That was probably going through my mind when I first heard of the iPod shuffle, later I owned my first iPod but it was pretty short-lived as it broke within weeks of owning it.
It broke down in either a History class or Form time as I mostly remember it being in Year 11 and me and the rest of my class were all in Mrs Whitehead’s room when for some strange reason it just stopped playing (I later learnt that there was some sort of fault with the early editions of the iPod shuffle) and I was just sitting there wondering why my iPod had stopped playing when Hattie conveniently waved an arm and hit me where the iPod had been sitting in my inside pocket albeit lightly and accidently. Maybe I was still annoyed about the fact that something that I had expected to last a long time broke down so soon after buying it but I decided to place the blame on her and claim that she broke it and forced her to pay for a new one…well to cut a long story short, words were said, beds were soaked and she eventually only paid me £13.50 rather than the £90 I was looking for but I guess she must have thought it was unfair or something to replace it and that it being an accident excuses her from replacing it.
My next iPod was an iPod Nano which lasted me a very long time in fact it might still work…but I wouldn’t know as I gave mine to Lee when I got my iPod video. Here was something that had 80GB of space for music, videos and other stuff or enough space for 20,000 songs, so I’m thinking, that’s a lot of space right there for someone who is going to primarily use it for music, but I hated it when my last few ran out of space and I had to get rid of some songs that would no doubt pop into my head at a future date and I have no way of listening to it.
So my goal was to have a collection of songs and albums that I’ve heard in the past and only filled with things that I like as there’s no point having a something I don’t like on it, I mean the iPod is for me personally, not for your party or your car or something you can listen to whenever you want so don’t be bitching when you borrow it for a party and then suddenly ‘Gotta Catch ‘em All’ blares through the speakers.
So like I said I wanted a huge collection of music but the problem was I’ve heard a lot of songs in the past which even now I’m just remembering some of them and wanting to put them on my iPod. The other problem is that I like a lot of songs…I say like but that’s not to say that they’re good songs…actually that’s another post, the point is I try to listen to a song by switching off my mind and getting the song to control how I feel so I’m not listening with bias or whatever. I have songs that are good for getting me pumped up for something, songs to relax me so I can sleep, song for when I want to feel miserable, songs that’ll make smile, a song for every mood. But this meant I had a lot of songs that stayed on my iPod where another person would have definitely gotten rid but hey, it’s primary audience is me so yes if I want a lot then I will have a lot.
I was up to approximately 2000 songs when coming back from a football match in Reading. I am just enjoying the sounds of Michael Jackson while feeling a bit sore waiting for the train to reach it’s destination when the iPod stops playing right in the middle of ‘Pretty Young Thing’ and dies. Seriously, 2000 songs all gone just like that and no-one to blame it on, it sucked that there was no way to retrieve the songs I had stored on it because I didn’t have any back-up for them. The cost of repairing it was…well, let’s just say it was far more cost efficient to just get a newer one so I did and the slimmer iPod video (and I really ought to think about getting a sort of hard drive for when it goes kaput) 80GB I’ve had it for a year and a few months.
6 January 2010 12:36pm and I have used 31.9GB and have a total of 5952 songs (though some haven’t been listened to yet and will be deleted if I don’t like it), with more on the way. It’s good to have so many songs as it means there’s always something to listen to and I won’t get bored with the same song so easily however listening to it on ‘shuffle all songs’ is a very strange experience.
I’m not going to use this post to convey my thoughts on music as I’ll save that for another time but rather list every single artist I have on my iPod and my favourite/most listened to song, I’m sure I can’t have that many…can I?
