Today at work, I was at my desk the entire day messing around with a number of small projects. Not being constantly pulled into meetings for a change afforded me the luxury of listening to my iPod most of the day.

With Sunday marking the 32nd anniversary of his death, I decided that today’s music selections would be nothing but Elvis. I’ve loaded about 500 Elvis songs on my iPod so far, so I put them on shuffle, sat back, and enjoyed. Oh, and I did some work, too. Really. . . .

The shuffled list, just a random sampling of songs, turned out to be a wonderful listening experience. In a span of just a few hours, I heard a wide variety of music from nearly every phase of the man’s career.

Now that I’m home, I went back and pulled the list of most recently played songs off my iPod. Below is my iPod Elvis music marathon.

1. “Speedway” (1967)
2. “Blue Moon of Kentucky” (1954)
3. “If I Were You” (1970)
4. “Suspicious Minds” (Single Version-1969)
5. “Little Darlin'” (Live-1977)
6. “US Male” (1968)
7. “I Can Help” (1975)
8. “Blueberry Hill” (1957)
9. “Woman Without Love” (1975)
10. “I Need Your Love Tonight” (1958)
11. “Ain’t That Loving You, Baby” (1958)
12. “Paralyzed” (1956)
13. “Indescribably Blue” (1966)
14. “Baby, Let’s Play House” (1955)
15. “Suspicious Minds” (Live-1969) [Elvis In Person (2008 FTD Edition, Disc 2)]
16. “Don’t Be Cruel” (Radio Edit Remix-2008)
17. “Rip It Up” (1956)
18. “Long Tall Sally” (1956)
19. “Moody Blue” (1976)
20. “That’s All Right” (1954)
21. “Blue Suede Shoes” (Live-1968) [Burbank ’68]
22. “Susan When She Tried” (1975)
23. “Blue Suede Shoes” (Live-1968) [Memories, Disc 2]
24. “Don’t Cry Daddy” (Single Version-1969)
25. “Baby, I Don’t Care” (1957)
26. “The Fair Is Moving On” (Single Version-1969)
27. “Just Call Me Lonesome” (1967)
28. “Help Me Make It Through The Night” (Rehearsal-1972) [Elvis On Tour: The Rehearsals]
29. “Pocketful Of Rainbows” (1960)
30. “From A Jack To A King” (1969)
31. “How Great Thou Art” (1966)
32. “I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine” (1954)
33. “Witchcraft” (1963)
34. “Pledging My Love” (1976)
35. “Hi-Heel Sneakers” (1967)
36. “My Wish Came True” (1957)
37. “Put The Blame On Me” (1961)
38. “Love Me Tender” (Live-1968) [ELVIS-TV Special]
39. “Suspicious Minds” (Live-1970) [That’s The Way It Is (2000 Special Edition)]
40. “After Loving You” (Alternate-1969) [Suspicious Minds]
41. “Love Me” (Live-1970) [That’s The Way It Is (2000 Special Edition)]
42. “Shake, Rattle & Roll” (1956)
43. “There Goes My Everything” (Alternate-1970) [Great Country Songs]
44. “Clean Up Your Own Backyard” (Alternate-1968) [Double Features]
45. “She Thinks I Still Care” (Alternate-1976) [Walk A Mile In My Shoes]
46. “Starting Today” (1961)
47. “Hawaiian Wedding Song” (Remake-1973) [Mahalo From Elvis]
48. “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues” (Alternate-1973) [Rhythm & Country]
49. “Suspicion” (1962)
50. “The Wonder Of You” (Live-1970)
51. “Sentimental Me” (1961)
52. “Where Did They Go” (1970)
53. “Lawdy, Miss Clawdy” (1956)
54. “Bossa Nova Baby” (1963)
55. “It’s Easy For You” (1976)
56. “Charro” (1968)
57. “Patch It Up” (Alternate-1970) [A Hundred Years From Now]
58. “Love Letters” (1966)
59. “Pledging My Love” (Alternate-1976) [A Life In Music]
60. “It’s A Sin” (1961)
61. “Funny How Time Slips Away” (Live-1969) [Today, Tomorrow & Forever]
62. “Power Of My Love” (Alternate-1969) [A Life In Music]
63. “All Shook Up” (1957)
64. “I’m Counting On You” (1956)
65. “Stuck On You” (1960)
66. “Too Much” (Remix-2008)
67. “You Gave Me A Mountain” (Live-1972) [Walk A Mile In My Shoes]
68. “For The Good Times” (1972)
69. “Working On The Building” (1960)
70. “That’s All Right” (Remix-2008)
71. “Give Me The Right” (1961)
72. “Santa Lucia” (1963)
73. “An American Trilogy” (Live-1973) [The Alternate Aloha]
74. “Power Of My Love” (1969)
75. “Wearin’ That Loved On Look” (1969)
76. “There’s Always Me” (1961)
77. “Heartbreak Hotel” (Live-1968) [Memories, Disc 2]
78. “Sand Castles” (1965)
79. “Never Been To Spain” (Live-1972) [An Afternoon In The Garden]
80. “I Feel So Bad” (1961)
81. “Patch It Up” (Live-1970) [One Night In Vegas]

You’d think 80 Elvis songs would be enough, right? Not exactly. During my commute and even while I’ve been sitting here back home on the computer, I’ve been playing FTD’s Nevada Nights 2-CD set. It features a couple of fantastic concerts from August 1974. It’s too bad they weren’t recorded in a more formal way than just the rather dry soundboards.

So that’s another 40 or so Elvis songs I’ve listened to today, in addition to the above. Today was a great day, mostly because of the soundtrack.

Elvis, wherever you are, thank you.