November 17th 2007 12:47 am
By the numbers: currently on my phone
Number of songs: 170
Number of songs performed by The Beatles: 0
Number of Beatles covers: 9
Number of artists that have only one song on the list: 30*
Number of those artists from whom I own multiple recordings: 19
Number of songs with “love” in the title: 4
Number of songs about science and love: 3
Number or artists I’ve seen live: 7
Number of artists I’ve discovered via a hopeless infatuation: 1
Number of songs I listened to obsessively during that hopeless infatuation: 8
Number of songs I sing along with, but change the gender of the lyrics: 1
Number of songs I’m a little embarrassed to have on my phone: 2
Number of songs I have because of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 2
Number of songs I have because of iPod ads: 1
Number of songs about outdoor sex: 1
Full song listing behind the cut
1. All Girl Summer Fun Band - Becky (2:01)
2. All Girl Summer Fun Band - Grizzly Bear (2:26)
3. All Girl Summer Fun Band - Jason Lee (2:21)
4. Anna Waronker - John & Maria (3:34)
5. Au Revoir Simone - Stars (3:00)
6. Au Revoir Simone - Where You Go (2:41)
7. Barenaked Ladies - Alcohol (3:43)
8. Barenaked Ladies - Call And Answer (5:48)
9. Barenaked Ladies - Falling For the First Time (3:40)
10. Ben Folds Five - Brick (4:32)
11. Ben Folds Five - Smoke (4:52)
12. Bobby Bare, Jr. - Valentine (3:09)
13. Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket (3:24)
14. Cake - The Distance (3:00)
15. Canasta - Slow Down Chicago (4:04)
16. Canasta - Sympathetic Vibrations (4:00)
17. Chainsaw Kittens - Heartcatchthump (3:30)
18. Chainsaw Kittens - Loneliest china place (3:22)
19. Count Zero - Radium Eyes (GH2 mix) (3:26)
20. Crooked Still - Ain’t No Grave (3:21)
21. Crooked Still - Can’t You Hear Me Callin’ (3:38)
22. Crooked Still - Come On In My Kitchen (4:59)
23. Crooked Still - Little Sadie (2:35)
24. Crooked Still - Lone Pilgrim (3:17)
25. Crooked Still - Mountain Jumper (2:51)
26. Crooked Still - New Railroad (3:15)
27. Crooked Still - Oxford Town / Cumberland Gap (2:20)
28. Crooked Still - Railroad Bill (2:18)
29. Crooked Still - Wind and Rain (3:46)
30. Dead Disco - Automatic (3:23)
31. Death Cab For Cutie - Crooked Teeth (3:23)
32. Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You Into The Dark (3:09)
33. Death Cab for Cutie - The Sound Of Settling (2:12)
34. Devotchka - The Enemy Guns (4:21)
35. Ditty Bops - Ooh La La (3:52)
36. Ditty Bops - Wishful Thinking (2:39)
37. Electric Frankenstein - Candy - O (Cars Cover) (2:31)
38. Evan Rachel Wood - It Won’t Be Long (2:18)
39. Feist - One Two Three Four (3:03)
40. Fiona Apple - Criminal (5:43)
41. Future Bible Heroes - Losing Your Affection (4:51)
42. Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains (3:56)
43. Garbage - When I Grow Up (3:24)
44. Greenskpeepers - Lotion (3:47)
45. Guns N’ Roses - Patience (5:56)
46. Guns N’ Roses - Sweet Child O’ Mine (5:56)
47. Guns N’ Roses - Welcome To The Jungle (4:33)
48. Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins - Handle with Care (2:56)
49. Jim Sturgess - All My Loving (2:27)
50. Jim Sturgess - I’ve Just Seen A Face (1:50)
51. Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Lisa Hogg - Hold Me Tight (2:36)
