I. THEMESONGS
1. The Shins - Those to Come. 2. Andrew Bird - Measuring Cups. 3. Ditty Bops - Four Left Feet. 4. Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945. 5. Simon & Garfunkel - Kodachrome. 6. Tori Amos - Josephine. 7. Yo La Tengo - Cherry Chapstick. 8. Edith Piaf & Theo Sarapo - A Quoi ça Sert L'amour.
II. SONGS OF CHILDHOOD
1. The Decemberists - The Sporting Life. 2. Donnovan - Happiness Runs. 3. Iron & Wine - All Tomorrow's Parties. 4. Disney's Hercule - Jamais Je N'avouerai. 5. Architecture in Helsinki - The Owls Go. III. FIRSTS (OR REBELLION)
a. A song to represent their first kiss: Alanis Morissette - Knees of My Bees.
b. A song to represent their first love: Buddy Holly - Everyday.
c. A song to represent their first act of rebellion: The Pipettes - Judy (Wotcha Gonna Do?).
d. A song to represent their first mistake: Mirah - Recommendation.
IV. FIVE FOR FIVE (PEOPLE)
Choose five people important to your character, and for each of the five chosen, choose a song that in some way represents them to your character. 1. Teddy's Song: Feist - Mushaboom, Honey Is Cool - The Lion, Elbow - Powder Blue. 2. Mother's Song (for Fleur): Nico - The Fairest of the Seasons, Ditty Bops - Angel with Attitude.
V. BREAK-UP SONGS
Air - Playground Love, Beck - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes, Magnetic Fields - I Don't Want to Get Over You, The Weepies - Gotta Have You, Dolly Parton - Jolene, Edith Piaf - Non Je Ne Regret Rien.
VI. ANGRY SONGS
Damien Rice - Woman like a Man, Wolf Parade - You are a Runner and I am My Father's Son, Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely, Architecture in Helsinki - Need to Shout, Elliott Smith - Needle in the Hay.
VII. HAPPY SONGS
Devendra Banhart - At the Hop, Belle & Sebastian - The Blues are Still Blue, Wilco - I'm the Man Who Loves You, Andrew Bird - Tables and Chairs, Architecture in Helsinki - Do the Whirlwind, Feist - 1234, The Weepies - Somebody Loved.
VIII. BRINGING SEXYBACK
Hawksley Workman - Striptease, Air - Playground Love, Feist - My Moon My Man, (gasp) Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around .../... Comes Around, Annie Lennox - A Whiter Shade of Pale, The Black Keys - Your Touch, Louis Armstrong - Summertime.
IX. MOTIVATION/WORKOUT/DANCE SONGS
The Go! Team - We Just Won't Be Defeated, Ratatat - Wildcat, Grand Buffet - Oh My God You're Weird, The Fratellis - Flathead, Mika - Grace Kelly, The Bravery - Public Service Announcement, David Bowie - Heroes.
Of the iPods out there, what style/colour does your character own? A sensible white basic one.
How many songs are there in your character's library? 2314.
Which band is most represented on your character’s iPod? Iron & Wine/Calexico.
Which song is the most played? Sufjan Stevens - The Dress Looks Nice on You.
Any quirks/details about your character’s iPod or its usage? Mostly used when connected to a speaker set, as a stand-in for a stereo. In fact, hasn't moved (other than to be updated) from the speakers set up in the kitchen.
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