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 CD was likely the first one I burned here in the (then) new house, which is now just the house. It includes the latest from Eminem, Pink, and Avril Lavigne.
Eminem – Cleaning Out My Closet
Eminem’s latest is another ode to all of the bad things that happened to him growing up.
iTunes stats: 14 plays, most recently on 10/23/2012
Whale – Hobo Humpin Slobo Babe
The first single from the Swedish pop group reached #24 on the US Modern Rock charts.
iTunes stats: 3 plays, most recently on 3/31/2012
Pink – Just Like A Pill
The third single from Missundaztood was Pink’s first number 1 single in the UK.
iTunes stats: 3 plays, most recently on 5/14/2012
Bjork – Big Time Sensuality
The fourth single from Bjork’s first post-Sugarcubes solo album.
iTunes stats: 2 plays, most recently on 11/19/2012
Avril Lavigne – Sk8r Boi
The second single from the debut album from the Canadian pop punk princess.
iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 11/9/2012
Weezer – Keep Fishin
The video for this remix featured the Muppets.
iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 9/27/2012
Me First And The Gimmee Gimmees – The Rainbow Connection
Speaking of the Muppets, this punk cover of Kermit’s big hit is from the group’s second album.
iTunes stats: 18 plays, most recently on 11/23/2011
The Hives – Hate To Say I Told You So
Originally released in 2000, this signature hit for the Swedish garage band was re-released in 2002 and became a hit.
iTunes stats: 6 plays, most recently on 7/30/2012
Sponge – Plowed
Rotting Pinata first charted on the Billboard 200 nearly a year after its release thanks to this song.
iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 9/27/2012
Nirvana – Verse Chorus Verse
A hidden track from the AIDS-benefit compilation No Alternative that apparently should have been called “Sappy.”
iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 10/16/2012