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Haven’t done this in a while … here’s my totally random 10 from iTunes today:

I Like It Like That - Tito Puente
Bon Voyage - Vangelis
Hear the Voices - The Manhattan Transfer
The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Zanzibar - Billy Joel
With Every Breath I Take - City of Angels (Original Broadway Cast)
Land Of Confusion - Phil Collins
I Guess I’ll Miss The Man - Pippin (Original Broadway Cast)
H.M.S. Pinafore - My Gallant Crew, Good Morning - Gilbert & Sullivan
Everyday - Phil Collins

Haven’t done this in a while!

Sweet Potato Pie - James Taylor
Only A Dream - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Inside - Sting
Blow Wind Blow - Alison Moyet
Shepherd Moons - Enya
Lohengrin, Prelude - Richard Wagner
Burn Down The Mission - Elton John
Jump (For My Love) - Pointer Sisters
Self Control - Laura Branigan
The Wild Frontier - Bruce Hornsby and the Range

Here’s the rules: Open iTunes, randomize your playlist, and write down the first 10 songs that come up.

According to the WaPo:

The Smithsonian Institution is entering the highly competitive world of music downloads by offering the Smithsonian Folkways collection of ethnic and traditional music in an online music store.

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The Web site, www.smithsonianglobalsound.org, will allow searches by artist, geographic location, language, cultural group or instrument. All of the Folkways archives, including photographs, can be downloaded onto a screen. Also in development are scrolling translations of some of the music for use on a personal computer.

I’m looking forward to checking out their offerings.