September 30, 2013March 23, 2026 by admin

Goodbye, iPhone 4S – Music Edition

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2 Live Crew, 2Pac, 3rd Bass, 4 Non Blondes, 30 Rock, 311, 10000 Maniacs, a-Ha, Abandoned Pools, ABBA, AC/DC, Adam Sandler, Aerosmith, Afroman, Al Burton, Alanis Morissette, Alannah Myles, Alec Baldwin, Alexander Courage, Alias, Alice Cooper, Alice Deejay, Alice In Chains, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Alpha Team, American Hi-Fi, Amy Adams, Amy Grant, Andrew Bird, Andrew Jarecki, Andy Partridge, Anne Murray, Aretha Franklin, Arrested Development, Artie Lange, Ashlee Simpson, Ass Ponys, Atomic Kitten, AT&T, Atticus Ross, Avril Lavigne, B.J. Thomas, Backbeat Band, Bad English, Bad Religion, Band From TV, Bangles, Barenaked Ladies, Barry Manilow, Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Beatles, Beavis & Butthead, Beck, Belinda Carlisle, Bell Biv Devoe, Belly, Ben E. King, Beth Hart, Better Than Ezra, Big Joe Turner, Big Star, Bigbird, Bill Conti, Bill Haley & His Comets, Billy Idol, Billy Joel, Billy Ocean, Billy Preston, Billy Ray Cyrus, Biz Markie, Björk, Black Crowes, Black Eyed Peas, Black Sabbath, Blink-182, Blondie, Blood, Bloodhound Gang, Blue Swede, Blues Brothers, Blues Traveler, Blur, Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers, Bobby Brown, Bobby Darin, Bobby Day, Bobby Freeman, Bobby McFerrin, Bobby Vinton, Boiler Up!, Bon Jovi, Boston Public, Boston, Bowling For Soup, Boyz II Men, Bree Sharp, Britney Spears, Britny Fox, Brownsville Station, Bruce Hart, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Buddy Kaye, Buffalo Springfield, Buffy, Bush, Butthole Surfers, C & C Music Factory, Cake, Calloway, Candlebox, Candy Man, Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers, Cardigans, Carl Douglas, Carpenters, Cat Stevens, Cathy Dennis, Cee Lo Green, Cheap Trick, Cher, Chester Bennington, Chicago, Chingy, Chris Issak, Chris Rock, Chris Tannehill, Christina Aguilera, Chuck Berry, Chumbawamba, Cledus T. Judd, Colbie Caillat, Collective Soul, Color Me Badd, Concrete Blonde, Coolio, Counting Crows, Cracker, Crash Test Dummies, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crew Cuts, Cutting Crew, Cyndi Lauper, Cypress Hill, D.H.T., Da Brat, Dada, Dakota Fanning, Damn Yankees, Dan Baird, Dandy Warhols, Danzig, Darling Violetta, Dave Chappelle, Dave Grohl, Dave Grusin, David Bowie, David Cross, David Lee Roth, Deadeye Dick, Dean Martin, Deep Blue Something, Def Leppard, Del Shannon, Dennis McCarthy, Depeche Mode, Devo, Dexys Midnight Runner, Dido, Dig, Digable Planets, Digital Underground, Dion & The Belmonts, Dire Straits, Dishwalla, Divinyls, DJ Danger Mouse, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, DJ Miko, DMX, DNA, Dolly Parton, Domino, Don McLean, Don Nicholl, Donna Lewis, Donovan, Dope, Doris Day, Dr. Dre, Duice, Duran Duran, Dusty Springfield, Eagles, Eddie Albert, Eddie Money, Eddy Grant, Edie Falco, Edison Lighthouse, Edwin Starr, El Debarge, Elastica, Eliot Daniel, Ellen Page, Elton John, Elvis, EMF, Eminem, En Vogue, Eric Carmen, Eric Cartman, Eric Clapton, Eric Weissberg & Steve Mande, Eva Gabor, Evanescence, Eve 6, Eve, Everclear, Exposé, Extreme, Faith Hill, Faith No