The 2013 Playlist

It took me five months to upload music from the 700 + CD collection I own.

I haven’t changed my playlist since 2009, the last time I did my On The Beat column for the Town Crier newspapers.

Back then, I switched it up to all rock. There was no pop, no country, no electronic and so forth on the list. So, here’s what I’ve tweaked my list to — a more up-tempo, energizing list of 500 songs.

So, if you’ve got some time, feel free to take a gander at the playlist I’ve thrown together and uploaded to my Sony Bean MP3 player.

• “96 Tears” – ? and the Mysterians
• “Ocean Pearl” – 54-40
• “Back in Black” – AC/DC
• “Thunderstruck” – AC/DC
• “Stiff Upper Lip” – AC/DC
• “How Long” – Ace
• “Sweet Emotion” – Aerosmith
• “Rag Doll” – Aerosmith
• “Chattahoochee” – Alan Jackson
• “Whipping Post” – the Allman Brothers Band
• “Sister Golden Hair” – America
• “Walking on Broken Glass” – Annie Lennox
• “Bordello of Blood” – Anthrax
• “Say Hello” – April Wine
• “Champagne Jam” – Atlanta Rhythm Section
• “Cochise” – Audioslave
• “Show Me How To Live” – Audioslave
• “One and the Same” – Audioslave
• “Followed The Waves” – Auf Der Maur
• “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• “Rock n’ Roll Fantasy” – Bad Company
• “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” – the Band
• “Push Push (Lady Lightning)” – Bang Camaro
• “Pleasure (Pleasure)” – Bang Camaro
• “One Week” – Barenaked Ladies
• “Where’s Your Head At” – Basement Jaxx
• “Hey Ladies” – Beastie Boys
• “Drive My Car” – the Beatles
• “Lovely Rita” – the Beatles
• “Rockin’ The Suburbs” – Ben Folds
• “Satisfaction (Isak Original)” – Benny Benassi
• “Sing, Sing, Sing” (1987 remastered) – Benny Goodman
• “Crazy In Love” – Beyonce Knowles feat. Jay-Z
• “Naughty Girl” – Beyonce Knowles
• “I Love Myself Today” – Bif Naked
• “Save A Horse (Ride a Cowboy)” – Big & Rich
• “Digging A Hole” – Big Sugar
• “Better Get Used To It” – Big Sugar
• “Dancing With Myself” – Billy Idol
• “It’s Still Rock n’ Roll To Me” – Billy Joel
• “Hard to Handle” – the Black Crowes
• “Hands Up” – the Black Eyed Peas
• “Howlin’ For You” – the Black Keys
• “Gold On the Ceiling” – the Black Keys
• “Jim Dandy” – Black Oak Arkansas
• “Mama Taught Me Better” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• “Ain’t No Easy Way” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• “Berlin” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• “Hillbilly Bone” – Blake Shelton feat. Trace Adkins
• “Two Times” – the Blakes
• “Godzilla” – Blue Oyster Cult
• “Tangled Up In Blue” – Bob Dylan
• “Hurricane” – Bob Dylan
• “Jamming” – Bob Marley and the Wailers
• “Old Time Rock and Roll” – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
• “Katmandu” – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
• “I Like The Way” – Bodyrockers
• “You Give Love a Bad Name” – Bon Jovi
• “More Than A Feeling” – Boston
• “Peace of Mind” – Boston
• “Smokin'” – Boston
• “Don’t Look Back” – Boston
• “Lowdown” – Boz Scaggs
• “I’m Still A Guy” – Brad Paisley
• “An Honest Mistake” – the Bravery
• “Believe” – the Bravery
• “7/4 (Shoreline)” – Broken Social Scene
• “Play Something Country” – Brooks & Dunn
• “Strawberry Letter 23” – the Brothers Johnson
• “Wondering Where The Lions Are” – Bruce Cockburn
• “Born To Run” – Bruce Springsteen
• “Remember” – Bryan Adams
• “So Much For Pretending” – Bryan White
• “I Feel The Earth Move” – Carole King
• “Bye Bye Love” – the Cars
• “Let’s Go” – the Cars
• “Shake It Up” – the Cars
• “No Heaven” – Champion
• “Before You” – Chantal Kreviazuk
• “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” – the Charlie Daniels Band