52. Jonathan Coulton - First of May (4:10)
53. Jonathan Coulton - Skullcrusher Mountain (4:16)
54. K’s Choice - Not An Addict (4:48)
55. K’s Choice - Virgin State of Mind (3:13)
56. Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (4:24)
57. Liz Phair - Divorce Song (3:20)
58. Liz Phair - Perfect World (2:13)
59. Liz Phair - Polyester Bride (4:04)
60. Liz Phair - Turning Japanese (3:38)
61. Loose Salute - Photographs And Tickets (4:35)
62. Loose Salute - Turn The Radio Up (3:12)
63. Lucky Soul - Ain’t Never Been Cool (2:44)
64. Lucky Soul - Baby I’m Broke (4:07)
65. Lucky Soul - Lips Are Unhappy (3:36)
66. Lucky Soul - My Brittle Heart (Album Version) (3:14)
67. Lucky Soul - One Kiss Don’t Make A Summer ( (3:43)
68. Magnetic Fields - Acoustic Guitar (2:37)
69. Magnetic Fields - All My Little Words (2:46)
70. Magnetic Fields - I Don’t Want To Get Over You (2:22)
71. Magnetic Fields - I Think I Need A New Heart (2:32)
72. Magnetic Fields - I Wish I Had An Evil Twin (3:16)
73. Magnetic Fields - Papa Was a Rodeo (5:01)
74. Magnetic Fields - The Death Of Ferdinand De Saussure (3:11)
75. Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands - Graffiti Girl (3:54)
76. Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend (3:40)
77. Matthew Sweet And Susanna Hoffs - And Your Bird Can Sing (2:07)
78. Matthew Sweet And Susanna Hoffs - The Kids Are Alright (2:48)
79. MC Frontalot - Indier Than Thou (2:35)
80. MC Frontalot - Penny Arcade Theme (2:15)
81. Michael Andrews - Mad World (Remix) (3:41)
82. Ministry - Friend Of The Devil (2:56)
83. Nine Inch Nails - Closer (6:13)
84. Nine Inch Nails - Hurt (6:15)
85. Nirvana - All Apologies (3:45)
86. Nirvana - Pennroyal Tea (Live) (3:40)
87. Nirvana - Polly (Live) (3:16)
88. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01)
89. Nirvana - The man who sold the world (4:20)
90. Old 97’s - Big Brown Eyes (4:23)
91. Old 97’s - Timebomb (3:08)
92. Old 97’s - Victoria (3:51)
93. Old 97’s - W-I-F-E (3:31)
94. Otis Redding - Sitting on The Dock of The Bay (2:45)
95. Over The Rhine - Don’t Wait For Tom (4:19)
96. Over The Rhine - Trouble (4:01)
97. Placebo - Pure Morning (4:14)
98. Radiohead - Creep (3:54)
99. Radiohead - Karma Police (4:23)
100. Radiohead - No Surprises (3:48)
101. Rasputina - Possum of the Grotto (2:56)
102. Rasputina - Transylvanian Concubine (2:47)
103. Regina Spektor - Fidelity (3:47)
104. Rilo Kiley - Portions For Foxes (4:45)
105. Rob D - Clubbed To Death (Kurayamino Mix) (7:26)
106. Robbie Fulks - Doin’ Right (For All The Wrong Reasons) (4:24)
107. Robbie Fulks - I Never Did Like Planes (3:29)
108. Robbie Fulks - She Took A Lot Of Pills (And Died) (2:43)
109. Sambassadeur - Between the Lines (2:40)
110. Sambassadeur - Ice & Snow (2:58)
111. Sambassadeur - Kate (3:50)
112. Sambassadeur - New Moon (2:42)
113. Saturday Looks Good To Me - Since You Stole My Heart (3:13)
114. Sheryl Crow - Mississippi (4:38)
115. Shiny Toy Guns - Le Disko (3:23)
116. Silver Jews - How Can I love You If You Won’t Lie Down (2:01)
117. Silver Jews - Sleeping Is The Only Love (2:56)
118. Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me (3:30)
119. Smoking Popes - Gotta Know Right Now (2:37)
120. Smoking Popes - Need You Around (3:42)
