queen of Hollywood
Confidence for Quiet
At Your Side
Runaway
Humdrum

I don't feel like tagging, so if you want to do it, be my guest.

Part the first: List 10 musical artists you like, in no specific order (do this before reading the questions below).

1. Hayley Westenra
2. Charlotte Church
3. Celine Dion
4. Il Divo
5. Sarah Brightman
6. Andrea Bocelli
7. Ace of Base
8. Mariah Carey
9. The Corrs
10. Josh Groban

First off, I gotta wish a "Happy Birthday" to the coolest of all the senshi -- Sailor Pluto. Wonder how old she is this year... ^_^ I almost forgot about it, but last night I was looking over reviews for my old stories, trying to pump myself up, and I came across Tick Tock, the story I wrote in honor of her special day a couple of years ago, which reminded me of the fact.

So, what did I do on this special day? Oh, nothing much. I got the fourth DVD of RahXephon in the mail today, which was really good. I've already watched it twice -- once in Japanese and the other time in English. It actually has a pretty decent dub. (Don't go having another heart attack, Samuraiter. I still prefer the original. :P) The episode with Helena, Itsuki, and Makoto as children was interesting, and kinda cute. ^_^ I've also taken a real shining to Yagumo Soichi. He's mostly been in the background for most of the show, but he had some really nice moments in the episodes I watched today. I think he, Ayato, and Itsuki might make it into my little Harem of Bishies by the end of the show.

I also bought a new CD, Hayley Westenra's Odyssey. If you've never heard of her, she's this New Zealand teenager with the absolute most beautiful voice I've ever heard in my life. Next to Josh Groban's Closer, her Pure CD is my most listened to album. I'm not sure if the new CD is quite as good as the first, but it's definitely a worthy companion. She even makes What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You), a rather boring number from Sarah Brightman's otherwise stellar Harem album, something worth listening to.

I find it somewhat amusing, though, that it seems like all my favorite singers like to duet with my other favorite singers. (Not that I'm complaining. ^_^) On this CD, Westenra does a beautiful duet version of Dell' Amore Non Si Sa with the original singer of the piece, Andrea Bocelli. He, of course, has also dueted with Sarah Brightman (on Time to Say Goodbye) and Celine Dion, on The Prayer, which was then covered by Charlotte Church and Josh Groban, the latter who has also sung with the Corrs on Canta Alla Vita. It's like the Six Degrees of Andrea Bocelli in the world of classical crossover and Europop! (I tend to think of Dion as Europop because of her French albums, which definitely have a Europop feel.) *laughs*

Anyway, I guess that's about it for today.