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Does anyone else occasionally play their entire MP3 collection, new wave and not, on Random Play? I'm always amused at some of the weird and varied songs that crop up next to eachother. So what happens if you go to your player right now and do this? What 5 songs play in order?? Try to be completely honest. It's not a contest to impress anybody - just a study in serendipitous juxtaposition.

Here's my 5 from tonight:

California by The Wedding Present - pop goodness from Otters
Decades by Joy Division - I kid you not [:I]
July Jones by The New Pornographers - not sure if I've ever listened to this before
Henehene Kou 'Aka by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - aaah, like being back in the Islands
Conduct by The Durutti Column - a second Factory product amongst 14,000 songs, hmmm.

I do this all the time Blir. I prefer to listen randomly, that way I don't run songs into the ground. Thank god for iTunes, which can handle my 90 gigs without a hiccup.

Last five songs:

5. Roxy Music - Angel Eyes (playing right now)
4. T'Pau - China In Your Hand
3. Made For TV - So Afraid Of The Russians
2. Oingo Boingo - Something Isn't Right
1. Private Lives - Living In A World

Valerie[:)]

Pickin' It Up--Hot Hot Heat
Evil--Interpol
Teenarama--The Records
Doot Doot--Freur
Everybody--Madonna

Then a strange group of five or six Interpol and Franz Ferdinand songs in a row; funny how they cluster like that. I like to set it on shuffle too, though I had to take off the classical and opera because that was a little too schizo, plus I needed the room.

Amazing how some people get 2 or more of the same band in a row. My iTunes is on shuffle ALL DAY almost every day and that has never happened to me, not even once. Anyway, how's this for random:

I Concentrate On You, Frank Sinatra
Pillar Of Davidson, Live
Under the Boardwalk, Tom Tom Club
You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side, Morrissey
Air on a G String, Johann Sebastian Bach

Ah, variety.....the spice of life [;)]

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[quote][i]Originally posted by marvymarv[/i]
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Air on a G String, Johann Sebastian Bach

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He said "Air on a G String," heh heh, heh heh (said in Beavis & Butthead voice).

[quote][i]Originally posted by hexicon[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by marvymarv[/i]
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Air on a G String, Johann Sebastian Bach

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He said "Air on a G String," heh heh, heh heh (said in Beavis & Butthead voice).[/quote]

LOL, I figured someone might point that out! I realized as I was typing it that whoa - this could be something funny [:D] It almost belongs in the ass crack thread. Now some g-string decorated crack (on a slim, fit girl) I would'nt mind seeing [:0]

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Here To Stay - New Order
All The World Loves Lovers - Prefab Sprout
On Tooting Broadway Station - Kitchens Of Distinction
Jealous Of Youth - The The
The Return of Jack and Judy - The Ramones

Fall Down - Toad the Wet Sprocket
One World - The Police
For Emily, Whenever I may Find her - Simon & Garfunkel
Three is a Magic Number - Best of Schoolhouse Rock
World Without Love - Anything Box

It's my wife's ipod which explains #1 & 3.
Our older daughter is in Kindergarten which explains #4 (OK I like it too).
#2 and 5 are songs I downloaded.

Here is what I got after I read this thread:

Paul McCartney-Let It Be (from Live Aid)
Roxy Music-Slave to Love
Camper Van Beethoven-Pictures of Matchstick Men
Yes-Changes
Talk Talk-Its My Life

Almost forgot about my own thread. Just earlier waiting for my oil change...

Leaving - Fra Lippo Lippi
I'm Coming Over (demo) - X - off the Los Angeles bonus tracks
Solitary Confinement - The Members - a 1978 classic!
Agony Until Death - Front 242
Art & Shopping - Sportique - a 2002 track with some of that playful 80s punkish element, very Buzzcocks-ish, check it out!

Pat Metheney - The Way Up
MC 900ft. Jesus - While the City Sleeps
Our Lady Peace - The Story Of 100 Aisles
Ottorino Respighi - Fountains of Rome
Blue Oyster Cult - The Revenge Vera Gemini

ok, that was weird...

1) Pay the Ghosts - Transvision Vamp
2) Blue - Elastica
3) I Just Can't be Happy Today - The Damned
4) Tommy Gun - The Clash
5) At Midnight (Live) - The Mighty Lemon Drops

I don't normally randomize my mp3's. I usually play a full-length album (band-wise). Soooo, I became more curious and got these to follow:

6) Ghosts - Japan
7) Where is my Mind - Pixies
Far Cry - Blue Zoo
9) Let's Go Ape - Brian Brigss
10) The Puppet - Echo & the Bunnymen

How interesting! [8D][:D] I would never deliberately listen to the above songs in such order...

ABC - Show Me
The Honorary Title -Revealing Too Much
The Rakes - Open Book
Refused - Worms Of The Senses/Faculties Of The Skull
David Sylvian - Sunlight Seen Through Towering Trees
David Sylvian - Pulling Punches
Duran Duran - Wild Boys (Wilder Than Wild Boys) Extended Mix
New Musik -A Train On Twisted Tracks
Radiohead - Just
The Fall - Bournemouth Runner

Oh sure, to be young and head over heals means rules be damned, que sera sera, the world is your oyster...just look at you guys, posting more than 5 tracks in a 5 track thread. The nerve! [:D]

OOPS - sorry. [B)] Hope I didn't fuck up a pie chart or something, you geek. [:D][:D][:D]