- A-Trak
- Abs
- Ace Hood- Love Somebody
- Afroman
- The Afters
- Akala- Yeah Yeah Yeah/Shakespeare
- Akon- Against The Grain/Troublemaker
- Al Kapone
- Alchemist- Smile
- Alexandra Burke
- Alicia Keys- Teenage Love Affair
- Alien Ant Farm
- All American Rejects
- Amy Winehouse
- Anberlin
- Andre 3000 (One of my personal favourites)- Hey Ya/Mutron Angel
- Angie Martinez
- Artful Dodger
- Ashanti- Foolish
- Ashley Simpson
- Atozzio
- August
- Avril Lavigne
- B.O.B
- B15 Project
- B2K- Everything
- Baby Bash
- Baby Blue
- Backstreet Boys- Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
- Bali
- Basement Jaxx- Rendez Vu
- Bashy
- Beenie Man
- Begetz
- Belly
- Benny Banasi
- Beyonce- Irreplaceable
- Big Boi- Call The Law
- Big Brovas
- Birdman
- Bizarre
- Bizzy Bone
- Black Eyed Peas- Do What You Want/Sexy
- Blackstreet
- Blak Twang
- Blu Cantrell
- Blue
- Blur- Parklife
- Bobby Creekwater
- Bobby Valentino- Rearview (Ridin’)
- Bodyrockers
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony- Ecstasy
- Bonecrusher
- Boomkat
- Bow Wow
- Boys Like Girls
- Boyz II Men
- Brandon Elliot Smith
- Bravo Charlie
- Britney Spears- Toxic
- Bruza
- Bryn Christopher
- Bubba Sparxxx
- Bun B- Damn I’m Cold
- Bust-A-Groove (Game)
- Busta Rhymes- I Got Bass
- Busted
- Ca$his
- Cam’Ron
- Carlos Santana
- Carrie’s Cousin
- Carrie Underwood
- Casely
- Casha
- Cassidy
- Cassie
- Cee-Lo (Another of my favourites)- Bass Head Jazz
- Chaka Khan
- Chamillionaire
- Charlotte Church
- Cherish
- Cheryl Cole
- Child Rebel Soldier- Us Placers
- Chingy
- Chipmunk- Who Are You
- Chris Brown
- Chrishan
- Christina Aguilera
- Christina Milian
- Chromeo- Bonafied Lovin’
- Ciara- Oh/Ciara To The Stage
- City High
- Claude Kelly
- Clipse
- Cocoa Brovas
- Coldplay- Trouble/Viva La Vida
- Common- I Want You
- Consequence
- Cool Breeze
- Cool Kids
- Coolio
- Craig David- Follow Me
- Cream
- Cristian Alexanda
- Crooked I
- Crooked Stilo
- Cupid
- Curren$y
- Cyprus Hill
- D12
- D4L
- Da Shootaz
- Daddy Yankee
- Daft Punk
- Daniel Bedingfield
- Danity Kane
- The Darkness
- David Banner
- David Guetta
- A Day To Remember
- Day26
- Dear Jayne
- Death Cab For Cutie- I Will Follow You Into The Dark
- Dem Franchize Boyz
- Demarco
- Destiny’s Child
- Diddy
- Dido
- Dizzee Rascal- Seems 2 Be/Respect Me
- DJ Envy
- DJ Felli Fel
- DJ Jazzy Jeff
- DJ Khaled
- DJ Laz
- DJ Luck
- DJ Pied Piper
- DJay
- DMX
- Donell Jones
- Dontae
- Dr Dre
- Drake- Congratulations
- Duffy
- Dungeon Family- Excalibur
- E-40
- Eamon
- Eddy Grant
- Electric Six
- Elephant Man
- Elvis
- Eminem- No Apologies
- Enrique Inglesias
- Escape The Fate- Ashley/The Flood
- Estelle
- Eve
- F.L.Y
- Fabolous- Baby
- Fall Out Boy- Alpha Dog
- Fantasia
- Fat Joe
- Fatman Scoop
- Fergie
- Field Mob
- Final Fantasy 7 (Game)
- Flo Rida- American Superstar
- Flobots
- Fonzworth Bently
- Fort Minor- Cigarettes
- Foxy Brown
- Frankie
- Freeway
- Frisco
- Fugative
- The Fugees
- G-Unit- Feel Good
- Gabriella Cilmi- Sweet About Me
- The Game- My Life
- Gary Jules
- Gemini
- Ghetto
- Ginuwine
