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Gang of Four - Damaged Goods
Daft Punk - Something About Us
Superchunk - Indoor Living

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, 26 November 2004 22:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and any Lou Barlow-penned song that is not a rocker.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, 26 November 2004 22:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Most anything by Luna.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Friday, 26 November 2004 22:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Any song off ...And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Friday, 26 November 2004 22:28 (twenty-one years ago)

gorky's 'easy love'
field mice 'if you need someone'

― keith m (keithmcl), Friday, 26 November 2004 22:39 (twenty-one years ago)

"the immigrant song"

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 26 November 2004 22:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Superstar by Sonic Youth.

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 26 November 2004 22:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Al Green

― peepee (peepee), Friday, 26 November 2004 22:52 (twenty-one years ago)

anything by GG Allin

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 26 November 2004 22:53 (twenty-one years ago)

loose joints "is it all over my face"

― my name is... (downtown81), Friday, 26 November 2004 23:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Devo "Penetration in the Centerfold"

― donut christ (donut), Friday, 26 November 2004 23:06 (twenty-one years ago)

outhere brothers "fuck you in the ass"

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 26 November 2004 23:06 (twenty-one years ago)

"You're the Best Thing" by the Style Council...and run far, far away if he does.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 26 November 2004 23:08 (twenty-one years ago)

"snowball" by devo

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 26 November 2004 23:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Heh, I only put songs I like on mixtapes, I never think about what any of the songs "mean" for the person. I could be sending out all kinds of weird messages.

― Just Kate (papa november), Friday, 26 November 2004 23:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Throbbing Gristle - Persuasion

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Friday, 26 November 2004 23:16 (twenty-one years ago)

"I've got a biscuit tin, to keep your panties in"

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Friday, 26 November 2004 23:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Gang of Four - Damaged Goods

someone put this on a mix for me once! maybe it was love.

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 26 November 2004 23:58 (twenty-one years ago)

It could possibly have been only lust, though.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, 26 November 2004 23:59 (twenty-one years ago)

*high five*

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:00 (twenty-one years ago)

*high five received*

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:01 (twenty-one years ago)

his penis

― s1ocki (slutsky), Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:01 (twenty-one years ago)

"girl you'll be a woman soon"

― Porkpie (porkpie), Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Feelings
MacArthur Park
Afternoon Delight
Achy Breaky Heart

― Uncle Billy Bo Bob, Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I think those mean he hates you.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and ANY Modern Lovers with the possible exceptions of Roadrunner and She Cracked.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:20 (twenty-one years ago)

anything by r. kelly. esp. if he's into water games.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Anal Cunt

― Mickey, Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:45 (twenty-one years ago)

"Glad To Be Gay"

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:48 (twenty-one years ago)

anything by stars

― cutty (mcutt), Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:57 (twenty-one years ago)

marissa marchant - emu

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:57 (twenty-one years ago)

ac/dc, "let me put my love in you"

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Saturday, 27 November 2004 00:58 (twenty-one years ago)

sister sledge "thinking of you"

― Drew Daniel (Drew Daniel), Saturday, 27 November 2004 01:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Londonbeat - "I've Been Thinking About You"

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Saturday, 27 November 2004 01:40 (twenty-one years ago)

"you trip me up" - jesus and mary chain

― it's tricky (disco stu), Saturday, 27 November 2004 01:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I WOULD DIE 4 U

― Sonny, Ah!!1 (Sonny A.), Saturday, 27 November 2004 01:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Puffy - Cake is Love (if he is me and 16 and a useless indie loser)
Aphex Twin - Lichen

anything by stars
OTM

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Saturday, 27 November 2004 02:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Is "Lichen" a track off SAWII?

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 27 November 2004 02:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Superstar by Sonic Youth.

I put this on mixtapes all the time, and while I may love the recipient in a platonic fashion, no erotic desire is intended. Kotton Krown might be a better SY choice, but I put this on stuff too.

