What to Do... Bored with Music (3)

...if you are stuck in a rut and have been listening to the same song(s) over and over for the past week(s) without any interest in them.
As it turns out, I've previously come up with a solution for this problem(which may or may not work)!

Ahem. Here I present to you:

"Harlenn MacSaint's Top Five Ways to Find a Good Song to Listen To!
(by the way, Harlenn MacSaint is my now-extinct alias)

Chances are you've probably been listening to the same song or two for the past week. Don't you want to hear something new, and just as exciting? Problem is, you don't find yourself to be interested in listening to just any random song. You keep going back to the same song(s) over and over again. How can you possibly overcome this dilemma?

1. Listen to a song you like that you haven't heard in a while. Chances are listening to it after that span of time will remind you of how you came to like it in the first place. Score! (And by a while, I don't mean five minutes.)

2. Listen to a song you've been wanting to listen to but have put off. If your need for this song has lasted this long, there's a good possibility that you will enjoy finally getting to hear it. Win!

3. Listen to a song similar to the song you've been obsessing over, but by a different artist. Pandora is a great hands-free way to do this - type in that song and let the Internet work its magic. Awesome!

4. Have a friend make a recommendation to you. Do you and your bud rock out to the same artists? There's an easy way to get your ears on some good stuff related to the songs and albums you already like. Go team!

5. Listen to a greatest hits album by that artist. If this is precisely what you've been obsessing over, you're out of luck here! If not, you will see good results. PWNAGE

And now that I have made this handy little reference sheet, I will go to follow my own wonderful and completely logical advice. AWESOME!"

excerpt taken from journal; written on May 7, 2012

Or, when in doubt, I have two words: Bob. Dylan. I'm not kidding. He is the greatest, and if you can't find a song to listen to, just pop a Dylan LP on the old turntable and relax...