Do the shuffle, take 3
Wednesday, October 26, 2005Because it’s a slow day, it’s time to revisit the Shuffle! Everyone play along—mp3 player, random play, first 15 tracks, embarrassment be damned!
- Prince - Diamonds and Pearls
- Leon Redbone - Lulu’s Back in Town
- Cat Power - I Found a Reason
- Brian Wilson - In Blue Hawaii
- Howard Alden & Bucky Pizzarelli - Shine
- Devendra Banhart - Quedate Luna
- New Classic Singers - No Matter What Shape Your Stomach is In/Tijuana Taxi
- The Posies - Flood of Sunshine
- Blackalicious - Reanimation
- Rheostatics - Junction Foil Ball
- Blur - Good Song
- Marilyn Manson - This is the New Shit
- Imogen Heap - Daylight Robbery
- Themesong to The Courtship of Eddie’s Father
- Ray Charles - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Whew… for a minute there I was beginning to think I wasn’t going to have anything embarrassing. Thank heavens for the New Classic Singers and old tv themes!
Sarah says:
Pixies - Palace of the Brine
Mark Mothersbaugh - Ping Island/Lightning Strike Rescue Op
Pete Yorn - Simonize
Coldplay - Amsterdam
Nine Simone - Don’t Smoke In Bed
Richard Ashcroft - New York
Elliott Smith - Everything Means Nothing To Me
Janet Jackson - If
Madonna - Lucky Star
Weezer - No One Else
Pink Floyd - On the Run
Bon Jovi - Have a Nice Day
Interpol - Take You On A Cruise
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Head Up High
Feist - Inside and Out
Okay, slight embarrassment with the Janet Jackson and you may think there is also some in regard to the Bon Jovi, but nope!
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Sarah says:
1. Iron & Wine - No Moon
2. Billy Joel - Piano man
3. Ani DiFranco - Shy
4. Etta James - At Last
5. Ben Folds - Bastard
6. Dave Matthews Band - Lover Lay Down
7. Seven Year Bitch - The Scratch
8. Ani DiFranc0 - Fire Door
9. Foo Fighters - Disenchanted Lullabye
10. Maroon 5 - Harder To Breathe
11. Belle & Sebastian - Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying
12. Sinéad O’Connor - Troy
13. John Hartford - Indian War Whoop
14. Ben Harper - Another Lonely Day
15. Howie Day - Perfect Time of Day
Hmm. I was kind of hoping for a more embarassing selection. Dammit, Christina Aguilera! Where are you when I need you!?
Joe says:
The Beatles - Piggies
Stephen Malkmus - Animal Midnight
Belle & Sebastian - Storytelling
The Kinks - This Man He Weeps Tonight
The Clash - Paul’s Tune
Arcade Fire - Une Annee Sans Lumiere
Lou Barlow - Monkey Begun
Tall Dwarfs - Baby It’s Over
Elton John - My Father’s Gun
David Bowie - Sound And Vision
Tom Waits - A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun
Loretta Lynn - Have Mercy on Me
Kermit the Frog & Fozzy Bear - Moving Right Along
Jay-Z + DJ Danger Mouse - Justify My Thug
Giant Drag - yflmd
Nothing too embarassing, but Billy Joel just narrowly missed the list. Phew! Wait...did I just say that out loud?
Johnny says:
Malkmus, Muppets, Bowie, and Barlow? That could easily have been my list!
James says:
The Magnetic Fields - Underwear
Big Star - The India Song
Over The Rhine - Last Night
Rheostatics - These Days Are Good For The Canadian Conservative Youth Party Alliance
Shellac - The Copper Song
Talking Heads - Crosseyed and Painless
Frank Black - Whiskey In Your Shoes
Everything But The Girl - Missing (Remix)
Billy Bragg - Accident Waiting To Happen
Frank Black - Can I Get A Witness?