• “Block Rockin’ Beats” – the Chemical Brothers
• “Galvanize” – the Chemical Brothers
• “Galaxy Bounce” – the Chemical Brothers
• “The Red” – Chevelle
• “Forfeit” – Chevelle
• “The Clincher” – Chevelle
• “Get Some” – Chevelle
• “The Fad” – Chevelle
• “I Get It” – Chevelle
• “25 or 6 to 4” – Chicago
• “Watcha Gonna Do” – Chilliwack
• “Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing” – Chris Isaak
• “Rock the Casbah” – the Clash
• “Then What” – Clay Walker
• “Just Came Back” – Colin James
• “December” – Collective Soul
• “Precious Declaration” – Collective Soul
• “Heavy” – Collective Soul
• “Why Pt. 2” – Collective Soul
• “Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)” – Cornershop
• “Dreams” – the Corrs
• “Hanginaround” – Counting Crows
• “Lookin’ Out My Back Door” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
• “White Room” – Cream
• “Ohio” – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
• “Busy Child” – the Crystal Method
• “Keep Hope Alive” – the Crystal Method
• “She Sells Sanctuary” – the Cult
• “Love Removal Machine” – the Cult
• “Around The World” – Daft Punk
• “Harder, Better, Faster, Strong” – Daft Punk
• “Technologic” – Daft Punk
• “Bohemian Like You” – the Dandy Warhols
• “We Used To Be Friends” – the Dandy Warhols
• “Bounce” – Danko Jones
• “Lovercall” – Danko Jones
• “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” – the Darkness
• “Suffragette City” – David Bowie
• “I’m Afraid of Americans” – David Bowie
• “The New Year” – Death Cab For Cutie
• “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Def Leppard
• “Armageddon It” – Def Leppard
• “Deny” – Default
• “Personal Jesus (7″ version)” – Depeche Mode
• “Calling Elvis” – Dire Straits
• “Days Go By” – Dirty Vegas
• “There’s Your Trouble” – Dixie Chicks
• “Landslide” – Dixie Chicks
• “Not Ready To Make Nice” – Dixie Chicks
• “Dirty Laundry” – Don Henley
• “Fall Behind Me” – the Donnas
• “Rockin’ Down The Highway” – the Doobie Brothers
• “Right Place Wrong Time” – Dr. John
• “Mercy” – Duffy
• “Is The Something I Should Know” – Duran Duran
• “Hungry Like The Wolf” – Duran Duran
• “Take It Easy” – the Eagles
• “All That You Are (X3)” – Econoline Crush
• “Electric Avenue” – Eddy Grant
• “Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues” – the Eels
• “Rock Hard Times” – the Eels
• “Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)” – the Eels
• “Turn To Stone” – Electric Light Orchestra
• “Danger! High Voltage” – Electric Six
• “I’m the Bomb” – Electric Six
• “Pump It Up” – Elvis Costello and the Attractions
• “Bossa Nova Baby” – Elvis Presley
• “Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Pt. 2) – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• “Free Your Mind” – En Vogue
• “Flowers on the Wall” – Eric Heatherly
• “Here Comes The Rain Again” – Eurythmics
• “Would I Lie To You?” – Eurythmics
• “AM Radio” – Everclear
• “My Goddess” – the Exies
• “The Way You Love Me” – Faith Hill
• “This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race” – Fall Out Boy
• “Ya Mama” – Fatboy Slim
• “The Rockafeller Skank” – Fatboy Slim
• “Good Times” – Finger Eleven
• “Paralyzer” – Finger Eleven
• “Living In A Dream” – Finger Eleven
• “Extraordinary Machine” – Fiona Apple
• “The Chain” – Fleetwood Mac
• “Gypsy” – Fleetwood Mac
• “Slow Ride” – Foghat
• “All My Life” – Foo Fighters
• “The Pretender” – Foo Fighters
• “Let It Die” – Foo Fighters
• “Urgent” – Foreigner
• “Pumped Up Kicks” – Foster The People
• “This Fire” – Franz Ferdinand
• “Flathead” – the Fratellis
• “Chelsea Dagger” – the Fratellis
• “Some Nights” – Fun.
