posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2005 12:45 PM
by
Endie
iPod mistakes
The title "iPod Mistakes" is specifically tailored to lure in G*ry, the Apple enthusiast. G*ry is, by the way, spelt with an asterisk to protect his identity from the millions of stalkers he fears: he rejects the use of real names on the web as one step removed from walking through Bradford with a big sign insulting Allah.
Anyway, following an email conversation with my cousin, tope five songs on my iPod that have no damn right to be there, except for my lack of taste.
- Rachel Stevens - Some Girls. I maintain that this is a good song, but am aware that I stand alone on that one. I have tried this though: if you play the first few bars of the intro to someone and tell them it's by Skinny Puppy, Marilyn Manson or Depeche Mode, they are totally persuaded.
- Marillion - Assassing. Fish was not convincing when quoting Apocalypse Now, here. But still I love it. This could easily have been Market Square Heroes as well.
- Averil Lavigne - Complicated. I am a total sucker for that whole thing. I've even seen Good Charlotte and Sum 41 in concert.
- ELO - Telephone Line. I could have stuck any number of almost-prog-rock, AOR tracks in here.
- Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat. Yeah, you should try being the 13-year-old in Huntly who owns the "Age of Consent" album.
There should also be mentioned: Adam and the Ants - Ant Rap (Eminem is the exception that proves the rule. White men should not rap (this goes double for white women). I will stand up for much of their work as glorious punk-tinged pop. But not this one); Allan Ginsberg - Ballad of the Skeletons (you know, if I didn't know better, I'd think he'd done a ton of drugs); Jill Sobule - I Kissed A Girl (I don't even like its jangly-ness. But it's about girls kissing, so hey...).