Liz’s Themed Mix CDs
Here are some track listings from a few of the non-personalized mixes I’ve compiled over the years. Before you read too much into my musical taste from what you see here, bear in mind that some of these songs are a product of the themes or my musical obsessions at the time. That said, I still like listening to them. If you think you might too, get in touch and I’d be happy to do a mix trade.
(These are in reverse chronological order to protect myself from my youthfulness.)
Compiled March 2009. For Kaitlin H., Julian Y., and PDT.
"Joy is sort of an overly emotional emotion." –Liz
- 01. Langhorne Slim - In The Midnight
- 02. Belle and Sebastian - I’m a Cuckoo (by The Avalanches)
- 03. MGMT - Kids
- 04. Moldy Peaches - Country Fair
- 05. These United States - Honor Amongst Thieves
- 06. Kirsty MacColl - In These Shoes
- 07. The Kleptones - See
- 08. My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - Lucifier's Flowers
- 09. Unicorns - I Was Born (A Unicorn)
- 10. Liz Phair - Turning Japanese
- 11. New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour
- 12. Björk - Hyperballad (Brodsky Quartet Version)
- 13. Magnetic Fields - The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side
- 14. Benoît Charest - Belleville Rendez-Vous
- 15. Hidden Cameras - Ban Marriage
- 16. Cake - Stickshifts And Safetybelts
- 17. The Divine Comedy - In Pursuit of Happiness
- 18. Florence and the Machine - Kiss With a Fist
- 19. Clutch - The Elephant Riders
- 20. Patsy Cline - Back in Baby's Arms
- 21. Dufus - Wrinkle
- 22. Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky
- 23. World Inferno Friendship Society - All The World Is A Stage (Dive)
[NB: Most of these are actually happy songs. Some of them only *sound* happy. So sue me.]
I put this together in the aftermath of a radio show on the same theme I did with Pat F. Timing unsure, but it was probably around Spring 2004.
- 01. Cher with Beavis and Butthead - I Got You Babe
- 02. The Moldy Peaches - Anyone Else But You
- 03. Willie Wisely - Tromeo & Juliet Theme
- 04. Björk - I’ve Seen it All (With Thom Yorke)
- 05. Jeffrey Lewis - Amanda is a Scalape
- 06. The Magnetic Fields - Yeah! Oh, Yeah!
- 07. Schwervon - Poseur
- 08. Double Deuce - When the Chips are Down (I Rally the Team)
- 09. Sugarcubes - Sick For Toys
- 10. Luna - Bonnie and Clyde
- 11. P.J. Harvey - This Mess We're In
- 12. Rorschach Test - Sex
- 13. Wild Party Cast - People Like Us
- 14. Marilyn Manson and the Sneaker Pimps - Long Hard Road Out of Hell
- 15. X - Crystal Ship
- 16. Deftones - MX
- 17. Bundles - Clutter
- 18. Tori Amos - Past The Mission
- 19. The Music Man Cast - Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You
- 20. Meatloaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light
Compiled May 2004. Consider this my attempt at Antifolk outreach.
Track list:
- 01. The Moldy Peaches - Country Fair
- 02. Seth Faergolzia - Wrinkle
- 03. Double Deuce - Taboo
- 04. Herman Düne - Frogs Never Drink
- 05. Steven Mertens - Lingerie
- 06. Kimya Dawson - The Beer
- 07. Milk Kan - Bling Bling Baby
- 08. The Festival - Kick in the Crack
- 09. Jeffrey Lewis - Seattle
- 10. Amber Fuller & Jared Layman - Carlos
- 11. Toby Goodshank - Lobotomy Laundry (Live)
- 12. Langhorne Slim - Love Letter Blues
- 13. The Bundles - Pirates (Live)
- 14. Sam Grossman - Rock Autumn
- 15. Soce, The Elemental Wizard - I’m That
- 16. The Babyskins - Leave a Message
- 17. Tony Hightower - My Love Goes With You
- 18. Regina Spektor - Ne me Quitte Pas
- 19. The Wave Pictures - In Her Kitchen
- 20. Brer Brian - Party
- 21. Adam Green - My Shadow Tags on Behind
- 22. Yoko Kukuchi - Five Days
- 23. Lippe - I’m Not in the Air
- 24. Emily Brodsky - A Million Different Yous
- 25. Dufus - Silly Baboon
- 26. Schwervon! - American Girl
Source Notes:
- 01. The Moldy Peaches - Country Fair. From the “Country Fair” CD single. Also on Unreleased Cutz and Live Jams 1994-2000 (Rough Trade 2003). See http://www.moldypeaches.com/.
