iTunes got it right with so many options in sorting criteria. I like sorting songs by play count, it's a good dose of nostalgia. I'm a little obsessive when I find a song I really like or is particularly awesome to sing in the car. Here's some I stumbled upon when I did my latest sort (in no particular order other than what I want to talk about.)

Won't Stop by OneRepulbic
I can't remember if it was my freshman or sophomore year that OneRepublic came to campus, but I felt an urge to study up on the latest discography and I ran across this one. I don't usually get emotionally attached to songs, but this one just had good timing in my life.

Sunday Best by Augustana
Just goes all too well with Won't Stop. Practically made for each other. I think it must have been freshman year that I loved these, I remember listening to these on repeat on the long haul up 35 back from College Station for the short time the boyfriend was an Aggie.  Even if I wasn't in a bleh mood before leaving, these are hope-nobody-is-watching singing down the highway tearjerkers.

1901 by Phoenix
I love this one because it reminds me of the early high school days where I would dress in neons, go to little hipster shows with local bands, and pretend I was reeeeeeeally cool. Still wish I knew most of the words to this song and 90% of what I listened to back then.

The Distance by Cake
 As an endurance athlete, Cake has got the best song to start a race with, ever. The lyrics of this sing ("fuel burning fast on an empty tank" and "reluctantly crouched at the starting line/engines bumping and thumping in time") are the kind of lines that you can't help but think about when you're on the starting line or in transition. 

Up on Cripple Creek by The Band
If anyone finishes a TCU education without taking "From Rock to Bach" with Dr. Robert Garwell, they have really been disserviced by this institution. It is the best class ever. Rock to Back introduced me to The Band and "The Last Waltz" about their farewell tour. Cripple Creek was the first thing we listened to on the first day there, and it really just stuck for me. I love The Band.

Flashing Lights by Kanye WestThis song was made for running. The cadence is perfect, and it became a classic for me after I stopped running for TCU and started trotting the Trinity on my own. Listening to Flashing Lights during my sunrise runs, watching the downtown lights go off one by one made every morning start right.

I Will Possess Your Heart by Death Cab for CutieI was really excited for this album, and I randomly landed on this one first. It was a little confusing without a track listing because this sing is almost nine minutes long, but it makes for a good essay-writing or homework-starting when you just need a mental warm-up.

Desperado by The Eagles
I decided years ago that this would be song I would dance with my Dad at my wedding. It's perfect. I went to the same summer camp for 10 years, and this was THE slow dance song that we would all sing/yell along to every word. My Dad was a camper and counselor at my camp too.

Handlebars by Flowbots
I'm proud to know every word to this song as an avid cyclist. It's not a good group bike ride if this anthem doesn't get belted out once or twice.