The Wedding Present - Kennedy
Zeros - Don’t Push Me Around
Sufjan Stevens - The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders
The Specials - Too Hot
The Diodes - Behind Those Eyes
Joe says:
Carly Simon—You’re So Vain
Pixies—Brick is Red
Pixies—Ed is Dead
Talking Heads—Pulled Up
Radiohead—Electioneering
The Clash—Koka Kola
Ween—Roses Are Free
J Davis Trio—The Breath of a Tiny Dragon
Kiss—Strutter
X—Real Child of Hell
Frank Zappa—Keep It Greasy
Fugazi—Brendan #1
X—Because I Do
Ween—What Deaner Was Talkin’ About
Joni Mitchell—In France They Kiss on Main Street
Fink says:
Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger
Primal Scream - Shoot Speed/Kill Light
U2 - Unforgettable Fire
OLP - Dont Stop
Bob Marley - Redemption Song
OLP - Angels/Losing/Sleep
U2 - Whos Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Foo Fighters - Free Me
Van Morrison - You Make Me Feel So Free
Ian Brown - Northern Lights
Weezer - Island In The Sun
Travis - Side
Simon & Garfunkel - America
Ocean Colour Scene - Riverboat Song
Stereophonics - Rainbows And Pots Of Gold
John says:
Teenage Caveman - Beat Happening
Luminous - The Spinanes
Memhis in the Meantime - John Hiatt
The Streets of America - Bad Religion
Portland, Oregon - Loretta Lynn
Paper Boats - Nada Surf
Venom Wearin’ Demin - Junior Brown
High School Psychopath II - The Queers
Ohh Las Vegas - Cowboy Junkies
Hall of Heads - They Might Be Giants
Hotel Yorba - The White Stripes
Sad Professor - R.E.M
You Will Always Be the Same - Ryan Adams
Tommys - The Hangdogs
Houseboat - Bloodoranges
Lookin’ At The World Through A Windshield (Live) - Son Volt
John says:
Teenage Caveman - Beat Happening
Luminous - The Spinanes
Memhis in the Meantime - John Hiatt
The Streets of America - Bad Religion
Portland, Oregon - Loretta Lynn
Paper Boats - Nada Surf
Venom Wearin’ Demin - Junior Brown
High School Psychopath II - The Queers
Ohh Las Vegas - Cowboy Junkies
Hall of Heads - They Might Be Giants
Hotel Yorba - The White Stripes
Sad Professor - R.E.M
You Will Always Be the Same - Ryan Adams
Tommys - The Hangdogs
Houseboat - Bloodoranges
Lookin’ At The World Through A Windshield (Live) - Son Volt
Jenn says:
Ima Robot - Here Comes The Bombs
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
O-Zone - Despre Tine
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Mandy Moore - In My Pocket
Eisley - Telescope Eyes
Cleveland Lounge - Drowning
John Mellencamp - Wild Night
Chicago (The Musical) - We Both Reached For The Gun
Rilo Kiley - Sword
Plankeye - Beautiful
Dashboard Confessional - Age Six Racer
Aesop Rock - Fast Cars (Radio Edit)
L.L. Cool J - Loungin’
Deftones - Change (In The House of Flies)
mark says:
1) She’s Losing It - B&S
2) Play God - Chagall Guevara
3) Like Like the the the Death - Silver Jews
4) The Strength - The Crucified
5) Little Lines - Guided by Voices
6) God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
7) Everything Takes Forever - His Name Is Alive
8) Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
9) Don’t Hate Yourself - The Swirling Eddies
10) Innocent When You Dream (Barroom) - Tom Waits
11) Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues - Bob Dylan
12) Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Radiohead
13) B For Boredoms - Boredoms
14) Gypsy Eyes - Jimi Hendrix
15) Janie Jones - The Clash
Joe says:
1. Monte A Dentro / Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán
2. Clair de Lune / Claude Debussy
3. Grace, Too / The Tragically Hip
4. The Canadian Dream / Sam Roberts
5. Daddy’s Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car / U2
6. Run Like Hell / Pink Floyd
7. Needles In My Eyes / The Beta Band
8. We Gotta Live Together / Jimi Hendrix
9. Everything’s Not Lost / Coldplay
10. Starálfur / Sigur Rós
11. Welcome to the Occupation / R.E.M.
12. No Surprises / Radiohead
13. Detroit Swing 66 / Gomez
14. Once In A Lifetime / Talking Heads
15. Mellow Song / Blur
Silus Grok says:
I’ve posted mine on my blog, but will post here too (for ease of use):
Dueling Banjos: Arthur Smith & Jeff Whittington | Destination Appalachia
You Are My Love: Jamiroquai | Travelling Without Moving
Spain: Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin | Play
One More Angel: Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - 1982 Broadway Cast
Thick As Thieves: Natalie Merchant | Ophelia
Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?: Bryan Adams | Don Juan DeMarco
Rushing: Moby | Play
L’autre nous: Autour De Lucie | Immobile
Don’t Get Around Much: Bobby Darin | Mack the Knife (The Best Of, Vol. 2)
Old Grey Mare: Tin Hat Trio | Helium
I Dream Of You: Bing Crosby | WWII Radio Christmas Show
Find A Way: Ponticello | The Escape Artiste
Ne m’oubliez mie: Anonymous 4 | Love’s Illusion
Freedom Cry: Deep Forest | Bohème
How Indiscreet: Andrew Bird | The Swimming Hour
My shuffle seemed to choose some of the most grandma-friendly stuff I own. Trust me: the other 3000 songs I own are much, much hipper.
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Silus Grok says:
Oops… bungled the link. Here’s the link to the post in question.
