Friday iPod Challenge, the Darling You Look Fabulous Edition

The title of this week's challenge is meant as inspiration to me. I look far from fabulous, having sent my Rosie to dog heaven last weekend, and gotten Rebel through surgery on Tuesday. I'm sleep deprived and crabby and let's just charitably say I'm overdue for a hair cut.

Which I'm getting this afternoon, so at least that'll be fixed.

The iPod Challenge is simple, or if not simple, then at least, it's the same as it ever was: Set iTunes or whatever program you use to shuffle your entire music library, and post the first ten that it gives you without any attempt to thwart the gods of randomness in order to obscure the fact that you listen to Celine Dion.

I was less than diligent in posting the challenge during my traumatic move, and while you were all very kind with the nagging reminders, you've fallen down on the job of posting your playlists. That's enough of that. Tell me what's on your iPod! Then head over to club.kingsnake.com and tell them, because you can actually WIN stuff there.

My random ten this morning:

1. The Only Living Boy in New York - Everything but the Girl
The old Simon and Garfunkel classic given an atmoshpheric acoustic interpretation by Ben and Tracey. I love it.

2. Pop Song 89 - R.E.M.
I'll be reviewing their new "Greatest Hits" album this weekend at club.kingsnake... but in a nutshell, it's great. Of course.

3. Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears For Fears
The 80s. Love.

4. Extreme Ways - Moby
For a bald vegan he's kind of cute.

5. In A World Called Catastrophe - Matthew Good
Angsty rock.

6. All American Girl - Melissa Etheridge
I adore this song, tough girls, hard times, and that sexy growl.

7. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) - Talking Heads
From what I sometimes think is the best album ever recorded, Remain in Light.

8. Soviet - Electronic
Strange little tune from the Manchester crew.

9. Madam Butterfly (after "Un bel di vedremo" from "Madama Butterfly") - Malcolm McLaren
He's just weird but this song is purely brilliant.

10. Street Hassle - Lou Reed
I have no words. If you've never heard it, fix that immediately.

Your turn.

Comments

[judi]

AHHHHCK! I am SO glad you're back! I have been checking for a new blog all damn week. I was in withdrawel!!

Will post my songs in a few.

[judi]

P.S. I am really sorry about Rosie. Really I am. Hope Rebel is doing ok too.

[judi]

1.Fame - David Bowie
2.SexyBack - Justin Timberlake (it's a good song to run to but I hate the guy)
3.Call me - Blondie
4.DJ - No Doubt, a live version, Tribute to Sublime
5.Rockstar - Cypress Hill
6.My name is Mud - Primus
7.Insane in the brain - Cypress Hill
8.Loser - Beck
9.Car - Elastica
10.Music - Madonna

This is all music that I run to - not necessarily my favorate songs or anything.

I wish that I could do a spellcheck here.

[Gina]

Oh, OK. But only to honor Rosie.

1) "Three Hits," Indigo Girls
2) "I've Got a Right To Sing the Blues," Les Brown and His Band of Renown
3) "How Far Am I From Canaan," Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers
4) "Undecided," Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
5) "No. 29," Steve Earle and The Dukes
6) "I'll Take My Sorrow Straight," Iris Dement
7) "Roll Your Money Maker," Magic Sam
8) "

[Gina]

Whoops!

8) "Lonesome Day," Bruce Springsteen
9) "Don't Be Cruel," Elvis
10) "Love Me Do," The Persuasions

[nancy]

1-Wide Open Spaces Dixie Chicks
2-Are We Not Men- Devo
3-Three Little Birds Bob Marley
4-Isrealites- Desmond Dekker
5-Rip her to Shreds- Blondie
6-Let's go- The Cars
7-It's your birthday R. Kelly
8-Roll on advice to M -Joe Harvard
9-Dirty Water- Stompers
10-Cure for pain-Morphine

[Nancy Campbell]

1. My Girlfriend's Girlfriend-Type O Negative

2. Tonight's The Night-P!nk

3) Six Before Dawn (96.6 Before Dawn)-Rosetta Stone

4) Missionary Man-Eurythmics

5) American Woman-The Guess Who

6) The Enochian Angel Of The 7th Aethyr-David J. w/ Alan Moore & Tim Perkins

7) Gillie Callum/Highland Rant/Ryan's Rant-Bonnie Rideout

8) Earth As in Heaven-Drumatic

9) Pipe Major William Wilson-Bonnie Rideout

10) Dream On-Aerosmith