“That’s it, I quit, I’m moving on” – Sam Cooke
Many weeks ago I had to purchase a new hard drive and it was a really awful thing. There will be some who take no pity and question why I’m flaunting new hardware for my thousand dollar MacBook. But then there will be the others who understand the pain of losing a huge part of your life. It’s not just a photo or a picture. It’s that picture where we look happy or this song that breaks my heart below the song that makes me jump on my bed. All of those things gone and now I’m left to start over from scratch. I remember going back to the Apple store days later to discuss my iWork versus Word dilemma and telling the hipster behind the Genius Bar that I was contemplating because I had to get a new hard drive and now I have nothing. And do you know what he did? That asshole said, “Yeah” all nonchalantly then he smirked. SMIRKED. Jerk.
So I here I sit in an awfully humid – like DC in July humid or New York City in August (you poor people have no clue what you’re getting yourselves into) (heh) (now I’m smirking) – office staring at my sparse iTunes library. I’m only now realizing that there are entire chunks of albums that are missing. I mean I currently have three songs from the Once soundtrack and all of Contra is into thin air and oh my God, John Legend? Singing what is sure to be my wedding song? Gone, baby. Gone. This is where you come in, my loyal readers and followers: What music should I buy? See, lemons into lemonade. I now have the power and this vast emptiness with which to fill with all sorts of new music. I also now have Time Machine that I use once a week as to avoid this crappy situation once again. On the other hand my hard drive is kinda of naked and dire need of a new wardrobe. Who am I to say no?
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LAURYN HILL…NUFF SAID!
Here are my top picks:
Ledisi
http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Found-Ledisi/dp/B000RO8UAQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1275443225&sr=1-3
Ricky Lee Jones
http://www.amazon.com/Rickie-Lee-Jones/dp/B000002KK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1275443261&sr=1-1
Asa
http://www.amazon.com/Asa/dp/B000X25G6S
Amel Larrieux
http://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Possibilities-Amel-Larrieux/dp/B00004HYM1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1275443353&sr=1-1
Adele – 19
Esthero – Breath from Another
Sia – Colour the Small One; Some People Have Real Problems
Fiona Apple – all of them
Bitter:Sweet – Drama
Michael Jackson – Number Ones
Feist – Let it Die
This is just what I can think of right now. My ipod is all. the. way. down. stairs. Sorry.
This song always picks me up in such times. Maybe it can find a home in one of the holes in your iTunes library?
http://www.ilike.com/artist/Marc+Kuchner/track/Lemonade
Dare I suggest we all burn a CD and send it to you?
Tegan and Sara
James Taylor
Lady Gaga
I’m pretty sure I could live on just those three
Keaton Simons – Currently
Mumford and Sons – Little Lion Man
Dare I suggest we all burn a CD and send it to you?
If you purchased songs from iTunes, and your computer crashes, you can get the music back. Contact the helpdesk and they will allow you to re-download for a limited amount of time! It was a LIFESAVER when my MacBook crashed last year.
Toby Lightman and Melody Gardot. They’re my favorites of the moment
Second the notion to contact iTunes. I’m pretty sure they can even help you recall what songs you’re missing, if I remember correctly from my own troubles. Also, anything by Patty Griffin. And if John Legend sings your wedding song, you might check out Josh Kelly for the honeymoon soundtrack! ;o)