Last night, returning home from a weekend visit to visit my mom’s house, I was charged with the all-important task of doling out Werther’s Originals delicious snacks and playing iPod deejay. The last five songs on our road trip prove that I was subconsciously in the mood for songs with parenthetical song titles (but then again, when am I not?) and that I was feeling nostalgic for late ’80s/early ’90s dance music. Here’s the unfiltered (and not completely embarrassing) set list:
Carly Simon, "(We Have) No Secrets"
Sandra Bernhard, "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
Soul II Soul, "Get a Life"
Clubland (featuring Zemya Hamilton), "Torture (In the Name of Love)"
Stereo MC’s, "Connected"
Okay, I got the party started, and now it’s your turn: What were the last five songs you played on your iPod (or stereo)? And remember: No editing allowed, even if you’re coming off a deeply dubious "Macarena"-"Mambo No. 5" double-header!
Babies (Natasha Bedingfield)
I Adore Mi Amor (Color Me Badd)
Love Never Loved Me (Geri Halliwell)
Separate Ways (Journey)
Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer (Sophie Ellis Bextor) I’m obsessed with this song!!!!
Andy, That’s freaky! I’m obsessed with “Heartbreak Make Me a Dancer” as well!
“I Will” – Beatles
“Come On Closer” – Jem
“Rosalinda’s Eyes” – Billy Joel
“Mystery Man” – the Outfield
“Ram On” – Paul McCartney
I’m currently on a Smashing Pumpkins kick, don’t ask how it got started, maybe that new Watchmen trailer:
The Everlasting Gaze
The Beginning is the End is the Beginning
1979
Tonight, Tonight
Real Love
Not embarassing, but defintely eclectic. Can you say “shuffle”?
Naive – The Kooks
Nothing is Good Enough – Aimee Mann
(You’re) Timeless to Me – John Travolta, Christopher Walken
Caramel – Suzanne Vega
Stan – Eminem (featuring Dido)
If You Want It by Lenny Kravitz
Who Needs Sleep by Barenaked Ladies
Slave by Weezer
Mercy (Live at Brixton Hall) by John Mayer
Summer Breeze (live at Hard Rock-Crossroads concert) by Jason Mraz
I was cleaning the house yesterday so this is my get me going music…
Express Yourself- Madonna
I Don’t Feel Like Dancing- Scissor Sisters
Breathless- The Corrs
Walk This World- Heather Nova
My Love is Your Love (Jonathan Peters Remix)- Whitney Houston
I had to do a lot of driving recently, and I like listening to ColdPlay in the car, so my last five are all off their new album.
1. The Fly ~ U2
2. I’m Yours ~ Jason Mraz
3. Amber ~ 311
4. Houses of the Holy ~ Led Zeppelin
5. Superman ~ R.E.M.
irreplaceable- beyonce
when you put your hands on me- christina aguilera (i haven’t listened to this song since i was in third grade… why oh why did i listen to it last night?)
porcelain- david cook (off of analog heart)
stitches- david cook
always be my baby- mariah carey
I was listening to my Otis Redding Playlist so my last five songs were:
A Change is Gonna Come
Respect
Try a Little Tenderness
Love Man
Shake
Gotta love Otis Redding
Northern Star- Melanie C
Hurts So Good- John Cougar (he’ll always be Cougar to me)
I Get The Job Done- Big Daddy Kane
My Heart Goes Bang-Dead or Live (Killer Track!)
Galbi- Ofra Haza
Mr. Pitiful–Matt Kosta
I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues–Elton John & Mary J. Blige
You Are the Music in Me–from High School Musical 2
Bleeding Love–Leona Lewis
Don’t Touch Me (Throw Da Water on ‘Em)–Busta Rhymes
Before that it was a ton of Mamma Mia!, as I just saw the movie yesterday.
“Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” – KT Tunstall
“Somewhere Over The Rainbow” – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
“Long Trip Alone” – Dierks Bentley
“Fields of Gold” – Sting
“There You Are” – Martina McBride
I have no shame:
Take Me To The River (Live) – Al Green, Sheryl Crow, Lenni Kravitz, B B King, Paul Schaffer
Me, Myself and I – De La Soul
Pony – Ginuwine
Fantastic Voyage – Lakeside
Don’t Let me be Misunderstood – Santa Esmarelda