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A: I think my iPod is trying to tell me something.
D: Um. . . you are aware that it is an inanimate object, correct?
A: Says the character in my head.
D: My point still stands.
A: All right, so I know just hitting “shuffle” on all songs is problematic, as it is likely that I will hear the same song twice – but twice in once week?
D: You know the trick, right?
A: Yes, follow Jack Flacco’s suggestion and make a smart playlist that only plays songs I haven’t listened to in over X-amount of days.
D: Oh, I was going to say . . . well, never mind. Jack is right.
A: No, what were you going to say?
D: No, really, it’s okay, A.
A: Tell me.
D: Wow, did you know your eyes get all funny and –
A: D.
D: Fine, I was going to mention something about pipers and a fiddler and (voice gets quieter) maybe some pan pipes
A: . . . Yeah, Jack’s suggestion works better. Be that as it may, I Found a Reason to verily and voraciously vaunt the veracity of vindictiveness.
D: Wow, I was going to taunt you for not making your alliteration make sense . . . but you did it, A.
A: Yeah. I did.
D: I bow down to your greatness.
A: Oh my god, are you dying?
D: No. I don’t even think Bjork is dying during that track A.
A: Maybe not, but it’s pretty.
D: You know what else is pretty?
A: Ponies?
D: No.
A: Butterflies?
D: No, A—
A: How about Pearls?
D: A!
A: (Grins) Yes, D?
D: You are hopeless. And obviously have had too much sugar.
A: Or not enough.
D: Did your iPod ever forgive you for giving it the Blues last week?
A: Sort of. It keeps taunting me though.
D: How so?
A: With this:
D: (Snicker) Oh, that’s not very nice. Anything else?
A: Well, this one made me smile a lot – even if it was wishful thinking.
D: Right, because you’re closer to the Heart of the Ocean than you are to summer.
A: But if I were in the ocean, I would have to ask a very pertinent question.
D: What’s that?
A: Where Are We Now?
D: Oh boy, this is getting a little ridiculous, A.
A: You know what that’s called, D?
D: I’m afraid to know.
A: Friday. That’s what it’s called.
D: (Eye roll) Do you have any other music you’d like to incorporate into our dialogue?
A: Only that I intend to go ‘Rock’n Me’ butt off tonight?
D: Really?
A: Does it count if it’s at the YMCA?
D: Are you quite finished?
A: Yes.
D: Finally.
A: I mean no – there are two honorable – or not-so-honorable as the case might be for the second one – mentions for this week.
D: You know, you were supposed to limit these lists to 5 songs, right?
A: Yeah, well, when have I ever followed the rules, even my own?
D: Right. Never. So, these mentions?
A: The Woodland Realm. One, because it is beautiful and two–
D: I know, I know, it came from the Hobbit Soundtrack. You really do need to implement Jack’s suggestion. You listen to that all week long.
A: I know, but when it comes up in “all songs” I have to list it. It’s required.
D: Uh huh. And the other one?
A: Super Freak.
D: There’s no need for that kind of language, A.
A: No, it’s the song.
It came on just as I was pulling into work – that was the biggest grin I’ve had at 7am in a long time!
D: . . . .
A: Don’t give me that look. Helena had Pornographers on her site (and some incredible music that I cannot wait to go home and listen to!)
D: Uh huh.
A: Smile, Druid – you know you want to. Happy Friday everyone. Hope you enjoyed my musical adventure this week – thank you for stopping by, reading and listening!
The D/A Dialogues 
I need some quiet time to listen to your list. These are great, Katie. For me, it’s a blend of familiar music with unfamiliar … although I wish Rick James was unfamiliar for me. For some reason, that guy freaks me out 😉
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I’m flattered knowing you both are talking about me! lol The don’t play in x amount of days works brilliantly on my iPod. Okay, so I listened to all your songs. Yes, all of them–not just saying that either! You have my taste in music, Katie! “I Found a Reason” is incredible. I love that video. It goes with what I was feeling all last week.
Gosh, playlists are my favorite. I’m always playing with them. I have a playlists of albums that are great except for one or two songs. So I’ll make the album a playlist without the songs. Makes it all the more better not having to skip them every time I’m playing them. And I can loop the playlist, too!
What else? Hmm… coincidentally, I’ve written a blog about playlists for this week’s Freedom Friday post–that’s kind of weird considering we’re talking about playlists! LOL Okay, I better get back to writing! 😉
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Great minds, Jack – Great minds!
I could spend hours – hours – on playlists, and often have. I can’t make music of any note (at least music that isn’t off-key and totally lacking in rhythm), so listening and compiling are my next favorite things!
That’s a smart idea with the albums – of course, I’m always buying partial albums now, and I’ll do playlists just by artist – but sometimes its nice to listen to an ‘era’ of an artist as well! Can’t wait to see Friday’s post!
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Excellent post. I don’t think I’ve heard some of these, new music for me! 🙂
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Yay! Paying forward Helena’s effort at broadening my musical repertoire! New music is always fun.
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Kama Sutra put out a lot of great tunes in my day. They are right up there with Motown, Columbia, and Capricorn Records…(of course, that’s an opinion…I just happen to like Charlie Daniels).
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I think it’s a fabulous opinion – I like Charlie Daniels, too!
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A great combination of songs. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Ella Fitzgerald, David Bowie, and Rick James in the same lineup. Though I always think of Dave Chappelle when I think of Rick James.
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🙂 When I’m not writing, and I’m listening to a wider playlist, it’s not unusually for Ella Fitzgerald and David Bowie to be on the same list – but probably not Rick James! I have eclectic tastes!
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I’m all R&R, Metal, some Pop, and video game music. No jazz unless it was on a soundtrack.
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I have more jazz and big band than I know what to do with – some of it’s prohibition era stuff, and I don’t listen to it very often, but a little bit of Frank, Ella and Bing always makes me smile (I’m pretty bummed I missed out on the 40s and 50s).
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I listened to a lot of Ellington and Armstrong when I was younger. My parents had a tape set of them, which was always in for long car trips. Then I got my hands on a set of Billy Joel and that took over.
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I can understand that – I have some of his stuff too, and it always makes me smile! I think the only thing I don’t have any of (or rather, much of) is rap and country – although I do have a few bluegrass and 12 & 6 string guitar things rumbling around itunes somewhere.
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No country, but I have some rap. My friends in college introduced me to a few songs that became part of our group’s soundtrack. Mostly Busta Rhymes. I have some Eminem too.
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I have OutKast… does that count?? 🙂 Probably not!
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I believe it does.
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I did enjoy it. I have had the same problem with shuffle. I put up with it cause I don’t have the time to build playlists. Great post.
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Playlists take forever (I can waste hours if I truly feel like procrastinating). Glad you enjoyed it – thank you, John!
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I love that Cat Power version of the Velvet Underground song. And there’s a brilliant duet with Thom Yorke on that Bjork album called “I’ve Seen It All” that one of my favourites of hers.
Joe Jackson does a fantastic cover of Summer In The City if you can put your hands on it.
I think we need to raid each others’ music libraries.
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I think we do – and I love “I’ve Seen it All!” – and when I found out it was Thom Yorke, it made me even happier. Also, adding Joe Jackson/Summer in the City to my list. It’s a very big list, now!
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