# A Musical Taste Snapshot: Your First 10 Random Playlist Songs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 17, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108 "2006-09-17T22:45:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/41 "2006-09-19T22:00:56Z")
1. “Sleeping In” – The Postal Service 2. “As It Is When It Was” – New Order 3. “Melt Show” – The Old 97’s 4. “The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove” – Dead Can Dance 5. “Big Town” – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 6. “That Old Black Magic” – Louis Prima & Keely Smith 7. “When Angels Play Their Drum Machines” – Hefner 8. “Frug” – Rilo Kiley 9. “Tonight I Think I’m Gonna Go Downtown” – Jimmie Dale Gilmore 10. “Hackensack” – Fountains of Wayne ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/42 "2006-09-19T22:26:26Z")
Let’s see: Prince - She Spoke 2 Me The Beatles - Come Together Roxette - It Must Have Been Love Don Henley - The Boys of Summer No Doubt - Bathwater Village People - Go West Ivana Santilli - If I Ever Fall (Part 2) Alicia Keys - Heartburn Crowded House - Not the Girl You Think You Are Chaka Khan & Rufus - Everlasting Love Not a bad sample of my musical tastes. A little light on my favourite type of music - funk. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/43 "2006-09-19T22:27:49Z")
Hmm. Starting, for convenience, with the song currently playing: “Broken World,” by the Lost City Angels “I Need A Man,” by the Eurhythmics “This Punk Thing,” by Funeral Oration “End of Time,” Danzig “MTV Get Off The Air,” Dead Kennedys “Christina the Astonishing,” Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “The Invisible Man,” Queen “Vote for Love,” Tiamat “Higher than the Sky,” Nightingale “Jole du Fromage,” Squonk Opera Now I get to see how many people have ever even heard of Squonk Opera. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/44 "2006-09-19T22:33:13Z")
I’ll play, I have fun snooping other people’s bookshelves and music racks… Marillion - “The Only Unforgivable Thing” Primus - “John the Fisherman” Dead Can Dance “Black Sun” The Radio - “Whatever Gets You” Pixies - “In Heaven” Blake Babies - “Downtime” Mary’s Danish - “Cover Your Face” Elastica - “The Way I Like It” 10000 Maniacs - “Gold Rush Bridges” Sisters of Mercy - “Lucretia My Reflection” ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/45 "2006-09-19T23:08:39Z")
No Love - The Get Up Kids Happy in the Meantime (Remix) - Lit No Hidden Track - Okkervil River Make It Last - Stroke 9 Take It - Staind Today - The Smashing Pumpkins Underneath It All - Nine Inch Nails Laughing Stock - Grandaddy Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Radiohead Exhausted - Foo Fighters Broke - Modest Mouse Not a bad little summation. ---
**Author:** ![elelator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba8739/32.png) [@elelator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelator)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/46 "2006-09-19T23:24:52Z")
Puffin’ on a Coffin Nail - Dirty Pretty Things Coconut Telegraph - Jimmy Buffett The Wanton Song - Led Zeppelin If Not For You - Bob Dylan Girl - The Beatles It Had to be You - Frank Sinatra Stayed Awake All Night - BTO John Henry - Memphis Slim Swearing’s for Art Students - Elle Milano The Holloways - London Town ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/47 "2006-09-19T23:36:15Z")
[QUOTE=Scissorjack] The first ten songs I have cued up on Random Shuffle on iTunes - and a snapshot of my current musical tastes - are: No masaging the playlists to look hipper, now, but care to share your musical snapshot with the rest of the class? [/QUOTE] Teen Age Riot - Sonic Youth Take Off Your Clothes - Meat Puppets Kwela Blues - Lemmy “Special” Mabuse Dirty White Boy - Foreigner Pushit - Tool The Anthem - Good Charlotte Ten Times - Rollins Band For Whom The Bell Tolls (The Irony Of All) - Metallica & DJ Spooky Manaus (Word Of Incantation) - Tellu Going Down - Jeff Beck Group ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/48 "2006-09-19T23:48:24Z")
From my 8475-track iTunes library: Dvorak - Cello concerto, 1st movement Dello Joio - Nocturne in E Mecano - Me Colé En Una Fiesta Milhaud - Symphony no. 2, 3rd movement Camera Obscura - If Looks Could Kill Rufus Wainwright - Vicious World Dar Williams - The Hudson Cirque du Soleil - Réveil Emiliana Torrini - Sunny Road Hindemith - String quartet no. 4, 2nd movement ---
**Author:** ![MissMossie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/49 "2006-09-20T00:12:11Z")
Perfect Situation-Weezer Arabian Nights-Aladin Soundtrack Pick Yer Nose-Ani DiFranco Do Re Mi-sung by Ani DiFranco, but actually a Woody Guthrie song I’ve Seen Better Days-Bare Naked Ladies Time After Time-Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Garden of Simple-Ani DiFranco Ball and Chain-Janis Joplin Never There-Cake Rough Sex-Lords of Acid ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/50 "2006-09-20T00:12:34Z")
Deep Purple - Dick Todd All My Life - Putney Dandridge A Million Dreams - Isham Jones & His Orchestra Blame It on the Blues - Sidney Bechet Easter Parade - Guy Lombardo Bubbling Over With Love - Jack Leon & his Band Farewell Blues - Ed Polcer 7tet Mysterious Mose - Bobby Dixon’s Broadcasters Tell Me With Your Kisses - Fats Waller Dark Town Strutter’s Ball - Coleman Hawkins ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/51 "2006-09-20T01:45:56Z")