- Girls Aloud- Sound Of The Underground/Biology
- Gnarls Barkley (Another favourite)- St Elsewhere/She Knows
- Goodie Mob- Black Ice
- Gorilla Zoe- Echo
- Gorillaz
- Green Day
- Groovejet
- Gucci Mane
- Gwen Stefani- 4 In The Morning
- Gym Class Heroes
- Heart
- Heartless Crew
- Hinder
- Hittman
- Hurricane Chris
- Iconz
- Ilya
- Ironik
- Isley Brothers
- J-Status
- J Blue
- J Holiday
- J2K
- Ja Rule- The Manual
- Jack Off Jill- Vivica
- Jackie Boyz
- Jadakiss
- Jamie Foxx- She Got Her Own
- Jamie T- 368/Sticks ‘N’ Stones
- Janelle Monáe- Sincerely Jane
- Jarvis
- Jason Foxx
- Jay-Z- Poppin’ Tags
- Jay Electronica
- Jean Sean
- JC Chasez
- Jennifer Lopez
- Jeremih- Imma Star (Everywhere We Are)
- Jermaine Dupri
- Jesse McCartney
- Jessica Mauboy
- Jill Scott
- Jim Jones
- Jin
- JLS- Close To You
- JME- Deadout
- Joe
- Joe Budden
- John Legend- Slow Dance/Maxine
- Johnta Austin
- JoJo
- Jon B
- Jordin Sparks
- Juelz Santana
- Jurassic 5
- Justice vs Simian
- Justin Timberlake- Until The End Of Time
- K’naan
- K-Young
- K Ellis
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Kano- Buss It Up/Feel Free
- Kanye West- See You In My Nightmare/Through The Wire
- Kardinal Offishall
- Kat Deluna
- Katy Perry
- Keane
- Keith Sweat
- Kelis
- Kelly Clarkson
- Kelly Rowland
- Kenna
- Keri Hilson- Happy Juice
- Kevin Cossom
- Kevin Little
- Kevin Rudolf- Coffee & Donuts
- Keyshia Cole
- Kid Cudi- Day ‘N’ Nite/Pursuit Of Happiness
- Kid Rock
- Kid Sister
- Killer Mike
- The Killers
- Kings Of Leon
- Kiss
- Kool & The Gang
- Kristinia DeBarge
- Kurupt
- Kylie Minogue
- Lady GaGa- Paparazzi/Bad Romance
- Lady Sovereign
- Lala
- Lemar
- Lenny Kravitz
- Leona Lewis- Bleeding Love
- Lethal Bizzle
- Life The Great
- Lil’ Eddie
- Lil’ Flip
- Lil’ Jon
- Lil’ Kim
- Lil’ Mama
- Lil’ Mo
- Lil’ Scrappy
- Lil’ Wayne- 3peat/Hustler Musik
- Lily Allen- Alfie
- Lipps Inc
- Lisa Mafia
- Lisa Mitchell
- LL Cool J
- Lloyd
- Lloyd Banks
- London
- The Lonely Island- Like A Boss/I’m On A Boat
- Loon
- Lou Bega
- Ludacris- Woozy
- Lumidee
- Luniz
- Lupe Fiasco (another fave)- Dumb It Down
- M Dubs
- M.I.A- $20
- M.O.P
- Ma$e
- Macka Diamond
- Macy Gray
- Madame
- Madcon- Beggin’
- Madison Avenue
- Madonna
- Maino
- Malik Yusef
- Mariah Carey
- Mario
- Mario Winans
- Mark Morrison
- Mark Ronson
- Maroon 5- She Will Be Loved
- Marques Houston- Sex With You
- Maxwell
- Method Man
- MGMT- Electric Feel
- Michael Jackson- P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)
- Mika
- Mike Jones
- MIMS- Big Black Train
- Mis-Teeq
- Missy Elliott
- Mitchell Brothers
- Mobb Deep
- More Fire Crew
- Mr Hudson- On The Streets Where You Live/Everthing Happens To Me
- Ms Dynamite
- Ms Jade
- Muse- Knights Of Cydonia
- MVP
- My Chemical Romance- The Sharpest Lives
- Mya
- Mystikal
- N-Dubz- Better Not Waste My Time/Love For My Slumz
- *N-Sync
- N.E.R.D- Anti Matter
- N.O.R.E
- Nappy Roots- Aw Naw
- Nas- Can’t Forget About You/Hip Hop Is Dead
- Natasha Bedingfield
- Nate Dogg
- Nathan
- Ne-Yo- So Sick
- Nelly
- Nelly Furtado- Afraid
- Next
- Nickelback
