I’m sitting at my computer – as usual – with my music file set on random.  As usual, the playlist is a bit odd, but that’s the way I like it.  Even when I make a playlist myself, the selections, while not odd in and of themselves, make for an odd combination.

That’s what it’s called “random.”

Here’s what I am and have been listening to today, in the wee small hours between midnight and 5 a.m..

1.  I Have A Dream – from the Mamma Mia soundtrack

2.  Simple Gifts – Alison Krauss and Yo-Yo Ma

3.  Ne Me Quitte Pas – Nana Mouskouri

4.  Lonely Without You – Petra Berger

5.  Still the One – Straight No Chaser

6.  Two of Us – Aimee Mann & Michael Penn

7.  All Those Days Are Gone – Jump Little Children

8.  Desperado – Sarah Bolger

9.  St. Elmo’s Fire – John Parr

10.  Khe Sahn – Cold Chisel

11.  London Rain – Heather Nova

12.  A Little Respect – Erasure

13.  E Volentieri – Medieval Babes

14.  Girl in the Tower – from Final Fantasy

15.  Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies – Ian & Sylvia

16.  A Me Manera – Il Divo

17.  Get Over It – The Eagles

18.  She Moved Through the Fair – Irish Airs

19.  Fairy Dance – James Newton Howard

20.  Sunday Kind of Love – Renee Olstead

21.  Acid Queen – from Tommy (Broadway)

22.  Roundabout – Yes

23.  The World Is Not Enough – Garbage

24.  Hells Bells – Dandy Warhols

25.  You’re Aging Well – Dar Williams, Liz Phair, & Joan Baez

As I type this:  Stairway to Heaven – London Symphony Orchestra

A quirky, eclectic mix keeps me awake and on my toes.  Plus, a few sing-alongs are good for the soul.

Did I say “good?”  They’re EXCELLENT.