• “Push It” – Garbage
• “Callin’ Baton Rouge” – Garth Brooks
• “Land of Confusion” – Genesis
• “Misunderstanding” – Genesis
• “Too Funky” – George Michael
• “Freedom 90” – George Michael
• “Write This Down” – George Strait
• “Who Do You Love?” George Thorogood and the Destroyers
• “Keep Your Hands To Yourself” – the Georgia Satellites
• “In The Mood” – Glenn Miller Orchestra
• “Rhythm is Gonna Get You” – Gloria Estefan
• “Crazy” – Gnarls Barkley
• “Twilight Zone” – Golden Earring
• “Sundown” – Gordon Lightfoot
• “Clint Eastwood” – Gorillaz
• “We’re An American Band” – Grand Funk Railroad
• “Some Kind of Wonderful” – Grand Funk Railroad
• “Touch of Grey” – the Grateful Dead
• “Face The Day” – Great White
• “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” – Green Day
• “Here For The Party” – Gretchen Wilson
• “Superstylin'” – Groove Armada
• “I See You Baby” – Groove Armada
• “Madder” – Groove Armada
• “No Time” – the Guess Who
• “Never Been Any Reason” – Head East
• “Settle” – the Headstones
• “Barracuda” – Heart
• “Main Offender” – the Hives
• “Hate To Say I Told You So” – the Hives
• “Walk Idiot Walk” – the Hives
• “Try It Again” – the Hives
• “Sequestered in Memphis” – the Hold Steady
• “Running Out Of Time” – Hot Hot Heat
• “You Owe Me An IOU” – Hot Hot Heat
• “The Heart of Rock and Roll” – Huey Lewis and the News
• “Lust For Life” – Iggy Pop
• “Suicide Blonde” – INXS
• “Elegantly Wasted” – INXS
• “Run To The Hills” – Iron Maiden
• “Times Like These” – Jack Johnson
• “Staple It Together” – Jack Johnson
• “Sixteen Saltines” – Jack White
• “I’m Shakin'” – Jack White
• “Funk #49” – James Gang
• “Virtual Insanity” – Jamiroquai
• “Supersonic” – Jamiroquai
• “Love Foolosophy” – Jamiroquai
• “Feels Just Like It Should” – Jamiroquai
• “White Knuckle Ride” – Jamiroquai
• “Rhythm Nation” – Janet Jackson
• “Someone To Call My Lover” – Janet Jackson
• “If You Had My Love” – Jennifer Lopez
• “Play” – Jennifer Lopez
• “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” – Jet
• “Get What You Need” – Jet
• “Crosstown Traffic” – Jimi Hendrix
• “I’m Alright” – Jo Dee Messina
• “I Love Rock N’ Roll” – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
• “Rocky Mountain Way” – Joe Walsh
• “Whatever Gets You Thru The Night” – John Lennon
• “Hurts So Good” – John Mellencamp
• “Crumblin’ Down” – John Mellencamp
• “Cherry Bomb” – John Mellencamp
• “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)” – John Michael Montgomery
• “Get Rhythm” – Johnny Cash
• “Any Way You Want It” – Journey
• “What Goes Around … / Comes Around” – Justin Timberlake
• “Ruby” – Kaiser Chiefs
• “Carry On Wayward Son” – Kansas
• “Point of Know Return” – Kansas
• “Experiment IV” – Kate Bush
• “I Kissed A Girl” – Katy Perry
• “Hot N Cold” – Katy Perry
• “Is It Any Wonder?” – Keane
• “Days Go By” – Keith Urban
• “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” – Kenny Chesney
• “Footloose” – Kenny Loggins
• “Just Dropped In” – Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
• “Mr. Brightside” – the Killers
• “No Wow” – the Kills
