Essence Playlists

Take a deep breath folks, this one’s kinda long. Below I present to you the entrants to the krishenblog “essence of me” challenge. Click that “MORE…” link for all the sordid details, including a breakdown of how the playlists intersect.

Alison – entry
01. U2 – Numb
02. Pink floyd – Wish You Were Here
03. Elvis Costello – Alison
04. 4 Non-Blondes – What’s Up
05. The Beatles – She’s Leaving Home
06. Bob Dylan – Blowin’ in the Wind
07. XTC – Dear God
08. Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
09. Suzanne Vega – Luka
10. James – Laid
11. Porno for Pyros – Pets
12. Radiohead – Creep
13. Tragically Hip – Courage
14. Van Morrison – Moondance
15. David Bowie – Starman
16. Cowboy Junkies – Sweet Jane
17. 54-40 – Baby Ran
18. Stone Temple Pilots – Vasoline
19. Weezer – The Sweater Song
20. Neutral Milk Hotel – Holland, 1945
21. The New Pornographers – Letter from an Occupant
Amanda – entry
01. Linda Rondstat – You’re No Good
02. Bush – Alien
03. Matthew Good Band – Every Name Is My Name
04. Semisonic – This’ll Be My Year
05. Steve Miller Band – The Joker
06. The Four Tops – I’ll Be There
07. The Watchmen – Stereo
08. Garbage – Stupid Girl
09. Matthew Good Band – Fated
10. Stabbing Westward – Waking Up Beside You
11. Bush – Distant Voices
12. Tripping Daisy – Piranhas
13. Soundgarden – Kickstand
14. Wannadaddies – The You and Me Song
15. The Dandy Warhols – Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth
16. Everclear – Pale Green Stars
Cam – entry
01. Chicago – Beginnings
02. Louis Prima (Swing Kids soundtrack) – Sing, Sing, Sing (With a swing)
03. Chicago – Saturday in the Park
04. The Watchmen – Stereo
05. Barenaked Ladies – If I Had $1,000,000
06. Moxy Fruvous – King of Spain
07. The Tragically Hip – Hockey Song
08. Spirit of the West – Sentimental Side
09. Our Lady Peace – 4am
10. Deep Blue Something – Breakfast at Tiffany’s
11. Santana / Rob Thomas – Smooth
12. The Tragically Hip – Hundredth Meridian
13. Led Zeppelin – Over The Hills and Far Away
14. Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4
15. Matchbox Twenty – Argue
16. Odds – Make you mad
17. Wide Mouth Mason – Why
18. Steppen Wolf – Magic Carpet Ride
19. Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness
Davin
01. The Beastie Boys – Flute Loop
02. U2 – Desire
03. Crash Test Dummies – Two Knights and Maidens
04. Junkie XL and Harland – Rivers
05. LSG – Netherworld (Banco De Gaia mix)
06. Barenaked Ladies – The Flag
07. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Learning to Fly
08. Sarah McLachlan – Possession
09. Sia – Breathe Me (Ulrich Schnauss remix)
10. Nine Inch Nails – Dead Souls
11. Coldplay – Amsterdam
12. Our Lady Peace – Naveed
13. Invisible Inc. – Stars (Ambient mix)
14. Hybrid – Lights Go Down Knives Come Out
15. Live – White, Discussion
16. Dead Can Dance – The Host of Seraphim
Jeff
01. Smashing Pumpkins – Bullet with Butterfly Wings
02. Gravity Kills – Blame
03. Godsmack – I Stand Alone
04. Drowning Pool – Sinner
05. Incubus – Pardon Me
06. Lit – My Own Worst Enemy
07. Offspring – Self Esteem
08. Evanescence – Tourniquet
09. Crystal Method – Jaded
10. Garbage – Only Happy When it Rains
11. Linkin Park – From The Inside
12. Three Days Grace – I Hate Everything About You
13. Crazy Town – Black Cloud
14. Garbage – A Stroke of Luck
15. No Leaf Clover – Metallica
16. Mighty Mighty Bosstones – The Impression That I Get
17. Lit – The Best is Yet to Come Undone
18. Powerman 5000 – Song About Nuthin’
Jim – entry
01. Clannad – Theme from Harry’s Game
02. VAST – Flames
03. Catherine Wheel – Wish You Were Here
04. David Gray – Babylon
05. James – Laid
06. Moby – Porcelain
07. Pet Shop Boys/Richard Morel – Break 4 love (pink noise rmx)
08. Paul Van Dyk – Tell Me Why (Club Mix)
09. PPK – I Have A Dream (Dr. M.L.King voice)
10. U2 – New Year’s Day
11. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Grey Cell Green
12. Liz Phair – Supernova (clean version)
13. Tears For Fears – Mad World
14. Bobby Goldsboro – The Straight Life
15. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – Mistadobalina
16. Grace Jones – Ladies & Gentlemen- Miss Grace
17. Pet Shop Boys – Home and Dry
Julie – entry
01. Orbital – Belfast
02. Andain – Beautiful Things (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)
