# The next 10 tunes on your iPod. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 19, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334 "2010-09-19T22:49:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [September 19, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/1 "2010-09-19T22:49:23Z")
We haven’t done this in awhile, methinks. The idea is simple: stick your iPod or whatever on shuffle. What are the first 10 songs on the list? My list is…eclectic. 1. _Steel Rail Blues_ - Gordon Lightfoot 2. _Sweet Dream_ - Jethro Tull 3. _Galley Slave_ - Southern Culture On The Skids 4. _How Girls Can Score With Me_ - Emo Phillips 5. _Lose Again_ - Linda Ronstadt 6. _Flesh 'N Blood_ - Oingo Boingo 7. _Society’s Child_ - Janis Ian 8. _Touch_ - Sarah McLachlan 9. I_sland (Album cut)_ - Jane Relf 10. _It’s A Crime_ - Marti Jones ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/2 "2010-09-19T23:31:09Z")
1. _Baby What’s Wrong_, the Yardbirds 2. _Solitary Man_, Chris Isaak 3. _Candela_, Buena Vista Social Club 4. _Petit Sekou,_ Bemembeya Jazz National 5. _Lies_, Glen Hansard (_Once_ soundtrack) 6. _Criminal World_, David Bowie 7. _Thin Line Between Love and Hate_, Annie Lennox 8. _Africa_, Los Afro-Salsneros de Senegal 9. _Wheel of Time_, Mickey Hart/Planet Drum 10. _Sama Guent Guii_, Youssou N’Dour ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/3 "2010-09-19T23:43:39Z")
_You Really Got Me_, the Kinks _Born to Run_, Bruce Springsteen _Last Kiss_, Joe Bonamassa _The First Cut is the Deepest_, Rod Stewart _Love and Marriage_, Frank Sinatra _Hungarian Dances no. 21,_ Johannes Brahms _Pay Me My Money Down_, Bruce Springsteen _Sunmmertime Blues_, Blue Cheer _I Don’t Want to Do Wrong_, Gladys Knight & the Pips \*String Quartet no. 10 \*, Antonin Dvorak ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/4 "2010-09-20T00:26:55Z")
_Greed_, Amorphis _Ring of Fire_, Johnny Cash _Heaven is a Place on Earth_, Belinda Carlisle (Why do I even have this?) _Cheap Drunk_, Icicle Bicycle _In the Ghetto_, Elvis Presley _Odens Ride Over Nordland_, Bathory _Blood Slicked Highway_, Pig _Night_, Ocean Machine _The Hunter_, Danzig _What is a Juggalo?_, ICP It’s like iTunes knows I’m going to be posting this stuff on a public bulletin board. Deleted Belinda Carlisle, but ICP is staying–they’ve been a guilty pleasure for ages. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/5 "2010-09-20T00:58:26Z")
“I Fall Down” - U2:_October_ “When the Levee Breaks” - Led Zeppelin:_IV_ “Dead Flowers” - The Rolling Stones:_Sticky Fingers_ “Half Moon Bay” - Train:_Save Me, San Francisco_ “Cloud Nine” - Evanescence:_The Open Door_ “Iron Hand” - Dire Straits:_On Every Street_ “Who’s Crying Now?” - Journey:_Greatest Hits_ “Good is Good” - Sheryl Crow:_Wildflower_ “Maybe Baby” - The Cars:_Shake it Up_ “6th Avenue Heartache” - The Wallflowers:_Bringing Down the Horse_ ---
**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:** [September 20, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/6 "2010-09-20T01:06:35Z")
Billie Jean - Chris Cornell Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Middle of the Road (I blame the Dope for this) Two of Us - Aimee Mann and Michael Penn Lost in the Love of You - Livingston Taylor Lordly Nightshade - The Incredible String Band Dcba-25 - Jefferson Airplane Woman with the Strength of 10,000 Men - Peter Himmelman Let the Mystery Be - Iris DeMent Rainmaker - Traffic Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/7 "2010-09-20T01:07:32Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > It’s like iTunes knows I’m going