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Day 27 : The top ten played songs on your iTunes

So my method of music listening, as some of you know, is by album. Therefore, in this case, the top ten is really unfairly weighted towards Jason Mraz, I’ll just write about the top 10 albums. Since I don’t use iTunes, I’ll just pull from my last.fm charts. Each item is followed by the number of plays

Top 10 albums

Owl City – Ocean Eyes (397)
Leona Lewis – Echo (286)
Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition) (282)
Passion Pit – Manners (235)
Mika – Life in Cartoon Motion (229)
Frankmusik – Complete Me (215)
OneRepublic – Dreaming Out Loud (208)
Fergie – The Dutchess (194)
周杰倫 – 范特西 (Jay Chou – Fantasy) (194)
Lady Gaga – The Fame (184)
Cobra Starship – Hot Mess (Deluxe Edition) (180)

OK so Lady Gaga is there twice, so I’ll stick up Cobra Starship there as well. So sue me. These numbers seems really low. Ah, who knows. Other interesting tidbits: Since installing Windows 7/Foobar2k in December, I’ve played 4wk, 2d, 15:45:18 and counting minutes of music! This amuses me for some reason.

As usual, if anything up in that list interests you, ask me about it!

For more info: 30 Things in 30 Days

May 27, 2010 | Filed Under 30 in 30, Music | 1 Comment

Day 16 : A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Previously: Day 15 : A photo of people you don’t know

This is kind of a weird prompt. Songs don’t really make my cry, but they make me want to dance sometimes?

Well, today, I decided to write about a song that is pensive and such.

Sade – By Your Side

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It’s about how someone will always be there to help you up when you’ve fallen, to help lead you back onto the path if you’ve strayed. “Oh, when you’re cold, I’ll be there, by your side”.