121. Smoking Popes - Pure Imagination (2:42)
122. Smoking Popes - Rubella (2:02)
123. T.V. Carpio - I Want To Hold Your Hand (2:47)
124. That Dog - Minneapolis (3:46)
125. That Dog - Punk Rock Girl (2:08)
126. The Black Keys - She Said, She Said (2:27)
127. The Chalets - Theme From Chalets (2:55)
128. The Chalets - Two Chord Song (1:55)
129. The Dresden Dolls - Coin-Operated Boy (4:46)
130. The Dresden Dolls - Good Day (5:51)
131. The Dresden Dolls - Gravity (4:19)
132. The Dresden Dolls - The Jeep Song (4:50)
133. The Indelicates - Fun is for the Feeble Minded (3:55)
134. The Indelicates - New Art for the People (4:02)
135. The Indelicates - Vladmir (4:59)
136. The Mendoza Line - 31 Candles (2:46)
137. The Mendoza Line - Aspect of an Old Maid (featuring Okkervil River’s Will Sheff (3:32)
138. The Mendoza Line - Idiot Heart (4:04)
139. The Mendoza Line - Since I Came (5:14)
140. The Pipettes - Because It’s Not Love (But It’s Still a Feeling) (2:37)
141. The Pipettes - Dirty Mind (2:43)
142. The Pipettes - Judy (2:47)
143. The Pipettes - One Night Stand (1:40)
144. The Pipettes - Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me (2:11)
145. The Postal Service - Nothing Better (3:46)
146. The Rentals - Friends of P. (3:32)
147. The Submarines - Brighter Discontent (4:30)
148. The Submarines - Peace and Hate (3:19)
149. The Submarines - Ready or Not (4:03)
150. The Sundays - Wild Horses (4:45)
151. The White Stripes - My Doorbell (4:01)
152. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (3:51)
153. The White Stripes - The Denial Twist (2:35)
154. They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul (3:20)
155. They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (not Constantinople) (2:38)
156. Tom Waits - Time (3:53)
157. Tori Amos - I Don’t Like Mondays (4:20)
158. Tres Chicas - Am I Too Blue (4:29)
159. Tres Chicas - Deep As Your Pocket (2:40)
160. Tres Chicas - Desire (4:34)
161. Tres Chicas - My Love (3:17)
162. Tres Chicas - Still I Run (5:06)
163. Various Artists - Razor And Tie - Girl - Rhett Miller (3:01)
164. Various Artists - Razor And Tie - Run For Your Life - Cowboy Junkies (4:07)
165. Veruca Salt - Forsythia (4:44)
166. Veruca Salt - Seether (3:16)
167. Verve Pipe - The Freshmen (4:30)
168. Vox Vermillion - Psycho (5:22)
169. Voxtrot - Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives (3:53)
170. Wallflowers - One Headlight (5:12)
3 Comments »
Ryan on 17 Nov 2007 at 4:00 pm #
“the freshman” is an indispensable song.
Handle with Care…that’s not a Beatles song. Nice try.
Scott on 18 Nov 2007 at 12:37 am #
Of course it’s not a Beatles song. I do recognize my Traveling Willburys occasionally.
If I had to guess what one you missed, it’d be the Matthew Sweet and Susannah Hoffs cover of “And Your Bird Can Sing,” because I know you know that The Black Keys didn’t write “She Said, She Said.”
“The Freshmen” is one of the embarrassment causing ones, and is there almost entirely due to a recent conversation about it at work, not that I’ve gotten around to listening to it recently.
Ryan on 18 Nov 2007 at 8:44 pm #
whoa whoa whoa…embarrassment? You seem to have confused that word with “proudness-inducing” which is what that song actually is.