OMS's CP, P2

Because one of you implied our neck was hip hop red. And we're grading, which means the iTunes are on, which means we're contemplating version 2.0 already.

1. Old Time's Sake, Kathleen Edwards. Because it's on now and it's the perfect the-room-is-quiet-and-we're-typing song.

2. Got a Lot of Leavin' Left to Do, Dierks Bentley. Last year's CMT Awards were on earlier tonight, and it gave us the opportunity to play this, acoustic and slow, when Dierks finished his performance. Twang rules.

3. Where Did You Sleep Last Night, Nirvana. Watch the MTV special on the Unplugged gig. Watch Kurt's eyes. It's OK to freak out a bit. He could really get into a song, that Kurt.

4. Long Black Veil, Johnny Cash. It should have made the last list. "Nobody knows but me." Indeed.

5. 99 Problems/Scarlett Bagonias, Jay-Z/Dead mash-up. Thanks, MK, for that.

6. One More Night, Bay View. Because covers rule, and our girl has a sweet West Coast voice with an East Coast flava.

7. Kerosene, Miranda Lambert. Because it keeps coming up, and it just came on the shuffle again. And speaking of twang. Sing it, Miranda. Sing it loud.

8. Pull, Blind Melon. We think Shannon Hoon doesn't get enough credit. Had he not lost to his addictions, we'd like to think Blind Melon would be *huge* by now. Talk about lightning in a bottle though. In less than a decade, Shannon got to jam on Don't Cry with Axl, and he played Woodstock with his boys. "I'll give you more than what I'll ever show."

9. Jackson, Johnny and June. We know. The movie's out. It's Walk the Line overkill. But this song just popped on, too. You can feel the love at Folsom. Hopefully they're jamming upstairs with Elvis and the boys.

10. Three more on this abridged list, starting with Perfect Blue Buildings, Counting Crows. Our Uncle John died the summer August and Everything After came out. We played this song every day that summer. Some of it, sitting by our ol' pool. Most of it, crying and wishing he didn't die. "Try to keep myself away from me."

11. Driver 8, REM. Learn to play this song on the geetar. You'll be happy you did.

12. Breathe Me, Sia. Watch the finale of Six Feet Under again. We dare you not to cry as soon as the song begins.