LOL Good point! Sometimes skipping songs on shuffle to find a 4 takes more time than just listening to a song. It always makes me laugh when it plays two songs in a row that are back to back on an album. Or both versions of a song (like QPG or Everybody) back to back. What are the chances? (Pun also intended.)
The other day, I was listening to my old digital list that I somehow managed to get on google music before my computer died and it played every version of QPG back to back that I had, which is a lot because it's the only single I bought both versions of. And as I've mentioned, I adore it, so I had the best time on that drive, lol. I could do the math, but it makes it less fun. So I'll just say that reaping the benefits of the chances was awesome!
Aww, I also love Not the Other Guy and Falling in Love Again. And I agree about 3-5. Addicted is okay, but So Far Away and Special are both skip songs for me. I have the Japanese version of that album, so I also have Jewel in Our Hearts at the end, which I enjoy because it makes me laugh. It's such a strange song in English, but I love singing along to it in the car.
It's the rise and fall of his voice for different lines in both of them. That and the adorable little uh-ohs. I'm not sure if they're meant to be just random audibles, but I like to think they're literal uh-ohs, because it makes it cuter.
The only thing that bothers me is why it changes from "you" to "her" in the second verse. Like why is "calling just to hear you breathing" less creepy than "watching you sleep while you're dreaming"? Like at least the girl let him into her bed, calling to hear "breathing" implies he's not saying anything and she's not talking either, lol. While I'm on this mini rant, "speaking" and "breathing" have the same sound, so why not "speaking"? But the song is too good to nitpick while it's on, just here.
Aw, that's the version I bought when I realized I didn't own a hard copy of it. I haven't listened to it from the CD yet though, just digital still.
I actually have two BSB playlist for the car, one that has all their songs (including B-sides and unreleased songs, solo songs, etc.) in alphabetical order that I usually play on shuffle, and one that has all the albums in order that I listen to in order. I'm less likely to skip when I'm listening to the album playlist.
Hmm... That's smart. I do like the spotify one because it does that and is shuffleable, but its downside is that they call it "The Complete Backstreet Boys" and the Boys (or whoever is in charge of their spotify) made the playlist, but it doesn't have b-sides or the import albums. It's not the complete Backstreet Boys without Backstreet's Back or the red album, Boys!