HELP! I am (was) using my ipod instead of a DJ for my wedding that is in 10 days and it just CRASHED! It synched to my computer without warning and now all my wedding playlists are GONE! I'm a dope and only very recently started using an external hard drive...long story short I need help to rebuild my wedding playlists. With the stress of the wedding planning I cant even remember to poop, let alone the collection of music ive been building for years!! [more inside]
posted by madmamasmith on Nov 11, 2009 - 21 answers

PlaylistFilter: I like themed playlists, partly because I have broad taste and they help me link together songs from disparate genres and partly because I can play a playlist or CD that suits a given mood or situation. Help me build a love-themed playlist and find resources for good themed playlists? [more inside]
posted by notashroom on Nov 5, 2009 - 14 answers

What are some good songs about being on tour? [more inside]
posted by Potomac Avenue on Nov 4, 2009 - 93 answers

Modern Minimalist Orchestral Music Filter: Could you help me find music similar in mood and sound to a particular piece by Yoko Kanno? "Twinkle" on the Macross Frontier O.S.T.1 is beautiful and I want more! [more inside]
posted by Mizu on Oct 17, 2009 - 12 answers

What are the best (or your favorite) songs to use when checking out stereo systems? [more inside]
posted by StimulatingPixels on Oct 15, 2009 - 32 answers

Music recommendation request: My son got a job waving a sign at passing cars for six hours a day, six days a week. Help his life suck less. [more inside]
posted by Methylviolet on Oct 9, 2009 - 32 answers

Have party guests build music playlist prior to party online. Is there such a site? [more inside]
posted by bleucube on Sep 30, 2009 - 5 answers

What are some of your favorite obscure electronic music singles? I'm looking for the kind of stuff where an otherwise unremarkable or unrecognized artist managed to release one perfect song. [more inside]
posted by benzenedream on Sep 1, 2009 - 19 answers

I need recommendations for songs for walking. [more inside]
posted by prufrock on May 8, 2009 - 28 answers

[exhausted-athlete-music-filter] What songs will carry you up any hill? [more inside]
posted by mathiu on Apr 17, 2009 - 52 answers

How would one go about creating a playlist akin to a mixtape (ie with specifically ordered songs), to share with a friend via thumb drive/zip file? [more inside]
posted by miss_scarlett on Feb 25, 2009 - 3 answers

How should I choose and enjoy music for my workday? [more inside]
posted by davebush on Feb 20, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm taking a human cadaver dissection class. Our instructor allows us to bring music to play in class. Hive-mind, you know what to do.
posted by BuddhaInABucket on Feb 5, 2009 - 90 answers

Death Cab For Cutie has a song, I will follow you into the dark, which goes well with the Iron and Wine song Naked as we came. I'd like to find more songs that fit with these two. [more inside]
posted by prefpara on Jan 18, 2009 - 14 answers

I'm trying to make a playlist to end all playlists, and I'm stuck after two songs. [more inside]
posted by pwally on Jan 15, 2009 - 46 answers

I'm in search of the infinite playlist. I work from home and listen to music via the internet all day pretty much every day and I've become very bored with my current options. [more inside]
posted by cmaxmagee on Jan 8, 2009 - 27 answers

I'm looking to put together a CD of Horror Movies' Cheesiest, Greatest Hits (i.e. the opening theme to Killer Klowns from Outer Space, the ballad closing My Bloody Valentine, etc.), but I've hit a wall. Help! [more inside]
posted by bookwo3107 on Sep 26, 2008 - 27 answers

Looking for suggestions of songs to be played during dinner at a fairly casual wedding. [more inside]
posted by heavenstobetsy on Sep 1, 2008 - 16 answers

Help me make a playlist w/ 60's music? [more inside]
posted by pinkbungalow on Aug 31, 2008 - 21 answers

I am looking to make a music playlist that recaptures that '89 cold war, fall of communism feel. Think Scorpions - Wind of Change. [more inside]
posted by DOUBLE A SIDE on Aug 5, 2008 - 23 answers

Similar-in-style songs to Christina Aguilera's Candyman? I'm helping plan a wedding dance list, and this modern boogie is a lot of fun, but I don't want to be the one that drops "he makes my cherry pop" into this particular dance hall. In other words, it should be clean too. [more inside]
posted by artifarce on Jul 20, 2008 - 12 answers

[Curiosity Filter] When did Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, and Soundgarden become Classic Rock? [more inside]
posted by theichibun on Jul 6, 2008 - 29 answers

I'm trying to put together a list of the happiest sounding songs with the saddest lyrics... can you help? [more inside]
posted by twiggy on Apr 18, 2008 - 106 answers

I just bought my drummer a cowbell, but she's unsure of when to use it. I want to make her a list of songs with interesting uses of cowbell (or something similar, like a woodblock), but so far I've come up with: "Don't Fear the Reaper" - Blue Oyster Cult (obviously) "Red Morning Light" - Kings of Leon I'm surprised that I couldn't find more, and I'm sure that I'm missing some pretty obvious ones. Any help? [more inside]
posted by worstnerdever on Feb 26, 2008 - 31 answers

I want to make a play list of songs that have a reference to a US highway somewhere in the lyrics. Which songs do you know that have this? [more inside]
posted by markovich on Dec 27, 2007 - 63 answers

In search of: dramatic, sinister, or fast music. Disastrous, villainous, swift and dexter melodies best set to chaos, tragedy, or discovery. [more inside]
posted by Phyltre on Dec 20, 2007 - 24 answers