Luke says:
1. A.C. Newman - Homemade Bombs in the Afternoon
2. Cheap Trick - Clock Strikes Ten
3. Elton John - My Father’s Gun
4. Supergrass - Sad Girl
5. Elton John - Love Song
6. Feist - One Evening
7. The New Pornographers - Falling Through Your Clothes
8. Cheap Trick - Surrender
9. Okkervil River - Black
10. Cat Power - Love to Be Silly
11. Supergrass - Road to Rouen
12. The New Pornographers - High Art, Local News
13. Magnetic Fields - All My Little Words
14. Cheap Trick - Goodnight
15. Elton John - Burn Down the Mission
Ouch… Three Cheap Tricks and Elton Johns apiece. Can you tell I have the small iPod shuffle and that I filled it with specific albums?
Eva says:
I never use shuffle, because I have too many different things that don’t go together, and mess like this comes out:
Beck - Girl
John Corigliano- Coitus Musicalis; Victoria’s departure (red violin soundtrack)
St. Lawrence String Quartet - II. Teneramente- Ruvido - Presto
Beck - Chain Reaction
Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 8 in C minor Op. 110 Allegretto
Shostakovich - Jazz Suite #2, Dance 2
Procol Harum - Mabel
St. Lawrence String Quartet - Lullaby
Sibelius - ??
radiohead - There there
The Postal Service - Recycled Air
Jimmy Eat World - Just Tonight
They Might Be Giants - Boss of me
Ben Folds - There’s always someone cooler than you
Beck - Send a message to her
(I recently emptied my ipod, and I’m not done refilling it yet. I started with the classical stuff.)
Richat says:
Here it is...a little Minneapolis-ish apparently. Really, I don’t usually listen to that much of it!
I also don’t tend to use the shuffle...my moods are a little more rigid than my tastes…
Daniel Lanois - For the Beauty of Wynona
Beastie Boys - Groove Holmes
Bob Mould - Heartbreak a Stranger
Junior Murvin - Just My Imagination
Rheostatics - Something the committee Thought You Should Know
Paul Westerberg - Knockin’ Em Back
The Replacements - Skyway
Ella Fitzgerald - But not For Me
Skydiggers - No One Could
The Jam - slow Down
Richmond fontaine - winner’s Casino
Juliana Hatfield - Forever Baby
Sarah Harmer - Took It All
Golden Smog - Until You Came Along
the Band - Jawbone
brian says:
1. Sparklehorse – “Comfort me”
2. Beck – “Black Tambourine”
3. Mercury Rev – “You’re my Queen”
4. Bright Eyes – “Center of the World”
5. Flaming Lips – “The Gash”
6. Super Furry Animals – “Presidential Suite”
7. Guided By Voices – “Atom Eyes”
8. Black Flag – “Damaged”
9. Guided By Voices – “Mag Earwhig”
10. Tommy James & the Shondels – “Mirage”
11. Grateful Dead – “Uncle John’s Band”
12. Guided By Voices – “Red Men & their Wives”
13. Ramones – “53rd 3rd”
14. of Montreal – “Dreamy Day of Daydreaming”
15. Sparklehorse – “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Again bit by the 512 iPod shuffle bug.
Phil says:
1. Pony St. - Elvis Costello
2. Little Fury Bugs - Death Cab For Cutie
3. Singin’ in the Bathtub - John Lithgow
4. Pillar To Post - Aztec Camera
5. That’s How We Do It in L.A. - Lindsey Buckingham
6. Skin - Oingo Boingo
7. Sleepy - The Lilac Time
8. Dr. Roberts Second Opinion - Bill Lloyd
9. A Woman Of Substance - Nigel Hess
10. Encounter At Crescendo Summit - John Williams
11. Criminal - The Pretenders
12. Sit On My Face - Monty Python
13. Thinking of You - The Colourfield
14. Moving in My Heart - Neal Morse
15. Bucket of Girls - David Mead
JellyGirl says:
Long time lurker, first time commenter. I finally came out of the shadows to play!
1. Saturday’s Alright (for Fighting), Nickelback, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle OST
2. Save Tonight, Eagle Eye Cherry, Save Tonight
3. Piano Concerto #4 in G Minor, II Largo, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Rachmaninov
4. Something Wicked This Way Comes, Barry Adamson, Oedipus Schmoedipus
5. Stellar (Acoustic), Incubus, Drive
6. Lisa Listen, Lisa Loeb, Tails
7. Throw Your Hands Up, Yoko Blaqustone, Back to My Base
8. It’s Business As Usual, Barry Adamson, Oedipus Shmoedipus
9. Murmullo, Buena Vista Social Club, Buena Vista Social Club
10. The Yellow River (Piano Concerto) Prelude, Daniel Epstein, Yin Cheng Zong
11. Sinnerman, Nina Simone, Verve Unmixed 2
12. La Bayamesa, Buena Vista Social Club, Buena Vista Social Club
13. You Are The Universe, The Brand New Heavies, Trunk Funk: The Best of The Brand New Heavies
14. I’m Not Alone, Crystal Kay, Natural
15. Lo Dudo, Pepe & the Bottle Blonds, Latenight Betty