# I have $8.45 to spend on iTunes! Tell me what to get! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 21, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857 "2007-06-21T14:34:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheMerchandise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/1 "2007-06-21T14:34:09Z")
I cashed in my jar of pennies this morning and opted for Coinstar’s iTunes gift certificate option. I have $8.45 to spend and I’m looking for specific song recommendations. Any artist, any genre, of any kind. First 9 suggestions get bought, no questions asked… I will post my song reviews back here. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/2 "2007-06-21T17:09:01Z")
**Peanuts** by The Police ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/3 "2007-06-21T17:20:07Z")
**Tamacun** , by Rodrigo y Gabriela ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/4 "2007-06-21T17:31:34Z")
Dream by Priscilla Ahn, which is my current earworm. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/5 "2007-06-21T17:31:58Z")
**Dollar Dance** , by Hepcat ---
**Author:** ![pprgrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@pprgrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pprgrl)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/6 "2007-06-21T17:41:03Z")
**Trudy Dies** by Scout Niblett ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/7 "2007-06-21T17:45:13Z")
Arturo Sandoval’s “Tito” from the album Hot House. ---
**Author:** ![Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a4c791/32.png) [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/8 "2007-06-21T17:47:06Z")
**Strange Beam** by Rebelgrooves ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/9 "2007-06-21T18:04:09Z")
Icky Thump by The White Stripes ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/10 "2007-06-21T18:04:21Z")
**Red Paint** by The Promise Ring. ---
**Author:** ![TheMerchandise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/11 "2007-06-21T18:15:11Z")
[QUOTE=RumMunkey] Icky Thump by The White Stripes [/QUOTE] \*\* RumMonkey\*\*, I bought this is as soon as it became available and I really like it. It looks like the White Stripes are back to their pared-down style. Do you have the entire album? Good? ---
**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/12 "2007-06-21T18:22:10Z")
[QUOTE=TheMerchandise] I cashed in my jar of pennies this morning and opted for Coinstar’s iTunes gift certificate option. I have $8.45 to spend and I’m looking for specific song recommendations. Any artist, any genre, of any kind. First 9 suggestions get bought, no questions asked.. I will post my song reviews back here. [/QUOTE] I just used iTunes for the first time last night because I got a gift card for it. The only song I got so far was “Cool for Cats” by Squeeze. I love that guy’s Cockney accent! ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/13 "2007-06-22T01:51:48Z")
“The Bad Bump” by Linda James ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/14 "2007-06-22T03:30:16Z")
New Slang by The Shins ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/15 "2007-06-22T04:54:21Z")
“That’s how I got to Memphis” by Solomon Burke. Only 88 cents at Walmart. ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/16 "2007-06-22T12:28:32Z")
[QUOTE=TheMerchandise] \*\* RumMonkey\*\*, I bought this is as soon as it became available and I really like it. It looks like the White Stripes are back to their pared-down style. Do you have the entire album? Good? [/QUOTE] I do! It’s very good. Some blues numbers, a rockabilly number and some really good, driving White Stripes-sounding stuff. Going to see them in July too! Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/17 "2007-07-11T16:53:32Z")
What happened to the reviews? We’re all, by which I mean I’m, eagerly awaiting them. ---
**Author:** ![alreadymichigan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@alreadymichigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alreadymichigan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/18 "2007-07-11T17:04:31Z")
**Top 10 Songs of '07** Bloc Party - I Still Remember (passionate, beautiful UK post punk, with added gay romance.) Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (firebrand country that even people who don’t like country can love.) Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around… Comes Around (spiteful R&B pocket symphony. If you have very large pockets.) Rihanna - Umbrella (The perfect storm.) Bright Eyes - Four Winds (Conor Oberst tries to give a State of the Union address and almost succeeds) Vampire Weekend (Don’t know if it’s on iTunes yet, but get in on the ground floor before the hype blows through the roof. Afro-pop on Cape Cod.) Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder (White rock guys like disco. Good thing, because they do it better than they do rock.) R. Kelly - Same Girl (R. Kelly and Usher are dating the same girl. Hilarity ensues!) Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Daft Punk on the Spelling Bee) Crime Mob - Circles (Crunk’s lovestruck battle of the sexes) ---
**Author:** ![alreadymichigan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@alreadymichigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alreadymichigan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/19 "2007-07-11T17:17:09Z")
OK, I see this is old. Buy those songs anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857/20 "2007-07-11T17:40:28Z")
[QUOTE=alreadymichigan] Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Daft Punk on the Spelling Bee) [/QUOTE] Cool song. This was a free “Discovery download” a few weeks ago. Might still be available but if not everyone should definitely take advantage of the free releases that come out every Tuesday. Not always to my taste but hell, it’s free. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-8-45-to-spend-on-itunes-tell-me-what-to-get/408857.md?page=2)