More, Fat Joe, Fats Domino, Filter, Fine Young Cannibals, Fiona Apple, Firehouse, Five Man Electrical Band, Five Satins, Flatt & Scruggs/Jerry Scroggins, Fleetwood Mac, Folk Implosion, Foo Fighters, Fraggle Rock, Frank Black, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Valli, Fred Steiner, Frente!, Full Blown Rose, Garbage, Garfunkel and Oates, Garth Brooks, Gary Portnoy, Geggy Tah, Gene Chandler, Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps, Genesis, George Carlin, George Harrison, Gerardo, Gilmore Girls, Gin Blossoms, Gioacchino Rossini, Glen Campbell, Gloria Loring, Gnarls Barkley, Goo Goo Dolls, Good Times, Goops, Gorillaz, Gorky Park, Grand Funk Railroad, Great White, Green Day, Green Jelly, Grizz Chapman, Guided By Voices, Guns N' Roses, Gwen Stefani, Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynolds, Hans Zimmer, Harold Faltermeyer, Harry Belafonte, Harry Caray, Harry Connick, Haylie Duff, Hayseed Dixie, Heart, Hepburn, Herman's Hermits, Hi-Five, Hilary Duff, HIMYM, Hole, Hootie & The Blowfish, House Of Pain, Howard Shore, Howard Stern, Hoyt Curtin, Huey Lewis and the News, Hum, Ice Cube, Ides Of March, Imani Coppola, Inner Circle, INXS, iPhone, Irving Szathmary, Isaac Hayes, J. Geils Band, J.J. Abrams, J.J. Fad, Jack Elliott, Jack Jones, Jack Marshall, Jack McBrayer, Jackie De Shannon, Jackson Browne, Jackyl, James Brown, James, Jan & Dean, Jane Krakowski, Janeane Garofalo, Jane's Addiction, Janet Jackson, Janis Joplin, Jason Segel, Jay Z, Jeff Richmond, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jenny Lewis, Jeopardy, Jerrold Immel, Jerry Goldsmith, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jesus H Christ and The Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse, Jesus Jones, JET, Jewel, Jill Sobule, Jim Croce, Jimmy Buffett, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Joan Osborne, Jodeci, Joe Cocker, Joe Public, Joey Scarbury, John Carpenter, John Fogerty, John Fred and the Playboy Band, John Lennon, John Sebastian, John Travolta, John Williams, Johnny Carson, Johnny Cash, Johnny Gill, Johnny Mandel, Johnny Rivers, Jose Feliciano, Joseph Barbera, Joshua Kadison, Journey, Jr., Judy Hart Angelo, Juliana Hatfield Three, Juliana Hatfield, Julie Andrews, K.C. & The Sunshine Band, K.W.S., Kanye West, Kate Pearson, Katrina & The Waves, Katy Perry, kd lang, Kelly Clarkson, Kelly Osbourne, Kenny Loggins, Kevin Brown, Kid Rock, Kill Hannah, Kim Wilde, King Missile, Kings of Leon, Kiss, Klaus Badelt, Kool Moe Dee, Kool & The Gang, Kris Kross, KRS-One, K's Choice, Kula Shaker, Kylie Minogue, L7, Led Zeppelin, Lee Adams, Lenny Kravitz, Lesley Gore, Less Than Jake, Letters To Cleo, Lil Jon, Lil' Kim, Lily Allen, Linda Perry, Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories, Lisa Stansfield, Lita Ford, Little Richard, Live, Living Colour, Liz Phair, LL Cool J, Local H, London Symphony Orchestra, Lonely Island, Lost, Louis Armstrong, Love and Rockets, Love Spit Love, Ludacris, Luke, Luscious Jackson, Lustra, LV, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Madness, Madonna, Mae West, Manfred Mann, Mariah Carey, Mark Snow, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, Martika, Marvin Gaye, MASH, Material Issue, Matthew