I’m an iPod guy as most of you know, it’s an essential bus device now, I would probably pitch a huge, hairy fit if I had to ride the bus without it. It’s a soother for grownups. Anyway, with the iPod comes using iTunes to manage the music, which of course absolutely rocks. It really adds a whole new level of geeky when to listening to music; statistics. Let me explain.

iTunes keeps track of the last time you played a song, and how many times you have ever played a song. Combined with the simple 0-5 star rating system, this can give some interesting insights into your own musical tastes. The song I have listened to the most is easily Sunshine So Fine by the Barsool Prophets, 17 plays. In #2 is Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet with 14 plays. Ok, that’s not too weird yet. What’s most interesting is the third most often played song on the iPod: East Bound and Down by Jerry Reed, 12 plays. Man, that’s weird even by my tastes. I had no idea I was playing that sucker to death like that. I mean it’s a good song, there’s no better ditty to put on when you are running to catch the bus when you are late, it’s a natural for chase music. Anyway, so there you go. I learned something about myself. It’s a personal growth thing.