Music by Numbers

If you have iTunes, you need to check out a cool feature called "Play Count." It reveals a lot about what you listen to, and sometimes it's kind of surprising. Like I've played "Lucky Man" by the Verve 305 times. This is a song that I really love, but I didn't realize how often I listen to it. Or "God Killed the Queen" by Louis XIV which I've listened to 207 times! I remember being obsessed with this song for a couple weeks two years ago. I've listened to "Bohemian Like You" by The Dandy Warhols 189 times which kind of makes sense because every time I go on a road trip, it's on the rotation. "No Fiction" by the Charlatans UK, 187 times. This song is without question one of my favorite songs of all time. It's great to just kind of groove to. I've played "Na Na Na Naa" by The Kaiser Chiefs 132 times. "Island in the Sun" by Weezer 129 times. What's just as interesting are the songs that I hardly listen to at all by some of my favorite artists like "The Kick Inside" by Kate Bush which, apparently, I've only listened to 5 times and "Heal" by Catherine Wheel which has only been played 4 times. What I've learned, is that there are certain songs have resonate with me in such a fundamental way that they've become part of the soundtrack to my life while others might make guest appearances now and then but gradually fade into oblivion.