Sweet, Maxi Priest, Mazzy Star, MC Hammer, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Meat Loaf, Meat Puppets, Melissa Etheridge, Mellow Man Ace, Meredith Brooks, Metallica, Mexican Cheerleader, Michael Cera, Michael Giacchino, Michelle Branch, Mickey Rooney, Mike + The Mechanics, Ming Tea, Ministry, Morningwood, Mort Greene, Motley Crue, Mott The Hoople, Mountian, Mr. Big, Mungo Jerry, Mya, Nada Surf, Naked Eyes, Nancy Barry, Nancy Faust, Natalie Imbruglia, Natalie Merchant, Nathan Pacheco, Natural Selection, Naughty By Nature, Nazareth, Neal Hefti, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Nelly Furtado, Nelson Riddle, Nelson, Nena, Neneh Cherry, Nerf Herder, New Order, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nicki French, Nina Gordon, Nirvana, No Doubt, Nobuyoshi Koshibe, Norman Gimbel, Norman Greenbaum, NWA, Oasis, Oblivion, Offspring, Ohio Express, Ohio Players, Olivia Newton-John, OMC, OMD, Onyx, OutKast, Ozzy Osbourne, P.F. Sloan, P.M. Dawn, P.O.D., P. Williams, Pancho's Lament, Paperboy, Paramore, Pat Williams, Patti Smith, Patton Oswalt, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Paula Cole, Pearl Jam, Peter & Gordon, Pharrell, Phil Collins, Pink, PJ Harvey, Poe, Poison, Positive K, Primitive Radio Gods, Primus, Prince & The New Power Generation, Puddle of Mudd, Pulp Fiction, Queen Latifah, Queen, Queensryche, Quiet Riot, Quincy Jones, R. B. Greaves, R. Kelly, Radiohead, Ramones, Rancid, Rare Earth, Ratt, Ray Anthony, Ray Parker Jr., RBX, Real McCoy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REM, Remy Zero, Remy, Republica, Richard Belzer, Richard Lewis, Rick Derringer, Rick Springfield, Right Said Fred, Righteous Brothers, Rihanna, Ritchie Valens, Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, Rob Zombie, Robert Palmer, Robin Sparkles, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Roxette, Run-D.M.C., Rupert Holmes, Rythm Syndicate, Salt-N-Pepa, Sam & Dave, Sam Kinison, Sam Phillips, Samantha Fox, Sammy Davis Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Santo & Johnny, Sarah McLachlan, Save Ferris, Scarlett Johansson, Schoolhouse Rock, Scooby Doo, Scorpions, Seal, Seduction, Semisonic, Shakira, Shania Twain, Shawnna, She & Him, Sheriff, Sherwood Schwartz, Sheryl Crow, Shocking Blue, Silk, Silverchair, Simon & Garfunkel, Simple Minds, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Sixpence None The Richer, Skee-Lo, Skid Row, Slaughter, Sly & The Famiy Stone, Smash Mouth, Smashing Pumpkins, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Smoking Popes, Snap!, Sneaker Pimps, Snoop Dogg, Sonic Youth, Sonny & Cher, Sophie B. 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A little more than a week ago, I upgraded my phone from the iPhone 4S to the newly released iPhone 5S. The biggest difference, aside from a slightly bigger screen, is the jump from 3G (or 4G, if you believe AT&T’s hype) to LTE. I had the 4S for a little under 2 years, and in that time, we traveled the world together (well, at least going back to the UK) and have listened to a lot of podcasts and music. Here is every song (all 2079 of them) I’ve listened to on the phone, with some (ok, very little) bonus commentary. Godspeed.

