desert island cds

Remember the game you used to play back in the day? Imagine you're stranded on a desert island...For my birthday this year, sistah made me what is quite possibly one of the coolest set of compilation disks ever. I burned them all to my ipod, and the heavy rotation proves that this may indeed be all anyone could want or need (check that - I'd like to make one more with a few stragglers I just couldn't do without). Some of the tracks are so good they can't be overlooked, and some are so bad they're actually good too! Here's the rundown:

one "every song a classic!" 1. Joni Mitchell, woodstock 2. Etta James, at last 3. Prince, KISS 4. Led Zeppelin, whole lotta love 5. The Rolling Stones, paint it black 6. Frank Sinatra, under my skin 7. The Guess Who, green-eyed lady 8. The Beatles, blackbird 9. Wayne Newton, l-o-v-e 10. Tom Jones, you can leave your hat on 11. Bon Jovi, wanted dead or alive 12. Bad Company, feel like makin love 13. Peter Gabriel, in your eyes 14. Journey, don't stop believing 15. Lynrd Skynrd, freebird 16. Motley Crue, home sweet home 17. Fleetwood Mac, landslide

two "good and covered!" 1. Maxwell, this woman's worth 2. Ben Harper & Jack Johnson, high tide or low tide 3. Natasha Bedingfield, somewhere only we know 4. Cowboy Junkies, sweet jane 5. Nicole Kidman & Robbie Williams, something stupid 6. Sheryl Crow, wild horses 7. Alanis Morrissette, crazy 8. Frou Frou, holding out for a hero 9. Jane's Addiction, no rain 10. Aerosmith, come together 11. Janet Jackson, you're so vain 12. Guns 'n Roses, live and let die 13. Paul Giamatti & Arnold mcCuller, try a little tenderness 14. Robert Downey Jr., river 15. Sarah Harmer, summertime 16. Arnold mcCuller, freebird 17. Jim Carey & Jeff Daniels, mockingbird

three "guilty pleasures my ass... rock ballads are GOOD!" 1. Night Ranger, sister christian 2. Bon Jovi, bed of roses 3. Chicago, just say you'll love me 4. Def Leppard, love bites 5. Foreigner, I've been waiting 6. John Waite, I ain't missing you 7. Nazareth, love hurts 8. Cinderella, don't know what you've got 9. Whitesnake, here I go again 10. April Wine, just between you and me 11. Loverboy, this could be the night 12. Scorpions, wind of change 13. Tesla, paradise 14. Journey, open arms 15. Cheap Trick, the flame 16. INXS, never tear us apart

four "hatred is healthy" 1. Peaches, I don't give a fuck 2. Nikki Cleary, hated 3. Joan Jett, I hate myself for lovin you 4. Keisha Cole, I should have cheated 5. Puddle of Mudd, she hates me 6. Boomkat, rip her to shreds 7. Black Eyed Peas, shut up 8. Pretty Girls Make Graves, if you hate your friends 9. Kelis, I hate you so much right now 10. Michael & Janet Jackson, scream 11. Brooke Valentine, girlfight 12. Rage Against the Machine, killing in the name 13. Headstones, who the hell? 14. The Hives, hate to say I told you so 15. Nas w/Puff Daddy, hate me now 16. Bif Naked, I love myself today 17. L'il Jon ft. Mystikal, I don't give a fuck

five "hip hop (5 minutes ago)" 1. Beastie Boys, 3 mcs and 1 dj 2. L.L. Cool J., mama said knock you out 3. mc Lyte, cold rock a party 4. Notorious B.I.G., big poppa 5. Run DMC, it's tricky 6. Skee Lo, I wish 7. Salt 'n Pepa, boom! I got ur boyfriend 8. Outkast, so fresh and so clean 9. Rob Base & dj Easy Rock, joy and pain 10. Cameo, word up 11. 2 Live Crew, me so horny 12. Bel Biv Devoe, poison 13. Color Me Badd, I wanna sex you up 14. De La Soul, me, myself and I 15. Whodini, freaks come out at night 16. Snoop Dog & Dr. Dre, nothing but a 'g' thang 17. Blackstreet, no diggity 18. Young MC, bust a move

six "hip to the hop & ya don't stop" 1. Amerie ft. Jay-Z, one thing 2. Akon ft. Styles P., locked up 3. Bobby Valentino, give it to me 4. Ciara ft. Missy Elliot, 1 2 step 5. L.L. Cool J., move something 6. Ginuine ft. R. Kelly, Clipse & Baby, hell yeah 7. Mark B. ft Tommy Evans, move...now 8. Jay-Z, dirt off your shoulder 9. Marques Houston ft. Joe Budden, clubbin' 10. Miri Ben-Ari, waiting for you 11. Missy Elliot ft. Pharrell, on and on 12. Jay-Z & R. Kelly, shake ya body 13. Omarion, touch 14. Game ft. 50 Cent, envy me 15. Mase, breathe/stretch/shake 16. Beyonce ft. Big Boi & Sleepy Brown, hip hop star

seven "if AC/DC were god, aerosmith would be their bitch" 1. big balls 2. come together 3. for those about to rock 4. pink 5. hwy to hell 6. love in an elevator 7. back in black 8. living on the edge 9. thunderstruck 10. dream on 11. dirty deeds done dirt cheap 12. walk this way 13. tnt 14. janie's got a gun 15. shook me all night long 16. take me to the other side 17. if you want blood (you got it) 18. sweet emotion

eight "if this can't cheer you up... you're hopeless" 1. Stevie Wonder, uptight 2. N.E.R.D., she wants to move 3. John Legend, number one 4. Black Eyed Peas, my humps 5. Mariah Carey x/ L'il Jon, shake it off 6. B-52s, love shack 7. Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx, golddigger 8. Pixies, here comes your man 9. the Contours, do you love me 10. Danko Jones, bounce 11. Gwen Stefani, holla back girl 12. Elvis, crazy little thing 13. Cibo Matto, know your chicken 14. Michael Jackson, don't stop 15. Tom Jones, it's not unusual 16. Robbie Williams, rock dj 17. The Monkeys, daydream believer 18. Missy Elliot, I'm really hot 19. Wayne Newton, danke schoen

nine "take it easy" 1. Belle and Sebastien, if she wants me 2. John Mayer, no such thing 3. Tegan & Sara, living room 4. Sarah Harmer, silver road 5. Andy Stochansky, stutter 6. Frou Frou, breathe in 7. Joni Mitchell, both sides now 8. Remy Zero, save me 9. Mazzy Star, been let down 10. The Shins, weird divide 11. Ryan Adams, come pick me up 12. Bonnie Sommerville, winding road 13. Cary Brothers, bottled the sun 14. Ani DiFranco, angry anymore 15. Jack Johnson, gone gone gone 16. James Blunt, too late 17. Jem, maybe I'm amazed 18. Patti Griffin, one big love 19. Pixies, hey

ten "stuff so funky it gives you a stank face!" 1. Anthony Hamilton, I tried 2. Funkadelics, one nation under one groove 3. Chris Isaak, baby did a bad bad thing 4. Otis Redding, funky medley 5. D'Angelo, dreaming eyes 6. Wild Cherry, play that funky music white boy 7. John Legend, alright 8. The Commodores, who's that lady 9. Miri Ben-Ari, sunshine to the rain 10. War, spill the wine 11. Beyonce, work it out 12. Kool & the Gang, jungle boogie 13. Isley Brothers ft. Raphael, move your body 14. Al Greene, ain't no sunshine 15. India Arie, talk to her 16. Earth, Wind & Fire, let's groove

Best. Gift. Ever!