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    What does my iTunes history say about me?

    Here's a fun game: assuming you've been using iTunes (or some other music management software) for a while, and it's been tracking your play counts, what are the top 10 most played songs?

    1. Estranged, Guns N' Roses, Use Your Illusion -- 56
    2. If You Could Read My Mind, Gordon Lightfoot, Songbook -- 53
    3. Jackson Cannery, Ben Folds -- 52
    4. My Michelle, Guns N' Roses, Appetite For Destruction -- 51
    5. Crumb By Crumb, Rufus Wainwright, Want Two -- 51
    6. The Sounds Of Science, The Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique -- 47
    7. Yesterdays, Guns N' Roses, Use Your Illusion -- 47
    8. Let's Go Dancing, Drivin' N' Cryin', Fly Me Courageous -- 46
    9. Definition, Black Star, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star -- 45
    10. What Comes Around, The Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique -- 44


    Fairly eclectic mix, and the GnR is more of an aberration -- for whatever reason, it tends to work well when I'm concentrating on writing code or something, so I can throw the albums on a loop and grind away for hours, racking up a high replay count.

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    When I need to really tune the rest of the world out, I listen to...haha, sorry not going to reveal that.

    Yes, a very different mix of music.

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    1. Eyes, North Mississippi Allstars -- 33
    2. Simple Man, Gov't Mule -- 29
    3. Golden, My Morning Jacket -- 29
    4. Alone Again Or, Calexico -- 25
    5. Last Goodbye, Jeff Buckley -- 25
    6. Town Crier, The New Standards -- 25
    7. Downpressor Man, Sinéad O'Connor -- 25
    8. Spill the Wine. Eric Burdon & War -- 24
    9. 40,000 Headmen, Dave Mason -- 24
    10. All the Young Dudes, The New Standards -- 24
    ~rthomas

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    1. Kiss - Rock 'n Roll All Nite
    2. Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
    3. Maynard Ferguson - Birdland
    4. Brownsville Station - Smokin' in the Boys Room
    5. Three Dog Night - One
    6. Outkast - Roses
    7. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
    8. Bob Marley - Jamming
    9. Cake - I Will Survive
    10. Cake - The Distance

    and coming in at #13 is Mozart - Sonata #15 In C, K 545 - Allegro

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    Quote Originally Posted by hc5duke View Post
    7. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
    Hmm, I think you had some sort of formatting issue.

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    Waterloo, Ontario (unfortunately, no longer in London England).
    Quote Originally Posted by billybreen View Post
    Here's a fun game: assuming you've been using iTunes (or some other music management software) for a while, and it's been tracking your play counts, what are the top 10 most played songs?

    1. Estranged, Guns N' Roses, Use Your Illusion -- 56
    2. If You Could Read My Mind, Gordon Lightfoot, Songbook -- 53
    3. Jackson Cannery, Ben Folds -- 52
    4. My Michelle, Guns N' Roses, Appetite For Destruction -- 51
    5. Crumb By Crumb, Rufus Wainwright, Want Two -- 51
    6. The Sounds Of Science, The Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique -- 47
    7. Yesterdays, Guns N' Roses, Use Your Illusion -- 47
    8. Let's Go Dancing, Drivin' N' Cryin', Fly Me Courageous -- 46
    9. Definition, Black Star, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star -- 45
    10. What Comes Around, The Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique -- 44


    Fairly eclectic mix, and the GnR is more of an aberration -- for whatever reason, it tends to work well when I'm concentrating on writing code or something, so I can throw the albums on a loop and grind away for hours, racking up a high replay count.
    I'm with you on numbers 1, 2, 4, and 7 (I was really impressed by #2 by the way).

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    Quote Originally Posted by billybreen View Post
    Hmm, I think you had some sort of formatting issue.
    Shhhh! My wife might be reading this!

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    Lexington, KY

    Red face And now for something completely different ...

    1. Wild Wild Life Talking Heads 52
    2. Calling America Electric Light Orchestra 50
    3. Joey Don't Do It Johnny Clegg & Savuka 44
    4. Should I Stay or Should I Go The Clash 40
    5. Suffragette City David Bowie 39
    6. African Shadow Man Johnny Clegg & Savuka 38
    7. Baby Stick Around Joe Jackson 37
    8. Stand R.E.M. 37
    9. Fety Tarika 36
    10. Tatchédogbé Angélique Kidjo 34
    10. Folsom Prison Blues (Live) Johnny Cash 34

    What this list tells me is that I simply must do something about my commute.

    Technically speaking, the top of my songlist is "JTGetsitRight," an mp3 file someone posted on the old board Feb 7, 2006. I want to thank whoever posted it, as it serves as my daily reminder about the evils of Chapaheeeya. As it's only a 30 second clip or so, I did not include it on the list.

