Just little poll for fun… what's the first song you ever added to your iTunes library, and when did you add it? Mine is a live set by The Avalanches, added January 16, 2003. (Command-J to see "Date added" column). Post yours.
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Keep in mind that the 'Date Added' information will not be accurate if you have changed computers and re-imported your music into another version of iTunes. The date for my Jud Jud song is accurate, because I kept a backup of the library information on my old OS 9 box, prior to updating to OS X in 2003 and then switching machines again in 2004. The same song on my current system displays an 'added' date of July 26th, 2004. But then, I'm kinda a dork about things like that...
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I wonder what the first band listed on most people's iTunes is when you sort it alpha by artist. I wonder what percent has "!!!" or maybe "2 Live Crew"...
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Very revealing choice, dooley! :-)
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"Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin (added July 12, 2002)
Actually a little relieved... I thought Britney or Backstreet might show up that early. Whew. :)
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Good idea, Jamie.
By artist: !!!, Me and Giuliani down by the School Yard
By song: -, by Faust vs. Dalek
By album: ...Meets Torsti At The Space Lounge, Cosmos Bossa by Aleksi Virta
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Dan, that's a little too cool to be believable... are you sure you didn't tweak the results a little?
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Looks like Dooley might want to follow the link in John Lewis' name...
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Well, Jamie, it is indeed !!! for me.
Pardon My Freedom (Maurice Fulton Inst. Mix) from Groove Armada's Doin' it After Dark, Vol 2.
As for my first track, I can't tell specifically because my iTunes was moved, but I do have track creation dates in Finder of Feb 27, 2003 at 10:42pm on some Groove Armada, Sasha and Darren Emerson, Lamb, Fiona Apple, Chemical Brothers, Bill Hicks, Coldplay, Bjork, Banco de Gaia, Everything but the Girl, and Underworld, among others.
I'm just a little surprised that Bruce Cockburn isn't in the list. I didn't add Bruce Cockburn until April 30, 2003. I'm a bad Canadian.
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"Intro to the Sky" by Lewis Parker.
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Also Avalanches - DNA Superstar, which I still love. Must've been early 2001 or late 2000 (alas, my iTunes data has been erased since then, but I remember this was the track because my brother imported it to show me how to use iTunes.)
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If it's alphabetical:
Song - '82 (Lugnut)
Artist - 5.6.7.8's
Album - ...And Out Come the Wolves (Rancid)
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"Fallout" by The Police.
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"Track 10" from Sigur Ros, Ágætis byrjun.
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Dean Martin's "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You" was my first song added, and The Magnetic Fields' "The Book of Love" is my most played song.
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Most played:
87 times.
Metric - On the Sly from Grow Up and Blow Away.
Underworld - Sola Sisitm from A Hundred Days Off.
Is this off topic?
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"When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Krazee" by !!!
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May I be so bold as to suggest that all you stat hounds get hooked up with Last.fm and the handy dandy plug-in for iTunes (other players are supported as well). You'll soon be hip-deep in personalized charts, playlists, trackers, related artists, and audio neighbors. I've been letting Last.fm monitor my listening habits across three Macs since December 2004 (12,347 tracks and counting). Here's what my stats look like so far.
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I believe the first song was either the Smiths - Cemetry Gates or Pink Floyd - San Tropez.
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"What's the matter here" by 10,000 Maniacs. I find this very surprising and certainly an unusual choice on my part. Wish I knew why that was number one.
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First song by:
Date: Epic - Faith No More
Alpha artist: Accessory - One Man
Alpha album: 2004 DNC (Senator John Kerry) *
Alpha song: (Go To) California - Rob Zombie
* I download both Kerry's and Bush's speeches that year.
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"Mis Dy-na-mi-tee", Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.
Best of the best :)
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The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray
We don't use iTunes in our office, so we got complicated to produce the real-time stats in the flash on our website (top right, roll over the heads).
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James Bond Theme, Monty Norman Orchestra
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Ok, Jon... that is one seriously geeky way to display your current track info. Geeky in the best way possible, natch. And the Lemonheads on top of it all? Come on!
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I can't help note the huge response to this thread. Is there something about iTunes, or perhaps music in general that brings out the lurkers?
