2.23.2005

Me! Me! Me!

in miniature.

Describe self through appliance ownership. iPodwise*.

RNA of this web meme contracted from The Cool Out.

How many total songs?
It's a mini. 570.

Sort by Song Title
First: "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People," The Chi-Lites
Last: "Your Retro Career Melted," The Faint

Sort by Time
Shortest: "Petrilude," Basement Jaxx (0:10)
Shortest non-mix-snippet/skit track: "Who Dares Wins," The Streets (0:34)
Longest: "Turn It On," Sonny Stitt (10:52)
Longest non-instrumental: "Mars Arizona (DFA Remix)," Blues Explosion (10:46)


Sort by Album
First: A Good Thing Lost, Poppy Family
First with more than half the tracks included: Almost Killed Me (Unless it's The Hold Steady Almost Killed Me, then Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, The Prodigy)
Last: You, My Baby, & I, Alex Gopher

[My historian's addition to survey]
Earliest Release Date:
1966, The Soul Survivors, "Expressway To Your Heart"

Top Ten Most Played Songs
1) Bar-Kays, "Son of Shaft" [11]
2) Aaliyah, "Are You That Somebody" [10]
3) Graham Central Station, "Now Do-U-Wanta Dance" [10]
4) J.B.'s, "The Grunt, Pts 1 & 2" [9]
5) Jungle Brothers, "Because I Got It Like That (Ultimate Mix)" [9]
6) Philadelphia Int'l All Stars, "Let's Clean Up the Ghetto" [9]
7) Eddie Bo, "Check Your Bucket" [8]
8) The Streets, "The Irony of It All" [8]
9) Captain Beefheart, "The Floppy Boot Stomp" [7]
10) Fannypack, "Sugar Daddy" [7]

Find "sex," how many songs show up?
2, including 1 Ann Sexton song.

Find "death," how many songs show up?
3

Find "love," how many songs show up?
16

[Nate's addition to the survey] Find "funk," how many songs show up?
11


*The best Xmas surprise I've ever received. From the wife.

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