To play: put your digital music player on shuffle, click play, and list the first ten songs that show up. You must resist the temptation to click past the bad or embarrassing songs. Leave your list in comments or trackbacks.
Here’s my list:
1. “I Don’t Believe You” — George Harrison and Bob Dylan (Live at Columbia Studio B, 1970)
2. “He Was a Friend of Mine” — Cat Power (Peel Session)
3. “Means to An End” — Joy Division
4. “N.Y.” — Doves
5. “Kaze Wo Atsumete” — Happy End (Lost in Translation soundtrack)
6. “1917″ — The Fiery Furnaces
7. “Time to Build” — The Beastie Boys
8. “Biscuits” — Ghostface Killah
9. “What a Shame” — The Rolling Stones
10. “Radio Cure” — Wilco
Favorite Song: “He Was a Friend of Mine” — but it’s a very soft favorite.
Least Favorite Song: “1917″
Favorite Album: Lost in Translation soundtrack
What’s on your list?
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Rod:
I do so love this ritual.
1) Honky Tonkin’ - Townes Van Zandt
2) Guilford Fall - Fugazi
3) Soul Sister - The Gaylads
4) Choir - A Certain Ratio
5) Hey Boy - Brenda & The Tabulations
6) Church Street Soul Revival - Tommy James & The Shondells
7) Una Fuerza Alla - Jonathan Richman
8) Movin’ Too Fast - Artful Dodger
9) I Found That Essence Rare - Gang Of Four
10) Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts - Wolf Parade
Favorite Song: Movin’ Too Fast
Least Favorite: Once again, none.
Favorite Album: Apologies to the Queen Mary, sure to be one of the albums of the year when it’s all over.
Mikhail:
We’re Going To Be Friends — The White Stripes
My Last Affair — Howlin’ Wolf
What A Good Woodman — Lee Perry
Dachau Blues — Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
She Watch Channel Zero –Public Enemy
Bam Bam — Toots & The Maytals
Ace Of Spades — Motorhead
Mountain Song — Jane’s Addiction
The Power And The Glory – Spiritualized
Juicin’ The Dark — Cody Chesnutt
somegirl:
aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhhhhhhh…my ipod’s not working!
everything seems to be there when it’s plugged into itunes, but when i try to use it standalone it appears blank! anyone ever had this happen to them?
if someone can help me, please email me. pretty please help me. someone?
(if you could see the pathetic look on my face, you’d want to come to my rescue.)
and (gawd i hate itunes) does anyone know of some way i can save my playlists w/o manually putting the songs into my library?
and why can’t you shuffle through itunes anyway? that so sucks.
Matt:
you *can* shuffle through iTunes, somegirl — that’s how I make my lists (I don’t have an iPod).
The shuffle button is located in the lower left hand corner; it has two criss-crossing arrows. Click that on, then click play, and you should be in business.
somegirl:
ok i feel really dumb now matt. (used to that though)
i have never taken the time to learn itunes…well, it’s more like my attempts haven’t stuck.
got any suggestions for my other problems?
and if anyone else can help, the email is somegirl@allspinzone.com
(yeah, i’m still begging)
somegirl:
1. Angel of Harlem -U2
2. A Long Time, A Long Way to Go - Todd Rundgren
3. The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
4. Show Me A Little Shame - Ben Harper
5. Third World Girl - Marvin Gaye
6. Down By The River - Indigo Girls
7. Man Out of Time - Elvis Costello
8. Blood in Blood Out - Jedi Mind Tricks
9. Save the Country - Laura Nyro
10. You Stole My Money Honey - Stereophonics
Favorite Song: A Long Time, A Long Way to Go
Least Favorite Song: Angel of Harlem
Favorite Album: Midnight Love
agi t prop:
Can’t miss the Friday ritual. So, here’s a random thirteen:
1. Lady Stardust - David Bowie
2. Calendars and Clocks - The Coral
3. Coming Back - The Crystal Method
4. Stealing Fat - The Dust Brothers (from Fight Club Soundtrack)
5. Chain Gangs - Noam Chomsky (from Free Market Fantasies)
6. Kind Hearted Woman - Eric Clapton
7. Autumn Shade - The Vines
8. Simple Pages - Weezer
9. That’s The Story Of My Life - Velvet Underground
10. Sleep Alone - Moby
11. A Time To Be So Small - Interpol
12. Certain Leaders in Government Look Act Like Certain Pop Culture References - David Cross
13. I’d Love To Change The World - Ten Years After
Favorite Song: Lady Stardust
Least Favorite Song: Sleep Alone
Favorite Album: Velvet Underground & Nico
The Long Cut ...we'll get there eventually:
Friday Random Ten - 10.21.05
Time for Friday Random Ten, where you hit shuffle on your favorite digital music player (for me my Windows MediaPlayer at work) and report on the first ten songs that it spits out. More free and legal (I think) mp3’s
Brian:
1. “Lorelei” - The Pogues
2. “Divide and Conquer” - Husker Du
3. “Take Down the Union Jack” - Billy Bragg and the Blokes
4. “Tracks Of My Tears” - Smokey Robinson
5. “Broken Butterflies” - Lucinda Williams
6. “TV Movie” - Pulp
7. “Bankshot” - Operation Ivy
8. “Jacqueline” - Franz Ferdinand
9. “Neighborhood #2 (Laika)” - Arcade Fire
10. “Lookin’ Out Forever” - Paul Westerberg
Favorite Song: “Lorelei”
Lease Favorite Song: “Divide and Conquer”
Favorite Album: Pulp - This is Hardcore
andrea's journal:
Friday Random Ten
Boy, am I late with this today! Blatantly copied from Matt at The Tattered Coat: put your digital music player on shuffle, click play, and list the first ten songs that show up. You must resist the temptation to click past the bad or embarrassing song…
the smedley log » Blog Archive » Friday Random Ten XXII(that’s okay, man, ’cause I love God):
[…] It’s that time. Set it to random, hit play, see what comes out. (Playing well with others: Andrea, Ben, Bob, Fred, Luna, Mac, Marisa, Mark’s “free and legal” edition, and Matt) 1. Where Fishes Go - Live (The Distance to Here) 2. The Man I Used to Be - Jellyfish (Bellybutton) 3. Thunderstorm - Matthew Sweet (In Reverse) 4. So Cruel - U2 (Achtung Baby) 5. Deal - Dr. John (Deadicated) 6. Glorified G - Pearl Jam (Vs.) 7. Ohio - Over the Rhine (Ohio) 8. Heaven - Better than Ezra (Deluxe) 9. Bush League - Lost Dogs (Scenic Routes) 10. Praise - Marvin Gaye (The Very Best of Marvin Gaye) […]
Mikhail:
In iTunes, you can create a Smart Playlist of 10 songs chosen at random. Voila!
Phila:
CHROME - Eyes on Mars
LESLEY GORE - I Don’t Wanna Be a Loser
MARY HOPKIN - Silver Birch and Weeping Willow
MULUQEN MELLESSE - Tenesh Kelbe Lay
MEMPHIS JUG BAND - Dirty Butter
BARBARA MORGENSTERN - Im Flug
HEZEKIAH JENKINS - The Panic Is On
BLACK BOX RECORDER - Girl Singing In the Wreckage
ANNETTE HANSHAW- Don’t Be Like That
KESKIDEE TRIO - Congo Bara
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