diff --git a/bin/ascoltami b/bin/ascoltami
--- a/bin/ascoltami
+++ b/bin/ascoltami
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ from twisted.web import xmlrpc, server
 
 import run_local
 from light9 import networking, showconfig, wavelength
+from light9.namespaces import L9, MUS
+from light9.uihelpers import toplevelat
 
 from pympd import Mpd
 
@@ -131,9 +133,12 @@ class Player:
             if self.state.get() != stat.state:
                 self.state.set(stat.state)
 
-        if self.state.get() != stat.state:
-            self.state.set(stat.state)
-
+            if hasattr(stat, 'time_elapsed'):
+                elapsed = stat.time_elapsed
+                songnum = stat.song
+                total = stat.time_total
+                if self.mpd_is_lying and elapsed < 3:
+                    self.mpd_is_lying = False
 
                 # mpd lies about elapsed, song, and total during the last
                 # .5sec of each song. so we coast through that part
@@ -269,16 +274,13 @@ class GoButton:
         
 
 
-def buildsonglist(root,songfiles,player):
+def buildsonglist(root, graph, songs, player):
     songlist=tk.Frame(root,bd=2,relief='raised',bg='black')
 
-    prefixlen=len(os.path.commonprefix(songfiles))
-    # include to the last os.sep- dont crop path elements in the middle
-    prefixlen=songfiles[0].rfind(os.sep)+1 
-    maxsfwidth=max([len(x[prefixlen:]) for x in songfiles])
+    maxsfwidth=max([len(graph.label(song)) for song in songs])
 
-    for i,sf in enumerate(songfiles):
-        b=tk.Button(songlist,text=sf[prefixlen:],width=maxsfwidth,
+    for i,song in enumerate(songs):
+        b=tk.Button(songlist,text=graph.label(song),width=maxsfwidth,
                     anchor='w',pady=0,bd=0,relief='flat',
                     font="arial 14 bold")
         b.bind("<Configure>",lambda ev,b=b:
@@ -299,7 +301,7 @@ def buildsonglist(root,songfiles,player)
 
         def color_buttons(x, y, z, song=song, b=b):
             name = player.filename_var.get()
-            if name == sf[prefixlen:]:
+            if name == graph.value(song, L9['showPath']):
                 b['bg'] = 'grey50'
             else:
                 b['bg'] = 'black'
@@ -460,15 +462,20 @@ class ControlButtons(tk.Frame):
 ############################
 
 
-if len(songfiles)<1:
-    songfiles = [f for f in os.listdir(showconfig.musicDir())
-                 if f.endswith('wav')]
-    songfiles.sort()
 
+def main():
+    global graph
+    parser = OptionParser()
+    graph = showconfig.getGraph()
     (options, songfiles) = parser.parse_args()
 
-songlist = buildsonglist(root,songfiles,player)
-songlist.pack(fill='both',exp=1)
+    if len(songfiles)<1:
+        graph = showconfig.getGraph()
+        playList = graph.value(L9['show/dance2007'], L9['playList'])
+        songs = list(graph.items(playList))
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError("don't know how to make rdf song nodes from cmdline song paths")
+
 
     root=tk.Tk()
     root.wm_title("ascoltami")
@@ -476,7 +483,8 @@ songlist.pack(fill='both',exp=1)
     root.config(bg="black")
     player=Player()
 
-    songlist = buildsonglist(root, songfiles, player)
+    songlist = buildsonglist(root, graph, songs, player)
+    songlist.pack(fill='both',exp=1)
 
     seeker = Seeker(root, player)