Paul Mecurio

Rolling Stone Magazine revealed some of the songs on Sen. Barack Obama's iPod in a cover story this week. His playlist included Bob Dylan, Yo-Yo Ma and Stevie Wonder, among others.

This raises an interesting question. Does an iPod playlist really reflect what we are like? And when you die, will you instruct trusted love one to erase songs that might be embarrassing like the entire works of Miley Cyrus. Would you want people to know that you were listening to the Wiggles on your deathbed? Would you want future generations to know that great granddaddy was a secret Celine Dion fan?

I say leave it alone. Are we to be defined not by our actions but by the strains of, Who Let the Dogs Out? We are all complicated people full of contradictions. I can listen to Mozart and Lil' Wayne and damn anyone who thinks badly of it...

- Paul Mecurio [erasing Judy Garland's Trolley Song right now...]