I was a bit surprised when I realized how much more of a role popular music has taken on in my life. It's not a huge role, mind you; it's just that between my commute and at work, I end up listening to the radio a lot. I'm not nearly as knowledgeable as some other people, but I know enough to be familiar with some of today's music.

Here's a point I want to needlessly clarify. I've noticed two distinct styles of "variety/mix" music stations. One, which I'll flip though while in the car, leans more toward hip-hop, with a heavy Usher/Jay-Z/Britney Spears/Outkast kind of rotation. (Yeah, I know Britney doesn't really fit into "hip-hop", but they play her songs a lot, so I thought I'd include her). The second type, which the radios at work are set to, are a little more easy listening...plenty of Sheryl Crow to go around.

All of this is a round-about way of getting to this:

The List of Songs That Should Go Away Very Quickly

These are songs I've noticed get played at least two to three times within an 8-hour period, which doesn't sound like much, but factor in that I hear these every day, and it gets really annoying really quickly. And, as during my commute I'm able to pick up about 4 or 5 mix stations, these songs have a tendency to pop up way too often on multiple stations. (Then again, I am a spastic channel-changer, but that's not the point.) Some of these songs I don't have as big a problem with. Many of these songs I can comfortably live the rest of my life never hearing again. This is a work in progress, I may come back to it again, but now

The List of Songs That Should Go Away Very Quickly

- "The First Cut is the Deepest" - Sheryl Crow
- "Breathe" - Melissa Etheridge
- "This Love" - Maroon 5
- "The Reason" - Hoobastank
- "Yeah!" - Usher et al
- "It's My Life" - No Doubt
- "Here Without You" - 3 Doors Down
- "100 Years" - Five for Fighting
- anything by Outkast
- "Why Don't You & I?" - Santana f. Alex Band

Like I said, there may be more added to this list later. This is just a way for me to share my pain with you. Thank you.
posted by Tim at 2:30 AM