Playlist Preview: The iPod Shuffle

(Not to be confused with the Superbowl Shuffle, below)



The iPod. A nifty little toy. It can be expensive as hell but good to have around on long car rides or just to tune out the rest of the world.

It’s inspired the iPod Nano, the iPhone, and – given a few years – probably the iToilet. It’s inspired the name of this column. And, on this occasion, it’s inspired the content of the column.

The shuffle option is one of the best things about the iPod, or any portable music player for that matter. The unpredictability of what song comes next is almost like listening to the radio, except there’s no chance of you changing the dial. After all, you’re the DJ.

For this week’s Playlist, I set the iPod on shuffle and left the rest to chance. A proverbial spin the bottle. It might land on something good, it could land on something not so good. What you will see in Thursday's Star are the results of that endeavor. Some of the choices you might love, some I might get heckled over. But it’s about as accurate a look at my musical tastes as it gets.

Want to share your own shuffle results? Shoot me an e-mail at grahamcawthon@shelbystar.com or post a response here.

Check back later this week for videos of each song.