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To list or not to list

As 2005 fades away and 2006 starts up in earnest, people post year-end lists (or they post reasons why they don’t post year-end lists). The New York Times examines the trend (Jan. 5, 2006), focusing on music critics’ lists.

As I mentioned when I posted the DIY Librarian top 5 library blogs of 2005, I see lists as more of a conversation starter than anything. List-making is very popular in the DIY household; we must run out of things to say to each other.

It’s also a little competitive, though. You know you’ve won the match when you name your top whatever and the other person just says, “Oooooh, why didn’t I think of that?”

Now quick! Name your top 10 songs to catalog to!

  1. 25 Minutes To Go (Johnny Cash)
  2. F*!#in’ Up (Neil Young + Crazy Horse)
  3. Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)
  4. I Wanna Be Sedated (The Ramones)
  5. Loser (Beck)
  6. Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry)
  7. Whiskey River (Willie Nelson)
  8. Do Anything You Wanna Do (Eddie and the Hot Rods)
  9. It Doesn’t Matter Anymore (Wanda Jackson)
  10. I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart (Patsy Montana)

January 11, 2006 | Posted in Fun, Lists, Music | Subscribe to comments (RSS) |

2 comments on “To list or not to list”

  1. Dave Hook Says:
    January 13, 2006 at 9:53 pm

    I typically avoid cataloguing unless I absolutely have to, but since you asked, for the more repetitive work I like to use really stompy industrial with a fast beat:

    1. Tanz Wit Laibach (Laibach)(see http://www.rathergood.com/laibach/)
    2. They Come (Accessory)
    3. This is my Rifle (Combichrist)
    4. Dead Silver Sky (Headscan)
    5. Angst (Reaper)
    6. Defy (Lok 8)
    7. React To It (Cubanate)
    8. Pistolero (Juno Reactor)
    9. Crossed The Line (GodKomplex)
    10. Bring me Violence(Taktical Sekt)

  2. Alison Says:
    March 20, 2006 at 8:58 pm

    You guys are totally overlooking 80s teen sensation Tiffany!!

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