# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/81 "2006-10-24T00:28:42Z")
Circa 6000 songs on this drive: Rush - Freewill Soul Asylum - Bittersweetheart Mary Prankster - Punk Rock Heaven Collective Soul - Pretty Donna Celtic Thunder - Bold Thady Quill Van Morrison - The Way Young Lovers Do Caprizzio - The Pub With No Beer Oingo Boingo - Weird Science Cowboy Mouth - Uh Oh The Cranberries - Ode to My Family ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/82 "2006-10-24T01:31:24Z")
Gump - Weird Al Hey - Bic Runga Cold Blooded - Rick James Soul Suckin’ Jerk - Beck Clown in Broad Daylight - Ron Sexsmith Father Lucifer - Tori Amos I Can’t Own Her - XTC Blood Roses - Tori Amos Bells for Her - Tori Amos The Nurse - The White Stripes Hmm… three Tori songs. Just shows how non-random iPod’s “Shuffle Songs” feature is. I don’t think 30% of my music is Tori. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/83 "2006-10-24T01:52:58Z")
The first 10 songs on the only stuff I have on my WMP right now, but it was for a mix CD, so it’s fairly representative of what I’ve been listening to lately: The Summer of ‘91 - … and You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead Crystal Ball - Keane On and On - Boy Kill Boy Back Again - Boy Kill Boy song - Dr. Gonzo’s Bazooka Circus 1, 2, 3, 4 - The Attack I Think I’ll Quit - Saves the Day Suture Self - The Loved Ones Talk of the Town - Riddlin’ Kids Blame it on the Drugs - As Fast As Red Paint - The Promise Ring Mississippi Burning - Park It’s Just Like Surgery - The Warlocks Gretchen My Captain - As Fast As Although for the past week I’ve been only listening to two CDs: Park’s Building a Better \_\_\_\_, and Heart’s Dreamboat Annie. (And of course Park’s not touring near me. The decent bands never tour near me. Even .AYWKUBTTOD is touring in _support_ of someone I never _heard_ of just to come here.) ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/84 "2006-10-24T02:02:52Z")
[QUOTE=Chum] Hey - Bic Runga [/QUOTE] Ooh, Bic Runga. I loves me some Bic Runga. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/85 "2006-10-24T02:14:32Z")
1. Fool’s Garden - It Can Happen 2. Tool - Eulogy 3. K’s Choice - Always Everywhere 4. OK Go - What to Do 5. Billy Talent - Prisoners Of Today 6. PJ Harvey - Rub 'Til It Bleeds 7. Rusted Root - Rising Sun 8. Dwight Yoakam - It Only Hurts When I Cry 9. Damien Rice - Toffee Pop 10. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge Not a bad representation of my tastes, actually. I’m quite fond of six of the ten and OK Go is the only odd duck. ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/86 "2006-10-24T02:29:14Z")
Well, this should be interesting… 1 - Honeysuckle Blue - Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ 2 - The Toy Matinee - Toy Matinee 3 - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics 4 - Everybody’s Fool - Evanescence 5 - Carpet of the Sun - Renaissance 6 - Shock the Monkey - Peter Gabriel 7 - Sex (I’m A…) (Extended Version) - Berlin 8 - Principles of Lust - Enigma 9 - Stand - R.E.M. 10 - Pedestal - Portishead ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/87 "2006-10-24T04:33:42Z")
Full Random - Playlist of 5,024 _I Don’t Know_ - Keb Mo _When I’m Knee Deep In Bluegrass_ - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver _You’re Still A Young Man_ - Tower Of Power _Any Old Time_ - Doc Watson _Monkey Wrench Rag_ - Stefan Grossman/Ton Vanbergey _Tennessee Blues_ - J D Crow & The New South _Where Is The Next One Coming From_ - Buddy Guy _Sitting Alone In The Moonlight_ - The Bluegrass Album Band _Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra in E Flat Major, Hob VIIe:1: III. Finale. Allegro_ - Wynton Marsalis _Dixie Train_ - IIIrd Tyme Out I’m kind of surprised none of my zydeco or New Orleans based jazz popped up, but other than that a fairly dead on sampling ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/88 "2006-10-24T04:40:41Z")