Help me compile the ultimate stoner playlist. [more inside]
posted by koenie on Nov 25, 2007 - 71 answers

Help me make a playlist of cheesy, synth-heavy tracks from the 80's & early 90's. [more inside]
posted by inactivist on Aug 28, 2007 - 48 answers

Song recommendations that are fast-paced and under one minute in length, start to finish. A few seconds over is ok, but around one minute (or less) would be ideal. I'm looking for something that could go well with a super sped-up movie or animation (think guy walking down the street, but at 5x normal speed).
posted by avoision on Aug 8, 2007 - 38 answers

I added some new music tracks to iTunes, and for some reason it thought they were podcast episodes. So it doesn't show them under 'Music'. But it's not showing them in the 'Podcasts' library either. I've deleted the music files from the Finder, but how can I clear out the tracks from my iTunes library? [more inside]
posted by chrismear on Jul 31, 2007 - 5 answers

MusicFilter: I need to make a playlist for a cocktail hour this weekend. I'm looking for more things like Suba, Amon Tobin, or the Gotan Project. Preferably without lyrics, although non-English lyrics would be acceptable. Bonus points for Italian elements or Rat Pack ambience.
posted by billtron on Jul 18, 2007 - 32 answers

How do I create an iTunes playlist that ONLY contained music for which there is artwork associated? [more inside]
posted by azlondon on Jul 12, 2007 - 11 answers

I like making mixes, but people keep telling me they're a bit depressing--not to put them down, but just like, "Oh, I really liked it, but I wouldn't listen to it all the time, too depressing." [more inside]
posted by sweetkid on May 8, 2007 - 19 answers

ATTN: Music Nerds! I'm putting together a party playlist with the theme of "Impeach the President" - any suggestions?? Help me rock the party into the streets! [more inside]
posted by MeatLightning on Apr 19, 2007 - 72 answers

having a party in japan, need suggestions for the music. so far will be mostly a mix of jazz (old freddy hubbard, miles, lee morgan) and some more obscure funk from japan. i want to set up my ipod so i can just leave it running. just give me a brief few lines of what you might include for a spring party for a mixed group. (this 2 weeks a question is killing me )
posted by edtut on Feb 25, 2007 - 5 answers

MotivationFilter, MusicFilter: What particular songs motivate you? [more inside]
posted by pipstar on Jan 17, 2007 - 34 answers

Playlist filter: Songs TO children (not FOR children). I am looking for songs written to a child or children, whether in fact, or in your perception. What I am NOT looking for is children's music. NO Barney, The Wiggles, etc. Example: "Fix You" by Coldplay
posted by clh on Dec 12, 2006 - 90 answers

Mix CD time - Songs for a dear friend that has to go get biopsied tomorrow.... [more inside]
posted by Bageena on Dec 4, 2006 - 21 answers

iTunes 7 playlist help. I have music located on two different HD's on my computer, I imported the first batch of music okay and it added playlists for each album/artist automatically, but not for the second batch of music I imported. How can I have iTunes make another batch of artist/album playlists?
posted by Mijo Bijo on Nov 23, 2006 - 6 answers

i photographed a high school girls' sports team all season. putting together a slideshow DVD of the best images for the girls to have. what music should accompany the slideshow? i want the girls to like the music but i have a feeling my musical taste (mostly indie rock/folk/singer-songwriter stuff) wont be a hit with them. i'm a bit of a music snob so any suggestions that would please the girls but also allow me to keep my musical integrity intact would be greatly appreciated. [more inside]
posted by slowtree on Nov 7, 2006 - 37 answers

Are the playlists for Sirius Radio music channels available online anywhere?
posted by felix on Nov 6, 2006 - 6 answers

Winamp playlist help. I have a bunch of playlists in Winamp, but frequent re-organization of my music directory has broken all the links. Is there a way for Winamp to find the new locations of the files so I don't have to re-assign hundreds of songs, or, barring that, is there a smarter music library program that will do the work and can import Winamp playlists?
posted by schroedinger on Oct 27, 2006 - 3 answers

Help me finish a just started Indie Rock Tragedy playlist. I currently have "The Commander Thinks Aloud - The Long Winters" and "The President is Dead - Okkervil Radio". I am looking for consistency in theme and sound/genre.
posted by srboisvert on Oct 3, 2006 - 14 answers

Help me create a playlist contemporary songs that mention / are about plants or animals (and aren't too sappy). [more inside]
posted by gavia on Oct 1, 2006 - 53 answers

A Year In Music: Songs with a month in the title, and with lyrics that feature a month prominently? [more inside]
posted by blue_beetle on Aug 2, 2006 - 50 answers

Help me fill a villainous playlist. [more inside]
posted by nightengine on Apr 30, 2006 - 64 answers

I need a music playlist for a ski school terrain park. [more inside]
posted by tumble on Mar 6, 2006 - 10 answers

Anyone ever create a music playlist where the next song begins with the same note as the last song ended on? Want to share?
posted by starman on Mar 1, 2006 - 5 answers

Music for Snowboarding. I need help creating a playlist for a friend to use while snowboarding next week. [more inside]
posted by FreezBoy on Jan 3, 2006 - 9 answers

Somewhere Beyond The Green: I'm assembling a playlist with a "Deep Blue Sea" theme. [more inside]
posted by fandango_matt on Aug 1, 2005 - 45 answers