Tunes you need Tuesday

So, I’m still trying to get my iPod back up to speed since I lost so much music with the crash of my old laptop.  Gotta say I love the new laptop, but I have to get my music back.  I have to upload a lot of music before next week’s scrapbook retreat in Natchez,  MS — I only have half the music that I had pre-crash and that simply won’t do for a 3 day retreat.

For Tunes you need Tuesday I thought I’d tell you what’s on my iPod and what I’m putting on it for the trip.  know a lot of people don’t use playlists and this leads to what I refer to as “iPod schizophrenia” such as my bff Megan’s.  Meg’s iPod will — no lie — go from Michael Buble to Garth Brooks (eww) to Feist to the Lowrider song to Jimmy Buffet.  My playlists make sense.  I have them separated according to artist or type of music, like I group John Mayer, Jack Johnson, & Corrine Bailey Ray together in a playlist.  If you wanna hear everything on your iPod, you just hit shuffle, easy peasy.  Here’s my iPod:

80s — good 80’s (read: mostly alternative, no hair bands).  You’ll find lots of Blondie, the Police, my theme song: Adam Ant’s “Goody Two Shoes”, Culture Club, Wham, Elvis Costello, Crowded House, Human League, Prince, Simple Mind, and the best band ever in the world: Morris Day & the mothereffin’ Time.  Bonus points if you get this reference.  I do have a few Morris Day hits on there.  Jerome, bring my my mirror!  Lots more, too many bands to list.

Just Fun — All my Aretha Franklin, Motown,  & Dusty Springfield is on this one.

Kids — I hate kids’ music, so I’ve had to find music the kids will listen to that won’t drive me insane.  They Might be Giants has a great kids album, as well as Lisa Loeb (really good), and my kids requested “Manic Monday,” “Breakout,” and a few other 80’s tunes on this playlist.

PSP (Pet Shop Boys) — I love PSB for exercise music (don’t laugh) and listening in general.  “Being Boring” is a beautiful song inspired by Zelda Fitzerald’s writing — gotta love that.  And for street cred how’s this — Axl Rose is a big PSB fan.  For realz.

REM — just get everything they’re ever recorded, simple as that.

Amy Winehouse — love her sound.

Counting Crows — my favorite band behind the Beatles.  Adam Duritz is such an underrated lyricist.

10,000 Maniacs & Natalie Merchant –I’ve been a fan since 1987 (great year for music)

Oasis — I love Oasis’ lyrics.

Simply Red — Picture Book, a New Flame, Stars, Blue are a must.

and my newest playlist, Retroverb — my bff from high school’s band you can find on iTunes, check them out, totally worth a listen.  They’re my Tunes you need Tuesday choice this week.  Love the song “Far Away From my Mind.”  The album is Lost Letters, it’s fab, go get it.

I’m working on a playlist of a current music mix with Feist, the Killers & stuff.   If you have any good suggestions for me, let me know.