Here’s another Music Meme for you to tolerate enjoy. (here’s the first one I did. I encourage participation.)

iTunes meme

iRipped from karinski. Thanks for being there for me!

Within each item, songs listed in Title – Artist – Album.

How many songs?

• 5777 songs, 14:05:41:14 total playing time, 20.84 GB
  And my hard drive is only 30 gigs. I blame Niall for letting me rip a bulk of his music.. starting me on a path of needing to feed the iBeast regularly.

Sorted by song title:

• First: ¡Que Vida! – Love – DaCapo
• Last: Zoot Suit – The Who – Thirty Years of Maximum R&B

Sorted by artist:

• First: I’m Not In Love – 10cc – Virgin Suicides Soundtrack
  I can pretend this song is not a guilty pleasure as I can pretend it just “came with the soundtrack” to a movie with cred.
• Last: Treasure – Zuco 103 – The Now Sound Of Brazil

Sorted by album:

• First: Untitled 1 – Sigur Ros – ( )
  Why do I have this album? Where did it come from? I don’t listen to it. I keep it as I think it makes me look hip — to the imaginary people looking at my iTunes songs.
• Last: Lady Stardust – David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust

Top 10 most-played songs:
(Most-played song at No. 1)

Note: this list is not really reflective of my aural reality. I listen to my laptop much less than I listen to the iPod or my motley MP3 CDs in the car. The real list would probably include more workout favorites; Senor Coconut; Cornelius; Beasties; Nouvelle Vague; Beatles (DUH).

1. The Distance – Cake – Fashion Nugget
   It’s a v.g. workout song. I am trying to make it look like I don’t listen to Cake.
   
2. No Return – Kinks – Something Else by the Kinks
3. Dreaming – Sun Ra – The Singles
   I’d say this album is in my top 10 fave albums, if not top 5.
4. Who Loves the Sun – Velvet Underground – High Fidelity Soundtrack
5. You’re Gonna Miss Me – 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic Sounds
   It’s in some fucking TV commercial now, but lord I love this song.. and them. Seek them out!
6. Groove is in the Heart – Deee-Lite – World Clique
7. Everybody’s Gonna be Happy – Kinks – High Fidelity Soundtrack
8. Summer Breeze – Seals and Crofts
   Guilty Pleasure alert!
9. Side of the Road – Beck – Sea Change
   Yes, I’m moody.
10. Fruit Tree – Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left
    YES, I’m moody, OK?

Top 10 recently played songs:

1. Bagpipe Blues – Rufus Harley – Courage: The Atlantic Recordings
   A bagpipe jazz record? Yes, please! Thanks to Rich for this.
2. Flying Fiddles – Shay Torrent – Ultra-Lounge Volume 11: Organs In Orbit
3. E. 2nd Street – John Kruth
4. Dreaming – Sun Ra – The Singles
5. Jealous Guy/Don’t Let Me Down – Claudine Longet – Golden Throats 4: Celebrities Butcher The Beatles
6. The Scat Song – Cab Calloway – Flashbacks #2, 1914-1946, Novelty Songs, Crazy & Obscure
7. The Robots (Cha-Cha-Chá) – Senor Coconut Y Su Conjunto – El Baile Alemán
   Latin arrangements of Kraftwerk. This makes the world a place in which I happily live. This album is in also my top 10 faves, if not top 5.
8. Ice Cold Lemonade – Death By Chocolate – Death By Chocolate
9. Sugar Water – Cibo Matto – Viva! La Woman
10. Twinkletoes – Max Roach – M’Boom
    Love love lovity love! This is another song that is very close to something from my internal soundtrack.
    

Find sex; how many songs?

Total: 33. Top 4:

1. Everyone’s Got Sex Appeal For Someone – Ronald Frankau & Monte Crick – Flashbacks #2, 1914-1946, Novelty Songs, Crazy & Obscure
2. Let’s Talk About Sex – Salt N Pepa
3. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll – Ian Dury – Stiff Records Boxed Set
4. Sex Bomb – Flipper – Generic
   Fun Fact: One time at a Flipper show in ’83 I got hit by flying glass! SF Old School!

Find death; how many songs?

Total: 47. Top 4:

1. Death Of A Clown – Kinks – Something Else
2. Death of a Party – Blur
3. Death Trip – Iggy & The Stooges – Raw Power
4. Death Valley ’69 – Sonic Youth – Bad Moon Rising

Find love; how many songs?

Total: 301. Top 4:

1. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love & Understanding – Elvis Costello – Armed Forces
2. About The Strangeness of Love – Johannes Ammon/Igor Tkachenko – Snow Music
3. All The Young Girls Love Alice – Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
4. All You Need Is Love – Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour

Find peace; how many songs?

Total: 12. Top 4:

1. Centrepeace – Badly Drawn Boy – Have You Fed The Fish?
2. Chenresie, Flame Of Peace And Compassion – Oliver Serano Alve – Exotic Sounds From Many Worlds
3. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) – George Harrison – The Best Of George Harrison
4. Love And Peace – Jimmy Sturr – Polka Christmas

Find rain; how many songs?

Total: 64. (not accurate as this search included songs with “brain”, “train”, etc. in the title)
Top 4:

1. Chief Sitting In The Rain – Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O’Connor, Edgar Meyer – Appalachia Waltz
2. Dry the Rain – Beta Band – High Fidelity Soundtrack
3. Fire and Rain – James Taylor
4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Frigo – Debut of A Legend

Find sun; how many songs?

Total: 134. Top 4:

1. Ain’t No Sunshine – Eva Cassidy – Time After Time
   The original recording of this song (by Bill Withers) used to give me a sad, sad stomachache when I was small. I do not listen to this version, as Eva Cassidy is dead and that doesn’t help the sad.
   
2. Always the Sun – Stranglers – Greatest Hits of Stranglers 1977-1990
3. Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden – Superunknown
4. Don’t Steal Our Sun – The Thrills – So Much for the City

Thank you for listening.

Photo: Opera Singer, originally uploaded by flickruser Andwar. Thanks for letting me use it!