Last weekend, in the midst of putting together a dinner-party playlist, I noticed something surprising: There are several hundred songs that I’ve never played on my iPod (which I’ve had for a year and a half) or the iTunes on my computer (which I’ve had for more than two years). And these ignored tracks don’t just include album filler that I haven’t gotten around to deleting; dozens of favorites have been sitting dormant for the last 24 months, just waiting for me to press play. Here’s my top five:
Groove Armada’s "At the River"
The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s "Manic Depression"
Kelli Ali’s "Psychic Cat"
Madonna’s "Don’t Tell Me"
Sade’s "Like a Tattoo"
How about you guys? Give your music library a good, thorough once-over and then share with your fellow PopWatchers: What are the five best songs you never play?
This is going to be a good one, Slezak…here goes!
1) We Need a Resolution – Aaliyah
2) Snow on the Sahara – Anggun
3) Hunter – Dido
4) I Will Love Again – Lara Fabian
5) No Regrets – Robbie Williams
I maintain a very rigorous standards policy for my iPod. If I haven’t listened to it for a few months and it is rated low, it goes. There’s no point in wasting space when the CDs are in the cabinet if I really wanted to listen to something (which never happens).
That being said, I do have a few good songs I’ve listened to like once:
- “I Get Lonely” by Janet Jackson
- “I Touch Myself” by The Divinyls
- “Mickey” by Toni Basil
- “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder
- “All You Want” by Dido
And the fact that you don’t listen to “Don’t Tell Me” on a reg. basis saddens me…
Good call on Manic Depression. Great song.
- Bebel Gilberto – Aganju (Latin Project Remix)
- Portal (Jonathan Coulton) – Still Alive
- MIT Logarhythms – No Such Thing
- Nails – 88 Lines About 44 Women
- Ray Charles – Lonely Avenue
you dont listen to “dont tell me”??? its one of the best songs on that dissapointing album!!!
Oh boy…
1. Harlem’s Nocturne- Alicia Keys
2. Before He Cheats- Carrie Underwood ( and any other good country song… it just doesn’t occur to me to listen to them)
3. The Well and the Lighthouse- Arcade Fire
4. Amsterdam- Guster
5. Say it All- Sondre Lerche
Oddly, ” Don’t Tell Me” is in the same position on my I-Pod. It’s been six months since I put it on, and I’ve listened to it twice.
Another four-
” Smells Like Teen Spirit” Nirvana
” Walk Away Renee” The Left Banke
” Rock And Roll High School” The Ramones
” Hunger Strike” Temple Of The Dog
Yet I cannot bear to delete them, even with the CDs sitting nearby.
Suede – Electricity
Hole – Boys on the Radio
Duran Duran – Come Undone
Concrete Blonde – Mexican Moon
Wild Strawberries – Trampoline
with over 12,000 songs, there are a ton I haven’t played. The trick is to create a Smart Playlist with the setting for play count to zero. I titled mine with the obvious Never Played. Forces your iPod to branch out and once it’s played that song, it drops off the list.
There’s lots of Groove Armada that’s way better than “At the River”.
Groove Armada’s “At the River” ITS LIKE ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS EVER!!!!!… LOVE IT!! AND YOUR RIGHT I BARELY PLAY IT TOO ….
I almost exclusively listen to my iPod on shuffle, so it’s the randomness of fate that has consigned these tunes. And with 8K+ on there, it’s mathematically understandable that some get ignored. (Ironically 3 of the below were added three years ago today!)
Green Day – Longview
Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire
Kool & The Gang – Get Down On It
OutKast – The Way You Move
U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
Meanwhile, I’ve played “At the River” 9 times…
-Black Swan- Thom Yorke
-Tainted Love- Soft Cell
-Got 2 Be Down- Robin Thicke feat. Faith Evans
-Waterfalls-TLC
-Tonight Not Again-Jason Mraz]
Maybe not the best, but I like them, and like, never listen to tehm
-Black Swan- Thom Yorke
-Tainted Love- Soft Cell
-Got 2 Be Down- Robin Thicke feat. Faith Evans
-Waterfalls-TLC
-Tonight Not Again-Jason Mraz]
Maybe not the best, but I like them, and like, never listen to them
I was noticing the other day that I haven’t played every single song on my ipod.
Resentment-Beyonce
Goodlife-TI
I Try-Talib Kweli
Ice Ice Baby-Vanilla Ice ( I know what y’all want to say and I’m not ashamed)
Nice and Slow-Usher