I’ve got 9000 friends, yea, on MySpace

MySpace is exploding. Seems everyone and their cousin are joining MySpace. And as soon as they finish their profile, they’re finding me and I get emails with subjects like “_____ would like to be added to as one of your friends”. Essentially forcing me to log in and accept their request. Otherwise, I look like I’m too good to even log in and accept their friend request.

I’m not sure when I joined MySpace exactly, but looking at my profile it was probably during those cavalier days of 2003. I have my Top 20 of 2003 listed in my profile,

1. The New Pornographers “Electric Version”
2. Radiohead “Hail To The Thief”
3. Super Furry Animals “Phantom Power”
4. British Sea Power “The Decline of British Sea Power”
5. Blur “Think Tank”
6. Belle & Sebastian “Dear Catastrophe Waitress”
7. Arab Strap “Monday At The Hug And Pint”
8. Clearlake “Cedars”
9. The Decemberists “Her Majesty”
10. Dizzee Rascal “Boy In Da Corner”
11. The Shins “Chutes Too Narrow”
12. Four Tet “Rounds”
13. The National “Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers”
14. The Tyde “Twice”
15. The Thrills “So Much For This City”
16. Aereogramme “Sleep and Release”
17. The Constantines “Shine A Light”
18. Exploding Hearts “Guitar Romantic”
19. Snow Patrol “Final Straw”
20. The Thermals “More Parts Per Million”

Yep, even then I knew how to rock. The only thing I would change is the positions of “The Decline of British Sea Power” and maybe “Think Tank”. They need to be higher. “The Decline of British Sea Power” is a classic. Definitely one of my “Perfect CDs”.

Now, back to MySpace. The whole point of this post is to point out how I joined MySpace before you. 2003! Almost 3 years ago. I’m a trendspotter.

And as a bonus, here’s a clip from The Daily Show about MySpace, starring a fellow trendspotter, Demetri Martin