Thursday Thirteen #20 -- The Gal's iPod on Shuffle

Thirteen Songs that were chosen at random by THE GAL HERSELF'S iPod This week I’m letting my iPod do all the work. Here are the first 13 songs that came up when I put it on “shuffle.” (I know this seems very lazy. But remember, I had to download all the songs!) When I’m on “shuffle,” I like to pretend I’m listening to WGAL, the radio station that broadcasts just for me. None of these tunes are that embarrassing, and fortunately, no Andy Williams Christmas songs popped up. (And yes, as my boss likes to point out, my dream playlist doesn't include anything from this century.) 1. She’s Got You. Patsy Cline. “I’ve got your picture that you gave to me. And it’s signed with love, just like it used to be. The only thing different, the only thing new, I’ve got your picture, she’s got you.” 2. You Don’t Own Me. Leslie Gore. “Don’t tell me what to do, don’t tell me what to say. And please, when I go out with you, don’t put me on display.” 3. Whatever Gets You Through the Night. John Lennon. “Whatever gets you through the night is alright, is alright. Do it wrong or do it right, it’s alright, it’s alright. Don’t need a watch to waste your time, oh no.” 4. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder). Janis Joplin. “I’m gonna try just a little bit harder so I can give, give, give him every bit of my soul. I’m gonna try just a little bit harder so I can love, love, love him with no control.” 5. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning. Sinatra. “When your lonely heart has learned it lesson, you’d be hers if only she would call. In the wee small hours of the morning, that’s the time you miss her most of all.” 6. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me. Mel Carter. “Hold me, hold me, never let me go until you’ve told me, told me what I want to know and then just hold me, hold me. Make me tell you I’m in love with you.” 7. I Call Your Name. The Beatles. “I call your name, but you’re not there. Was I to blame for being unfair?” 8. Another Day. Paul McCartney. “Slipping into stockings, stepping into shoes, dipping in the pocket of her raincoat. It’s just another day.” 9. It Had to Be You. Barbra Streisand. “For nobody else gave me a thrill. For all your faults, I love you still. It had to be you, wonderful you, it had to be you.” 10. Even the Losers. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. “Baby even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a bit of the pride. They get lucky sometimes.” 11. Authority Song. John Mellencamp. “Growing up leads to growing old and then to dying. And dying to me don’t sound like all that much fun, so I fight authority and authority always wins. I been doing it since a young kid and I come out grinning. I fight authority and authority always wins. ” 12. Chain of Fools. Aretha Franklin. “You told me to leave you alone, my daddy says come on home, my doctor says, ‘take it easy.’ But your loving is much too strong. I’m added to your chain, chain, chain, Chain of Fools.” 13. Sweet Blindness. The Fifth Dimension. “Let’s go down by the grapevine, drink my daddy’s wine, get happy. Oh sweet blindness! A little magic, a little kindness." Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. Crimson Wife shares 13 things she misses about her "pre-mom" life 2. Impworks shares his colorful dice collection 3. Mama Kelly shares the chilling/fascinating things she's learned in anthropology class 4. Jenny McB jumps in to help a certain heiress with a list of "what Paris needs" 5. Thomma Lyn raises the curtain on the writing process and shares 13 elements of a really good novel 6. Wylie takes us up to Canada and proudly explains what Canadians have given the world 7. At least one of The Raven's 13 trivia tidbits will make it into your conversation tomorrow, I promise! 8. Check out 13 of Michelle's own paranormal titles. 9. Christine takes us through Jack Kerouac's writing process in her 13 10. Janet's 13 all begin with the letter Q, and if you play Scrabble, you'll love this. 11. Dorothy's 13 introduces us to her cat Gretchen. 12. Babe's 13 is both funny & practical: things to do with a corpse. 13. Go Inside Mo's Mind for her Flag Day TT. 14. Samulli's TT is musical, too.

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