03. Beth Orton – Central Reservation (Ben Watt Mix)
04. Belly – Untogether
05. Frou Frou – Let Go
06. Gillian Welch – I’m Not Afraid to Die
07. Mazzy Star – Blue Light
08. Now It’s Overhead – Blackout Curtain
09. Four Non Blondes – What’s Going On
10. The Cranberries – Dreams
11. 54-40 – Casual Viewin’
12. Oasis – Wonderwall
13. Moby – In My Heart (Ferry Corsten Remix)
14. Pet Shop Boys – Go West
15. Pet Shop Boys – A Red Letter Day
Kemp (by Jeff)
01. Seven Mary Three – Cumbersome
02. Garbage – Paranoid (The Crystal Method Remix)
03. Dropbox – Nobody Cares
04. Apollo Four Fourty – Lost In Space (Theme)
05. Greenday – Nice Guys Finish Last
06. The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
07. Drowning Pool – Mute
08. Three Days Grace – Overrated
09. Lasgo – Alone (Radio Mix)
10. Ortz – We Don’t Talk (Original)
11. The Offspring – Time To Relax
12. Sharaz – Brain Damaged
13. Moby – Ain’t Never Learned
14. Mr DJ – (Always) Just Like This
15. Steriogram – White Trash
Me – entry
01. Opus III – It’s A Fine Day
02. 54-40 – Casual Viewin’
03. Dido – Life for Rent
04. Icehouse – Man Of Colours
05. Rush – Roll The Bones
06. Prodigy – Poison
07. Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy
08. Future Sound of London – Papua New Guinea
09. Deee-Lite – Groove Is In The Heart
10. Pet Shop Boys – Too Many People
11. Five for Fighting – Superman
12. Luscious Jackson – Naked Eye
13. Paul Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise
14. Barenaked Ladies – Pinch Me
15. Paul Van Dyk – Time Of Our Lives (PVD Club Mix) ft. Vega 4
Sue1 – entry
01. Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence – live mix
02. Sarah McLachlan (covering Gordon Lightfoot) – Song for a Winter’s Night
03. Abba – Rock Me
04. Boney M – Night Flight to Venus
05. Barenaked Ladies – What a Good Boy
06. Spirit of the West – Canadian Skye
07. Depeche Mode – Home
08. U2 – Trying to Throw Your Arms Around the World
09. Robert Miles – Children
10. Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon
11. Jewel – You Were Meant for Me
12. Sting – Fields of Gold
13. Tragically Hip – Fifty Mission Cap
14. BareNaked Ladies – Call and Answer
15. REM – Nightswimming
16. Spirit of the West – Home for a Rest
17. Beatles – Here Comes the Sun
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Artist relations
4 Non-Blondes:
Alison, Julie
54-40:
Alison, Julie, Me
Barenaked Ladies:
Davin, Me, Cam, Sue1
The Beatles:
Alison, Sue1
Garbage:
Amanda, Kemp (by Jeff), Jeff
James:
Jim, Alison
Moby:
Jim, Julie, Kemp (by Jeff)
Our Lady Peace
Davin, Cam
Paul van Dyk:
Jim, Me
Pet Shop Boys:
Jim, Julie, Me
Pink Floyd*:
Alison, Jim
Sarah McLachlan
Davin, Sue1
Spirit of the West:
Cam, Sue1
Tragically Hip:
Alison, Cam, Sue1
U2:
Davin, Jim, Alison, Sue1
The Watchmen
Cam, Amanda
* and Catherine Wheel
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Song Relations
James – Laid:
Alison, Jim
54-40 – Casual Viewin’:
Julie, Me
4 Non-Blondes – What’s Up:
Alison, Julie
Pink Floyd/Catherine Wheel – Wish You Were Here:
Alison, Jim
The Watchmen – Stereo:
Cam, Amanda
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General
Number of playlists: 10
Number of people contributed by: 9
Average number of tracks/playlist: 16.9
Most-referenced artist: tie, Barenaked Ladies and U2.
Award for sharing the most artists with other people: Alison, who shares 7 artists with others.
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Well, I hope you found that as fun as I did. It’s neat seeing how the different lists compare and contrast. Do you see any relations I missed? Leave a note in the comments section.
While talking to Jeff on the phone tonight about this he was shocked to discover he was the only one with any Metallica. Heh. Other questions he posed: which playlist was the most unexpected? The most diverse?
And finally we get to the good part, where we figure out who gets the fossilized shark’s tooth. And the winner is (drum roll please…)…. Me! Oh. Hmmm. Let’s try that again. Jim, congratulations, send me your home address and I’ll get that tooth off to you just as soon as I find it (they wash up on a beach near here). The rest of you, send me your address and I’ll send you a postcard (or, if you live here, I’ll buy you the soda of your choice. 🙂