Ha Ha! He listens to KT Tungsten and Joan Armour-plating!!

But seriously:

Don't know which of the below are singles and which albums but, to keep your taste, here are some suggestions:

Billy Idol - "eyes without a face"
Billy Joel - "For the longest time"
Ella - "The incomparable Ella Fitzgerald" (album)

If you're going to go for that swing stuff, how about the proper - Louis Jordan - instead of Joe Jackson?

Dire Straits - delete everything by them!!!

Looking through your list evoked certain memories just reading them:

RUNDMC- ITS LIKE THAT - the music blaring my first day at a local gym.
THE BEATLES - HEY JUDE - standing in the street with one of my 1st girlfriends (whom I lost to the Church!)
BEATLES - THE WHITE ALBUM - WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS - up in my bedroom with my wee portable deck.
SOFT CELL - TAINTED LOVE - when i 1st came down to live in Brighton.

et al! :-)

BTW, out of curiosity, are you downloading to solid state and, if so, is it an iPod or other MP3 player? I've been watching the discussion with interest; I don't want to get an iPod if poss but am not sure what medium is best, and most universal.

>Curious what others find interesting to listen to. These are the ones I've picked recently; mostly remind me of different periods of my life. I find it funny that as old as I am, and as manly as I think I am, I have things like Celtic Woman, KT Tunstall, and Joan Armatrading on my list... "Not that there's anything wrong with that." <g>
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>03 CELTIC WOMAN - DANNY BOY.MP3
>40'S ANDREWS SISTERS - DON'T SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE.MP3
>80'S - FALCO - ROCK ME AMADEUS.MP3
>BAD COMPANY - FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE.MP3
>BARE NAKED LADIES - STUNT - 02 - IT'S ALL BEEN DONE.MP3
>BEATLES - THE WHITE ALBUM - WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS.MP3
>BIG BANDS  -  GLENN MILLER - SWING MEDLEY .MP3
>BILLY IDOL - WHITE WEDDING.MP3
>BILLY JOEL - CAPTAIN JACK.MP3
>BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA - JUMP JIVE AND WAIL.MP3
>BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN - THE RIVER.MP3
>CHRIS ISAAK - WICKED GAME.MP3
>CHRISTMAS - BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - RAY CHARLES AND ELLA FITZGERALD.MP3
>CLASH - ROCK THE CASBAH.MP3
>DIRE STRAIGHTS-SULTANS OF SWING.MP3
>DON MCCLEAN - VINCENT, STARRY NIGHT.MP3
>DON MCLEAN - AMERICAN PIE.MP3
>DOORS - THE END.MP3
>EDIE BRICKELL - WHAT I AM.MP3
>ELVIS PRESLEY (GOSPEL) - AMAZING GRACE.MP3
>ELVIS PRESLEY - IN THE GHETTO.MP3
>ELVIS PRESLEY - KENTUCKY RAIN.MP3
>ERIC CLAPTON - COCAINE.MP3
>ERIC CLAPTON - CREAM - CROSSROADS.MP3
>ERIC CLAPTON - THE CORE.MP3
>GARTH BROOKS - THUNDER ROLLS.MP3
>GRATEFUL DEAD - BOX OF RAIN.MP3
>GREEN DAY - TIME OF YOUR LIFE.MP3
>GREEN DAY - WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS.MP3
>GREENDAY - GREEN DAY - AMERICAN IDIOT.MP3
>HEAD, MURRAY - ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK.MP3
>IRISH DRINKING SONGS - DANNY BOY (BAGPIPES).MP3
>JETHRO TULL - AQUALUNG.MP3
>JETHRO TULL - MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY.MP3
>JETHRO TULL - TEACHER.MP3
>JIMMY BUFFETT - DELANEY TALKS TO STATUES.MP3
>JIMMY BUFFETT - FRUITCAKES.MP3
>JIMMY BUFFETT - VAMPIRES MUMMIES AND THE HOLY GHOST.MP3
>JOAN ARMATRADING - I'M LUCKY.MP3
>JOAN ARMATRADING - THE WEAKNESS IN ME.MP3
>JOAN ARMATRADING - WALK UNDER LADDERS - 10 - ONLY ONE.MP3
>JOE JACKSON - FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE.MP3
>JOE JACKSON - IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY.MP3
>JOE JACKSON - JUMPIN' JIVE.MP3
>JOE JACKSON - TUXEDO JUNCTION.MP3
>KT TUNSTALL - BLACK HORSE & THE CHERRY TREE.MP3
>LITTLE RIVER BAND - LADY.MP3
>MADONNA - LIKE A PRAYER.MP3
>MADONNA - SPANISH LULLABY.MP3
>MARSHALL TUCKER BAND - AMY.MP3
>MARSHALL TUCKER BAND - GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY.MP3
>MARSHALL TUCKER BAND - HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG.MP3
>NIRVANA - HEART SHAPED BOX.MP3
>OLDIES - HARRY NILSSON - PUT THE LIME IN THE COCONUT.MP3
>ONE HIT WONDERS - JUDY IN DISGUISE.MP3
>ONE HIT WONDERS - SINEAD O'CONNOR - NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU.MP3
>ONE HIT WONDERS OF THE 90'S - ALANAH MILES - BLACK VELVET.MP3
>PETER GABRIEL - SKY BLUE.MP3
>PRINCE - DELERIOUS.MP3
>PRINCE - KISS.MP3
>PRINCE - PURPLE RAIN.MP3
>PRINCE - RASPBERRY BERET.MP3
>RAY CHARLES - AMAZING GRACE.MP3
>RAY CHARLES - SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW.MP3
>RIGHTOUS BROTHERS - UNCHAINED MELODY.MP3
>RUNDMC - MARYMARY.MP3
>RUNDMC- ITS LIKE THAT.MP3
>SADE - SMOOTH OPERATOR.MP3
>SOFT CELL - TAINTED LOVE.MP3
>STRAY CATS - STRAY CAT STRUT.MP3
>SWING JAZZ - BIG BAND - GLENN MILLER - IN THE MOOD.MP3
>TACO - PUTTING ON THE RITZ (80S).MP3
>THE ANDREWS SISTERS- BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY.MP3
>THE BEATLES - HEY JUDE.MP3
>THOMAS DOLBY - SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE.MP3
>TRAFFIC - JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE.MP3
>TRAFFIC - LOW SPARK OF THE HIGH-HEELED BOYS.MP3
>WALL OF VOODOO - MEXICAN RADIO.MP3
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