- 02. Seth Faergolzia – Wrinkle. From Don’t Call Me Hippie (2004). Also on Dufus’ Ball of Design (ROIR 2004). See http://www.faergolzia.com/.
- 03. Double Deuce – Taboo. From their self-titled debut album (Unicornsounds 2002). Also on Camp Candy (Olive Juice Music 2005). See http://www.unicornsounds.com/double.htm or http://www.olivejuicemusic.com/doubledeuce.html.
- 04. Herman Düne - Frogs Never Drink. From The Luv-a-Lot Compilation (Luv-a-Lot Records 2003). See http://www.hermandune.com/.
- 05. Steven Mertens - Lingerie. From the Unicornsounds, Vol. 1 compilation.
- 06. Kimya Dawson - The Beer. From My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess (Proanti 2002). See http://www.kimyadawson.com/.
- 07. Milk Kan - Bling Bling Baby. From Anti-Up (The Magazine), issue 2. See http://www.milkkan.com/.
- 08. The Festival - Kick in the Crack. From The Luv-a-Lot Compilation (Luv-a-Lot Records 2003).
- 09. Jeffrey Lewis - Seattle. From The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane And Other Favorites (Rough Trade 2002). See http://www.thejeffreylewissite.com/.
- 10. Amber Fuller & Jared Layman – Carlos. From the Unicornsounds, Vol. 1 compilation.
- 11. Toby Goodshank - Lobotomy Laundry (Live). Source unknown. Also on This is for John Word (2001), Toby Goodshank: Live @ Trash (2001), and Compound (2002). See http://www.olivejuicemusic.com/tobygoodshank.html.
- 12. Langhorne Slim - Love Letter Blues. From The Luv-a-Lot Compilation (Luv-a-Lot Records 2003). See http://www.langhorneslim.com/.
- 13. The Bundles - Pirates (Live). From the Festival Antifolk #2 in Mains d’Oeuvres, Paris on December 12, 2002. Originally hosted at http://www.piwu.net/. The Bundles are Anders Griffen, Kimya Dawson, Jeff Lewis, and Jack Lewis.
- 14. Sam Grossman - Rock Autumn. From The Luv-a-Lot Compilation (Luv-a-Lot Records 2003).
- 15. Soce, The Elemental Wizard - I’m That. From Anti-Up (The Magazine), issue 1. Also on I’m in My Own World (2004). See http://www.socetew.com/
- 16. The Babyskins - Leave a Message. From The Luv-a-Lot Compilation (Luv-a-Lot Records 2003). See http://www.olivejuicemusic.com/thebabyskins.html.
- 17. Tony Hightower - My Love Goes With You. From Anti-Up (The Magazine), issue 2. The fourth song recorded for Tony’s Area 52 project, for which he wrote one song each week for a year. See http://www.nervousnero.com/52/.
- 18. Regina Spektor - Ne me Quitte Pas. From Songs (2002). See http://www.reginaspektor.com/.
- 19. The Wave Pictures - In Her Kitchen. From The Luv-a-Lot Compilation (Luv-a-Lot Records 2003).
- 20. Brer Brian - Party. From Anti-Up (The Magazine), issue 1. See http://www.brerbrian.com/.
