My Top Twenty-Five

Who knew? And, more to the point, who cares? According to iTunes, here are my 25 most listened-to songs as of today...

1. Ain't Misbehavin', Fats Waller
2. Honey Pie, The Beatles
3. Before They Make Me Run, The Rolling Stones
4. That Thing You Do!, The Wonders
5. All Of Me, Louis Armstrong
6. Dance Like A Monkey, The New York Dolls
7. How High The Moon, Glenn Miller's Uptown Hall Gang
8. For You Blue, The Beatles
9. Cry Baby, The Waldos
10. In My Life, The Beatles
11. Jack The Ripper, Link Wray
12. Who Loves The Sun, The Velvet Underground
13. Rock & Roll, The Velvet Underground
14. Dream A Little Dream Of Me, Louis Armstrong
    
15. Sweet Jane (Full Length Version), The Velvet Underground
16. Better Days, The Wolfmen
17. Dig A Pony, The Beatles
18. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea, George Harrison
19. Sour Milk Sea, Jackie Lomax
20. Teenage Lust, MC5
21. Whiskey Man, The Who
22. Heat Wave, The Who
23. Back In The USSR, The Beatles
24. Sour Milk Sea, Jackie Lomax
25. Let Me Out, The Knack

Oh my...that's almost embarassing. I can explain Nos. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 14 and 18...they're all songs i learned to play on the ukulele, therefore the repeated listenings are understandable -- although following that logic, i don't know why Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody and/or I Wanna Be Like You by Louis Prima don't show up.

But discounting the ukulele songs, the real #1 on the list isn't Before They Make Me Run, but Sour Milk Sea because it's on there twice (duplicate songs) and their total listenings is 29 while the Keith Richard composition's total is 23.

Regardless of any "cool" gained by repeated Velvets, early Who and Link listenings i guess you can tell i have a soft spot for The Beatles. And what's up with #4?!