I've got a "friend" driving in this weekend and I'm making her a CD for the trip back and it got me wondering. Does the post-modern female still understand the significance behind this gesture? Does the CD mixtape have less value than the audiotape mix? Anyway, here's the tentative playlist as of last night. I welcome any suggestions or comments by the musical savants. Dossier on "friend": Female early late 20's top 40 sororiety type. Favorite Song: The Promise - When in Rome Last Known CD Bought: Taylor Swift Recently Discovered: D.A.N.C.E. - Justice Playlist 1) Is This It? - The Strokes 2) Evil - Interpol 3) Happy Alone - Earlimart 4) Lips Like Sugar - Echo & The Bunnymen 5) Here Comes Your Man - Pixies 6) Let's Call It Off (Girl Talk Remix) - Peter, Bjorn, and John 7) I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz 8) Daydream in Blue - I Monster 9) Purple (Air Mix) - Crustation 10) Little Bit - Lykke Li 11) Kids - MGMT 12) I Melt With You - Nouvelle Vague 13) Not About Love - Fiona Apple 14)The Truth - Handsome Boy Modeling School 15) Smoke & Mirrors - RJD2 16) Miss You - The Concretes 17) Say Yes - Elliott Smith 18) Islands In The Stream - Constantines + Feist 19) To Be Alone With You - Sufjan Stevens 20) Take Everything - Mazzy Star
Wow, guys still do this? You rock on with your bad self. I think it's cute. I don't know all the songs, but the ones I do know I would imagine she will like.
Needs more Tuvan throat singing. And if she doesn't like a band that named itself after a Get A Life episode, she's not worth it. Rock on, S.P.E.W.E.Y.!
I was all about the mix tape back in the day. I made one girl who broke my heart a "so you broke up with me" mixtape, full of guilt inducing bitter sweet breakup songs. She called me the very next day and was like, "Thanks for the CD... I love it!" I guess I learned the hard way that some people just don't listen to song lyrics or have any idea what songs are about. My wife still has an entire CD collection of music I put together for her right before we got engaged.
Interesting. I'm torn between NIN - Get Down Make Love and Lord Of Acids - I sit on Acid as the hidden track.
I like NIN better... but then I can't stand Taylor Swift, so maybe I'm not the best at gauging what your girl will like.
NIN- Perfect Drug If she likes oldies some Otis Redding could help seal the deal.. These Arms of Mine is always a good choice..
People still do this? The last time a chick gave me a "mix CD" was 10 years ago - and i literally laughed out loud. I don't think I've ever given anyone a mixtape in my life... seems way to cheesy.
