iTunes Meme

I saw this on Geof’s blog, and wanted to do it.

Open iTunes to answer the following:

Total number of tracks: just songs-3430, everything (including songs, audiobooks, lectures, sermons, banter, etc.)-5772
I’ll just just songs for the rest…

Sort by song title:
* First Song: “-Vienna Teng 1 song-”, Over the Rhine, 2004-06-26 – The Dame
* Last Song: “Zooropa”, U2, Zooropa

Sort by time:
* Shortest Song: “One Last ‘Whoo-hoo!’ For The Pullman”, 0:06, Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
* Longest Song: “The Tain, parts I-V”, 18:35, The Decemberists, The Tain[1]

Sort by album:
* First Song: “Untitled #8″, Sigur Ros, ( )
* Last Song: “Numb”, U2, Zooropa

Top 10 Most Played Songs:
1. “Save Ginny Weasley”, 36 plays, Harry and the Potters, Harry and the Potters
2. “One Evening”, 29 plays, Feist, One Evening – Single
3. “The Godfather”, 25 plays, Harry and the Potters, Harry and the Potters
4. “The Human Hosepipe”, 22 plays, Harry and the Potters, Voldemort Can’t Stop the Rock
5. “Wizard Chess”, 20 plays, Harry and the Potters, Harry and the Potters
6. “The Godfather, Part 2″, 20 plays, Harry and the Potters, Voldemort Can’t Stop the Rock
7. “Of Minor Prophets And Their Prostitute Wives”, 20 plays, Pedro the Lion, It’s Hard To Find A Friend
8. “Telescope Eyes”, 18 plays, Eisley, Room Noises
9. “Always Returning”, 16 plays, Glen Phillips, Always Returning – Single
10. “Stick it to Dolores”, 16 plays, Harry and the Potters, Voldemort Can’t Stop the Rock

First five songs that come up on Party Shuffle:
1. “The Bartender Song”, Dave Matthews Band, downloaded somewhere-don’t know what it’s from
2. “Mayonaise”, Smashing Pumpkings, Siamese Dream
3. “Motel Rooms”, Don Chaffer and Waterdeep, Whole ‘Nother Deal
4. “Peace On Earth”, U2, All That You Can’t Leave Behind
5. “Believe”, Grammatrain, Lonely House

Search for:
“sex”, how many songs come up?: 5 (1 being “Wessex Carol”)
“love”, how many songs come up?: 184
“you”, how many songs come up?: 359 (a bunch are from “your”, some from “young” (including several with a note about Cliff Young), and probably other permutations)
“death”, how many songs come up?: 3
“hate”, how many songs come up?: 16 (2 from “whatever”)
“wish” how many songs come up?: 24

[1]If that is cheating, then the next longest is “I Dream A Highway”, 14:39, Gillian Welch, Time (The Revelator)