Repeat Songs - Throwback Edition

I thought it would be fun to take a look at some of the repeat to death songs from my past.

Fall 2004/ Spring 2005

Remember when iTunes was shiny and brand new and you could get a code for a free song under the cap of a Pepsi? UB had recently become a Pepsi campus so we were all so excited to get free songs. Usher's 'Caught Up' was one of the first songs I ever downloaded. It still stands as the #1 played song in my iTunes. I remember when I went to MBA prom my first year, I took my friend Ryan. We had a fine evening - Ry was always super fun to be around; we'd been friends forever. The next day, I was repeat listening to this song while cleaning/studying/something and I set my away message as 'So caught up'. Beth called almost immediately and said, "Uhoh, what happened?" And I said, "What?" And she said, "What happened last night that you're so caught up?" And I cracked up and said, "I became even more obsessed with Usher? They're just lyrics."

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