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 on Aug 5, 2008 - 23 answers

Auto generation of mp3 playlists for large collections where individual albums are in subfolders - any software suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Aug 3, 2008 - 4 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 on Jul 20, 2008 - 12 answers

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

Help me put together a fun YouTube playlist for a casual small party environment. Funny, short, smart. [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2008 - 12 answers

My new iPod Touch will not sequence an album in the proper order. I cue an album, push play, and it shuffles randomly from song to song. Any ideas to get me back on track? [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - 4 answers

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

Anyone have a good and long reggae playlist that will have people up and dancing all night?
posted on Mar 21, 2008 - 14 answers

Playlist editing on a Sony Erricsson W810i phone? I've really been enjoying this phone as a phone, but I recently have realized it could come in handy as a MP3 player. One thing is irking me and I'm not having any luck with google. So I've come here with hopes high! [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2008 - 4 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 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 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 on Dec 20, 2007 - 24 answers

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

I need some (more) help to set up a presentation station for a school foyer. I have an elderly XP laptop and 17inch LCD screen mounted some distance away. [more inside]
posted on Oct 7, 2007 - 4 answers

Melancholy love songs required for an unusual playlist. More inside. [more inside]
posted on Sep 16, 2007 - 49 answers

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

iTunesFilter: I have two playlists with ~21 songs. iTunes burns what it can fit onto CD #1, then I insert another blank CD. It burns the rest of the songs on playlist #1. Now I want to start on playlist #2 - but it won't burn the songs to the same CD. It insists on a blank CD. Is there anything I can do to avoid having multiple CDs with only 3 or 4 songs on them? [more inside]
posted on Aug 25, 2007 - 4 answers

What's the best way to turn an iTunes (Mac) playlist into a self-contained Flash player that will play the music in that playlist? It seems like someone should have already figured this out and created some kind of script that can do it, but I haven't been able to find any such thing.
posted on Aug 15, 2007 - 4 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 on Aug 8, 2007 - 38 answers

Music AskMefi People: A playlist challenge. I'm looking for "lesser known", but excellent, grunge. In particular, I'm interested in songs you have heard once or twice, and if they're ever played on the radio, you find yourself saying: "Damn, that's a great song, why don't they play that one more?" [more inside]
posted on Aug 4, 2007 - 34 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 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 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 on Jul 12, 2007 - 11 answers

Who here is willing to help a PHP noob with what should be a simple task? [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2007 - 6 answers

I’d like to find an online (streaming?) playlist that allows me to listen to a full version of all the songs sampled on Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys. [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2007 - 3 answers

Is there a quick way to create a playlist for every album in my itunes, in one fell swoop?
posted on May 12, 2007 - 14 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 on May 8, 2007 - 19 answers

Is there a way to more efficiently clean up files in iTunes than the program has to offer? There are many ways in which I want to sort files and simply cannot figure it out. I would like to not have to do the following manually... [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2007 - 6 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 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 on Feb 25, 2007 - 5 answers

dumb itunes question: i need to GET BACK the warning message when i try to delete a playlist in itunes. i keep on doing it accidently lately but i had checked the "don't ask me anymore" checkbox. perhaps i am out of luck but i feel like itunes must have [more inside]
posted on Feb 21, 2007 - 4 answers

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

How do I move only songs from a certain playlist from my external hard drive to my computer? The easy way, please. [more inside]
posted on Dec 31, 2006 - 4 answers

JamesBrownNewYearsPlaylistFilter: What are some great, obscure gems from deep in the James Brown catalog? [more inside]
posted on Dec 30, 2006 - 30 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 on Dec 12, 2006 - 90 answers

A friend of mine on a different continent has a similar music collection to mine. Since we have many of the same MP3s, I would like to send an iTunes playlist that she can just place into her iTunes. [more inside]
posted on Dec 9, 2006 - 2 answers

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

I want to divide my MP3s into Category A, Category B, and Category C. Then I want to build a playlist that will play, say, twenty random As, followed by fifteen random Bs, followed by five random Cs. Is this possible? I am using XP. I do not want to have to put the MP3s into three different directories.
posted on Nov 27, 2006 - 12 answers

How do I tell itunes to just do it's best at filling up my ipod? [more inside]
posted on Nov 24, 2006 - 10 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 on Nov 23, 2006 - 6 answers

Living in Wisconsin, you can imagine why I might want an "angry" playlist for my car right now. I've got 59 minutes so far of music that will help me press down on the accelerator with righteous vengeance, but I need your help to find the other 21 minutes to round out the CD. [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2006 - 78 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 on Nov 7, 2006 - 37 answers

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

i have been enjoying making theme mixes/playlists lately and i have been working on this one for a while. Songs About New Jersey. or at least songs that mention somewhere in the great garden state. yup there is [more inside]
posted on Nov 2, 2006 - 30 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 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 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 on Oct 1, 2006 - 53 answers

I am looking to export an entire playlist to one .wav file. I am willing to download and install any software that is necessary to do so. [more inside]
posted on Sep 28, 2006 - 6 answers

Yet another mixtape thread: Looking for songs with the theme "You are valuable." [more inside]
posted on Sep 8, 2006 - 38 answers

Who is "swami" and why did his iTunes playlist show up on my computer? [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2006 - 6 answers