Let’s Go-Go-Go White Sox	Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers		33
He’s a Pirate	Klaus Badelt	Pirates of the Caribbean (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)	32
Take Me Out To The Ballgame	Harry Caray		31
Thunderstruck	AC/DC	The Razors Edge	31
Gordon Beckham Intro			29
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	Steam	Billboard’s Top Rock ‘n’ Roll Hits: 1969	29
Don’t Stop Believin’	Journey	Journey’s Greatest Hits	27
sox05_montage			27
We Are The Champions	Queen	Queen: Greatest Hits I & II	27
Your Love	The Outfield	Play Deep	27
2008 White Sox Central Division Champs Montage	Chris Tannehill	WSCR 670 The Score	25
Take Me Out To The Ballgame	Nancy Faust		25
Harvester Of Sorrow	Metallica	…And Justice For All	20

You would hope that these numbers would have been higher, but this past season’s miserable performance by the White Sox has put the songs on their playlist out of mind more often than not.

Cannonball	The Breeders	The First 1000 Years- Rock	19
Man Or Muppet	Jason Segel	The Muppets	15
It’s Time For Our Song	Miss Piggy	The Muppets	14
Get Out There And Help Those Guys	Jason Segel	The Muppets	13
Main Title	LOST Soundtrack	LOST Soundtrack	13
Are You A Man Or A Muppet?	Amy Adams	The Muppets	12
How Charming, A Finale	Uncle Deadly	The Muppets	12
I’m On A Boat (ft. T-Pain)	The Lonely Island	Incredibad	12
Down At The Ole Barbershop	Kermit	The Muppets	11
Me and Drugs	David Cross	Bigger and Blackerer	11
The Antichrist	Howard Stern	Private Parts: The Album	11
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June 24, 2013June 23, 2013 by admin

iTunes Top 100: #70 – 75

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Billboard, Buffy, Cubs, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Hole, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Mix Tape, Van Halen, Warren G, Young MC
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My latest desktop computer arrived in late 2007, at which point I transitioned all of my music off of my laptop. 2 iPods, 2 iPhones, and an iPad later, that computer is still my main repository of music, with iTunes updating its stats every time I listen to something.

Having already gone through cassette tapes and CDs, it is now time to look at digital music with the Top 100 songs that I’ve listened to as of 6/2/2013, according to iTunes. Today we look at the 6 songs tied for #70 with 17 overall plays.

#70: The Cast of Buffy The Vampire Slayer – Something To Sing About

Another entry from the Buffy musical episode.

iTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 1/2/2013

#70: Eminem – Cleaning Out My Closet

Peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and became one of the highest-charting singles of Eminem’s career.

iTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 5/16/2013

#70: Hole – Celebrity Skin

Hole’s most commercially successful single, being the only one to reach #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

iTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 6/17/2012

#70: Van Halen – Jump

For years, the song was used as the intro music as the Chicago Cubs took the field at their home games.

iTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 10/2/2012

#70: Warren G – Regulate

This debut hit from Dr. Dre’s step-brother also appeared on Volume 14 of my mix tapes, and has been listened to three times since then.

iTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 3/29/2013

#70: Young MC – Bust A Move

This Grammy winning hit also appeared on Volume 1 of my mix tapes, and has been listened to four times since then.

iTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 2/21/2013

February 25, 2013February 24, 2013 by admin

Mix Tape Monday – Rap

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.

In addition to the occassional series of CDs I had burned in order to keep abreast of new music, I had created a bunch of genre-specific mixes that could be used both in the car and at the gym. This week we will take a look at the first disc covering the world of rap and hip hop music, both current at the time and spanning back to the 1980s. I now bring you Rap, volume 1.

Eve featuring Gwen Stefani – Let Me Blow Your Mind

The team-up won the first Grammy Award Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and took home the 2001 MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video.

iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 9/21/2012

2Pac – Keep Ya Head Up

The song, considered by many to be one of the deepest rap songs ever made, topped the U.S. Rap chart, the Hip Hop/R&B chart and the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 8/16/2011

Maestro – Table Dance

An ode to the black man having a good time at the local gentleman’s club.

iTunes stats: 3 plays, most recently on 9/1/2011

Cypress Hill – Insane In The Brain

The song, a diss song aimed at Chubb Rock, was a surprise crossover hit, reaching #19 on the Billboard Hot 100.

iTunes stats: Never played

Afroman – Because I Got High

Picked out of obscurity by Kevin Smith for inclusion on the Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back soundtrack

iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 7/30/2012

NWA – Fuck Tha Police

Ranked #417 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, despite not having been released as a single.

iTunes stats: 6 plays, most recently on 10/23/2012

Warren G – Regulate

The breakout single for both Warren G and Nate Dogg, the track appears on both the soundtrack to the film Above the Rim and Warren G.’s debut album.

