A different way of looking at it
Tiassa's Top 25
Since my iTunes keeps track of the most-played songs, I figured it's a great version of "What's on the CD Player Today". It gives a view of .... well, I can't remember the last update that cleared the play count, but it wasn't that long ago. The play count on the songs ranges at present between 47 and 60 and comprises 1272 playbacks.. Quite obviously, the lack of heavy music in the list indicates the necessity of keeping my daughter entertained.
25. Take Me In Your Hand - Rheostatics
24. Humdrum - Peter Gabriel
23. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
22. Drowning - Boiled in Lead
21. Marx and Engels - Belle & Sebastian
20. Jesus Was Once A Teenager Too - Rheostatics
19. Light Up the World - Tanita Tikaram
18. Cathedral Song - Tanita Tikaram
17. State Street Sadie° - Styx
16. High Hopes - Pink Floyd
15. Murassi - Aziz Ibrahim
14. Pigs on the Wing (Part 1) - Roger Waters
13. Mother - Roger Waters
12. A Globe of Frogs - Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
11. Marlene Dietrich's Favourite Poem - Peter Murphy
10. E.V.C. - Joanne Rand
-9. All the Little Horses - Boiled in Lead
-8. Washing of the Water - Peter Gabriel
-7. Hurricane Party - Joanne Rand
-6. On Earth As It Is In Heaven - Ennio Morricone
-5. You Are A Treasure - Rheostatics
-4. Secret World - Peter Gabriel
-3. Luminous Rose - Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
-2. Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
-1. Just Get Through This Night - Styx
Extending the list to 100, it's dominated by the same--mostly Tanita Tikaram, again by proxy of entertaining my daughter--but Sisters of Mercy, Savatage make appearances, and several tracks from Floater's
Angels in the Flesh and Devils in the Bone hold well-respected stations. Other notables include the odd song from Mr. Big, Grandaddy, Duran Duran, and Wang Chung (?!)
By memory, "Just Get Through This Night" is the longstanding #1 (even before the last update cleared the play count), "Fake Plastic Trees has been on a steady climb, "Murassi" is the dark-horse.
The "In the Closet" songs are Mr. Big's "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (#82) and, obviously, Wang Chung's "Dance Hall Days" (#71). The strongest performer is Grandaddy's "He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot" (#77). Emma Grace's favorite songs, I think, are "You Are A Treasure" and "Murassi" (she really grooves to that one); she's also a fan of "Marlene Dietrich's Favourite Poem" and Bauhaus' "Bela Lugosi" (#68). The coolest song title in the Top 100 is #95, Belle & Sebastian's "Judy Is a Dick Slap", the most obscure is probably "Cuz Mapfumo" by Boiled in Lead (#55). The most bizarre track might well be #72, "Umfante" by Tommy Shaw (featuring Marina Sirtis)
I'll stop now.
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Tiassa
