Dakota

Comment to this post and I'll give you a letter. In your journal, list 10 of your favorite songs that begin with that letter. Then, offer to give letters to other folks, if you see fit.
Feel free to also post me letters.
To add a bit more depth, I will mention something about the song, whether it's a memory or an association, or a fact that I happen to appreciate.

Emily gave me "D."

- "David" by Nellie McKay
Self-referential and irreverent, this is one of the songs I will first think to put on when in the mood for Nellie.

- "Dead Is the New Alive" by Emilie Autumn
Sardonic, almost bored, this one's too clever for it's own good.

- "Deeper and Deeper" by Madonna
This is my favorite post-70's disco songs and one of my very favorites of Madonna's, ever. On a school trip (I forget where exactly but something like an aquarium or a sea village), I played the edit and the instrumental on cassette single over and over. I was very gay in 1993.

- "Delilah" by the Dresden Dolls
One of my top 3 favorite Dresden Dolls songs.

- "Dilate" by Ani DiFranco
When Jake broke up with me in 2002, Dilate was tremendously useful.

- "Don't Drink the Water" by Dave Matthews Band
I love Alanis' vocals in this track. Back when I was working on Figg (late 90's or early 00's), I thought of this as a great song to represent the villains' points of view.

- "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston
This is my favorite 70's-era disco song.

- "Don't Talk Just Kiss" by Right Said Fred
Amy, who appreciated the Doors and Mr. Big right about then, rolled her eyes when she discovered I very much liked this song and taped it off the radio. When I was in my earliest taping phase (1991, 1992?), I recorded an innocuous conversation between her and Sharon. Amy, rightfully annoyed, took the mix tape and taped over their discussion, so right before this song came a blast of "Break On Through."

- "The Dope Show" by Marilyn Manson
It scared me how much I liked this song when it first came out in 1998, having sworn to be disgusted by Manson's screams and howls. The accompanying album is brilliant. Someone (Peter?) from high school borrowed my CD single and I never got it back. To this day I swear that the version on that single is different than the album version and can't find it. I don't really want to re-buy the single considering I didn't like the b-sides.

- "Dying (Demo)" by Hole
Bleak and beautiful, this song helped me write a short story for freshman year English class ("Claire") for which I got an A.