- Nicole Scherzinger
- No Doubt
- Noel Gourdin
- Notorious B.I.G
- O-Town
- Oasis- Wonderwall
- Obie Trice- Average Man
- Ocean’s 7- So Much Swag
- Ohio Players
- Ol’ Dirty Bastard
- Ol’ Skool Nu Skool
- Omarion- Touch/I’m Tryin
- One Call
- One Chance
- Outkast (Definitely in my top 2)- Toilet Tisha/Slum Beautiful
- Oxide & Neutrino
- P-Money
- Papa Roach- I Just Wanna Be Loved
- Paradiso Girls
- Paramore
- Paul Wall
- Pay As You Go Cartel
- Peedi Peedi
- Petey Pablo
- Pharoahe Monch
- Pharrell
- Pink
- Pitbull- The Anthem
- Pixie Lott
- Playaz Circle
- Plies
- Pokémon (show)
- Pretty Ricky
- Punjabi MC
- Puretone
- Purple Ribbon Allstars
- Pussycat Dolls
- Q-Tip
- Qadir
- Queen
- R Kelly
- Rage Against The Machine
- Raheem DeVaghn
- Raphael Saadiq
- Ray L
- Red Hot Chili Peppers- Hey
- Rick James
- Rick Ross
- Rihanna- Emergency Room
- Robbie Williams
- Robin Thicke- Lost Without You
- Rock City
- Rodney P
- Roll Deep- The Avenue
- Ron Browz
- Ronnie Hudson
- The Roots- Guns Are Drawn
- Roots Manuva
- Rusko
- Ryan Leslie
- Saigon
- Sam Sparro
- Sammie
- Santogold- Creator
- Savage
- Scar
- Scissor Sisters
- The Script- The Man Who Can’t Be Moved
- Sean Garrett
- Sean Kingston- Beautiful Girls (Remix)
- Sean Paul- Watch ‘em Roll
- Sergio Mendes
- Shaggy
- Shakira
- Shanks & Bigfoot
- Shapeshifters
- Shawty Lo
- Sheek Louch
- Shontelle
- Shyne
- Shystie
- Sisqo
- Skepta- Sunglasses At Night/Rolex Sweep
- Skinnyman
- Sleepy Brown
- Slum Village
- Snoop Dogg- Neva Have 2 Worry/Gangsta Like Me
- Snow Patrol
- So Solid Crew
- Solange- Dancing In The Dark
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Game)
- Soulja Boy
- Spice Girls
- Spliff Starr
- Stat Quo
- Sterling Simms
- Stevie Hoang
- Sticky Fingaz
- The Stone Roses
- The Streets- It Was Supposed To Be So Easy
- Styles P
- Sugababes
- Susana
- Sway- London/Love Story
- Swiss Beats
- T-Pain- Suicide
- T.I- Pornstar
- Taio Cruz- Come On Girl
- Take That- Patience
- Talib Kweli
- Tami Chynn
- Tay Dizm
- Teairri Mari
- The-Dream- Purple Kisses/Right Side Of My Brain
- Three 6 Mafia
- Three Days Grace
- Timbaland- Bombay
- Tina Moore
- Tinchy Stryder- Stryderman/Number One
- Ting Tings- Great DJ
- Tinie Tempah
- TLC
- Toni Braxton
- Tony Sunshine
- Tony Yayo
- Too $hort
- Travis
- Trazz
- Trey Songz- Does She Know
- Trick Daddy
- Trick Trick
- Tru Life
- Truth Hurts
- Tupac
- Tweet
- Twista
- Tyga
- UGK
- UK Tingz
- Uncle Murda
- Unk
- UnkleJam
- Usher- Love In The Club
- Van McCoy- The Hustle
- The Verve
- Voltage
- Wale
- Weezer
- Wideboys
- Wiley- Where’s My Brother
- Will Smith
- Will Young- Who Am I
- Will.I.Am- Impatient
- Willy Northpole- The Story/Body Marked Up
- Wisin Y Yandel
- Wu-Tang Clan
- Wyclef Jean
- Xzibit
- Ying Yang Twins
- Yo Gotti
- Young Buck
- Young Cash
- Young Dro
- Young Guns
- Young Jeezy- Put On
- Young Maylay
- Young Zee
- Young Joc
- The Zutons- Havana Gang Brawl
- 112
- 2 Pistols
- 2 Play
- 3 Of A Kind
- 50 Cent- Ryder Music
- 50 Pence- In Da Pub
- 88 Keys
- 8Ball & MJG
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