I do this constantly. I get obsessed with single songs. Traynor would have a fit.

Nothing wrong with that! Whenever I buy a single I usually listen to it constantly.

Of course you can lisent a song as much you want. But he means perheps that wenn there's a concept album you lisent automatically the whole album. And I personally prefer to lisent a the whole cd because I like all songs and I usually don't buy singles....

(sorry my english is not very well but I'm still learning!!)

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On occasions I only like one song by a band so to make it a worthwhile listening experience I play one song over and over. Don't try this tactic at their concerts though, they can get very shirty after the fourth request.

I's slow to catch on the other day with Brainlove's Catchiest Songs thread. I went for pop delights when I think I should have been thinking, Repeat.

Relative Ways - Trail of Dead. If this was pop-punk then I'd love pop-punk.
Boys Better - The Wrens. This one and Hopeless.
Track 4 and Cause = Time (YFIIP) - Broken Social Scene.
Crank - Catherine Wheel. I relate to songs about junk. But the theme of this song plays second fiddle to Brian Futter's superb guitar work.
New Orleans - Silver Jews. Berman and Malkmus. Nuff said.
Isn't A Pity - Galaxie 500.
Don't Try - Built To Spill
Track 1 (Penace Soiree) - Icarus Line
Rose Parade - Elliott Smith. Have you guys heard Elliott's first band, Heatmiser? Fucking ace.
Hit The City - Mark Lanagan w/ Peej Harvey


These are songs that have lately caught my fancy. This is a revolving list to be sure.

The other day in the car I repeated Relative Ways -er I dunno- six times, and that's on a stellar album start to finish. I get unnaturally excited by great songs. So sue me!

I usually don't do it that much, but sometimes, there's a song i can't stop listening to ( at the moment it's Bromheads jacket - leslie parlaffit or Circlesound - get up get out ).
I don't think there's anything strange in that.
As for overplay, i think i've listen to 'Faith' by the Cure whole nights and it's still one of my favourite songs ever.

I do it rarely. I did it the other night to Louie Louie by Black Flag. And like the stuff on the Nuggets boxset, i'll just play one track over and over.

I only really do it with one off singles that aren't on albums otherwise.

the longer a song the more satisfying it is to repeat, especially when its the kind of longer track that could be a number of different ones stitched together. sometimes certain tracks are so good that listening to anything else instead or indeed afterwards would be too disappointing. tracks i have been overplaying recently:-

Mclusky - You are my sun
Matt Elliott - The End
Quickspace - Death and Annie
Trail of Dead - Heart in the Hand of the Matter

I don't like being told how to listen to music. I'll listen to the odd track here and there if I want to and make endless compilations of songs - that's the kind of rebel I am.

I've done that recently with the new Special Needs single. Banquet had that effect the first time it was released. And Lizzie's Lion by Mystery Jets has to be repeated.