National Coming Out Day is October 11, but don’t tell my iPod, which automatically waves a rainbow flag every time I decide to publish a "Shuffle Songs" countdown. Alrighty, here goes:
Nancy Sinatra, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin’"
Diana Ross, "Give Up"
Tricky, "Black Steel"
Dolly Parton, "It’s All Wrong, But It’s All Right"
Abbey Lincoln, "Another Time, Another Place"
Now it’s your turn: Hit that shuffle button, and share the first five songs that play. Editing to make yourself (and your taste in music) sound cooler is strictly verboten.
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Incubus, “Under My Umbrella”
Foo Fighters, “Long Road To Ruin”
Brad Paisley, “Rainin’ You”
The Company Band, “Fortune’s A Mistress”
Sting, “Russians”
Here goes…
Great Big Sea, “John Barbour”
Coldplay, “A Rush of Blood to the Head”
Stephen Sondheim, “God, That’s Good” (from Sweeney Todd)
Chantal Kreviazuk, “Ghosts of You”
U2, “All I Want is You”
and I have no idea what that says about me
Be Still – Kelly Clarkson
Death of a Martian – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Cocaine – Robin Thicke
Family – Dreamgirls
Fix You – Coldplay
You Sent Me Flying – Amy Winehouse
Tattoo – Jordin Sparks (ugh)
The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage (remix) – Panic at the Disco
I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys (hahaha)
Give It to Me – Timbaland/JT/Nelly Furtado
That is pittiful…
Mine says I’m old!
Crosstown Traffic-Hendrix
Cry Baby Cry-Beatles
I Have a Dream-Mama Mia
Long, Long, Long-Beatles
Twist and Shout-Everly Bros.
My Ipod was not in a pop mood:
Donde Estas Corazon Shakira
Kyrie Mozart Requiem
Another Suitcase in Another Hall (in honor of Idol ALW night) Evita
Largo Haydn’s The Creation
The Guilty Ones from Spring Awakening
Bandages – Hot Hot Heat
Jolly Holiday – Mary Poppins Soundtrack
Radio – The Corrs
With or Without You (Live) – U2
I Can’t Go For That – Hall & Oates
This is not a good time to find out I have a KISS song on my iPod.
Cemetry Gates – The Smiths
Muzzle Of Bees – Wilco
Torn And Frayed – The Rolling Stones
Hard Luck Woman – KISS
Fender Stratocaster – Jonathan Richman
Definitely old school (with the exception of the P!nk song)!
“Another Night” Real McCoy
“Let The Beat Hit ‘Em” Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
“Spread My Wings” Troop
“Who Knew” P!nk
“Rhythm of the Night” El Debarge
Guster – Airport Song
The Click Five – Just the Girl
Kelly Clarkson – Behind These Hazel Eyes
Flo Rida – Elevator
Kenny Chesney – Big Star
I challenge anyone to have five that seems to go together less.
“Just One Thing” My Morning Jacket
“If You Don’t Start Drinking (I’m Gonna Leave)” George Thorogood & The Destroyers
“If I Wasn’t Shy” They Might Be Giants
“The Air Near My Fingers” The White Stripes
“Rhyme and Reason” Dave Matthews Band
Funny, all of these but Dave Matthews are my husband’s cds.
Mine says it’s time to update the iPod:
“She Wants to Move” – N*E*R*D
“Sunburn” – Fuel
“Now I’m Here” – Queen
“Born in a Fleamarket” – Stellastarr*
“Shine Acoustic” – Muse
Ordinary Day – Vanessa Carlton
Beauty and the Beast (film version)
Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles
Summer Love/Set The Mood Prelude – Justin Timberlake
Misfits – Third Eye Blind
yikes!
“Tainted Love”- Soft Cell
“White Rabbit”- Jefferson Airplane
“Under the Sea”- I really hope no one I know reads this and discovers my secret love for Disney songs
“The Way I Are”- Timbaland (catchy song, but the poor grammar kills me)
“How to Disappear Completely”- Radiohead
Darren Hayes – “Words”
Amanda Ghost – “A Child Believes”
Wintersleep – “Wind”
James Blunt – “1973″
Vanessa Carlton – “More Than This”
I love this game! And I don’t care what it says about me!
The Cult – Love Removal Machine
Stevie Wonder – Living for the City
Alanis Morissette – Head over Feet
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds – Typical Situation
Coldplay – Sparks
Desire – Ryan Adams
Whine Up – Kat DeLuna
The Heart of the Matter – India Arie
Home – Michael Buble
2 Become 1 – Spice Girls (did I really just write that?)
The Fugees- “Manifest/Outro”
Nick Drake- “Things Behind the Sun”
Weezer- “Say It Ain’t So”
Radiohead- “Paranoid Android”
The Killers- “Daddy’s Eyes”
“I Stand Corrected” Vampire Weekend
“Stay With Me Tomorrow” Patrick Park
“Last to Know” Kevin Kane
“My Own” The Perishers
“Salute Your Solution” The Raconteurs
Tells me that I’m Canadian (Kevin Kane from Grapes of Wrath) and that I like the quiet stuff and the poppy stuff.
Candlebox, “Cover Me”
Oasis, “Wonderwall”
Seven Mary Three, “Water’s Edge”
Dashboard Confessional, “The Swiss Army Romance”
Dashboard Confessional, “Hands Down”
Blondie: “One Way or Another”
Taylor Dayne: “I’ll Be Your Shelter”
Belinda Carlisle: “Circle in the Sand”
NKOTB: “Hangin’ Tough” (obviously I have *not* edited this list)
Travis: “Coming Around”
The odd thing is, the ’80s stuff is only a small percentage of the music on my pod, yet they were the first four songs. {shrug}
Right Here/Human Nature Remix – SWV
When I Think of You – Janet Jackson
Sensitivity – Ralph Tresvant
Real Love – Jody Watley
Just a Lil Bit – 50 Cent
“I’m Gonna Miss Her” – Brad Paisley
“Free As A Bird” – The Beatles
“Do You Want Fries With That?” – Tim McGraw
“Holy Water” – Big & Rich
“Ring of Fire” – Johnny Cash
ok, i got your gay thing beat…
julie andrews – i could have danced all night
aretha – you’re all i need to get by
jill scott – getting in the way
patti lupone – being alive
george michael – i’m your man
shocking!
The Pirate’s Gospel- Alela Diane
Uninvited- Alanis Morissette (shades of 8th grade!)
Your Song- Elton John (so embarrassing!)
Renegade- Styx (even more embarrassing)
Seaside Rendezvous- Queen
Paperback Writer – the Beatles
Key West Intermezzo – John Mellencamp
Crocodile Rock – Elton John
Don’t Get Me Wrong – the Pretenders
Juliet – Stevie Nicks
The Ipod must be be in a classic rock mood =)
All that Jazz-Chicago Soundtrack
Fallin-Alicia Keys
Southern Hospitality-Ludacris
Before I Gaze at you Again-Camelot Soundtrack
Barbie Girl-Aqua
1. “Everything” by Delirious? from Glo
2. Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy) by Toby Mac
3. A Song for Milly Michaelson by Thrice
4. C-Minor by mewithoutYou
5. Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles
Shawn Colvin – Get Out Of This House
Liz Phair – Supernova (live)
Jill Sobule – Tender Love
Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon – Jackson
Allison Crowe – Northern Lad
Elliott Smith, “Almost Over”
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, “Biomusicology”
Radiohead, “Black Star”
Clutch, “The Regulator”
Fugazi, “Bulldog Front”