to be posting this stuff on a public bulletin board. Heh, it’s true – all the embarrassing stuff comes up in moments like these. Mine are: 1. _Heroine_ – Blonde Redhead 2. _What Jail Is Like_ – The Afghan Whigs 3. _Not the Way_ – Cass McCombs 4. _Come Stay with Me_ – Marianne Faithfull 5. _This Is Your Terror_ – Skinny Puppy 6. _Go Be Delighted_ – Girls Against Boys 7. _Rifles_ – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 8. _Nothing Really Ends_ – dEUS 9. _Apeman_ – The Kinks 10. _Ultra-Violet_ – The B-52s Whew, dodged a bullet! (The next song was a doozy…_Last Christmas_ – Wham! :o) ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/8 "2010-09-20T01:32:36Z")
**Kissing** Bliss **Land Of A Thousand Words** Scissor Sisters **Pacific State** 808 State **Life Is Sweet** The Chemical Brothers **Till The Sky Falls Down** Dash Berlin **Yalla Chant (Banco De Gaia Remix)** Natacha Atlas **One Step Forward** Les Nubians **Can’t Cry These Tears** Garbage **Ahimana** Tinariwen **Room 2 Om** Sphongle ---
**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:** [September 20, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/9 "2010-09-20T01:33:42Z")
1. Carla Bley: Nothing 2. Mike Keneally: Tranquillado 3. Sergei Prokofiev: Allegro Marcato (5th Symphony, 2nd Movement) 4. Tim Buckley: Happy Time 5. Blondie: Love at the Pier 6. Alice Cooper: Gutter Cat Vs. the Jets 7. John Mayall: The City 8. Skip James: Look Down the Road 9. Ange: Ego et Deus 10 Roxy Music: Sentimental Fool ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/10 "2010-09-20T01:57:07Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Middle of the Road (I blame the Dope for this) This made my day. C4 is on my ipod too (which is out in the car at this moment), but the Dope made me to it as well. mmm ---
**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:** [September 20, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/11 "2010-09-20T02:24:46Z")
_Amor em Paz_, Antonio Carlos Jobim - The Man from Ipanema _Loquebantur Variis Linguis - Motet_, Thomas Tallis - Spem in Alium by the Tallis Scholars _Body and Soul_, Nat King Cole - The Best of Nat King Cole _Skippy (Alternate Take)_, Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music _Island of the Honest Man_, Hot Hot Heat - Elevator _They Can’t Take That Away from Me_, Trudy Desmond - My One and Only _Fragment_, Paul Hindemith - Lieder _An den Mond_, Hans Pfitzner - Lieder _Feuilles d’automne, 12 Valses, Op. 41, Valse #12_, Napoléon Coste - Guitar Works, Vol. 5 _String Quartet #23 in F, K 590 “Prussian #3” - 1. Allegro Moderato_, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Complete String Quartets, Amadeus Quartet. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/12 "2010-09-20T02:26:25Z")
1. _Deep Inside Of You_ - Third Eye Blind 2. _My Baby_ - Cold Chisel 3. _The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be_ - Meatloaf 4. _Pennyroyal Tea (Unplugged)_ - Nirvana 5. _Perfect Crime_ - Guns N’ Roses 6. _Better Life_ - 3 Doors Down 7. _Ripcord_ - Radiohead 8. _Angel_ - Sarah McLachlan 9. _Old Mother Regan_ - Violent Femmes 10. _Paranoid Android_ - The String Quartet. Well there’s a 90s dominated list. ---
**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/13 "2010-09-20T02:26:42Z")
1. 107 Steps – Bjork 2. I’ll Be Your Mirror – The Velvet Underground & Nico 3. Donkey Rhubarb – Aphex Twin 4. Fa Ha – LL Cool J 5. Flutestramental – Prince 6. Starfish and Coffee – Prince (c’mon, a repeat artist?!) 7. Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up) – Jay-Z 8. Man Out of Time – Elvis Costello 9. Breaking Your Heart (acoustic) – Cheyenne Kimball 10. Dance of the Morlocks – DJ Spooky ---
