It’s been a pretty slow past few days in music. Nothing is really catching the my ear and if it is has, it’s been posted by the big blogs and re-posted a million times by 14 year-olds around the world. So instead of bringing you the new hotness I thought it might be fun to check what my post played song on iTunes was (does anyone else forget about this iTunes feature as much as I do?).

Much to my surprise, my most played song is a old demo version of “In Step” by electro-pop singer Frankmusik (still labeled wrong when bloggers couldn’t figure out if his name was two words or one). It’s a little weird to be surprised by your own most played song. It turns out your it may not be you’re favorite song (it’s not) or even by one of your favorite artists (sorry Frank). This isn’t to say I don’t like the song, I obviously do. It’s different than my favorite song, it’s the one I have deemed most appropriate for music listening the most times. Therefore, the song is a weird amalgamation of things that I enjoy without it being the best of any of them.

This particular song hits so many of the spots that are my personal preferences that I think I have unconsciously gone to it on a continuing basis. I like music that is upbeat and poppy (I listened to way too much Beach Boys as growing up), preferably of the electronic variety (when I started buying CDs, my earliest albums were Daft Punk, Fatboy Slim, and Armand Van Helden), and it’s possible I prefer when music is sung by an androgynous Englishman (two words: David Bowie).

So while you’re listening to the song, check to see what your own most played song is and let us know. You might be surprised.

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DOWNLOAD: Frankmusik – In Step

BONUS: My most played song on my old computer was “Oh Mandy” by The Spinto Band. Another odd “Most Played Song” as I don’t even own a Spinto Band CD, but what can I say, the song is great.

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DOWNLOAD: The Spinto Band – Oh Mandy