# First five songs on your iPod **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 14, 2009, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713 "2009-06-14T04:32:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/1 "2009-06-14T04:32:47Z")
A - Barenaked Ladies The Acid Song - Loudon Wainwright III Acoustic #3 - The Goo Goo Dolls Across the Universe - The Beatles Adeline - Elliot Smith ---
**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:** [June 14, 2009, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/2 "2009-06-14T05:15:58Z")
A.W.O.L. - Soft Heap ‘A’ Bomb in Wardour Street - The Jam (A) Face in the Crowd - The Kinks Aaawk - Frank Zappa Abaddon’s Bolero - Emerson, Lake & Palmer ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/3 "2009-06-14T06:26:44Z")
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue 6 Underground - Sneaker Pimps Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet Smooth Jazz Is Bumpin’ - Paul Hardcastle For The Love Of Money - The O’Jays ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/4 "2009-06-14T07:34:35Z")
Alphabetically? lol aaj ki raat - slumdog millionaire (sonu nigam et al) abandoned pools - the remedy about mr brown - o.a.r. above the bones - mishka above the clouds - cyndi lauper ft jeff beck ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/5 "2009-06-14T08:18:46Z")
Absolutely Sweet Marie - Bob Dylan African Dream - Stewart Copeland After Hours - Rickie Lee Jones After Your Gone - Bessie Smith Age of Consent - Grant Lee Philips ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/6 "2009-06-14T08:26:19Z")
Alphabetical? All righty then: Accoustic Dreams - Paul Hardcastle Africa Bomba - Santana After Dark - Tito & Tarantula After Midnight - Eric Clapton After The Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/7 "2009-06-14T08:29:16Z")
The Acid Queen- The Who Amazing Journey- The Who America Drinks- Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention America Drinks and Goes Home- Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention Amnesia Vivace- Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention I swear to God I have more than just The Who and Frank Zappa. They just happen to be the earliest on the list. If I shuffle (for more variety) I have: Maps- the Yeah Yeah Yeahs uhhhh Track 8… which apparently is Milord- Edith Piaf (I should relabel that) #345 The Ties That Bind- This American Life (it’s a podcast) Dong Work for Yuda- Frank Zappa Shine- Ella Fitzgerald ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/8 "2009-06-14T09:04:51Z")
Abandoned - Amon Amarth Abandoned - Ensiferum Abandoned - Kamelot The Abandoned One - Communic Abandonned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited - Sonata Arctica ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/9 "2009-06-14T09:10:13Z")
Abraham, Martin and John - Marvin Gaye Absent minded friends - moloko Across the night - Silverchair Adore U - Alisha’s Attic Adrenochrome - Sisters of Mercy ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/10 "2009-06-14T11:53:56Z")
One Song Glory - Adam Pascal (from the Rent soundtrack) Sante Fe - Adam Pascal; Anthony Rapp (also from the Rent soundtrack) The Nutrcracker Suite, Op. 71A - Tchaikovsky All I Ever Wanted - Amick Byram (from the Prince of Egypt soundtrack) The Plagues - Amick Byram; Ralph Fiennes (ditto) ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/11 "2009-06-14T12:11:21Z")
Oops! Alphabetically, not shuffled! Ok… About A Girl - Nirvana Above Ground - Norah Jones Adagio For Strings - Samuel Barber Addicated To Bass - Josh Abrahams Adia - Sarah McLachlan ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/12 "2009-06-14T12:53:45Z")
Á toutes les fois - Beau Dommage Abbitte - Fortner, Wolfgang, sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Abendlied, Bardenklänge, op. 13, #4 - Mertz, Johann Kaspar, played by Adam Holzman Abend, Op. 16, #4 - Franz, Robert, sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Abendwolken, Op. 20, #6 - Schöck, Ottmar, sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Wow, the alphabetical list makes me seem like a complete classical geek, and someone totally stuck on Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau to boot. On shuffle, I got: Mojave - Jobin, Antonio Carlos Cinema Paradiso (Love Theme) - Metheney, Pat with Charlie Haden Piano Sonata in g minor, op. 49, #1, 1st Movement - Beethoven, Ludwig van 23 Decembre - Beau Dommage Say it isn’t so - Hines, Earl which is maybe a little more proportionate. Still odd that Beau Dommage showed up twice, considering that they are only 61 of 4546 tracks. ---
**Author:** ![wintertime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c68b51/32.png) [@wintertime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wintertime)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/13 "2009-06-14T13:44:57Z")
Is _iPod_ a synonym for mp3-player, product placement or the limiting factor? A Boy named Sue – Johnny Cash (at San Quentin) followed by 20+ adagios I will just list as one Air, BWV 1068 – Johann Sebastian Bach Anitras Tanz (from Peer Gynt) – Edvard Grieg Asturias – Albeniz ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/14 "2009-06-14T13:47:20Z")
Huh. I wanted to see how many people had one of my songs in the first five. None, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/15 "2009-06-14T13:52:16Z")
> [@Small\_Hen](#): > > Huh. I wanted to see how many people had one of my songs in the first five. None, I guess. For what it’s worth, I do have ‘Across the Universe’ on there, it’s just I didn’t make it out of the ‘ab\*’ by the end of 5 songs… ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/16 "2009-06-14T14:59:41Z")
Strange that we’re doing this alphabetically, but here you go: “A” - Barenaked Ladies “A-Punk” - Vampire Weekend “ABC” - The Pipettes “Abercrombie” - Mates of State “Abortion in the Sky” - Eels On Shuffle: “Levelines” - The Replacements “Gangsta Blues” - AR Rahman & Tanvi Shah (Slumdog Millionaire OSD) “Shot in the Arm (live)” - Wilco “Ocean of Noise” - The Arcade Fire “Manifest Destiny” - Guster ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/17 "2009-06-14T15:42:27Z")
A’Soalin’ - Peter, Paul and Mary Aberdeen - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Accidentally Like A Martyr - Warren Zevon Aces - Suzy Bogguss Across the Bridge Where Angels Dwell - Van Morrison On shuffle: Choice in the Matter - Aimee Mann Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead - Warren Zevon Drunk At Night - Ossian Theme From Harry’s Game - Clannad ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/18 "2009-06-14T16:02:23Z")
Above and Beyond - Buck Owens Act Naturally - Buck Owens (with Ringo Star) Act Naturally - Buck Owens (the earlier version) After Midnight - J.J. Cale Afternoon - Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/19 "2009-06-14T16:35:30Z")
ABC - The Pipettes The Agfers of Kodack - Wire Airscape - Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians All My Friends - LCD Soundsystem All of a Sudden (It’s Too Late) - XTC ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713/20 "2009-06-14T16:42:53Z")
Alphabetically: The Act We Act - Sugar The Addiction - Angtoria Ænema - Tool After All the Roads Have Led to Nowhere (live) - Sugar Again and Again - Bob Mould The Bob Mould (Sugar) emphasis is a little surprising but not entirely unexpected. Random: Please Be Patient With Me - Wilco Sheela Na Gig - PJ Harvey Between - Jerry Cantrell Have You Seen Mary - Sponge Confession Part III - Weird Al Yankovic [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-five-songs-on-your-ipod/499713.md?page=2)