Thursday, October 03, 2002

Like you care.

Among the playlists on my iPod is one I call 'Treasures.' Treasures is essentially the soundtrack of my life at the time when I create it. Here's what's spinning now.
Up on a Roof by James Taylor
Castles Burning by Annie Lennox
Home and Dry by Pet Shop Boys
Roller Coaster by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Wish You Were Here by Fred Durst and Johnny Reznick
Walking on Broken Glass by Annie Lennox
The Painted Desert by 10,000 Maniacs
Disseminated by Soul Coughing
Go West by the Pet Shop Boys
What's the Frequency, Kenneth? by REM
Freedom 90 by George Michael
Please Come to Boston by Joan Baez
Blake's Jerusalem by Billy Bragg
Layla by Eric Clapton
Father Figure by George Michael
Farther Along by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstandt, and Emmylou Harris
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams
(Don't Go Back To) Rockville by REM
Mission Impossible Theme by Moby
Take a Chance on Me by Erasure
Jambalya by John Prine and Emmylou Harris
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry by the Cowboy Junkies
To Know Him Is To Love Him by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstandt, and Emmylou Harris
Revolution by the Stone Temple Pilots
Daniel by Elton John
Thou Swell by Blossum Dearie
Breaking the Girl by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Loves Me Like A Rock by Paul Simon
We Got The Beat by the Go Gos
Stockton Gala Days by 10,000 Maniacs
Brotherhood of Man from the Soundtrack of 'How To Succeed In Business...' by Robert Morse and Ruth Kobart
Roam by the B-52s
Punk Rock Girl by Dead Milkmen
The Windmills Of Your Mind by Dusty Springfield
No Scrubs by TLC
I've Been High by REM
The Tide Is High by Blondie
Sweet Forgiveness by Iris Dement
Wild World by Cat Stevens
La Bamba by Los Lobos
Name of the Game by The Crystal Method
Let the Mystery Be by Iris Dement
Eyes Without A Face by Billy Idol
Beautiful Day by U2
Theme for Peter Gunn by Henry Mancini
Spanish Inquisition Part I by Monty Python
Homeward Bound by Simon and Garfunkel
Go Your Own Way by The Cranberries
Everyday People (Sly and the Family Stone cover) by Pearl Jam
The Promised Land by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Better Man by Pearl Jam
All The Young Dudes by Mott The Hoople
Kodachrome by Paul Simon
Wild Wild Life by the Talking Heads
Imitation of Life by REM
Inexile by Capercailie with Sibeba
Father and Son by Cat Stevens
California by Joni Mitchell
Sweet Old World by Lucinda Williams
Because the Night by 10,000 Maniacs
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Second Hand News by Fleetwood Mac
I'm a Believer by Smashmouth
Music by Madonna
Ferry Across The Mersey by Gerry & The Pacemakers
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) by the Talking Heads
Linger by the Cranberries
The Ladies Who Lunch from 'Company' by Elaine Stritch
How Soon Is Now by the Smiths
The Finer Things Keep Shining Through by Steve Winwood
Discoteque by U2
Hold Me Now by the Thompson Twins
Pale Blue Eyes by Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground
Stand By Your Man by Lyle Lovett
Reeling In The Years by Steely Dan
In My Hour of Darkness by the Rolling Creekdippers
I Saw The Light by Hank Williams
Fame by David Bowie
Hot Blood by Lucinda Williams
Tough Guy by The Crystal Method
Can't Keep It In by Cat Stevens
Negra Presentuosa by Susana Baca
Closer To Fine by Indigo Girls
Elevation by U2
Justified and Ancient by KLF and Tammy Wynette
Panic by the Smiths
Falling In Love Again by Marlene Dietrich
Growing Up by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
Our Town by Iris Dement
Why Can't We Be Friends by Smashmouth
Oboe Concerto in D Minor by Antonio Marcello
Crying by kd lang and Roy Orbison
Angel by Annie Lennox
A Whiter Shade of Pale by Annnie Lennox
Brasilia Crossed With Trenton by Bob Mould
Angel of the Morning by Dusty Springfield
The Air That I Breathe by kd lang
Theme from 'Maude'
Forever Young by Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan
Walk Like An Egyptian by the Bangles
Something in the Way She Moves by james Taylor
Timmy Freestyles from South Park
Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez
No Mor I Love You's by Annnie Lennox
Carmina Burana by Karl Orff
Smooth by Santana
Leaving On A Jet Plane by Peter Paul and Mary
I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton
California Stars by Billy Bragg and Wilco
I Hear Music by Blossum Dearie
Come To My Window by Melissa Etheridge
Play That Funky Music White Boy by George Clinton
Everyday by Dave Matthews Band
Lake Charles by Lucinda Williams
Misguided Angel by the Cowboy Junkies
Parking Lot by Joni Mitchell
I'll Stand By You by the Pretenders
Give A Little Bit by Supertramp
Assode by Groupe Oyiwan
Last Of The International Playboys by Morrissey
The Chain by Fleetwood Mac
Vacation by the Go Gos
Handsome Devil by the Smiths
Don't Stop Till You Get Enough by Michael Jackson
Verdi Cries by the 10,000 Maniacs
Piece of My Heart by Janis Joplin
Prove My Love by Lucinda Williams
Perfect Day by Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground
The Internationale by Billy Bragg
Blue Moon Revisited (A Song for Elvis) by the Cowboy Junkies
Shoplifters Of The World Unite by the Smiths
Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
Analyse by The Cranberries
A Song by Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson
Zombie by The Cranberries
Come As You Are by Nirvana
Damn, Sam (I love a woman that rains) by Ryan Adams
Don't Talk by 10,000 Maniacs
The First Cut Is The Deepest by Cat Stevens
These Are Days by 10,000 Maniacs
Baseball Song from the Simpsons
In My Time Of Need by Ryan Adams
End Of The World As We Know It by REM
A Campfire Song by 10,000 Maniacs
Under The Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac
Skylark by kd lang
Don't Fence Me In by Cole Porter
A Fine Spring Morning by Blossum Dearie
Wild Montana Skies by John Denver and Emmylou Harris

I defy anyone to come up with an all-encompassing theme for all of those songs. What would be the format of the radio station that would have a playlist like that? How about "A Gay White Guy Who's Eclectic, But In A Bland Kind Of Way"?

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