itunes top twenty five

a friend of mine wrote a blog not too long ago; he commented on the fact that you can tell a lot about someone by their top twenty five most-played songs in itunes. it really was fascinating, so i thought i'd do the same. [i also need to get my computer fixed; my playcounts may or may not survive... so here are the ones that matter in case i lose everything.] i'd like to make this a yearly thing to see how my tastes change, so let's hope the playcounts make it through the trip to the computer doctor.

1. untitled/fork and knife - brand new
2. millstone - brand new
3. should you return - copeland
4. tautou - brand new
5. jesus - brand new
6. sic transit gloria... glory fades - brand new
7. typical - we the living
8. skinny love - bon iver
9. saint paul - we the living
10. it's about time - barcelona
11. i will play my game beneath the spin light - brand new
12. sowing season - brand new
13. degausser - brand new
14. okay i believe you, but my tommy gun don't - brand new
15. sedated - mikky ekko
16. half the girl - we the living
17. re: stacks - bon iver
18. blood bank - bon inver
19. best laid plans - we the living
20. the day i lost my voice (the suitcase song) - copeland
21. guernica - brand new
22. limousine (ms rebridge) - brand new
23. the first single (cause a scene) - the format
24. london rain - we the living
25. heartbeats - jose gonzalez

i'll let the list speak for itself, but here are a few notes i'd like to make:

• the last time i listened to any of the numerous brand new songs up there, was in july. five months ago. i'm not sure what happened, but my obsession is finally slowing.
• untitled/fork and knife, the number one song, is actually just a single. it's not even on an album. it's really different from anything else brand new has ever put out, and i think that's precisely why it's number one.
• mikky ekko's sedated is at a lofty number fifteen. i learned of his existence a mere two months ago. whoa.
• the first time i heard the song heartbeats, was actually as a cover by william beckett on his acoustic tour last year. it made me cry, thus i had to find the real song.

as for my predictions about next year... who knows. i have a feeling brand new will eventually cycle out and copeland, manchester orchestra, the working title and barcelona will take over. but we shall see. i still have a bunch of money to spend on all new music.