In the iPod…

Sophomore Divya Pathak tells about the contents of her iPod

By Tracy Sun
<tsun@hilite.org>

iPod: “I’ve had this for a couple of months. I used to have an 8G green one, but I lost it. I had that one for a year, and it had like 800 to 900 songs on it. I miss it. I’m mad at myself because I could have saved some money if I bought an older one with more space too.”

Listening Time: “I try to every morning on my way to the bus and on the bus. I usually listen to it during quiet time that the teacher gives you or when I do my homework. In total, probably about 20 to 30 minutes a day.”

Music: “I definitely couldn’t live without my iPod. I couldn’t imagine studying without music or the same, boring songs on the radio station that my bus driver puts on. It’s a good way to tune people out too.”

Favorite Artists:
Coldplay: “I have like every one of their songs, 92 songs by them. Some people say they copy people’s lyrics, but I don’t care.”
John Mayer: “I have like 52 songs by him. He’s really good.”
U2: “I really like them and their style.”

Favorite Songs:
Yellow: “I love this song; I love Coldplay.”
St. Patrick’s Day: “John Mayer is a really good artist.”
Let it Be, Day in the Life: “I love the Beatles’ songs a lot. These are probably my favorite.”

Playlists: “Most of mine are randomly named or something I just typed on the keyboard.”
Classical: “I listen to this while I’m studying or when I want to go to sleep.”
Playlist 1: “I pick songs I listen to the most. It saves time, so I don’t have to go and look for them.”
Various Artists: “This one has a lot of Coldplay, Jason Mraz, Jack Johnson, ‘Carousel’ from Iron and Wine, ‘The Sweetest Thing’ by U2 and ‘1979’ by the Smashing Pumpkins.”

Favorite Genre: “I’m not a huge fan of rap or overly popular music. I like really classic music that doesn’t go out of style. I don’t like anything too hard like screamo but nothing too soft either. Something between rock and alternative and classical. Probably rock or acoustic because it’s easy on the ears, nothing like stupid degrading rap. Some is okay, but if it’s just some idiot talking about sex, it’s a waste of my time.”

Least Listened to Songs: “Some of the rap I put on my iPod I don’t really listen to. I usually hear a rap song on the radio that’s catchy but then after a while I don’t really listen to it. Like when you put it on shuffle and you skip over it.”

Favorite Album: “I love ‘A Rush of Blood to the Head’ by Coldplay. It’s really good.”

Favorite Album Art: “I like the cover of ‘Plans’ by Death Cab for Cutie.”

Videos: “On my old iPod I had ‘Finding Nemo,’ ‘The Notebook,’ ‘Happy Gilmore’ and ‘10 Things I Hate About You.’”