Using Winamp with 2047 files. **Sugar** - Gift. **Stanley Jordan** - Street Talk. **Laurie Anderson** - O Superman. **Prince** - Darling Nikki. **Peter Gabriel** - Digging In the Dirt. **The Tragically Hip** - New Orleans is Sinking. **Duran Duran** - All She Wants Is. **The Beatles** - All You Need Is Love. **Dandy Warhols** - It’s a Fast Driving Rave-up With the Dandy Warhols Sixteen Minutes. **Alice In Chains** - God Am. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/52 "2006-09-20T02:00:00Z")
1. The Beatles, _She Loves You_. 2. Igor Stravinsky, _The Nightingale, Act I_ (opera). 3. Jesus Christ Superstar, _King Herod’s Song_. 4. Godspell, _Day by Day_. 5. My Fair Lady, _The Embassy Waltz_. 6. My Fair Lady, _Show Me_. 7. Madonna, _Crazy for You_. 8. Jesus Christ Superstar, _Pilate’s Dream_. 9. George Gershwin, _Prelude #1_ (piano). 10. David Russell, _Farewell to Stromness_ (acoustic guitar). ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/53 "2006-09-20T02:52:11Z")
Big Star, “Thirteen” The White Stripes, “Little Room” Tom Waits, “God’s Away on Business” Interpol, “Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down” Cliff Edwards (aka Ukulele Ike), “What a Night for Spooning” The Isley Brothers, “It’s Your Thing” (from the _Out of Sight_ soundtrack) Cat Power, “Willie” Lee Marvin, “Wand’rin Star” Pixies, “Planet of Sound” Jack Logan, “Lazy Girl Blues” ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/54 "2006-09-20T03:03:19Z")
“Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 - “Eroica”: IV. Allegro molto” London Symphony Orchestra “Don’t Funk With My Heart” Black Eyed Peas “Another Time Another Place” U2 “Untitled” Collective Soul “Hanging by a moment” Lifehouse “Sweet Caroline” Neil Diamond “Don’t Come around here no more” Tom Petty “Perfect” Maren Ord “Breakfast at Tiffanys” Matchbox 20 “Sure Shot” The Beastie Boys ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/55 "2006-09-20T03:08:08Z")
“Do You Realize?” - The Flaming Lips “Leif Erikson” - Interpol “Legend of Zelda Theme” - System of a Down “U Can’t Touch This” - MC Hammer “I Am Weary; Let Me Rest” - O Brother Where Art Thou? Soundtrack “Section 12 (Hold Me Now)” - Polyphonic Spree “Good Day” - Dresden Dolls “Hand in Glove” - The Smiths “Homesick” - The Cure “Buenos Aires” - Madonna (from the Evita Soundtrack) … wow. pretty impressive summary of my musical taste, really. Usually I just get ten Beatles songs in a row or something. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/56 "2006-09-20T03:11:27Z")
“Groovy Tuesday” - The Smithereens “I Need You” - America “The Great Deceiver” - King Crimson “The Longships” - Enya “Calypso” - John Denver “You Like Me Too Much” - The Beatles “Colonel Fraser and O’Rourke’s Reel” - Dubliners “Get Ready” -Temptations “On Fire” - Van Halen “My Gallant Crew” - from Gilbert & Sullivan’s “HMS Pinafore” ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/57 "2006-09-20T03:32:01Z")
My computer crashed last week, and so I’m still in the process of importing all my CDs again. As of the time of shuffle, I have 2808 songs in iTunes, which is a little under half of what I had pre-crash. 1. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - “Big Sister’s Clothes” 2. Pulp - “Common People” 3. Foetus - “Gums Bleed” 4. Michael Galasso - “In The Mood For Love, III” 5. The Electric Prunes - “Get Me To The World On Time” 6. Gaunt - “Jim Motherfucker” 7. Graham Coxon - “My Idea Of Hell” 8. Kleenex/Liliput - U 9. The Arcade Fire - “I’m Sleeping In A Submarine” 10. Blondie - “Denis” Meh. I do listen to a lot of Elvis Costello and Pulp. I wouldn’t consider the rest to be overly representative, although #3-6 come from various compilations, which make up a decently-sized segment of my CD purchases. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/58 "2006-09-20T03:36:42Z")
**Lisa-go-Blind** , shareware is available on the Internet that will enable you to transfer the music on your iPod back to iTunes on your computer. No need to do all that CD conversion work, which could take hours. Available in [Windows](http://www.download-by.net/audio-and-multimedia/video-tools/294737,kikee-ipod-to-pc-transfer.html) and [Mac](http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23390) flavors. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/59 "2006-09-20T03:58:16Z")
[QUOTE=Walloon] **Lisa-go-Blind** , shareware is available on the Internet that will enable you to transfer the music on your iPod back to iTunes on your computer. No need to do all that CD conversion work, which could take hours. Available in [Windows](http://www.download-by.net/audio-and-multimedia/video-tools/294737,kikee-ipod-to-pc-transfer.html) and [Mac](http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23390) flavors. [/QUOTE] Thanks for the tip, **Walloon**. I didn’t know about that. It should make things much easier and quicker. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/60 "2006-09-20T05:46:24Z")
[QUOTE=Lisa-go-Blind] My computer crashed last week, and so I’m still in the process of importing all my CDs again. As of the time of shuffle, I have 2808 songs in iTunes, which is a little under half of what I had pre-crash. \ [/QUOTE] I backed up my iTunes library (over 2800 songs, too) on three dvd’s. Just sayin’. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108.md?page=4)