iBlog: What's on my iPod right now…

I see these passages all over the Internet now, most involving celebrities. So, I thought I would provide the world with some more useless information, the kind of stuff that one can forget as quickly as the words are muttered, and present the music that is currently thumping through my iPod. My collection has always been a richly diverse mix of personal favorites and family-inspired selections (primarily my daughter's need for Dora the Explorer or Sesame Street ditties), and, thankfully, these fall under the former category, as opposed to the latter. So, without further adieu, here are the “hot” tracks that my ears just can't live without…for the time being, of course:

“Begin” - Ben Lee
Unintentionally came across this on satellite radio on the ride into work, and I immediately had to have it. I downloaded it from iTunes as fast as I could get the application launched. It expresses everything about new relationships in which neither party is sure of where the other stands. It's always easier to give up on a relationship due to fear of it failing than it is to invest it what can be. Ben demonstrates the courage more of us should gamble on when we've found a person that just “does it” for us.

“Collide” - Howie Day
One of my favorites, perhaps all time. The innocence of one being conscious to love as it develops before his eyes mixed with the common fears we experience when faced with taking that plunge and risking heartache.

“Vindicated” - Dashboard Confessional
I love the selection of words and their poetic alliteration.

“Overkill” - Colin Hay
Acoustic version of the Men At Work classic. I've always loved this song, and the “Unplugged” cover seems to highlight the voice talent of the band's former front man.

“I Will Survive” - Cake
Does any band out there do better covers than these guys? Really.

“Stop Crying Your Heart Out” - Oasis
Haunting. First heard it during the closing credits for The Butterfly Effect and I haven't stop listening since (it was a rental).

“Hear You Me” - Jimmy Eat World
Another one off the “Butterfly” soundtrack. Not sure what grabs me about this song, but it gives me goosebumps.

“A Pirate Looks At Forty” - Jack Johnson
Brilliant! A cover version of the song, for which Jimmy Buffet is best known. One of those to which, for some reason, you feel a connection. Jack is fast becoming one of my favorite artists.

“100 Years” - Five for Fighting
My wife loves to share this one with my 9-week old son. How can it not make the list?

“More” - Bobby Darin
Call me sentimental. This is the song my wife and I shared our first dance to as husband and wife. I originally selected it because it sums up, in a nutshell, how I feel about her.

There you have it. The most popular tracks today according to Scott Counsell's iPod. A little juvenile, I know. But, still fun. For me, at least.