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Finding an old playlist

Yesterday as I read my draft PHD proposal for what seemed like the thousandth time (I actually think it was), I was getting desperate for something to listen too. It felt like I’d exhausted Spotify and Pandora – was that possible?  

I was starting to think it just might be.  I’d got an email  from Pandora a few days before saying I’d listened to 1244 songs in the last month which  when added to Spotify, iTunes, and  The Sound made my song count for September more than I could bare to think about.

 Then I stumbled upon a playlist from my iPod that I’d transferred to Spotify “Gym4.” It was as the name suggests a playlist for listening to when at the gym and like my going to the gym, it was just a memory.

What an eclectic mix and so refreshening. Songs and  artists I hadn’t listened to for at least a couple of years. It was the breath of fresh air that I needed.

Some of the highlights for me were:

Vampire Weekend – Cape Cos Kwassa Kwassa 

Avril Lavigne – Sk8er Boi – listen to it loud!

Jackson Browne – Just Say Yeah – I’m a sucker for his love songs.

Silversun Pickups – Lazy Eye – I love the guitar in this song.

Kinda Dawson – I like Giants – it seems like fun but it’s got a hard and important edge.

REM – Nightswimming – I don’t think I’ve listened to any REM in the last 2 years which given they were one of my favourite bands was quite astounding.

Letters to Cleo – Cruel to be Kind – from one of my favourite movies 10 Things I Hate About You

British India – Tie up my Hands – a song my son introduced me too. It was British India’ s first hit and is in my opinion one of the best songs by an Australian band. 

The Donnas – Take me to the Backseat – a girls band that just rocks!

It might just tide me over for the next few weeks as I round out the study year and get ready for our trip.

Have I really bought my last CD?

I never thought I would reach a stage where I would contemplate not buying
a Record or CD again, but Spotify and Pandora, both subscription music services might make it so.

My first record was Abbey Road and my last was The Proclaimers, Sunshine on Leith! I don’t recall what my first CD was but my most recent was Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball in the lead up to his amazing Australian Tour.

I’ve watched record shops turn into CD shops and then seen the number of stores dwindle. The iconic Adelaide music store, The Muses was my favourite until it closed.

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