..keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars..

I haven't posted anything music related in a very long time, and since
my blog appearance is dominated with music, I suppose I should post
something musical.

To those of you iPod or iTunes users, you know that iTunes keeps track
of your song playcounts. Since I've had my iPod for most of 2005, I
thought it would be a great idea to create my own Top 100 of 2005. I
created a playlist where I ranked my songs by the number of times that
I listened to them throughout the year. I took the top 100 and
flipped the sorting so that I could have a countdown to my favorite
songs.

I'm listening to it today at work, and it's making the day fly by. My
goal is to make it all the way through. I'm on song 88 working
backwards. iTunes said the playlist was 6.5 hours long, so I should
get through it during my 8 hour workday.
I know you're on the edge of your seats now, waiting for the
unveiling. So without further ado, I bring to you Jason's Top 100 of
2005.

100: Nickel Creek - Jealous Of The Moon
99: Ray LaMontagne - Hold You in My Arms
98: Sufjan Stevens - For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless
in Ypsilanti
97: Iron & Wine - Fever Dream
96: Nada Surf - Inside of Love
95: Iron & Wine - In My Lady's House
94: Union Trio - Holy Manna
93: Ray LaMontagne - Hannah
92: Dave Matthews Band - Grey Street
91: The Shins - Girl on the Wing
90: Iron & Wine - Each Coming Night
89: Sufjan Stevens - Dress Looks Nice On You
88: Iron & Wine - Communion Cups And Someone's Coat
87: Ryan Adams - Dreaming's Free (I'm Alright Today)
86: Damien Rice - Delicate
85: Jack Johnson - Cupid
84: Iron & Wine - Cinder and Smoke
83: Sufjan Stevens - Chicago
82: Gavin DeGraw - Chariot
81: Howie Day - Brace Yourself
80: Amos Lee - Arms of a Woman
79: Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
78: Nickel Creek - Why Should The Fire Die?
77: the muckrakers - When the Morning Comes
76: Dave Matthews Band - What Would You Say
75: Iron & Wine - Upward Over the Mountain
74: Ray LaMontagne - Trouble
73: the muckrakers - through my door
72: The Shins - Those to Come
71: Iron & Wine - The Sea and the Rhythm
70: The Shins - The Celibate Life
69: Iron & Wine - Teeth in the Grass
68: Howie Day - Sorry, So Sorry
67: Ray LaMontagne - Shelter
66: Iron & Wine - On Your Wings
65: Jack Johnson - No Other Way
64: Iron & Wine - Lion's Mane
63: Amos Lee - Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight
62: Iron & Wine - Jesus the Mexican Boy
61: Gavin DeGraw - I Don't Want To Be
60: Guster - Homecoming King
59: Jack Johnson - Holes to Heaven
58: Sufjan Stevens - Good Man Is Hard To Find
57: The Shins - Girl Inform Me
56: Iron & Wine - Free Until They Cut Me Down
55: Dave Matthews Band - Dreamgirl
54: John Mayer - Clarity
53: Blues Traveler - Carolina Blues
52: Iron & Wine - Beneath the Balcony
51: Jack Johnson - Belle
50: Dave Matthews Band - Bartender
49: John Mayer - 3x5
48: Jack Johnson - Situations
47: The Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (radio version)
46: The Shins - Gone for Good
45: Iron & Wine - Her Tea Leaves
44: Jack Johnson - Crying Shame
43: Sufjan Stevens - He Woke Me Up Again
42: The Shins - Pink Bullets
41: Howie Day - Collide
40: Iron & Wine - Muddy Hymnal
39: Sufjan Stevens - Holland
38: Jack Johnson - Posters
37: John Mayer - Neon
36: Jack Johnson - Breakdown
35: Iron & Wine - Love and Some Verses
34: Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
33: Ben Harper - Steal My Kisses
32: Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
31: Jack Johnson - Flake
30: Beck - Girl
29: Iron & Wine - Jezebel
28: Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes
27: Jack Johnson - Constellations
26: Joe Purdy - Wash Away
25: Jack Johnson - Do You Remember
24: Iron & Wine - Sunset Soon Forgotten
23: Jack Johnson - If I Could
22: The Shins - Fighting in a Sack
21: Jack Johnson - Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
20: Iron & Wine - Woman King
19: the muckrakers - Working My Way
18: Iron & Wine - Such Great Heights
17: Jack Johnson - Never Know
16: Iron & Wine - Naked as We Came
15: The Shins - Turn A Square
14: John Mayer - Bigger Than My Body
13: The Shins - Know Your Onion!
12: The Shins - The Past and Pending
11: Damien Rice - Cannonball
10: Iron & Wine - Evening on the Ground (Lilith's Song)
9: Jack Johnson - Staple It Together
8: Iron & Wine - dearest forsaken
7: Jack Johnson - Good People
6: Iron & Wine - Passing Afternoon
5: The Shins - Young Pilgrims
4: The Shins - So Says I
3: Jack Johnson - Better Together
2: The Shins - Caring Is Creepy
1: The Shins - New Slang

And if you're wondering, I listened to New Slang 31 times in 2005, and
I listened to Nickel Creek's "Jealous of the Moon" only 6 times.

After doing this list, I realize that I need more variety in my music.
This list is DOMINATED by The Shins, Jack Johnson, Iron and Wine, and
Sufjan Stevens. Heck, my top 10 are all Shins, JJ and I&W. So my New
Year's Resolutions are to try new music, and start drinking water
instead of Mountain Dew.

Happy New Year's to you all. I hope you have a happy and prosperous one.