In any case, after one of my last wshIgimh (pronounced wish-a-gim-huh, just all the starting letters of what song have I got in my head), I started thinking that my current method of practicing my belly dancing, which was put the gabillion songs on the ipod on shuffle and when I hit a good one, dance, otherwise spend a good deal of time hitting the > button until I found one, was rather ineffectual. So I made a tribal fusion belly dance practice playlist for myself. If anything, it shows me that I am still ninety percent stuck in the late nineties/early oughts for most of my musical choices. So here’s my list, which for some reason, my iPod started putting in some sort of alphabetical order, then said never mind, and really, I don’t understand apple products. Why must they assume they know what I want?

So here’s the list.

1. Prayer in C (Robin Schultz remix) by Lillywood
2. In the Bath by Lemon Jelly
3. Barra Barra by Rachid Taha
4. Lo Boob Oscillator by Stereolab
5. Filthy and Gorgeous by Scissor Sisters
6. The New Pollution by Beck
7. Do You Want To? by Franz Ferdinand
8. Push It by Garbage
9. Monster by Kanye West (featuring a whole bunch of people)
10. A Crimson Rose and a Gin Tonic from the Katamari Damacy soundtrack
11. Que Sera Sera from the Katamari Damacy soundtrack (this isn’t the Doris Day one or anything)
12. Katamari Syndrome from the Katamari Damacy soundtrack
13. SexyBack (dirty) by Justin Timberlack
14. Ping Island/Lightening Strike from The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou soundtrack
15. I Don’t Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me) by Marilyn Manson
16. Paradise Circus by Massive Attack
17. Work It (DJC Remix) by Missy Elliot
18. Only by Nicki Minaj (boooooo Chris Brown on the track though)
19. Anaconda by Nicki Minaj
20. The Perfect Drug by Nine Inch Nails
21. Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Nirvana
22. I Go Walking After Midnight by Patsy Cline
23. Go West by Pet Shop Boys
24. If You Think You Need Some Loving by Pomplamousse
25. Jungle Animal by Pomplamousse
26. Du Hast by Rammstein
27. Rachmaninov: Prelude in C# Minor played by Rachmaninov himself!
28. Disko Partizani by Shantel
29. Professional Widow by Tori Amos
30. She’s Your Cocaine by Tori Amos
31. Royals by Lorde
32. Siboney (Instrumental) by Xavier Cugat
33. me and my monkey on the moon by something in Japanese script so I don’t know
34. some other song by the person above, also in Japanese so I don’t know
35. Super Mario Brothers 2 Jazz Remix by Estradasphere
36. Sonaata No 11 Alla Turca played on the piano by someone (don’t know who)
37. The Boy With the Arab Strap by Belle & Sebastian
38. Brimfull of Asha (Fatboy Slim Remix) by Cornershop
39. Cornerstore by Brazilian Girls
40. Music is My Radar by Blur
41. The State I Am In by Belle & Sebastian
42. I Don’t Love Anyone by Belle & Sebastian
43. Get Me Away From Here by Belle & Sebastian (I really like Belle & Sebastian, that should be obvious)
44. La Réalité by Amadou & Mariam
45. Taxi Bamako by Amadou & Mariam
46. Rehab by Amy Winehouse
47. Bad Girls by M.I.A.
48. Wish by Nine Inch Nails
49. Intergalactic by Beastie Boys
50. Sénégal Fast Food by Amadou & Mariam

Now I just put my playlist on random and dance away. I don’t even mind how silly I look and how I’ll never be a dancer. I dance away anyway.