• “Go For A Soda” – Kim Mitchell
• “21st Century Schizoid Man” – King Crimson
• “This Beat Goes On” – the Kings
• “Switchin’ To Glide” – the Kings
• “On Call” – Kings of Leon
• “Shout It Out Loud” – Kiss
• “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” – Kiss
• “My Sharona” – the Knack
• “Crabbuckit” – k-os
• “Black Horse & the Cherry Tree” – KT Tunstall
• “Love At First Sight” – Kylie Minogue
• “Slow” – Kylie Minogue
• “Like A Drug” – Kylie Minogue
• “Heaven’s A Lie” – Lacuna Coil
• “Born To Die” – Lana Del Rey
• “Ride” – Lana Del Rey
• “Everything is Everything” – Lauryn Hill
• “North American Scum” – LCD Soundsystem
• “Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman)” – Led Zeppelin
• “Immigrant Song” – Led Zeppelin
• “Black Dog” – Led Zeppelin
• “Misty Mountain Hop” – Led Zeppelin
• “Over The Hills and Far Away” – Led Zeppelin
• “The Ocean” – Led Zeppelin
• “Fool In The Rain” – Led Zeppelin
• “Steal My Sunshine” – Len
• “Are You Gonna Go My Way” – Lenny Kravitz
• “Fly Away” – Lenny Kravitz
• “Dancing On The Ceiling” – Lionel Richie
• “Your Mama Don’t Dance” – Loggins and Messina
• “Mambo No. 5” – Lou Bega
• “Finding Out True Love Is Blind” – Louis XIV
• “Lovin’ Every Minute Of It” – Loverboy
• “I Ain’t The One” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
• “Free Bird” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
• “Saturday Night Special” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
• “Into The Groove” – Madonna
• “Express Yourself” – Madonna
• “Blinded By The Light” – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
• “Can’t You See” – the Marshall Tucker Band
• “Alert Status Red” – Matthew Good
• “Hello Time Bomb” – Matthew Good
• “Who Can It Be Now?” – Men At Work
• “Enter Sandman” – Metallica
• “Fuel” – Metallica
• “Dead Disco” – Metric
• “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” – Michael Jackson
• “Smooth Criminal” – Michael Jackson
• “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'” – Michael Jackson
• “Guys Do It All The Time” – Mindy McCready
• “Baggage Claim” – Miranda Lambert
• “Kerosene” – Miranda Lambert
• “Gunpowder and Lead” – Miranda Lambert
• “South Side” – Moby
• “Bodyrock” – Moby
• “Float On” – Modest Mouse
• “Dashboard” – Modest Mouse
• “I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band)” – the Moody Blues
• “Gemini Dream” – the Moody Blues
• “Dr. Feelgood” – Motley Crue
• “Ace of Spades” – Motorhead
• “Time Is Running Out” – Muse
• “Starlight” – Muse
• “Uprising” – Muse
• “Wishing I Was There” – Natalie Imbruglia
• “Wrong Impression” – Natalie Imbruglia
• “Shiver” – Natalie Imbruglia
• “Kind and Generous” – Natalie Merchant
• “Hair of the Dog” – Nazareth
• “Bizarre Love Triangle” – New Order
• “Red Right Hand” – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
• “Cruel To Be Kind” – Nick Lowe
• “Rock Star” – Nickelback
• “Cosmopolitan” – Nine Black Alps
• “Closer” – Nine Inch Nails
• “The Hand That Feeds” – Nine Inch Nails
• “Only” – Nine Inch Nails
• “Capital G” – Nine Inch Nails
