Tag Archives: Genius

Friday random ten: Unexpected genius

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

I was just going to do another normal random ten listing – I had the iPod in shuffle mode and was just waiting for a time to collect the songs I’d heard and put them in a post, when I … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Once more to the well

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I have one more batch of Genius-gathered songs, also taken from recently ripped CDs, to go with the earlier group. This one is based on Pete Townshend’s “Save It For Later”, from his awesome “Deep End Live!” CD. As presented … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: You say “70s throwback” as if it were a bad thing

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Say what you want about Amy Winehouse and her trainwreck life. Here’s what Genius has to say about her and her musique verite hit “Rehab”. 1. Rehab – Amy Winehouse 2. Papa Was A Rolling Stone – The Temptations 3. … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: The eighties strike back

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve said that 70s music goes with everything, and I think that’s true. But I also think it’s true of 80s music, and really, if you have enough of each of these, what more do you need? To demonstrate that, … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Beginning to see the light

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not sure what motivated me to make a Genius list out of the Bobby Darin version of “I’m Beginning To See The Light” – I have two other versions of this song as well – because my experience with … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Flight of the Genius

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

As promised (threatened?) last week, it’s time to pay another visit to Genius-land, in which we use the Genius feature of iTunes to create some playlists from which we draw the weekly Friday Random Ten lists. Needless to say, the … Continue reading →

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Friday Random Ten: Still more new music

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Once more to the new music. I’ll probably take another tour through Genius-land starting next week, but for now we’re still mining the new music. 1. Fancy Footwork – Chromeo 2. Everybody Hurts – Elk City 3. Running Away – … Continue reading →

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