I generally leave the iPod on shuffle throughout the day. You’d think this would mean I’d hear a wide variety of music, considering that I have something like 2,000 songs on it. But that’s not the case. The iPod plays favorites, which means that there are a lot of songs that never get airtime. Add to that the fact that we have an emusic subscription, and the result is that there are quite a few songs on my iPod that I’ve never actually heard.

1. Come Together, The Beatles. This song has always creeped me out a little.

2. Summertime Rolls, Jane’s Addiction. This is one of the few non-kid songs that Poppy has requested “again! One more time!”

3. Dam, Kasey Chambers. This may be the first time I’ve listened to this song. I like her voice, and I hope the iPod plays the song more often.

4. My Little Town, Paul Simon. “Nothing but the dead and dying back in my little town.” Sounds charming. And quaint. Paul should write for his little town’s tourism bureau.

5. I Fought Piranhas, The White Stripes. Piranhas are a very tricky species. The intro sounds very Wild West to me.

6. Where Will You Go? The Minus 5. This is the other one I don’t think I’ve heard before.

7. I Saw Three Ships, Sufjan Stevens. Nothing like a little Christmas music on an 80-degree day in the middle of May.

8. Devil’s Haircut, Beck. This song always makes me think of my high school friend Scott Crawford, and I’m not really sure why. It’s been years since I last saw him. I hope life is treating him well.

9. She Cries Your Name, Beth Orton.

10. Clap Your Hands, They Might Be Giants. It’s a very catchy kid song.

11. Keys, Golden Smog. I’ve heard this song a time or two, but I don’t love it.

12. You Don’t Know How It Feels, Tom Petty. The iPod has been feeling very Tom Petty lately.

13. 16 Days, Whiskeytown.

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16. Dilemma, Nelly. How’d that get on there? Oh, right, it had something to do with Lionel Richie.