iTunes Essentials

When I fired up iTunes today, I discovered a new feature of the music store. Called iTunes Essentials, it's like a list of really cool songs in a particular genre, by a particular artist, or related to a certain theme, for instance "00's Alternative Rock", "Stevie Wonder", "70's One Hit Wonders" or "Valentine's Day Alone."

The title of one of these collections caught my eye, "Gay Pride: Girls". I clicked on the link to check out what the "girls" might like. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that I share a remarkable musical affinity with demographic targeted by this Essentials Collection.

I've been accused of liking girl music; it turns out that perhaps what I really like is music that girls who like girls like. This explains a lot.