iTunes, 8549 songs 1. Joy Division - Eternal 2. Stereophonics - High As The Ceiling 3. Nirvana - Aneurysm 4. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk 5. The New Pornographers - The Bones Of An Idol 6. The Pixies - Trompe Le Monde 7. Aphex Twin - Goon Gumpas 8. Amon Tobin - Easy Muffin 9. The Streets - Hotel Expressionism 10. Radiohead - We Suck Young Blood (Your Time Is Up) Fairly typical, though it’s overly slanted to bands that people have heard of. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/89 "2006-10-24T04:56:13Z")
I don’t have an iPod, or iTunes, but the first ten tunes I can think of being in the mood to hear are: The Manhattan Transfer – _Sing Joy Spring_ Ella Fitzgerald (w/ Paul Smith & Wilfred Middlebrooks) – _Mack the Knife_ Michael Buble – _I’m Feeling Good_ Danny Elfman – _Title Music from Edward Scissorhands_ Queen – _Killer Queen_ Billy Joel – _Scenes From an Italian Restaurant_ Miles Davis – _Concierto de Aranjuez (from Sketches of Spain)_ Stan Freberg – _Green Chri$tma$_ Irene Kral – _Nice Weather for Ducks_ Dave Brubeck Quartet _Blue Rondo ala Turk_ ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/90 "2006-10-24T08:26:28Z")
Lessie… Steward of Gondor/Pippin’s Song from Return of the King Game of Love—Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders Hope has a Place—Enya Main Theme to _Secret Weapons Over Normandy_ “The Map” from Executive Decision soundtrack Unnamed German techno cover of “Surfin Bird” MLK—U2 A computer composed piece in the style of Scott Joplin Main theme to _Lord of War_ The Horizon has Been Defeated—Jack Johnson ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/91 "2006-10-24T09:08:59Z")
No ipod… but ten first random songs that came up on my MP3 as I remember them (and now I feel ancient). 1. Me and Bobby McGee Janis 2. Hard to Say I’m Sorry Chicago 3. Military Madness Graham Nash - prize if anyone remembers that 4. As Tears Go By Marianne Faithful 5. It’s Too Late Carole King 6. Age of Aquarius Fifth Dimension 7. Children of The Revolution T Rex 8. Happy Birthday Ruthy Baby Mc Guiness Flint 9. Band of Gold Freda Payne 10. Softly Whispering I Love You … David and Jonathon. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/92 "2006-10-24T10:13:11Z")
Indestructable - Alisha’s Attic Uncle Toad Said - Gorden Lightfoot Such Great Heights - Iron and Wine If I Had a Million Dollars - Barenaked Ladies That’s Not The Way It Works - Jim Lauderdale & Donna The Buffalo Tear It Down - Old Crow Medicine Show People Are Strange - Echo and the Bunnymen There’s Your Trouble - Dixie Chicks Old Ned (Theme from Steptoe & Son) - Ron Grainer Living in the Past - The Connells ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/93 "2006-10-24T20:31:41Z")
How Are Ya’ Fixed For Love? - Frank Sinatra Dheanainn Sugradh - Clannad If I Can’t Have You - BeeGees The Song Of The Sybil - Dead Can Dance Why - Annie Lennox Love’s a Word I Never Throw Around - Robert Earl Keen Jr. Souvenirs - John Prine Perry Mason Theme Our Mutual Friend - Divine Comedy Not the Only One - Bonnie Raitt Not one song from the three biggest sections of my list - Bruce Springsteen, John Hiatt and U2. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/94 "2006-10-25T01:10:21Z")
1. Mary – Sarah McLachlan 2. I Won’t Back Down – Johnny Cash 3. A Sentimental Man – Joel Gray (Wicked soundtrack) 4. You’ll Be in My Heart – Glenn Close/Phil Collins (Tarzan soundtrack) 5. Blackbird – The Beatles 6. I will Find You – Enya 7. Suerte – Shakira 8. The Spicy McHaggis Jig – Dropkick Murphys 9. Moon Cradle – Loreena McKennit 10. Irish Piano Solo – The Corrs ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/95 "2006-10-25T01:52:59Z")
