Shuffle shenanigans

On my way to work this morning, I couldn’t decide what music I wanted to listen to, so I flicked my iPod to shuffle. I’ve become a shuffle-convert recently. I used to prefer to listen to an album straight through, or create my own playlists, but recently, shuffle has been reminding me of some cool, older albums and tracks that I’ve forgotten about. I was pondering what the mix of tracks that came up this morning said about my taste in music…

I thought it would be interesting to start a thread on what tracks play when you switch your iPod or MP3 player to shuffle. I’ll get the ball rolling with a list of the first five tracks that played for me this morning:

1. Fear – Sarah MchLachlan (from the album Mirrorball)
2. Senorita – Justin Timberlake (from the album Justified)
3. Take Me Away (Into The Night) – 4 Strings (from Wild Gold Volume 2)
4. Taking Over Me – Evanescence (from the album Fallen)
5. Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House (from the album Recurring Dream)

I thought it was interesting that nothing recent turned up in the first five tracks. I also thought it was interesting that only one dance track turned up, given that my iPod is half full of dance and techno albums. I think my shuffle fun this morning shows that my music interests are pretty diverse (although a lot more dance music turned up after the fifth track).

So go ahead! Hit the shuffle button and tell us in a comment what five tracks play first up. What do these tracks tell you about your taste in music?