**Author:** ![Manwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/14 "2010-09-20T02:47:41Z")
1. What Would They Know - Liars 2. One Third - The Majority 3. Needles and Pins - The Ramones 4. Chuck - Harry Pussy 5. How Can I Help It - Leon Payne 6. Hazi Eskukada I - Lisabö 7. Word From Our Sponsor - KRS-One 8. Soundcheck - Pussy Galore 9. Dancing Naked Ladies - The Jesus Lizard 10. Hot Head - Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/15 "2010-09-20T02:48:29Z")
Kanou - Issa Bagayogo Goodness Gracious - Kevin Gilbert The Stars Are Projectors - Modest Mouse My Sharona - The Knack Almost Crimes - Broken Social Scene Big Beat - X2000 (from the album Trancemission from Raveland) New Country - Broken Social Scene My Favorite Things - The Sound of Music Soundtrack Bing Bang - Lazytown Soundtrack Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye Kind of surprised I got a repeat on there, iTunes reports ~400 artists. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/16 "2010-09-20T03:14:17Z")
_Short Skirt, Long Jacket_ by Cake _Ain’t No Other Man_ by Christina Aguilera _Where Does the Good Go_ by Tegan and Sara _Ballroom Blitz_ by Sweet _She’s Got A Way_ by Billy Joel _Nothing Better_ by The Postal Service _King of Anything_ by Sara Bareilles _American Girl_ by Tom Petty _Hey Leonardo_ by Blessid Union of Souls _Stupid Girl_ by Garbage ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/17 "2010-09-20T03:17:53Z")
> [@panamajack](#): > > Kind of surprised I got a repeat on there, iTunes reports ~400 artists. For the hell of it, I scrolled through the next ~50 or so songs, and maybe 75% of them were all by the same 10-15 artists. I too have hundreds of artists on my iPod, so I’m curious as to the algorithm it uses when it shuffles. I’ve noticed in the past that it seems to favor songs recently added, but that doesn’t explain this pattern. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/18 "2010-09-20T03:23:59Z")
Florence and the Machine: Dog Days Are Over Eddie Vedder: Setting Forth Abba: Mama Mia Chemical Brothers: Setting Sun Rush: Limelight Imogen Heap: Hide and Seek ELO: All Over The World Lee Cabrera: Move A Little Closer Rolling Stones: Paint It Black The Seatbelts: Call Me, Call Me ---
**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, 2010, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/19 "2010-09-20T06:28:02Z")
Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon Girls on the Dance Floor - LMFAO Sacrifice - Lindsay Ell Days Go By - Keith Urban Annie Christian - Prince Whatever You Need - Damhnait Doyle In Between Days - The Cure 10,000 Times - Blu Cantrell More Than You Needed - Colin James Stuck on You - Lionel Ritchie What I think my iTunes does when shuffling is pick two or three artists and keep hitting on them. It seems like the same artists will come up again and again, then next time it will be a different couple. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334/20 "2010-09-20T07:08:40Z")
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - ‘You’re The One That I Want’ Madonna - ‘Bedtime Story’ Cher - ‘All Because Of You’ Girls Aloud - ‘Theme To St. Trinian’s’ Meat Loaf - ‘I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)’ Missy Elliott - ‘Ching-A-Ling’ Madonna ft. Lil’ Wayne - ‘Revolver’ Run-D.M.C. - ‘It’s Tricky’ Johnny Cash - ‘In My Life’ Edit: that was only nine Eurythmics - ‘Brand New Day’ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-10-tunes-on-your-ipod/554334.md?page=2)