After my tape deck crapped out in 1997, I was stuck listening to either the radio or full albums in whatever order the artist intended. That all changed in 2001, when the new-fangled MP3 technology got combined with my new CD burner.
This was the last CD of psudeo-new music that I burned. Fall of 2005 was consumed with other activities and that Christmas, I got a Sirius satellite radio, at which point I pretty much stopped using the CD player in the car. In fact, the CDs that were in the 5 disc changer at the time stayed there untouched for so long that, when I tried to put in something different, the new discs wouldn’t work.
Tom Petty – I Won’t Back Down
I just now realized that this was from Tom Petty’s solo album and was not a Heartbreakers track.
iTunes stats: 8 plays, most recently on 8/6/2011
Foo Fighters – Best Of You
The latest from the Foo Fighters was the first single from In Your Honor.
iTunes stats: 13 plays, most recently on 3/29/2012
Black Eyed Peas – Don’t Phunk With My Heart
The less successful follow up to the monster hit Let’s Get It Started.
iTunes stats: Never played
Def Leppard – No Matter What
A cover of the old Badfinger song done as a bonus track for their latest best-of release.
iTunes stats: 4 plays, most recently on 9/28/2012
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime
The Grammy winner for Best Rap single of 1991.
iTunes stats: 6 plays, most recently on 6/26/2012
Ramones – Blitzkreig Bop
The debut single for the seminal American punk band.
iTunes stats: 1 plays, on 7/30/2012
Terror Squad – Lean Back
Spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 charts in August of 2004.
iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 8/4/2011
Weezer – Beverly Hills
The latest single from Weezer was the first from their fifth album.
iTunes stats: 8 plays, most recently on 10/11/2012
The McCoys – Hang On Sloopy
This is the official rock song of the state of Ohio.
iTunes stats: 12 plays, most recently on 11/19/2012
Usher – Yeah!
Usher’s monster hit spent 12 weeks stop the Billboard Hot 100 in 2004 and was the #1 song of the year.
iTunes stats: 12 plays, most recently on 10/23/2012