iTunes is like that kid from high school who knows just how big of a loser you were in tenth grade, then you run into them one night when you’re out with all your friends at a bar. You spend the whole night praying that they don’t make you look like an idiot, but inevitably iTunes opens it’s big mouth.

For both my Macbook Pro and Apple TV I use the “iTunes Artwork” option for my screen saver. It’s a cool enough feature, but one that comes with a huge trade off. On the one hand you’ve got a nifty lil’ custom screen saver, on the other you give iTunes free reign over your iTunes library and screen. This may not seem like that big a deal, but think about it for a minute. As proud as you may be at times of your music collection, inevitably a guilty pleasure finds it’s way into the mix from time to time. Now there is nothing wrong with that…as long as word doesn’t get out that you secretly rock out to that terrible Chumbawamba song we all deny we loved so much in fifth grade.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been interrupted mid speech by something like “Dude! Is that ‘Like A Prayer’ in your iTunes?” (Yeah, that’s right, I’ve got Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” in my iTunes…and I love it.) Between terrible one hit wonders and my unavoidable pop-punk past, for every band who’s shirt I’d proudly sport at even the most hipster of venues, there is bound to be one or two who’s very existence merit not “sharing” my iTunes library.

Damn you iTunes!

MP3: Madonna - “Like A Prayer”