We have over 4500 songs on our iPod, 750 of which are by Bob Dylan and what seems like a couple hundred by Johnny Cash when it's set to shuffle. It also contains Russian pronunciations for Stravinsky's Les Noces, as well as a whole album of traditional songs played by the "stalagpipe" organ at Luray Caverns. I love having our entire music library in my purse at all times, but it can make it difficult to search for the songs I want to hear most often when I'm driving. There are some whole albums I listen to on a regular basis, like the
Soundtrack from Once, but I really love to mix it up. And as you can imagine, I love to make playlists. I've got playlists of old mixed tapes and CDs, as well as new ones like "Songs About the 50 States" and "Songs From House, M.D." Here is the best of the best:
- Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
- The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon and Garfunkel
- I Wonder - Chris Isaak
- Shenandoah - Hayley Westerna
- I'm in Love with a Girl - Big Star
- Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
- Secret Heart - Feist
- Dreams - The Cranberries
- Iowa (Traveling Ill) - Dar Williams
- Passing Afternoon - Iron & Wine
- Find the River - REM
- The Nearness of You - Norah Jones
- Fields of Gold - Sting
- Wise Up - Aimee Mann
- The Water is Wide - James Taylor
- I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll - Gillian Welch
- The Beauty in Ugly - Jason Mraz
- Nanci - Toad the Wet Sprocket
- Our Town - Iris DeMent
- As You Turn to Go - The 6ths
- When You Say Nothing At All - Allison Krauss & Union Station
- Yellow - Coldplay
- Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan
- New Slang - The Shins
- It's Not Easy Being Green - Kermit the Frog
