A Life of Constant Flux » Lists http://joelmarcey.com Being Self-Employed, Technology, Raising Kids, Life's Journey Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:27:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Top 25 Played Songs In My iTunes Collection As of April 2009 http://joelmarcey.com/2009/04/07/top-25-played-songs-in-my-itunes-collection-as-of-april-2009/ http://joelmarcey.com/2009/04/07/top-25-played-songs-in-my-itunes-collection-as-of-april-2009/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:17:06 +0000 Joel Marcey http://joelmarcey.com/?p=316 It has been about a year since I posted a list of my favorite music at a given point in time. I always like these sorts of lists because it gives me a chance to reflect on my personality when it comes to music. I also like when I see other lists like this because it reminds me that I am missing a bunch of great songs in my music collection, even though I have well over 3000 songs. So I go and buy some.

Anyway, I was looking at my iTunes playlists today and found one called “Top 25 Most Played”. I looked in there and was surprised what I saw. Now these are the most played since I moved my music to iTunes in May 2008. Here is the list:

  1. Last Name — Carrie Underwood (Played 33 times)
  2. Walk Away — Kelly Clarkson (31 times)
  3. Life Wasted — Pearl Jam (29 times)
  4. SIgned, Sealed, Delivered — Stevie Wonder (25 times)
  5. All Mixed Up — 311 (25 times)
  6. Killer Queen — Queen (24 times)
  7. Hello (American Idol Performance) — David Cook (21 times)
  8. Seasons of Love — Rent the Musical (20 times)
  9. Comfortably Numb [Live] — Roger Waters with Van Morrison (19 times)
  10. Gloria — Van Morrison (18 times)
  11. Because of You — Kelly Clarkson (18 times)
  12. Killing Me Softly With His Song – Fugees (16 times)
  13. Since U Been Gone — Kelly Clarkson (16 times)
  14. Drops of Jupiter — Train (16 times)
  15. No Diggity – Blackstreet & Dr. Dre (14 times)
  16. Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder (14 times)
  17. Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones (13 times)
  18. Wanted Dead or Alive – Bon Jovi (12 times)
  19. Jump Around — House of Pain (12 times)
  20. Illusion, Coma, Pimp and Circumstance – Prince (12 times)
  21. It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye — Boyz II Men (11 times)
  22. Don’t Let Love Go — En Vogue (11 times)
  23. Upside Down — Jack Johnson (11 times)
  24. Behind These Hazel Eyes — Kelly Clarkson (11 times)
  25. Verse Chorus Verse — Nirvana (11 times)

(Moving up quickly: Independence Day — Martina McBride, Kiss from a Rose — Seal, Alone — Heart, On the Other Side of the Truth — Sex Police, Animal — Pearl Jam)

So what does this list show? Well, that I have a pretty diverse musical taste. I like American Idol (yes, I admit that with no shame). Kelly Clarkson seems to be my favorite artist (although it really is Pearl Jam). And…..that I let my kids listen to the Curious George Soundtrack a little too much (WHAT THE HECK IS JACK JOHNSON DOING IN HERE :) )


]]> http://joelmarcey.com/2009/04/07/top-25-played-songs-in-my-itunes-collection-as-of-april-2009/feed/ 0 My Christmas and Holiday Song List for the 2008 Season http://joelmarcey.com/2008/12/20/my-christmas-and-holiday-song-list-for-the-2008-season/ http://joelmarcey.com/2008/12/20/my-christmas-and-holiday-song-list-for-the-2008-season/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:23:24 +0000 Joel Marcey http://joelmarcey.com/?p=176 As I said last year, I like lists.

Just to be in the holiday spirit, I thought I would share my Christmas and Holiday song list that I have compiled for this season. I think it is pretty good. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or just general happiness to all!

  • Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley
  • Happy Xmas (War Is Over) — John & Yoko
  • Sleigh Ride — Amy Grant
  • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! — Frank Sinatra
  • My Grown-Up Christmas List — Kelly Clarkson
  • I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas — Bon Jovi
  • Here Comes Santa Claus — Elvis Presley
  • The Little Drummer Boy — Bob Seger
  • Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) — U2
  • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas — The Pretenders
  • Do You Hear What I Hear — Carrie Underwood
  • Winter Wonderland — Eurythmics
  • White Christmas — The Drifters
  • The Christmas Song — Hootie & The Blowfish
  • Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town — Bruce Springsteen
  • Jingle Bell Rock — Daryl Hall And John Oates
  • Wonderful Christmastime — Paul McCartney
  • Run Rudolph Run — Chuck Berry
  • Last Christmas — Wham!
  • Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) — Elvis Presley
  • Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
  • Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer — Gene Autry
  • Seasons of Love — From the Musical “Rent”
  • Auld Lang Syne — Barenaked Ladies
]]> http://joelmarcey.com/2008/12/20/my-christmas-and-holiday-song-list-for-the-2008-season/feed/ 2 Top 15 Listened to Songs of 2008 So Far http://joelmarcey.com/2008/03/26/top-15-listened-to-songs-of-2008-so-far/ http://joelmarcey.com/2008/03/26/top-15-listened-to-songs-of-2008-so-far/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:40:31 +0000 Joel Marcey http://joelmarcey.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/top-15-listened-to-songs-of-2008-so-far/ I love music. I really love music. I have many thousands of songs from country to rock to R&B to rap. So it is real hard to pick all-time favorite songs. I gauge my favorite songs by the play count in Windows Media Player, where I play most of my music when I am working on my computer.

Here are my top 15 listened to songs of 2008 thus far (I had some ties, so I went with 15 songs):

  1. Killer Queen – Queen (One of the greatest bands ever!)
  2. No Diggity – Blackstreet
  3. Life Wasted – Pearl Jam (My favorite band!)
  4. Behind These Hazel Eyes – Kelly Clarkson (yes, that Kelly Clarkson — this is a great song and she can actually sing)
  5. Man in A Box – Alice In Chains
  6. White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
  7. Killing Me Softly – The Fugees
  8. Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler (One of my favorite “slow” songs ever, period!)
  9. Hot Blooded – Foreigner
  10. Pretty Vegas – INXS (actually saw the new INXS in concert — very good!)
  11. Sin Wagon – Dixie Chicks (By the way, the documentary Shut Up and Sing was great)
  12. To The Bone – Sex Police (My favorite band in college)
  13. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
  14. Alone – Heart
  15. Verse Chorus Verse – Nirvana

Will see if these stick throughout the rest of the year.

Sometime I may be able to come up with my favorite songs ever. I have to imagine at least one of these would make the list.

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