My Thursday Morning Soundtrack: My iPod Is Much Better Than Yours

As most of us now have an iPod of some sort, you know how after a while, your shuffle tends to repeat itself or plays songs that you don’t dig on at the time and end up skipping. This morning the ol’ shuffle blew my musical mind with a back to back to back chain of consistently awesome songs.

At first I didn’t really think anything of it, but as it continued on, I grew more ecstatic and nervous at the same time; realizing what greatness was happening… Like that Friends episode where Joey and Ross throw the ball back and forth in the apartment without dropping it for hours upon hours? You know you’ve seen it too. I knew this was too good not to share with the SubEx community. So here it is in it’s entirety from beginning to end for your enjoyment. Happy Thursday!

1. Arcade Fire- Neighborhood # 1 (Tunnels)

2. Richard Buckner- Fater

3. Jesus & Mary Chain- Just Like Honey

4. Frente’- Pretty Friend

5. Mos Def- Life Is Real

6. Pearl Jam- Dissident

7. Sunny Day Real Estate- Guitars and Video Games

8. Golden Smog- Please Tell My Brother

9. Yves Montand- Rue St. Vincent

10. Townes Van Zandt- Sad Cinderella

11. 100 Damned Guns- Hard Row To Hoe

12. Loretta Lynn- Mrs. Leroy Brown

13. Elliot Smith- Waltz # 2

14. Wilco- Rhythm

15. Planxty- Follow Me Up To Carlow

16. Ryan Adams- Blossom

17. They Might Be Giants- Fingertips (part 13)

18. Bob Dylan- Just Like A Woman

19. Minus The Bear- Pachuca Sunrise

20. Old Crow Medicine Show- Wagon Wheel

21. Ella Fitzgerald- I Thought About You

22. Drive-By Truckers- Outfit

23. Beach Boys- You Still Believe In Me

24. School Of Seven Bells- Chain

Suddenly, part 8 of The Hobbit audiobook came on next; thus ending my longest chain of consistently awesome shuffle songs ever. It seemed fate, as the last song was called “Chain”. I knew it was the shuffle’s way of saying that everything good must come to an end eventually, and it was wonderful. And so now, too, comes the end of our time together. Music is neat!

-Cory Coleman [c]