>> Heh. Well, as you know, I've never really had "friends". 
> 
> That is not true. There's a lot of people here that are friend enough 
> for this discussion to introduce you to other musical styles. And I 
> think they did. Someone also introduced you to organ music.

I'm just saying, it's not like I had school buddies who I'd visit and 
hear what they're listening to. I spend almost my entire life alone.

>> However, that particular song spent months at or near the top of the 
>> UK charts. Still, the tune is probably more memorable than the actual 
>> words...
> 
> Probably long after the time when I was still listening to the radio 
> regularly. I stopped at the rise of Hiphop and such, when the majority 
> of 'songs' on the radio were performed by people that could not play an 
> instrument or sing. So my knowledge of popular music is very sketchy 
> after, say, 1990.

Ooo, you just missed it. Insomnia was 1995.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomnia_(Faithless_song)

For a few months it was everywhere. And then a whole slew of copycats 
followed it. (It used a distinctive pizzicato synch patch that 
subsequently appeared everywhere.) Heck, if it managed to get its own 
Wikipedia page, it must be moderately cult. ;-)

> I see you resisted finding out who Hildegard was. ;)

Weird thing: I have trouble remembering words I can't pronounce. I have 
no idea why that would be...

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