How Well Does the Algorithm really know me? 

Whenever I’m too tired to read (or even Game) but don’t want to go to bed (yes, I’m stubborn that way) I often find myself listening to music on YouTube – in addition, it must be said, to the music emanating from my radio 15 hours a day. About a month ago I was doing this and after about 30 minutes I thought it would, actually would HAVE, made a decent Blog post if ONLY I had made a note of the actual music tracks. 

So, a few days ago I was idly checking my phone and was prompted to listen to ‘Sleeping on the Blacktop’ by Colter Ward, so I clicked on it. Just as it was going to go to the next track, I noticed what it was and let it run... Then I thought... THIS is what I meant a month ago and grabbed a nearby note pad. Two tracks in I started to wonder: How much of my favourite music will it give me. Just how well does the Algorithm really KNOW me? Quite well, it seems! This is what it presented me with... 

Sleeping on the Blacktop by Colter Ward 

No Roots by Alice Merton 

Smells like Teen Spirit by Nirvana 

Gangsters Paradise by Coolio 

7 Nation Army by The White Stripes 

Song 2 by Blur 

Wonderwall by Oasis 

Solitary Man by Johnny Cash 

Drops of Jupiter by Train 

Breakfast at Tiffanys by Deep Blue Something 

I Think I’m Paranoid by Garbage 

Human by Rag’n Bone Man 

Makeba by Jain 

Barracuda by Heart 

A Thousand Years by Christina Perry 

Home by Machine Gun Kelly, X Ambassadors & Bebe Rexha 

Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm 

Roll the Bones by Shakey Graves 

Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol 

Broken People by Logic & Rag ‘n Bone Man 

Don’t Let me be Misunderstood by Nina Simone 

We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel 

Black Sheep by Metric (with Brie Larson) 

Creep by Radiohead 

My Silver Lining by First Aid Kit 

...and then it crashed out with something I didn’t like. Not BAD. 25 tracks in a row. I was honestly impressed.