From the WTF Files: The Management Has Questionable Taste

So after all that work slaving over a hot top-ten list, the management's iPod goes all Occam's Razor and slashes my pretentions to bits. (Yes, I know that's a questionable application of Occam's Razor.) After reading Ultragrrrl's post on her top-20-most-listened-to iPod list, I decided to check my own. Lo and behold, I am apparently a wimpy gay teen with fair-to-middling taste. Let's take a look, shall we:

"Such Great Heights" - Postal Service
"Planet Earth" - Duran Duran
"Brecon Beacons" - Supergrass
"Date With The Night" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Girls And Boys" - Blur
"The View" - Modest Mouse
"The Magnificent Seven" - The Clash
"This Is Radio Clash" - The Clash
"Float On" - Modest Mouse
"Future Shock" - Curtis Mayfield
"The Dark Of The Matinée" - Franz Ferdinand
"Strobe Light" - The B-52's
"Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand
"Alec Eiffel" - Pixies
"Miss You" - The Rolling Stones
"Damaged Goods" - Gang of Four
"Fashion" - David Bowie
"Any Day Now" - Elbow
"Obstacle 1" - Interpol
"David Watts" - The Jam

Now, let's get some shit straight. There is no way that "Planet Earth" is the second-most frequently played song! "Fashion" is one of my least-favorite Bowie songs! "Queen Bitch" and "Moonage Daydream" get way more spin. Other problems: The Walkmen's "The Rat" isn't up there. I listen to that song more than any other. Also, "For Tomorrow," "He Thought of Cars," and "Beetlebum" all get played more than "Girls and Boys." Finally, although I wish I could claim otherwise, I've listened to that Curtis Mayfield track, like, twice.

Conclusion: The iPod sits on a throne of lies. There is some consolation, however. My "Recently Played" list has some major redemptive value. Check it out:

"Tonight" - Iggy Pop
"And It Stoned Me" - Van Morrison
"The Rat" - The Walkmen
"Morning Bell" - Radiohead
"Gone To Earth" - American Analog Set
"Do What You Want" - Bad Religion
"Girl" - The Beatles
"Queen Bitch" - David Bowie
"Untitled" - Interpol
"Biological " - AIR
"God Only Knows" - Beach Boys
"Boys Better" - The Dandy Warhols
"Mega C" - Fischerspooner
"One Big Holiday" - My Morning Jacket
"What's In It For Me" - The Walkmen
"Our Way To Fall" - Yo La Tengo
"I Dont Blame You" - Cat Power
"Ashes To Ashes" - David Bowie
"Listen, The Snow Is Falling" - Galaxie 500
"Get 'Em High" (Ratatat remix) - Kanye West

Okay, I feel cool again. Whew!