I came across a Twitter hashtag that had people name the first 30 songs that came up on their shuffle. That’s a little timeline clogging for me, but I still liked the idea of it and decided to put it on the blog instead.
Okay, maybe this post belongs in Friday Funtimes, but I happen to think that the kind of music a person listens to reveals a little something about themselves. For example, it says a lot about someone who loudly proclaims that any one genre of music sucks. A whole lot.
So what do my 30 songs tell you about me (aside from the fact that my taste in music is questionable because that’s already been established)? Also marvel at the sense of humor my iPod has. I’m telling you. This thing is sentient.
1. “Let Him Fly” -The Dixie Chicks
2. “Your Mama Don’t Dance” -Poison
3. “Laugh Kills Lonesome” -Michael Nesmith
4. “Hold On/Luka” -The Dan Band
5. “Can You Dig It?” (Peter Version) -The Monkees
6. “I Hate Everything About You” -Ugly Kid Joe
7. “Magic Man” -Heart
8. “Sound of the Underground” -Girls Aloud
9. “A Girl’s Gotta Do” -Mindy McCready
10. “Groovy Kind of Love” -Phil Collins
11. “What’s My Name Again?” -Blink-182
12. “I Hate Myself For Loving You” -Joan Jett
13. “Mo Run Gael, Dileas” -The Rankin Family
14. “Bad Medicine” -Bon Jovi
15. “Penny Music” -The Monkees
16. “Bang Bang” -Nancy Sinatra
17. “The Light of a Fading Star” -Flogging Molly
18. “For Pete’s Sake” -The Monkees
19. “Abba Medley: Mama Mia/Fernando/Waterloo” -The Dan Band
20. “Mother, Mother” -Tracy Bonham
21. “Highway to Hell” -AC/DC
22. “Girl, Girls, Girls” -Liz Phair
23. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” -Michael Jackson
24. “I’ve Just Seen a Face” -The Beatles
25. “Why Haven’t I Heard From You?” -Reba
26. “She’s Always a Woman” -Billy Joel
27. “Carmina Burana” -O Fortuna
28. “Only God Knows Why” -Kid Rock
29. “Get Up” -Dropkick Murphys
30. “Check Yes or No” -George Strait
A few notes on this list.
-This list does not accurately reflect my love of covers, mash-ups, and 80’s pop.
-If you knew Gaelic, you’d understand why putting “Mo Run Gael, Dileas” in between “Bad Medicine” and “I Hate Myself For Loving You” is either baffling or brilliant.
-Sticking AC/DC between Tracy Bonham and Liz Phair is pretty funny.
-Considering I own every album The Monkees released and then some, I’m shocked that only 3 songs made the list.
-Ditto only one Michael Nesmith song making the list, not because I own all of his albums, but because of the four I do own, shuffle loves them.
-“Carmina Burana” in between two ballads will drop your transmission. Talk about shifting gears too fast.
-None of my R&B, hip hop, rap, jazz, blues, bluegrass, or classical made the list.
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