Another one from Facebook, but I like doing them here. (Previously.)

One of those “turn on your MP3 player, hit Shuffle, post the first 25 songs that pop up NO CHEATING” deals. Except I did cheat, sort of. I started this yesterday but the iPod was not cooperating in that it kept bringing up XTC and Robyn Hitchcock songs, which is fine, but it was boring me. So here’s today’s list, unedited (though it was tempting to skip over the second Police song):

1. Speed Law - Mos Def

my fave part: “Brooklyn take what you can’t take back/I know a lot of cats hate that/All I can say black/There’s a city full of walls you can post complaints at”

2. Movies Of Myself - Rufus Wainwright

3. Staring At The Sun - TV on the Radio

4. A Day In The Life - The Beatles

5. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince

6. Spoonful - Howlin’ Wolf

This voice, by the way, is not only one of the fucking HOTTEST voices ever, but FUCKING PERFECT for this dreary weather. Everybody should be listening to Howlin’ Wolf RIGHT NOW.

7. Beat Surrender - The Jam

8. Running Out Of Angels (Demo) - Elvis Costello

9. Paranoid Android - Radiohead

10. Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry

11. Demolition Man - The Police (aka the song that broke my hand on Guitar Hero; fuck you, Sting.)

12. Blue Angel - Squirrel Nut Zippers

13. Insight - Joy Division

14. The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle the Thistles Undone) - The Decemberists

15. Lesson #1 - The Hang Ups (previously discussed/streamed here)

16. Jump Up - Elvis Costello

17. Peanuts - The Police

18. Brenda’s Iron Sledge - Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians (this version from the Kershaw Sessions album, which is why the Egyptians are credited here — otherwise it’s a solo Hitchcock song. I know you needed to know that.)

19. It’ll Be A Breeze - The Long Winters

20. Over The Side - Departure Lounge

21. Feel Like Taking You Home - Brendan Benson (courtesy of one of the many awesome Duff mixes)

22. Best Friend - English Beat

23. Brazilia Crossed With Trenton - Bob Mould (and you know how I feel about this whole album)

24. Thousands Are Sailing - The Pogues

25. Love’s Too Much - Shapemod feat. Snax & Jamie Lidell and I cannot imagine a better way for this meme to end.