On 1 January 2006, I reset the trip meter on my car, and the Play Count in my iTunes library. However, I switched computers and cars during the year. So, the numbers are composite.
Miles driven in 2006: 7114 (I drove 6154 in the first car, and 960 in the second car, overall 461 more than last year.)
Most played songs on iTunes in 2006:
- Kenny Chesney, “I Go Back,” When the Sun Goes Down
- Kenny Chesney, “Don’t Happen Twice,” Greatest Hits
- Rob Dickinson, “The Night,” Fresh Wine For the Horses
- Kenny Chesney, “She’s Got It All,” Greatest Hits
- Kenny Chesney, “How Forever Feels,” Greatest Hits
- Kenny Chesney, “Back in My Arms Again,” Me and You
- The Replacements, “Can’t Hardly Wait,” All For Nothing
- Catherine Wheel, “Crank,” Chrome
- Catherine Wheel, “Show Me Mary (XFM),” Waydown #1
- Catherine Wheel, “What We Want to Believe In,” Wishville
Out of the 4261 songs in my library (1000 more than last year), I never listened to 2540 of them (on my 2nd computer, that is—I have no data from the 1st computer).
My music tastes this year seemed to narrow, but they also weren’t that different from last year. I attribute the Kenny Chesney spike to seeing him in concert at the Frank Erwin Center (a really good show) and the Catherine Wheel spike to Rob Dickinson’s solo album.
1 January 2007 – 12:00 AM
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On 1 January 2005, I reset the trip meter on my car, and the Play Count in my iTunes library.
Miles driven in 2005: 6653 (I drove 3970 miles after July 1st)
Most played songs on iTunes in 2005:
- Wilson Pickett, “634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.),” The Very Best of
- John Hiatt, “Only the Song Survives,” Crossing Muddy Waters
- The Louvin Brothers, “In the Pines,” Tragic Songs of Life
- The Louvin Brothers, “Alabama,” Tragic Songs of Life
- Sam Cooke, “It’s All Right/For Sentimental Reasons (Live),” One Night Stand: Live at the Harlem Square Club
- Charlie Robison, “El Cerrito Place,” Good Times
- Emmylou Harris, “If I Could Only Win Your Love,” Pieces of the Sky
- Sam Cooke, “Bring It On Home To Me,” The Man Who Invented Soul
- Catherine Wheel, “Wish You Were Here (XFM),” Show Me Mary
- John Hiatt, “What Do We Do Now,” Crossing Muddy Waters
Out of the 3261 songs in my library, I never listened to 746 of them (in full, at least).
In general, I listened to a lot of Louvin Bros, Sam Cooke, and Catherine Wheel in 2005. I also listened to a lot of Kenny Chesney, although no one song of his cracked my top ten. The fact that I listened to “634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.)” the most in 2005 is probably a fluke, as I like Wilson Pickett, but I liked that song disproportionately to his other songs, mostly because it’s the younger brother to my perennial favorite “Beechwood 4-5789″ by the Marvelettes.
1 January 2006 – 12:00 AM
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