I would suggest 'What She's Like' by Dexy's Midnight Runners, myself. But it takes up a fair part of a tape. But maybe that emphasises it's intent.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Saturday, 27 November 2004 02:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah! It's on disc two I think, so so soft but wraps around you, the sort of thing you'd never share with someone you didn't trust.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Saturday, 27 November 2004 02:12 (twenty-one years ago)

x-post - I got sent WSL once! It was love :(

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Saturday, 27 November 2004 02:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah yes, figured it might be that one.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 27 November 2004 02:15 (twenty-one years ago)

WSL tends to work best for heterosexual crushes of course. I don't know how different the mixtape signals would be for a same sex crush...

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Saturday, 27 November 2004 02:18 (twenty-one years ago)

"you trip me up" - jesus and mary chain

Haw, I was just recently considering putting this on a crush tape.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 27 November 2004 02:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Kotton Krown might be a better SY choice, but I put this on stuff too.

100% OTM

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Saturday, 27 November 2004 02:39 (twenty-one years ago)

the "something about us" suggestion is to my chagrin very OTM--

― Nick Sylvester, Saturday, 27 November 2004 03:10 (twenty-one years ago)

The Gun Club - "She's Like Heroin to Me"
Kitchens of Distinction - "Gorgeous Love" (for both genders!)

― Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Saturday, 27 November 2004 04:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh God Nick Sylvester OTM about the OTM, double chagrin - I've used it twice, once to a woman technically old enough to be my mother (my folder name for the mix was '4 supercougar'). It has been an absurd year.

― LeCoq (LeCoq), Saturday, 27 November 2004 04:43 (twenty-one years ago)

even the stars track that goes 'his mother make a scene when I come home late, she look like she's dying and she's twenty eight, I never loved that whore I never will no more, except for a month back in eighty four'?

although I guess with the 'even though I tried I couldn't make her see, I wasn't quite the man she thought I'd be' stuff you could possibly read it as a very creepy ode to coming out of the closet and hooking up with your ex's son (hopefully by a different father)

― minolta (minolta), Saturday, 27 November 2004 05:31 (twenty-one years ago)

haha omg i have put seven of these songs on tapes at least ones -- to friends and crushes alike. and i have made v.v. few tapes too!

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Saturday, 27 November 2004 08:33 (twenty-one years ago)

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I'm not really sure what the Enya track says. (Not to disparage Enya - I listened to not one, but two, Enya albums this morning! I was in someone elses flat, and other good music was scarce.)

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Monday, 29 November 2004 00:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, so interpret this, from an ex-boyfriend.

Come on in - The Association
Take yo' praise - Camille Yarbrough
A little less conversation - Elvis Presley
Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding
Big chief - Professor Longhair
Merengue - Franco
Like someone in love - Björk
Sarabanda - Bert Jansch
Stornelli amorisi - Claudio Villa
Waves Waltz - Archer Prewitt
Triple Goddess Twilight - Laura Nyro
Thinking of you - The Colourfield
Some of Shelly's Blues - Mike Nesmith

― Serene, Monday, 29 November 2004 00:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I've put Spinal Meningitis by Ween on a tape for a new girlfriend, i feel this could be make or break time.

― noise addict, Monday, 29 November 2004 01:34 (twenty-one years ago)

> But the Billy Joel song says "you've got one shot at me, otherwise I'm on my way."

OMG - you just launched me into *I understand now* mode.

I Love ILM Psychotherapy!

Thank you all.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 29 November 2004 01:42 (twenty-one years ago)

ANY chet baker song

― adam... (nordicskilla), Monday, 29 November 2004 01:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Serene, I'm not familiar with any of those except the Elvis and Otis tracks. Maybe he was saying "I'm really deep and obscure, can I redeem that for sex?"

― I Am Curious (George) (Rock Hardy), Monday, 29 November 2004 02:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk To Fuck

― mentalist (mentalist), Monday, 29 November 2004 06:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Sly and the Fam "This Is Love"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 29 November 2004 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

(s1ocki OTM)

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 29 November 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

This is the tracklisting of that serenade tape from years ago I mentioned upthread. It was the first mixtape I gave the then-gf after the relationship was underweigh.