    Cheers,
    Lavabe

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    here's my top 10 played:

    1: As I Went Out One Morning - Bob Dylan (190)
    2: West Coast of Clare - Planxty (177)
    3: Boys of Melody - Hidden Cameras (173)
    4: Shady Grove - Jerry Garcia and David Grisman (152)
    5: While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (143)
    6: Oh! Sweet Nuthin' - Velvet Underground (135)
    7: Days - David Bowie (129)
    8: Rebellion (Lies) - The Arcade Fire (127)
    9: Don't Think Twice - Bob Dylan (126)
    10: Two Step - DMB (125)

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    Sadly, my listening habits are so repetitive there are only 2 bands in my top 10, but there are about 10 in my top 25 so I'll just list them.

    Bloc Party
    Pinback
    +/-
    Goodbye Blue Monday
    Imogen Heap
    Say Hi to Your Mom
    Ratatat
    Jose Gonzalez

    Well, maybe only 8.

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    my top ten most played songs:
    (i only have my iPod right now, no iTunes.)

    1. Crank That - Soulja Boy (kinda embarassed.)
    2. Jesus - Brand New
    3. Heartbreak World - Matt Nathanson
    4. The End's Not Near - Band of Horses
    5. For The Sake of Remembering - Dave Melillo
    6. Hunting For Witches - Bloc Party
    7. Montauk (Acoustic version) - Bayside
    8. Figure It Out - Maroon 5
    9. Comfortable - John Mayer
    10. Megan (Acoustic Version) - Bayside (and my name is Megan, HA.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by hc5duke View Post
    7. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
    Ahhh, the guilty pleasures in life!

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    1--Why A Lennox
    2--Satisfied A. Monroe
    3--Save a Horse B + R
    4--Thunder Road Bruce
    5--Sultans of Swing Dire S.
    6--Bad Company
    7--Southern Cross C S And N
    8--Benny's Cadillac Iguanas
    9--Saving Grace Everlast
    10-Sands of Nevada Knopfler

    Some of these are in the top 10 simply because of longevity (Why), others are moving up quickly (Saving Grace).

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    1. My Life - Billy Joel
    2. Everywhere - Michelle Branch
    3. Insatiable - Darren Hayes
    4. Reasons - Earth, Wind & Fire
    5. Blue Eyes Blue - Eric Clapton
    6. Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning) - Vertical Horizon
    7. South City Midnight Lady - Doobie Brothers
    8. No One In The World - Anita Baker
    9. Fantasy - Earth, Wind & Fire
    10. When Did You Fall - Chris Rice

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    Quote Originally Posted by CathyCA View Post
    1. My Life - Billy Joel
    Rock! Great call

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    1. Catch the Wind - Donovan
    2. Finiculi, Finicula - Pavarotti
    3. Thunder Road(Live) - Springsteen from an MTV Storytellers concert I think
    4. Crazy Love - Morrison & Dylan from a BBC show?
    5. One - REM and U-2 from a benefit concert in the 90's
    6. Nessun Dorma(Turandot) - Pavarotti
    7. La Donna e Mobile(Rigoletto) - Pavarotti
    8. If I Should Fall Behind - Springsteen and the Band Live in NYC
    9. Corcovado - Jobim, Gilberto, Getz
    10. Mad World - Andrews & Jules (Donnie Darko Soundtrack)
    11. Yah Mo Be There - James Ingram, Michael MacDonald

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    Quote Originally Posted by YmoBeThere View Post
    11. Yah Mo Be There - James Ingram, Michael MacDonald
    Ah ha!

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    I have so so much bad music on my itunes that I love...

    Let Go - Frou Frou
    What Would Willie Do - Bruce Robison
    Hit 'em Up - 2Pac
    Sunset Boulevard - Charlie Robison
    Misterdobalina - Del the Funky Homosapien
    Underdog - Spoon
    Seven Nation Army - White Stripes
    The Body of an American - The Pogues
    The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn - The Pogues
    I Turn My Camera On - Spoon


    The only song that may need explaining is Hit 'Em Up. BUt you gotta give it to 2Pac for making the most hateful dis song in the history of popular music.

    ... and yeah... Let Go is a girly song, but for some reason, I always make sure it plays when I'm listening. It works well with online poker for some reason.

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    Quote Originally Posted by billybreen View Post
    Ah ha!
    Yeah, actually #11 was tied for 383 or so. I included it because I doubt anyone had ever heard of it and of course it is how I got my screenname for DBR. I used to be known as Yamo as a kid because of my last name. Yah Mo and Yamo...well kinda the same. When I first heard the song(MTV or VH-1) in the '80's I wondered where they had gotten my name from. Haha, what a ...

  20. #20
    Quote Originally Posted by A-Tex Devil View Post
    The only song that may need explaining is Hit 'Em Up.
    Well, actually the whole list...you do know there are quite a few Duke alums that work as psychiatrists? I am sure they can give you an alumni rate...

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