The Music Shuffle Challenge
Here's an idea that I read about from Serge at A conservative blog for peace, who in turn got it from from Edward Yong of In principio erat Verbum - Εν αρχη ην ο Λογος:
1. Open up the music player on your computer.
2. Set it to play your entire music collection.
3. Hit the "shuffle" command.
4. Tell us the title of the next ten songs that show up (with their musicians), no matter how embarrassing. That's right, no skipping that Carpenters tune that will totally destroy your hip credibility. It's time for total musical honesty.
5. Write it up in your blog or journal and link back to at least a couple of the other sites where you saw this.
6. If you get the same artist twice, you may skip the second (or third, or etc.) occurances. You don't have to, but since randomness could mean you end up with a list of ten song with five artists, you can if you'd like.
Below are my results. It must be kept in mind that I do not use my computer music player that often anymore. I usually listen to CDs. These results reflect what I was searching for about two years ago when I was really into file-sharing. I'm not sure if the titles are correct, as file-sharers often have no idea what they're sharing. Here are my ten songs:
1. Conditor Alme performed by the Benedictine Monks of St. Michael
These monks have put together a great album of Gregorian Chants, which I own. I think it's every bit as good as the one put out by the Monks of Santo Domingo de Silas.
2. Jose (?) composed by Michael Praetorius and performed by Chanticleer
I'm suspicious of this title, but Chanticleer is great, as is Praetorius.
3. String Quartet No. 4, 1 composed by Dmitri Shostakovich
Loyal commie or not (and the debate is still out), Shostakovich is still my favorite Twentieth Century composer.
4. Little Boy, Little Boy Who Mad performed by the Reverend Gary Davis
This blind street preacher is my favorite blues guitarist, alongside Mississippi John Hurt.
5. The Star-Spangled Banner performed by Sergei Rachmaninoff
This is a very moving rendition of the national anthem by the Russian émigrée.
6. The Old Laughing Lady performed by Neil Young
I saw Neil Young a couple of times in the 1980s. A show in which he was backed by Crazy Horse was probably the best rock concert I've ever been to.
7. The Water Song performed by Hot Tuna
I saw (Acoustic) Hot Tuna about a year ago, the last time I was in the US, in Paradise, California. Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen was a student of the Reverend Gary Davis, mentioned above. He and bassist Jack Cassidy were members of Jefferson Airplane. The duo concentrates now on folk and blues. Joining Jorma and Jack was an intellectual-looking Jewish fellow, Barry something-or-other, who played every type of American folk instrument you could imagine. He stole the show. It was the first time I smelled marijuana in a long time.
8. The Internationale performed by Billy Bragg
I saw this flaming socialist in the early nineties. I really like the way he plays folk-guitar on an electric guitar.
9. Sangue de Beirona performed by Cesaria Evora
If you're not listening to music from Cape Verde, you should be. There's nothing hotter.
10. What a Friend We Have in Jesus performed by Doc and Merle Watson
What more needs to be said?
Here's an idea that I read about from Serge at A conservative blog for peace, who in turn got it from from Edward Yong of In principio erat Verbum - Εν αρχη ην ο Λογος:
1. Open up the music player on your computer.
2. Set it to play your entire music collection.
3. Hit the "shuffle" command.
4. Tell us the title of the next ten songs that show up (with their musicians), no matter how embarrassing. That's right, no skipping that Carpenters tune that will totally destroy your hip credibility. It's time for total musical honesty.
5. Write it up in your blog or journal and link back to at least a couple of the other sites where you saw this.
6. If you get the same artist twice, you may skip the second (or third, or etc.) occurances. You don't have to, but since randomness could mean you end up with a list of ten song with five artists, you can if you'd like.
Below are my results. It must be kept in mind that I do not use my computer music player that often anymore. I usually listen to CDs. These results reflect what I was searching for about two years ago when I was really into file-sharing. I'm not sure if the titles are correct, as file-sharers often have no idea what they're sharing. Here are my ten songs:
1. Conditor Alme performed by the Benedictine Monks of St. Michael
These monks have put together a great album of Gregorian Chants, which I own. I think it's every bit as good as the one put out by the Monks of Santo Domingo de Silas.
2. Jose (?) composed by Michael Praetorius and performed by Chanticleer
I'm suspicious of this title, but Chanticleer is great, as is Praetorius.
3. String Quartet No. 4, 1 composed by Dmitri Shostakovich
Loyal commie or not (and the debate is still out), Shostakovich is still my favorite Twentieth Century composer.
4. Little Boy, Little Boy Who Mad performed by the Reverend Gary Davis
This blind street preacher is my favorite blues guitarist, alongside Mississippi John Hurt.
5. The Star-Spangled Banner performed by Sergei Rachmaninoff
This is a very moving rendition of the national anthem by the Russian émigrée.
6. The Old Laughing Lady performed by Neil Young
I saw Neil Young a couple of times in the 1980s. A show in which he was backed by Crazy Horse was probably the best rock concert I've ever been to.
7. The Water Song performed by Hot Tuna
I saw (Acoustic) Hot Tuna about a year ago, the last time I was in the US, in Paradise, California. Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen was a student of the Reverend Gary Davis, mentioned above. He and bassist Jack Cassidy were members of Jefferson Airplane. The duo concentrates now on folk and blues. Joining Jorma and Jack was an intellectual-looking Jewish fellow, Barry something-or-other, who played every type of American folk instrument you could imagine. He stole the show. It was the first time I smelled marijuana in a long time.
8. The Internationale performed by Billy Bragg
I saw this flaming socialist in the early nineties. I really like the way he plays folk-guitar on an electric guitar.
9. Sangue de Beirona performed by Cesaria Evora
If you're not listening to music from Cape Verde, you should be. There's nothing hotter.
10. What a Friend We Have in Jesus performed by Doc and Merle Watson
What more needs to be said?
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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