(side one)
Roxy Music "All I Want Is You"
Half Japanese "Charmed Life"
Guv'ner "Coozwax"
Ween "Don't Laugh I Love You"
Nick Lowe "Dose Of You"
Sloan "Everything You've Done Wrong"
De La Soul "Eye Know"
Apples In Stereo "Go"
Go-Go's "Head Over Heels"
Pet Shop Boys "Heart"
Make-Up "How Pretty Can U Get?"
Sparklehorse "Hundreds Of Sparrows"
Matthew Sweet "I've Been Waiting"
Beat Happening "Jamboree"
Sebadoh "Kath"
(side two)
Human League "Love Action"
Bats "Mad On You"
Unrest "Make Out Club"
T. Rex "Mambo Sun"
Replacements "My Favorite Thing"
Beta Band "Round The Bend" (not really a serenade but I figured that a breather was necessary and that she'd like this track)
Modern Lovers "Someone I Care About"
Vaselines "Son Of A Gun"
Pavement "Spit On A Stranger"
Handsome Boy Modeling School "Sunshine"
Prince "Take Me With U"
R.E.M. "You Are The Everything"
Maxwell "Gotta Get: Closer"

Aside from the last track, the tape is in alphabetical order by song title. HARDCORE!

― miccio (miccio), Monday, 29 November 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

aw, "kath"

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Monday, 29 November 2004 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh my God I made the lamest mix tapes in the '80s for girls/ girlfriends. Worst offenders:

"Thirteen" by Big Star
or
"Pale Blue Eyes" by VU

― MM, Monday, 29 November 2004 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

aw, "kath"

that was her fave too

― miccio (miccio), Monday, 29 November 2004 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I am only now recovering from the mental breakdown prompted by over-analysing every track on a mix in an effort not to look scary.

― coco, Monday, 29 November 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Mix crush tapes are tricky business. I was madly in love with a boy (and he with me) until he sent me a mixed tape while we were apart working different cities for a bit. The opening track was "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" by ZZ Top. It was the beginning of the end for us.

― Molly, Monday, 29 November 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

haha when my relationship went long distance my mixtapes got more rawk-badass too! I kinda forgot I was supposed to be making tapes for her, not just throwing stuff I liked at her

I'm far too self-conscious about all this malarkey to make crush tapes again. I'll happily copy music someone wants to hear, but affection will be expressed via rude hand gestures and free pizza.

― miccio (miccio), Monday, 29 November 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

haha html cut out my [/ nick hornby] at the end of the first paragraph

― miccio (miccio), Monday, 29 November 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

"playground love" by Air means he's all gooey over you.

actually, if he really loves you, he'll probably slip something on there that only dudes are supposed like, like Shellac or Pussy Galore or fucking Tad, just to see if you go for it. if you respond positively, you're pretty much stuck with him for life, so be careful. you've made him stalker material now.

― Dr. Doom, Tuesday, 30 November 2004 01:29 (twenty-one years ago)

dr. doom OTM.

reading the phrase "fucking Tad" made my night.

― Ian John50n (orion), Tuesday, 30 November 2004 02:23 (twenty-one years ago)

omg, dr doom SO otm re: playground love (and everything else)

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 30 November 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks you, gentlemen.

― Dr. Doom, Tuesday, 30 November 2004 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

"the window song" by the mountain goats is a good one.

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Tuesday, 30 November 2004 19:40 (twenty-one years ago)

"When I'm 64" = it's half-an-hour past time for that restraining order.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 30 November 2004 19:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I am obviously living proof of the truth in Dr. Doom's statement.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 30 November 2004 21:56 (twenty-one years ago)

three weeks pass...

what about this tape from a girl a fancied ?

