I thought it might be fun to play with one of iTunes's newest (and seriously overdue) features: The ability to send gift songs to others. Here's what I propose.
Verse 1: A small group of (no more than seven) music-lovers agrees that each member will send a gift song to each of the others. This song will be something that represents music the gifter loves, or a song that he or she really wishes other people would hear. For example, I might send T Bone Burnett's song, "Poison Love," to persons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Meanwhile, each one of them is sending me a song, so that at the end of Verse 1, each one of us has heard the same group of new songs.
Chorus 1: We discuss the songs. React to them, give them thumbs up or noses up.
Verse 2: Based strictly on the songs and discussions, each participant thinks of a gift song specifically chosen for each of the others. For example, person 1, based on what T Bone Burnett sounds like, gives me another song he or she thinks I would like. Person 2, based on comments I made about person 4's gift song, gives me a song that's the exact opposite, hoping I'll like that one. Meanwhile, I give "Song A" to person 1, "Song B" to person 2, and so on. Thus, at the end of Verse 2, each participant has heard an additional six new songs, each chosen just for him or her.
Chorus 2: We discuss the songs.
Coda: We decide if we want to do it all over.
Here's what you'll need to participate:
1. an iTunes account.
2. about twelve bucks, plus tax.
If more than seven people want to do this, we'll make two groups, and if we decide to do it again, we can just mix the groups up.
What do you think? Who's game?
ps: I don't know how iTunes handles a situation where someone gifts you a song you already own. Can you return a gifted song and let the gifter try another? I'll try to find out.
Verse 1: A small group of (no more than seven) music-lovers agrees that each member will send a gift song to each of the others. This song will be something that represents music the gifter loves, or a song that he or she really wishes other people would hear. For example, I might send T Bone Burnett's song, "Poison Love," to persons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Meanwhile, each one of them is sending me a song, so that at the end of Verse 1, each one of us has heard the same group of new songs.
Chorus 1: We discuss the songs. React to them, give them thumbs up or noses up.
Verse 2: Based strictly on the songs and discussions, each participant thinks of a gift song specifically chosen for each of the others. For example, person 1, based on what T Bone Burnett sounds like, gives me another song he or she thinks I would like. Person 2, based on comments I made about person 4's gift song, gives me a song that's the exact opposite, hoping I'll like that one. Meanwhile, I give "Song A" to person 1, "Song B" to person 2, and so on. Thus, at the end of Verse 2, each participant has heard an additional six new songs, each chosen just for him or her.
Chorus 2: We discuss the songs.
Coda: We decide if we want to do it all over.
Here's what you'll need to participate:
1. an iTunes account.
2. about twelve bucks, plus tax.
If more than seven people want to do this, we'll make two groups, and if we decide to do it again, we can just mix the groups up.
What do you think? Who's game?
ps: I don't know how iTunes handles a situation where someone gifts you a song you already own. Can you return a gifted song and let the gifter try another? I'll try to find out.
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