• “Smells Like Teen Spirit” – Nirvana
• “All Apologies” – Nirvana
• “Hella Good” – No Doubt
• “The Importance of Being Idle” – Oasis
• “Someone Who’s cool” – Odds
• “Heterosexual Man” – Odds
• “Defy You” – the Offspring
• “Invincible” – OK Go
• “Here It Goes Again” – OK Go
• “Clumsy” – Our Lady Peace
• “If You Wanna Get To Heaven” – the Ozark Mountain Daredevils
• “Jackie Blue” – the Ozark Mountain Daredevils
• “Look Away” – the Ozark Mountain Daredevils
• “Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)” – Parliament
• “Yeah!” – Paul Brandt
• “Convoy” – Paul Brandt
• “Live and Let Die” – Paul McCartney and Wings
• “Junior’s Farm” – Paul McCartney and Wings
• “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” – Paul McCartney
• “Ready Steady Go” – Paul Oakenfold
• “Kodachrome” – Paul Simon
• “Do the Evolution” – Pearl Jam
• “Alive” – Pearl Jam
• “Rockin’ In the Free World” – Pearl Jam and Neil Young
• “Let My Love Open The Door” – Pete Townshend
• “Sledgehammer” – Peter Gabriel
• “Sussudio” – Phil Collins
• “1901” – Phoenix
• “Run Like Hell” – Pink Floyd
• “Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2” – Pink Floyd
• “Learning To Fly” – Pink Floyd
• “Synchronicity I” – the Police
• “Message In A Bottle” – the Police
• “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” – the Police
• “Brass In Pocket” – the Pretenders
• “Don’t Get Me Wrong” – the Pretenders
• “Stop Your Sobbing” – the Pretenders
• “Poison” – the Prodigy
• “Voodoo People” – the Prodigy
• “Another One Bites The Dust” – Queen
• “You Think I Ain’t Worth A Dollar But I Feel Like A Millionaire” –  Queens of the Stone Age
• “No One Knows” – Queens of the Stone Age
• “Go With The Flow” – Queens of the Stone Age
• “Sick, Sick, Sick” – Queens of the Stone Age
• “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?” – R.E.M.
• “Steady, As She Goes” – the Raconteurs
• “Level” – the Raconteurs
• “Salute Your Solution” – the Raconteurs
• “Renegades of Funk” – Rage Against The Machine
• “Black Betty” – Ram Jam
• “Du Hast” – Rammstein
• “Ich Will” – Rammstein
• “Moskau” – Rammstein
• “Blitzkrieg Bop” – the Ramones
• “I Wanna Be Sedated” – the Ramones
• “House of Jealous Lovers” – the Rapture
• “Why Haven’t I Heard From You” – Reba McEntire
• “Give It Away” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• “Dani California” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• “Lunatic Fringe” – Red Rider
• “Don’t Stop The Music” – Rihanna
• “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)” – Robert Palmer
• “Infatuation” – Rod Stewart
• “Shattered” – the Rolling Stones
• “Start Me Up” – the Rolling Stones
• “Freewill” – Rush
• “Tom Sawyer” – Rush
• “Brother Down” – Sam Roberts
• “Oye Como Va” – Santana
• “Real Fine Place To Start” – Sara Evans
• “Basement Apt.” – Sarah Harmer
• “Don’t Get Your Back Up” – Sarah Harmer
• “Almost” – Sarah Harmer
• “Sweet Surrender” – Sarah McLachlan”
• “Kiss From A Rose” – Seal
• “Human Beings” – Seal
• “Objection (Tango)” – Shakira
• “No One Needs To Know” – Shania Twain
• “Steve McQueen” – Sheryl Crow
