www.ManyThings.org Alternate Between 2 Playlists (Evenly-shuffled playlists.) Make 2 playlists and alternate between the 2. (This is easy with CK's Evenly-shuffled Playlists OPTION-CLICK the link) Battle of the Bands: Beatles - Roling Stones (==> Beatles' Tune, Stones' Tune, Beatles' Tune, Stones' Tune, ...) My Favorite Tunes - My Kids' Favorite Tunes Husband's Tunes - Wife's Tunes Slow Songs - Fast Songs Songs I Know Well - Songs I Don't Know Well New Tunes - Old Tunes (My Newest Tunes - Tunes I've Had a While) Songs I've Listened to a Lot - Songs I Seldom Listen ToYou can make these lists easily with iTunes (3 or newer) "smart lists." Loud Tunes - Quiet Tunes Fast Tunes - Slow Tunes Alternate Between Genres Alternate between 2 genres Rock - Jazz Country - Metal Alternate Between More Than 2 Playlists (Evenly-shuffled playlists.) Make playlists of various artists then evenly shuffle them together into a new playlist. (artist1, artist2, artist3, artist4, artist5, artist1, artist2, artist3, artist4, artist5, artist1, artist2, artist3, artist4, artist5, ) Alternate between more than 2 genres: Bluegrass - Rock - Jazz - Alternative - Country - Metal Make a Playlist According to "Beats per Minute" One "tag" you can add to MP3 files is "beats per minute" (BPM), at least in iTunes 4. I never noticed it before. Adding this BPM info to your files allows making interesting playlists such as the following. A playlist of songs that move at the same speed you walk. A playlist of songs that is ideal for doing exercises at your normal speed. A playlist of songs that promotes better learning. (Some research says 60 bpm is ideal for this. http://www.nprinc.com/catalog/char-ed/char-dev/lamb.htm) A playlist that is the same tempo as your target heart rate. (See http://inch-aweigh.com/calc_target.htm to calculate this.) You can sort your playlists using the BPM field, so tunes either gradually get faster or slower. To find the BPM of a tune, use one of the following: Make a Playlist with a Theme Rainy Day Songs - Tunes with "rain" in the title or in the lyrics. Night Songs Cheating Songs Love Songs Dog Songs Drinking Songs Make a Playlist for a Purpose Dancing Music Driving Music Music for Meditation Music to Put Me to Sleep Music to Wake Up To Campfire Songs Songs I Like to Sing Along With Make a Smart Playlist using "Comment" contains ___ In the comments of the MP3 files' tags, type in keywords such as the following (see above suggestions): rain, night, cheating, love Then with iTunes (3 or newer) "smart lists," you can create playlists quickly with "Comment contains dog" to get a "Dog Songs" playlist. Submit a Playlist Idea If you have another suggestion for a playlist, enter it here.