A)
General public : tenderness
xtc : when you're near me
colin newman : can i explain the delay
cars : just what i needed
gogos : vacation
prince : i would die for u
ivory joe hunter : since i met you baby
tom waits : the piano has been drinking
air miami : world cup fever
josie cotton : johnny are you queer
stereolab : peng ! 33
latin playboys : ten believers / crayon sun
buddy holly : not fade away / words of love
B)
haircut 100 : love plus one
aphex twin : ?
Ivy : don't believe a word
psychedelic furs : love my way
english beat : save it for later
echo&bunnymen : the cutter
heaven 17 : let me go
stereolab : perversion
catpower : still in love with you
dirty three.

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Friday, 24 December 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

The Church's "Under the Milky Way" is surely the definitive song here?

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Friday, 24 December 2004 18:10 (twenty-one years ago)

four years pass...

ok if a guy makes you a mixtape with songs that are all like "i love you" and "you're a pretty girl" and shit like that then he's sprung 4 u, confirm/deny

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:15 (seventeen years ago)

he sounds like a bit of a socially naive crepe imho, but u should smash anyway.

― ian, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:17 (seventeen years ago)

lol

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:18 (seventeen years ago)

does dude just not have any game whatsoever?

― ian, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:20 (seventeen years ago)

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:21 (seventeen years ago)

(chekc yr mail by the way, unrelated to this)

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:21 (seventeen years ago)

track list?

― velko, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:23 (seventeen years ago)

ok if a guy makes you a mixtape with songs that are all like "i love you" and "you're a pretty girl" and shit like that then he's sprung 4 u, confirm/deny

― roxymuzak, Sunday, January 25, 2009 1:15 AM (8 minutes ago)

does dude just not have any game whatsoever?

― ian, Sunday, January 25, 2009 1:20 AM (3 minutes ago)

does not compute

― BIGrack HOOSein Obama (k3vin k.), Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:24 (seventeen years ago)

lol at tracklist request

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:26 (seventeen years ago)

i wanna put one of the multiple and great i want yous on a tape for a girl but i can only do so by offsetting it on the tracklisting writing (I DON'T WANT YOU) underneath. i think some you're-so-pretty = nature of popular music : all/strategically placed syrupy side-ending you're-so pretty = crushing on you.

― schlump, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:33 (seventeen years ago)

he is def sprung for you and u must decide 4 uself if this is cute or creepy

― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:36 (seventeen years ago)

well we've already smooched and stuff so its not like hes just some idiotic schmoe

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:38 (seventeen years ago)

thank you for your input though ian lol

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:38 (seventeen years ago)

I can't remember the last time anyone made me a mixtape. :_:

That's something I do miss.

― We've Got A Lovebox And We're Gonna Use It (Masonic Boom), Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:39 (seventeen years ago)

smooch tape

― velko, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:40 (seventeen years ago)

dude is sprung like zebedee.

― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:43 (seventeen years ago)

havent had one in ages so its kinda neat actually

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:44 (seventeen years ago)

Maybe there's some performance art deal going on.

― Matos W.K., Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:52 (seventeen years ago)

You know, it's a crush mix about a crush mix or something.

― Matos W.K., Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:53 (seventeen years ago)

Or, you know, a fruitful few minutes of iTunes searching specific word combos. (I'm totally, probably wrongly, taking it that the "you're a pretty girls" and "I love yous" are in the titles.)

― Matos W.K., Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:54 (seventeen years ago)

maybe a boy just wants to smash

― BIGrack HOOSein Obama (k3vin k.), Sunday, 25 January 2009 06:59 (seventeen years ago)

also lol!

someone put this on a mix for me once! maybe it was love.

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, November 26, 2004 6:58 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
It could possibly have been only lust, though.
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, November 26, 2004 6:59 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
*high five*
― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, November 26, 2004 7:00 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
*high five received*
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, November 26, 2004 7:01 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

this seems so old times in a way

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 25 January 2009 07:02 (seventeen years ago)

boy probably doesnt have to worry about it tbh xpost

― roxymuzak, Sunday, 25 January 2009 07:02 (seventeen years ago)

he wuvs u

― Women can be captains too, you know? (jim), Sunday, 25 January 2009 07:03 (seventeen years ago)

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A boy obviously loves you if he puts _______________ on a mixtape for you.