• “Everyday Is A Winding Road” – Sheryl Crow
• “Freak” – Silverchair
• “If It Feels Good Do It” – Sloan
• “The Rest of My Life” – Sloan
• “Money City Maniacs” – Sloan
• “Who Taught You To Live Like That?” – Sloan
• “Thank You (Faletinme Be Mice Elf Again)” – Sly and the Family Stone
• “Circles” – Soul Coughing
• “Spoonman” – Soundgarden
• “Don’t Make Me A Target” – Spoon
• “Tempted” – Squeeze
• “Save Yourself” – Stabbing Westward
• “So Far Away” – Staind
• “Peg” – Steely Dan
• “Reelin’ In The Years” – Steely Dan
• “Copperhead Road” – Steve Earle
• “Take The Money And Run” – the Steve Miller Band
• “Jet Airliner” – the Steve Miller Band
• “While You See A Chance” – Steve Winwood
• “Edge of Seventeen” – Stevie Knicks
• “Tightrope” – Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
• “Superstition” – Stevie Wonder
• “Sir Duke” – Stevie Wonder
• “I Wish” – Stevie Wonder
• “Vasoline” – Stone Temple Pilots
• “Interstate Love Song” – Stone Temple Pilots
• “Someday” – the Strokes
• “Reptilia” – the Strokes
• “You Only Live Once” – the Strokes
• “Too Much Time On My Hands” – Styx
• “Pumping On Your Stereo” – Supergrass
• “Alright” – Supergrass
• “Goodbye Stranger” – Supertramp
• “Fox On The Run” – Sweet
• “Love Is Like Oxygen” – Sweet
• “Run To My Door” – the Speaking Tongues
• “Get It On” – T. Rex
• “Once In A Lifetime” – Talking Heads
• “Burning Down The House” – Talking Heads
• “Motor City Madhouse” – Ted Nugent
• “Cobrastyle” – Teddybears feat. Mad Cobra
• “Ahead of My Time” – Teddybears feat. Daddy Boastin’
• “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” – Tomoyasu Hotei
• “New Fang” – Them Crooked Vultures
• “Whisky in the Jar” – Thin Lizzy
• “Jailbreak” – Thin Lizzy
• “Shambala” – Three Dog Night
• “Something Like That” – Tim McGraw
• “As Good As I Once Was” – Toby Keith
• “I Wanna Talk About Me” – Toby Keith
• “Refugee” – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• “At the Hundredth Meridian” – the Tragically Hip
• “Fifty-Mission Cap” – the Tragically Hip
• “Poets” – the Tragically Hip
• “Cry” – the Trews
• “Fight the Good Fight” – Triumph
• “Hold The Line” – Toto
• “Mysterious Ways” – U2
• “Even Better Than The Real Thing” – U2
• “Easy Livin'” – Uriah Heep
• “Jump” – Van Halen
• “Panama” – Van Halen
• “Hot For Teacher” – Van Halen
• “Outtathaway” – the Vines
• “Get Free” – the Vines
• “Blister in the Sun” – Violent Femmes
• “One Headlight” – the Wallflowers
• “The Difference” – the Wallflowers
• “Everybody Out of the Water” – the Wallflowers
• “Low Rider” – War
• “Werewolves of London” – Warren Zevon
• “Fell in Love With A Girl” – the White Stripes
• “Seven Nation Army” – the White Stripes
• “Blue Orchid” – the White Stripes
• “Take, Take, Take” – the White Stripes
• “Baba O’Riley” – the Who
• “Buddy Holly” – Weezer
• “Hash Pipe” – Weezer
• “Beverly Hills” – Weezer
• “Joker & the Thief” – Wolfmother
• “Making Plans for Nigel” – XTC
• “Heart Full of Soul” – the Yardbirds
• “Owner of a Lonely Heart” – Yes
• “Got Me Under Pressure” – ZZ Top
• “Legs” – ZZ Top
• “La Grange” – ZZ Top