Jack Gets Up - Leo Kotke Every Little Bit - Patty Griffin (live) Hallelujah - Imogen Heap Ocean Gypsy - Renaissance World in Changes - Dave Mason The Dog Song - Nellie McKay Alive Again - Trey Anastasio (live) Close Your Eyes - James Taylor & Joni Mitchell (live) London Still - The Waifs I Will - Alison Krauss ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/96 "2006-10-25T02:22:07Z")
I don’t have any mp3s nor an external device to play them, but here are the last 10 songs I listened to, all from CDs: Paul McCartney - This One The Fifth Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues Prism - Spaceship Superstar (live) The Tubes - Talk To Ya Later The Crystals - (Let’s Dance) The Screw (one of the world’s rarest records) The Cars - Bye Bye Love Tim Curry - Paradise Garage Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan - Tennessee Bird Walk The Moe Koffman Septette - The Swingin’ Shepherd Blues The Atlanta Rhythm Section - Spooky I don’t think these represent my taste any more than ten other random songs… but I like them! ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/97 "2006-10-25T02:39:56Z")
Anyone wanna go again? I think I will. 1. **The New Pornographers** - These Are the Fables 2. **The Velvet Underground** - The Black Angel’s Death Song 3. **The dB’s** - Tearjerker 4. **My Bloody Valentine** - Come In Alone 5. **New Order** - Hey Now What Are You Doing 6. **Husker Du** - Terms of Psychic Warfare 7. **The Carter Family** - Keep On the Sunny Side 8. **The Pogues** - Body of An American 9. **The Dukes of Stratosphear** - Vanishing Girl 10. **The Stone Roses** - What the World is Waiting For I’m glad it got the Carter Family song in there. Without it this list would be too stereotypical. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/98 "2006-10-25T02:56:34Z")
Oh, well, if we’re going again, I’ll press “Refresh” and get… N-Lite - Frank Zappa All This Useless Beauty - Elvis Costello Canard du Jour - Frank Zappa Midnight Rambler (live version) - The Rolling Stones Not Ralitsa Vassileva - Ian Anderson Just You, Just Me - Lester Young & Oscar Peterson I’m Not Down - The Clash Gomper - The Rolling Stones Old Brown Shoe - The Beatles Shadow Boxed - Procol Harum Pretty mainstream there, but how about one of the most obscure Stones songs appearing back to back with one of the most obscure Beatles songs? ---
**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:** [October 25, 2006, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/99 "2006-10-25T04:50:53Z")
OK, I have most of my library back up (5272 songs): 1. Robert Johnson - “Malted Milk” 2. The Go! Team - “Hold Yr Terror Close” 3. Sons & Daughters - “Royally Used” 4. Throwing Muses - “Backroad” 5. Pulp - “This House Is Condemned” 6. Franz Ferdinand - “What You Meant” 7. Gak - “Gak 4” 8. Throwing Muses - “You Cage” 9. Pixies - “There Goes My Gun” 10. Graham Coxon - “Girl Done Gone” A slightly more representative selection than last time. Again with the Pulp and the Graham Coxon! And two Throwing Muses songs? ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108/100 "2006-10-25T08:01:54Z")
1. **The Cult** - _The River_ 2. **My Bloody Valentine** - _You Made Me Realize_ 3. **Ramones** - _Main Man_ 4. **The Replacements** - _Dose of Thunder_ 5. **Ministry** - _Bloodlines_ 6. **The Cult** - _Universal You_ 7. **The Killers** - _Somebody Told Me_ 8. **Tk’s Fight Club Mix** 9. **The Dirtbombs** - _I’m Through With Whitegirls_ 10. **The The** - _Uncertain Smile_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-taste-snapshot-your-first-10-random-playlist-songs/373108.md?page=4)