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PC World just published their self-described official and idiosyncratic list of the top 50 gadgets of the past 50 years. The top spot was won by the Sony Walkman (1979); runner up is the Apple iPod (2001).

Which suggests the following useful analogy:

Gang of Four ("Entertainment!" released in 1979) is to the Walkman as Franz Ferdinand ("Franz Ferdinand" released in 2004) is to the iPod.

Of course, Go4 has complicated things by reuniting and getting all self-referential and all. But the portable player angle gets really spooky when you consider the FF breakout was "Take Me Out."

Make of these startling parallels what you will.