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What 5 songs would be on your iPod if you were trapped on a desert island?
You're on a desert island. You have nothing else from your voyage, except for an iPod (with new futuristic technology that includes a solar charger...go with it...) that contains only 5 songs. Which would they be?
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October 04, 2009 03:44 AM
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Five is so few! Still, my very short list would include
"Splendid Isolation" by Warren Zevon. I would be, after all, alone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYRI2Re5dmo
"Only Time Will Tell" by Jimmy Buffett. This isn't my favorite version of the song, but it's certainly island music and pleasantly philosophical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SKIIqLc2rk&feature=PlayList&p=6249B0F92E7AA9EA&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=55
"Say Hey (I Love You)" by Michael Franti and Spearhead. Even alone on an island, I'd want a reason to dance!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoaTl7IcFs8
"Still Alive" by Jonathan Coulton. Okay, it's a bit bent, but every morning one needs an affirmation that you made it through the night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxNmeMklFk8&feature=PlayList&p=BAC9456F0CE2FE22&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2
"30 Days in the Hole," by Humble Pie, because it seems that about every 3rd playlist I make has it included.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwWEoMM4PDY
But really? Only five songs?
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"Splendid Isolation" by Warren Zevon. I would be, after all, alone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYRI2Re5dmo
"Only Time Will Tell" by Jimmy Buffett. This isn't my favorite version of the song, but it's certainly island music and pleasantly philosophical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SKIIqLc2rk&feature=PlayList&p=6249B0F92E7AA9EA&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=55
"Say Hey (I Love You)" by Michael Franti and Spearhead. Even alone on an island, I'd want a reason to dance!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoaTl7IcFs8
"Still Alive" by Jonathan Coulton. Okay, it's a bit bent, but every morning one needs an affirmation that you made it through the night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxNmeMklFk8&feature=PlayList&p=BAC9456F0CE2FE22&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2
"30 Days in the Hole," by Humble Pie, because it seems that about every 3rd playlist I make has it included.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwWEoMM4PDY
But really? Only five songs?
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October 04, 2009 12:12 AM
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I would want some variety so my choices would be:
1. Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against
2. Things that Rhyme with orange by I set my Friend on Fire
3. Tom Sawyer by Rush
4. The Trooper by Iron Maiden
5. Bleed it Out by linkin park
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1. Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against
2. Things that Rhyme with orange by I set my Friend on Fire
3. Tom Sawyer by Rush
4. The Trooper by Iron Maiden
5. Bleed it Out by linkin park
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October 04, 2009 02:11 AM
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Whatever I picked, if it was only five forever, I'd get sick of them quite quickly. And then I'd stop listening for months or years before I was ready to hear them again.
Anyway, I'd pick five to cheer me up, help me cope, and remind me of life back home. So maybe they'd be these ones...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYJzcUvS_NU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGfJ0_KMiro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjEIP6otc4Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJA69C6SlRk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2svmUcsKeg
Well, they're probably as good a choice of five as any! I could easily have selected plenty of totally different sets of five and been just as happy with them. But those are good songs, with some good memories attached, and pretty good for being stranded on an island with. :)
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Anyway, I'd pick five to cheer me up, help me cope, and remind me of life back home. So maybe they'd be these ones...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYJzcUvS_NU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGfJ0_KMiro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjEIP6otc4Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJA69C6SlRk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2svmUcsKeg
Well, they're probably as good a choice of five as any! I could easily have selected plenty of totally different sets of five and been just as happy with them. But those are good songs, with some good memories attached, and pretty good for being stranded on an island with. :)
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October 04, 2009 04:25 AM
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Well to keep a positive attitude and hopes and spirits high, I will say:
1. I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
2. Eye of the tiger - Survivor
3. What a wonderful World - Loius Armstrong
4. Beautiful Day - U2
5. Dont Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
This ones alway do the trick !
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1. I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
2. Eye of the tiger - Survivor
3. What a wonderful World - Loius Armstrong
4. Beautiful Day - U2
5. Dont Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
This ones alway do the trick !
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October 04, 2009 05:10 AM
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1. In A Gadda Da Vida
2. American Pie
3. B-Boy Boullabaisse
4. Station to Station
5. When the Levee Breaks
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2. American Pie
3. B-Boy Boullabaisse
4. Station to Station
5. When the Levee Breaks
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October 04, 2009 02:41 PM
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Mine would be:
She's Not Coming Back by Cousteau;
*Unfortunately I can't find this on Youtube :( *
Cripple and the Starfish by Antony & The Johnsons;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2IOHGlXMv4
A Bit of You by Rufus Wainwright;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IazxkdyCE0s
Dry The Rain by The Beta Band;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsbR2dEmHGc
And, finally, Caravan of Love by The Housemartins (a band from my city, years ago).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6GXV0FNEeI
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She's Not Coming Back by Cousteau;
*Unfortunately I can't find this on Youtube :( *
Cripple and the Starfish by Antony & The Johnsons;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2IOHGlXMv4
A Bit of You by Rufus Wainwright;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IazxkdyCE0s
Dry The Rain by The Beta Band;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsbR2dEmHGc
And, finally, Caravan of Love by The Housemartins (a band from my city, years ago).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6GXV0FNEeI
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October 04, 2009 04:18 PM
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I'd pick five of the longest songs on my iPod, to prevent boredom.
"Dazed and Confused" (Live Version) - Led Zeppelin - 29:18
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" - Iron Butterfly - 17:02
"My Generation" (Live Version) - The Who - 15:47
"Thick as a Brick (Part 1)" - Jethro Tull - 22:40
"Spoonful" (Live Version) - Cream - 16:39
They total to one hour, forty-five minutes.
(I'd post YouTube videos, but none of the songs will fit into the standard ten minutes alloted for YouTube videos.)
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"Dazed and Confused" (Live Version) - Led Zeppelin - 29:18
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" - Iron Butterfly - 17:02
"My Generation" (Live Version) - The Who - 15:47
"Thick as a Brick (Part 1)" - Jethro Tull - 22:40
"Spoonful" (Live Version) - Cream - 16:39
They total to one hour, forty-five minutes.
(I'd post YouTube videos, but none of the songs will fit into the standard ten minutes alloted for YouTube videos.)
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