# Sequential iPod tracks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-ipod-tracks/340669>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 19, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-ipod-tracks/340669 "2006-01-19T16:17:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-ipod-tracks/340669/1 "2006-01-19T16:17:02Z")

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Now and then, we’ll get two unrelated threads listed here with unexpectedly funny results. Well, this morning, my iPod served up two randomly-shuffled tracks that worked well together.

First was the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ _Give It Away_, followed immediately by Wierd Al Yankovic’s _Bedrock Anthem_, which is his parody of _Give It Away_. An amazing “before and after” mix.

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**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-ipod-tracks/340669/2 "2006-01-19T18:27:25Z")

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Must be an Apple thing. I’ve had iTunes play these songs in succession once:

Riders on the Storm (The Doors)  
Shelter from the Storm (Bob Dylan)  
You’re the Storm (The Cardigans)  
Storms in Africa (Enya)

Curious, to say the least.

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**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-ipod-tracks/340669/3 "2006-01-19T19:40:17Z")

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I’ve had **Romeo & Juliette by Lou Reed** , and **Romeo & Juliet by Dire Straits** play back to back on shuffle before.

Hey, it’s a classic story, why not?

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**Author:** ![Lama\_Pacos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-ipod-tracks/340669/4 "2006-01-19T20:06:13Z")

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I wish I could say that this was a freak occurence, but it seems like every time I put my iTunes Library on shuffle, it goes back to David Gray practically every other song, even though only 3.8% of my songs are by him. Sometimes I seriously wonder if iTunes has some sort of deal with David Gray.

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-ipod-tracks/340669/5 "2006-01-19T23:04:17Z")

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This just jogged my memory of the very first time I fired up my iPod on shuffle play - out of the 3,000 or so tracks, it picked one called _Maiden Voyage_ by Herbie Hancock.

If it decides to play The Doors’ _The End_, (not likely, since I don’t have that track!) I’d better start shopping for a replacement.

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**Author:** ![wheelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-ipod-tracks/340669/6 "2006-01-19T23:32:45Z")

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I get that sorta thing all the time. Today, it was Frank Zappa: _You Are What You Is_, from the album You Are What You Is, followed by _Mudd Club_ from Thing-Fish. On both albums those 2 songs follow each other.