iTunes stats: 16 plays, most recently on 1/28/2013

Biz Markie – Just A Friend

Ranked 81st on VH1’s 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders in 2000, and later as number 100 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop in 2008.

iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 4/1/2012

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June 25, 2012June 24, 2012 by admin

Mix Tape Monday – Volume 16

Between 1989, my sophomore year of high school, and 1995, my fourth year of college, I put together a nearly 20 volume collection of mix tapes, containing my favorite songs that I had gathered either from the radio, a cassette tape, or (eventually) CD. I thought it would be a fun exercise to look back at all 20 volumes and which of my “favorite” songs I still listen to today.

Volume 16 takes us from the early fall of 1994 towards the end of the year and the first semester of my junior year of college. The song selection is nearly completely alternative, with just one or two hip-hop and pop hits to go along with it.

Side A

Hole – Doll Parts

The latest from Courtney Love and company was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 12 plays, most recently on 5/24/2012

Live – I Alone

The Live hit was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 2 plays, most recently on 5/24/2012

Deadeye Dick – New Age Girl

The one hit wonder was acquired via Lafayette’s hit music station, 96.5 WAZY.

iTunes stats: 2 plays, most recently on 5/15/2012

Nirvana – About A Girl

The unplugged performance was also recorded from the good folks at WAZY.

iTunes stats: 13 plays, most recently on 5/17/2012

Aerosmith – Blind Man

The extra B-side thrown onto Aerosmith’s latest greatest hits package was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 8/9/2011

Real McCoy – Another Night

The international dance hit was taped off the cassingle.

iTunes stats: 2 plays, most recently on 1/11/2009

Warren G – Do You See

The Warren G release was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: Never played

Urge Overkill – Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon

The Neil Diamond cover was taped off the cassingle.

iTunes stats: 8 plays, most recently on 5/13/2011

Side B

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June 18, 2012June 17, 2012 by admin

Mix Tape Monday – Volume 15

Volume 15 takes us into through the summer of 1994 and into the fall and my junior year of college. The song selection is, again, mostly alternative with some west coast gangsta rap.

Side A

Frente! – Labour Of Love

The hit from Marvin! The Album was recorded via Chicago’s new rock alternative, Q101.

iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 4/20/2012

Mazzy Star – Fade Into You

The mesmerizing tune from Hope Sandoval and company was taped off WKQX Chicago.

iTunes stats: 9 plays, most recently on 5/11/2012

Nirvana – Verse Chorus Verse

The posthumous B-side from the trio from Seattle was, again, obtained from Q101.

iTunes stats: 9 plays, most recently on 6/1/2012

Warren G – This D.J.

The follow up to Regulate was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: Never played

Cracker – Eurotrash Girl

The hidden track was taped off Q101.

iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 9/1/2011

Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song

STP’s latest was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 1 play, on 10/3/2010

Gin Blossoms – Allison Road

The Gin Blossoms latest was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 3/19/2012

Weezer – Undone (The Sweater Song)

The debut hit from Weezer was taped off Q101.

iTunes stats: 9 plays, most recently on 5/3/2012

Side B

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June 11, 2012June 10, 2012 by admin

Mix Tape Monday – Volume 14

Volume 14 takes us into the early summer of 1994, following the end of my sophomore year of college. The song selection continues to be mostly alternative, with a little G-funk added for flavor.

Side A

Stone Temple Pilots – Big Empty

The entry from The Crow soundtrack was taped off the radio, from what I’m guessing was the new Rock 103.5.

iTunes stats: 3 plays, most recently on 10/2/2010

Aerosmith – Crazy

The final installment of the Alicia Silverstone video trilogy, now with extra Liv Tyler, was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 11 plays, most recently on 3/30/2012

Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun

The big hit for Soundgarden was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 2 plays, most recently on 3/17/2012

Green Day – Longview

The “debut” that pushed Green Day into the mainstream was taped off the radio, specifically Q101.

