I've found one of the benefits to getting older is that you start to accept who you are. You don't apologize anymore for being anal about being on time or obsessed with expensive sunglasses. You just get to the point where you say, Here I am! Take it or leave it people! So I was surprised to learn something new about myself last week! I discovered that there's a part of my life that I'm still pretty damn sensitive about. And you'll never guess what it is...
My iPod playlist.
I never realized until recently that many people actually look to the contents of one's iPod to determine their worthiness. Did I miss something? Did bad music taste actually makes someone a bad person? If so, I was screwed.
I never had iPod sensitivity before. I need music to write and use mine constantly. It wasn't until the day my friend(who considers herself something of a musical expert) hopped in my car and began scrolling through my Top 25 Most Played that I realized that there was yet another parameter on which we could judge one another!
There was silence for a moment as she pondered my playlists.
Then she said hmmmm.
I held my breath and waited for her verdict. Will she understand that I have no choice with the HSM soundtrack? That I've been beaten into submission by the marketing team at Disney?
She started laughing. Loudly. "Um, I don't know how to tell you this, but, you have terrible taste in music!"
I was pissed. I tried to argue that taste is subjective, who was she to go all Simon Cowell on my downloads? I never say anything about the fact that she still watches All My Children! (PS, 1988 called, thay want their television viewing habits back.)
But in the end, I knew she was right. I have the music taste of a 13 year-old girl. And not even a cool 13 year-old girl. I'm talking about the nerdy girl who sits by herself at lunch every day and picks her zits.
So it's time to come out of the closet and celebrate my inner teen. And here it is, my Top 10 Most Played. (I didn't want to bore you with all 25, I only play the same 10 over and over again anyway!)
Liz's Top 10 most played
1. Light on by David Cook
I. Love. This. Man. And I'm leaving my "light on" for him if you get what I'm sayin'.
2. Fly with Me by Kari Kimmel(Tinkerbell soundtrack)
Um. Okay let me explain. My "daughter" really likes this song. I mean, she really, really likes it. And she plays it. A lot. And really loud. And she may sing along. I'm sorry but this song makes me *cough* I mean her, very happy!
3. I Can't Hate you Anymore by Nick Lachey
Believe it or not, I wrote the last ten chapters of I'll Have Who She's Having with this on replay. At least back then I was 4 weeks out after giving birth and completely postpartum. I have no excuses for liking it now!
4. HOT DOG(aka the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse song) by They Might be Giants
Not for me. I swear this time. Although it is pretty catchy after the billionth time you hear it...
5. Over it by Katherine McPhee
Obviously, I have a addiction to former AI contestants. Yes, David Archuleta, Jordin Sparks and even Clay Aiken have found their way into my iTunes shopping cart.
6. Umbrella by Marie Digby
This is actually one of the cooler selections on the list. Girls with guitars get me every time!
7. Gotta Go My Own Way by Gabriella and Troy(HSM2 soundtrack)
Something about Gabriella angst after she hands back Troy's necklace really speaks to me. Just kidding! I don't know why I like this song. But I do. A lot.
8. Don't Fall in Love With A Dreamer by Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes
Let's be honest here...you know you have Kenny's greatest hits hidden in the back of your old neoprene cd case too. And you have to admit this choice is just a tinier bit cooler than Scarlet Fever, right?
9. Soulmate by Natasha Bedingfield
Okay... So this one is respectable. I heard this song on an episode of "The Hills" when LC was bumming about Brody...or that French guy...or that guy that went out with Spencer's sister after her...Whatever! You get the idea.
10. Someday by Nickelback
OF COURSE I like Nickelback. Aren't they like the poster children for people with bad music taste? I even like that lame-ass song they have about being a Rock Star!
Can you top this list? Tell us what's on your Ipod!
xoxo Liz