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 has a crazy mix of songs used as part of talk radio shows and odd live cover versions of songs along with the latest releases from Eminem, Abandoned Pools, and reality TV star Kelly Osbourne.
Soup Dragons – Running Wild (edit)
This edit of the Soup Dragons song was used as the opening theme of the old Q101 morning show hosted by Wendy Snyder and Bill Leff.
Eminem – Without Me
The latest smash hit from the non-Vanilla Ice.
iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 5/30/2012
Kelly Osbourne – Papa Don’t Preach
Fresh off the surprise reality smash of the year comes Ozzy’s youngest daughter.
iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 9/7/2011
Abandoned Pools – The Remedy
The debut single from a band that was never heard from again.
iTunes stats: 1 play, on 7/30/2012
Garbage – Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go)
The unofficial third release from Beautiful Garbage was a number 1 hit in Australia.
iTunes stats: 11 plays, most recently on 8/2/2012
Dave Grohl – TIny Dancer (Live)
This live performance of the Elton John hit comes from the old Craig Kilborn show.
iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 3/13/2012
Ednaswap – Torn (Acoustic)
This live performance by the original performers of the Natalie Imbruglia hit comes from the Howard Stern show.
iTunes stats: Never Played
Pink – Janie’s Got A Gun (Live)
Pink’s cover of the Aerosmith hit comes from a performance on MTV.
iTunes stats: Never Played
Weezer – American Gigolo
Another in a long line of Weezer songs that I had completely forgotten about.
The Strokes – Hard To Explain
The first UK single from The Strokes was their third in the US.
iTunes stats: 12 plays, most recently on 5/25/2012