iTunes stats: 3 plays, most recently on 3/30/2011

Hole – Miss World

The introduction of Courtney Love to a mainstream audience was taped off the radio, again from Q101.

iTunes stats: 9 plays, most recently on 5/3/2012

Pearl Jam – Dissident

The latest from Pearl Jam was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 8 plays, most recently on 3/19/2012

Sarah McLachlan – Possession

The first hit for Sarah McLachlan was taped off what must have been a cassingle.

iTunes stats: 1 play, on 3/31/2012

Side B

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October 13, 2011August 17, 2024 by admin

Goodbye, iPhone 3G – Music Edition

As I wait for tomorrow’s delivery of my new iPhone 4S, it is time to say goodbye to the 3G that has been my trusty companion for nearly the past 3 1/2 years. We’ve traveled the world together (well, at least Canada and the UK) and have listened to a lot of music. Here is every song (all 1597 of them) I’ve listened to on the phone, with some (ok, very little) bonus commentary!

He’s a Pirate	Klaus Badelt	Pirates of the Caribbean (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)	100
Gordon Beckham Intro			91
Let’s Go-Go-Go White Sox	Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers		87
Thunderstruck	AC/DC	The Razors Edge	84
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	Steam	Billboard’s Top Rock ‘n’ Roll Hits: 1969	83
sox05_montage			75
We Are The Champions	Queen	Queen: Greatest Hits I & II	73
Boom	P.O.D.	Satellite	70
Don’t Stop Believin’	Journey	Journey’s Greatest Hits	69
2008 White Sox Central Division Champs Montage	Chris Tannehill	WSCR 670 The Score	65

No surprise that the top 10 are all part of (or were part of) my White Sox victory playlist. This gets played on the way home from every White Sox winner, plus the occassional ride to a game. Continue reading →

February 19, 2011January 14, 2017 by jim

Retro Playlist – December 2007

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2 Live Crew, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Avril Lavigne, Bad Religion, Bangles, Beatles, Belinda Carlisle, Better Than Ezra, Blood Sweat & Tears, Bloodhound Gang, Blur, Coolio, Dandy Warhols, Def Leppard, Dr. Dre, Faith No More, Filter, Foghat, Foo Fighters, Freelance Hellraiser, Garbage, Gin Blossoms, Green Day, Guided By Voices, Hole, Juliana Hatfield Three, Kula Shaker, Led Zeppelin, Less Than Jake, Liz Phair, Ludacris, Mexican Cheerleader, Missy Elliot, Motley Crue, Nada Surf, Ohio Players, P.O.D., Paperboy, Pearl Jam, Pharrell, REM, Rolling Stones, Roxette, Run DMC, Smash Mouth, Smashing Pumpkins, Snoop Dogg, Soup Dragons, Stan Bush, Tegan and Sara, The Big Bopper, The Crystals, The Flaming Lips, The Go-Go's, The Monkees, The Murmurs, The Wonders, The Zombies, Van Halen, Warren G, Weezer, Wheatus, White Stripes
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I recently came across my old, second generation iPod. 40 gigs of tiny, black and white screened goodness.

Here are the songs I listened to on it, from December 2007.

American Nice	Mexican Cheerleader	Kings And Kings’ Hoots	12/8/2007 10:32 AM
Mary, Mary	Run-D.M.C.	Ultimate Run DMC	12/8/2007 10:35 AM
Boom	P.O.D.		12/8/2007 10:38 AM
The Girl I Knew Somewhere	The Monkees	The Monkees Greatest Hits	12/8/2007 10:42 AM
Good	Better Than Ezra	Deluxe	12/8/2007 10:45 AM
When I Grow Up	Garbage	Version 2.0	12/8/2007 10:49 AM
Dare	Stan Bush	The Transformers: The Movie	12/8/2007 10:53 AM
Then He Kissed Me	The Crystals		12/8/2007 10:55 AM
The Kids Ruined Rock	Mexican Cheerleader	Mexican Cheerleader	12/8/2007 10:59 AM
Magical Mystery Tour	The Beatles	Magical Mystery Tour	12/8/2007 11:02 AM
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