Would we get as much response from posting our oldest jpg or gif? (that might be dangerous... nevermind.)
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"Surfing on a Rocket" by Air
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1st Song - Pearl Jam - Once
Alpha-
Song - ...And The Gods Made Love - Jimi Hendrix Experience
Artist - ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead
Album - (What's The Story) Morning Glory
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ahem.
'excuse me while i drink myself to death' by spent.
my first artist alphabetically, however, is The 6ths.
so cool it hurts. apparently.
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At work (which I recently started at):
Rose Rouge, St. Germain
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Spaghetti Western String Co. - Muggins
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First song added: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes by Elvis Costello, 1/9/04, the day I got my Powerbook.
First band alphabetically: ’Til Tuesday
First song alphabetically: (Crazy For You But) Not That Crazy by the Magnetic Fields
First album alphabetically: ¡Volare! - The Very Best Of The Gipsy Kings
Punctuation alphabetizing is so arbitrary.
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First Add: Symptom of the Universe by Black Sabbath. (interesting...I'm not too much of a rocker girl but apparently I was when I first got my computer)
First artist alphabetically - Allman Brothers Band (I must have gotten rid of !!! in a massive iTunes cleaning)
First song alphabetically: "T" for Texas by Johnny Cash
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Piano fire by Sparklehorse with Pj Harvey
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7-04-04 Self Sabotage by Jason & The Scorchers
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Here's some more of my firsties and lasties (just for fun). Incidentally, I discovered most of these audible gems in the Netlabels section of The Internet Archive.
First artist alphabetically:
_KhlER3L
First track alphabetically:
-0! by Violet (from Constructions For Andrey Kiritchenko)
First album alphabetically:
... Meets Torsti At The Space Lounge by Aleksi Virta
Last artist alphabetically:
µ-Ziq
Last track alphabetically:
Zzap by Virt (from the fx EP)
Last album alphabetically:
Zulu by Wrangler Brutes
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Since Grant created that lovely template for the list, it seems a shame not to use it...
First artist alphabetically:
is 43 folders an artist? if not, the 6ths
First track alphabetically:
(Hospital Vespers) by the Weakerthans
First album alphabetically:
100th Window by Massive Attack
Last artist alphabetically:
The Zombies
Last track alphabetically:
Zombie by the Cranberries
Last album alphabetically:
You Forgot it in People by Broken Social Scene
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Always glad to offer my services as a blog comment template provider (BCTP). By the way, 43 Folders is a podcast and a damn useful life hack resource site.
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"Do ya think I'm sexy" Rod Stewart
You know you like it.
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Er, The Diary of Horace Wimp by ELO.
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Unfortunately. "Dream On" by Aerosmith
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First album alphabetically:
4-track Demos - PJ Harvey
First artist alphabetically:
A Tribe Called Quest
First track alphabetically:
...and Carrot Rope by Pavement
Last track alphabetically:
Zurich Is Stained by Pavement (hmmm...)
Last artist alphabetically:
Wilco (although I think it's incorrect - it should be Hank Williams)
Last album alphabetically:
You are the Quarry - Morrissey
First added:
Beastie Boys - To the 5 Boroughs
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The Delgados - Hate - If this is a plan
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Seems my library detonated and was reloaded last may; I must have blocked it out. So, by default, the winner is Amon Tobin's "Slowly".
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Work laptop:
First - "Sci-Flyer" by Swervedriver
Most - "Firesuite" by Doves
Home laptop:
First - "Motiveless Crime" by South
Most - "Bukowski" by Modest Mouse
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"You're All I Need" - Mary J Blige
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Be Like That - 3 Doors Down - The Better Life, on 2002.11.20 11:00 AM. First alphabetically along with 621 other songs switched from SoundJam to iTunes on MacOS 9.
Pre iTunes - First MP3 Player Software: MacAmp. First song added to MacAmp: 6x6 - Poster Children - New World Record, free promo download, 1999.
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Seeing as my hard drive was replaced with no backed up music, the first song I added back yesterday was "The District Sleeps Alone" by The Postal Service.
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The Skinny The Fat Portfolios Wallpaper SweetTalk
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"I Give You a Rose" by Lycaon Pictus
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