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title: 10 Random Songs
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- Music
You are invited to list the first 10 songs in your music library when put on random:
- Guns in the Ghetto, by Randy’s All Stars (Impact)
An import disc that Kate bought at the Black Tomato in Ottawa.
- Hola’ Hovito, by Jay-Z (The Blueprint)
This song promptly eared a one-star rating, never to be seen in my play list again.
- Swimming in Your Ocean, by Crashtest Dummies (God Shuffled His Feet)
I like Crashtest Dummies perhaps because the lead singer has a low bassy voice that I can emulate. I consistently would sing The Superman Song at top volume while on watch during my Class Afloat trip.
- Comfortably Numb, by Pink Floyd (The Wall)
Why does this song (and this album) still seem so relevant?
- So Hysterically, by Charley Beck (Life’s Pleasures?)
Charley performed at a couple of events with the Picklecatz. Support independent musicians!
- I Miss You (Album Version), by Björk (Telegram)
Icelandic pop, who woulda thunk it? We used to listen to this a lot in university.
- Tuning In (Dub Mix), by Groove Armada (Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub))
Excellent funky electronic beats.
- The Jealous Kind, by Joe Cocker (Joe Cocker’s Greatest Hits)
Everybody needs classic rock.
- Mystic Eyes, by Them (Classic Rock - Rock Renaissance II)
But how much classic rock is too much?
- Running Three, by Tykwer, Klimek, Heil (Soundtrack: Run Lola Run)
Great movie, with catchy music that puts hooks in your ears. Maybe I’m just a sucker for German-accented English…
So, unlike the instructions, I did do a modification. A lot of the music that is in our library is arguably Kate’s music (since most of the 750 CDs we have were hers to begin with). I have my own custom smart playlist, which filters out a bunch of genres (Classical, Country, etc.) and some artists (Ani DiFranco). As well, as per the comment above, anything that is rated below 3 stars is also filtered out. That still leaves 5,607 songs. I think of that as "my" music library.
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