IPod classic's display: always have to see time?

Hello,
I really go used to my 30GB iPod over the years and miss its display. Whereas the new iPod classic shows the time/clock while listening to a song, the display of the 30GB iPod showed the actual song that was playing.
Is there any (easy) way to change the display of the iPod classic? The display really bugs me! I've read that there are some crazy hack-jobs to help with this issue, but I was hoping for something easier.
Thanks!

And I do realize this has been posted before. I am hoping that since it's been posted on here, perhaps there has been a fix for it. I'm guessing not, though?

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IPod classic's display: always have to see time?

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