I sometimes take my mini-ipod with me when I run - usually when it's dark and there's nothing to occupy my mind. I have a selection of my favourite artists which at the moment are Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac and Ben Folds, not that the artists are an integral part of this story it's the listening that is different to most other times I listen to music.
The thing that interests me is that when I'm running I listen to all of the song. No skipping to the next track if I'm not too familiar with it, and no skipping because I can't sing along to it. There's no singing when you're running!
It reminds me of when records were pieces of vinyl placed on a turntable and the needle gingerly lowered down to begin the listening experience. A few crackles and strange noises and the music kicked in. I'm sure I did skip tracks very occasionally, but as a general rule I listened to the whole album cover to cover (although it was 1st to last track, not cover to cover). I know all the words to most if not all of Pink Floyds albums which I purchased on vinyl, but not the ones I had as CDs or downloads.
So, note to self: don't skip tracks and your life will be enhanced by little heard tracks.
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