There are a couple of things I should get done this evening, but really I just feel like lying around and listening to music, and so in the interests of procrastination, the 50 songs that I've apparently listened to the most since the advent of itunes in my life - ie last five or six years:
1. Different Worlds - Brittany Cairns (199 plays)
2. This World Can Make You Happy - Amaya Laucirica (122)
3. It Must Come Through - Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea (115)
4. New Year - Beach House (113)
5. 23 - Blonde Redhead (95)
6. Out Loud - Mindy Smith (87)
7. Coming Home To Me - Patty Griffin feat Julie Miller (80)
=8. Aeroplane - The Everybodyfields (77)
=8. Blue Lips - Regina Spektor (77)
10. Ode To LRC - Band of Horses (76)
11. Godspell - The Cardigans (75)
12. Circumambient - Grimes (74)
13. Even Though I'm A Woman - Seeker Lover Keeper (73)
14. All I Can - Sharon Van Etten (71)
=15. Slow Show - The National (70)
=15. Hey, Snow White - The New Pornographers (70)
=17. I Got Nothing - Dum Dum Girls (69)
=17. Lie In The Sound - Trespassers William (69)
=19. Modern Love - The Last Town Chorus (66)
=19. The Bleeding Heart Show - The New Pornographers (66)
=21. Joints - Holly Miranda (65)
=21. Mexico City - Jolie Holland (65)
23. Alex - Girls (63)
=24. Wishes - Beach House (60)
=24. This Girl's Prepared For War - Bic Runga (60)
=24. To A Poet - First Aid Kit (60)
=24. Fake Empire - The National (60)
28. Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes (59)
=29. Let's Get Out Of This Country - Camera Obscura (58)
=29. What I Thought Of You - Holly Throsby (58)
=29. Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National (58)
=29. House of Cards - Robert Plant (58)
=33. Abducted - Cults (57)
=33. Chameleon/Comedian - Kathleen Edwards (57)
=33. Dream About Changing - Sally Seltmann (57)
=33. Heart Skipped A Beat - The xx (57)
37. No Bad News - Patty Griffin (56)
=38. I Am Going But I Am Not Gone - Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea (55)
=38. Ride The Wind To Me - Julie Miller (55)
40. Zip City - Drive-By Truckers (54)
=41. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) - The Arcade Fire (53)
=41. Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson (53)
=43. That Was Was - Dirty Three (52)
=43. Vomit - Girls (52)
=43 (* with a bullet). State of Grace - Taylor Swift (52)
=43. Chinatown - Wild Nothing (52)
=47. Fall At Your Feet - Boy & Bear (51)
=47. Wichita Lineman - Clouds (51)
=47. Top Of The World - Dixie Chicks (51)
=47. Unless It's Kicks - Okkervil River (51)
Two thoughts:
(previously - Feb 09)
1. Different Worlds - Brittany Cairns (199 plays)
2. This World Can Make You Happy - Amaya Laucirica (122)
3. It Must Come Through - Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea (115)
4. New Year - Beach House (113)
5. 23 - Blonde Redhead (95)
6. Out Loud - Mindy Smith (87)
7. Coming Home To Me - Patty Griffin feat Julie Miller (80)
=8. Aeroplane - The Everybodyfields (77)
=8. Blue Lips - Regina Spektor (77)
10. Ode To LRC - Band of Horses (76)
11. Godspell - The Cardigans (75)
12. Circumambient - Grimes (74)
13. Even Though I'm A Woman - Seeker Lover Keeper (73)
14. All I Can - Sharon Van Etten (71)
=15. Slow Show - The National (70)
=15. Hey, Snow White - The New Pornographers (70)
=17. I Got Nothing - Dum Dum Girls (69)
=17. Lie In The Sound - Trespassers William (69)
=19. Modern Love - The Last Town Chorus (66)
=19. The Bleeding Heart Show - The New Pornographers (66)
=21. Joints - Holly Miranda (65)
=21. Mexico City - Jolie Holland (65)
23. Alex - Girls (63)
=24. Wishes - Beach House (60)
=24. This Girl's Prepared For War - Bic Runga (60)
=24. To A Poet - First Aid Kit (60)
=24. Fake Empire - The National (60)
28. Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes (59)
=29. Let's Get Out Of This Country - Camera Obscura (58)
=29. What I Thought Of You - Holly Throsby (58)
=29. Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National (58)
=29. House of Cards - Robert Plant (58)
=33. Abducted - Cults (57)
=33. Chameleon/Comedian - Kathleen Edwards (57)
=33. Dream About Changing - Sally Seltmann (57)
=33. Heart Skipped A Beat - The xx (57)
37. No Bad News - Patty Griffin (56)
=38. I Am Going But I Am Not Gone - Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea (55)
=38. Ride The Wind To Me - Julie Miller (55)
40. Zip City - Drive-By Truckers (54)
=41. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) - The Arcade Fire (53)
=41. Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson (53)
=43. That Was Was - Dirty Three (52)
=43. Vomit - Girls (52)
=43 (* with a bullet). State of Grace - Taylor Swift (52)
=43. Chinatown - Wild Nothing (52)
=47. Fall At Your Feet - Boy & Bear (51)
=47. Wichita Lineman - Clouds (51)
=47. Top Of The World - Dixie Chicks (51)
=47. Unless It's Kicks - Okkervil River (51)
Two thoughts:
- Not that this is news to me, but the disproportionate number of female singers is striking. I guess that's just how I'm wired.
- I would be a happy man if I could somehow have this list based on lifetime stats.
(previously - Feb 09)