- 21. Adam Green - My Shadow Tags on Behind. From Garfield (2002). See http://www.adamgreen.net/.
- 22. Yoko Kukuchi - Five Days. From Anti-Up (The Magazine), issue 4. See http://www.yokokikuchi.com/.
- 23. Lippe - I’m Not in the Air. From The Luv-a-Lot Compilation (Luv-a-Lot Records 2003).
- 24. Emily Brodsky - A Million Different Yous. See http://www.geocities.com/nikkirk/emilynssongs.html.
- 25. Dufus - Silly Baboon. From Neuborns (2001). See http://www.dufus.tv/.
- 26. Schwervon! - American Girl. From Quick Frozen Small Yellow Cracker (Olive Juice Music 2001). See http://www.olivejuicemusic.com/schwervon.html.
See Also:
(Hard and Extreme Female Vocalists)
Compiled October 2003. For Nell H., who tends to underestimate female musicians.
- 01. Pet - 360°
- 02. Sexpod - A Wedding Song
- 03. P.J. Harvey - Rid of Me
- 04. The Hissyfits - Something Wrong
- 05. Alanis Morissette - Forgiven
- 06. Rasputina - Rats
- 07. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Bang
- 08. Think of England - Look Down
- 09. Hole - Violet
- 10. Gina Young - College
- 11. Drill - I Like You
- 12. Diamanda Galás (with John Paul Jones) - Tony
- 13. Thea Gilmore - Sugar
- 14. Cat Power - Nude as the News
- 15. Skunk Anansie - Twisted (Everyday Hurts)
- 16. L7 - Shitlist
- 17. Karyn Kuhl - Cherry Dream (unreleased Sexpod demo)
- 18. The Day the Earth Stood Still - Kidicarus
- 19. Poe - Control (Apocalypse Remix)
- 20. Sahara Hotnights - I Know Exactly What to Do
For CUSFS. Timing unsure, but probably compiled around Spring 2003.
- 01. Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
- 02. Rasputina - Transylvanian Concubine
- 03. Atreyu - A Vampire’s Lament
- 04. Sesame Street - Batty Bat
- 05. Magnetic Fields - I Have The Moon
- 06. Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Theme
- 07. Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting
- 08. Dance of the Vampires Cast - Eternity
- 09. Devil's Brigade - Vampire Girl
- 10. Vampire Princess Miyu - Killing Song
- 11. Mercury Rev - Vampire Blues
- 12. Allan Sherman - My Son, The Vampire
- 13. Phillip Glass with the Kronos Quartet - The End of Dracula
- 14. Rob Zombie - Dragula
- 15. Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast - Sweet Transvestite
- 16. Tsunami Bomb - Rotting Vampire Eyeballs
- 17. My Chemical Romance - Vampires Will Never Hurt You
- 18. Buffy Musical - Let Me Rest in Peace
- 19. Suburban Vamps - Vampire Girl
- 20. Castlevania - Vampire Killer
- 21. Voltaire - The Vampire Club
- 22. Future Bible Heroes - I’m A Vampire
I made this for Reina H. It was not remotely intended as an insult, but you may have to listen to it to figure out why. Timing unsure.
- 01. Queenie Was a Blonde - from The Wild Party
- 02. A Rose is a Rose OR Not a Virgin - Poe
- 03. Runaround Sue - Dion
- 04. Ms. 45 - L7
- 05. Femme Fatale - The Velvet Underground
- 06. Mein Herr - from Cabaret
- 07. I Jus’ Lie - Snot
- 08. Girls! Girls! Girls! - Liz Phair
- 09. Toucha Toucha Toucha Touch Me - from The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- 10. Tough - Prick
- 11. I Cain’t Say No! - Poe (from Oklahoma)
- 12. For Lovin’ Me - Peter, Paul & Mary
- 13. Always True To You (In My Fashion) - from Kiss Me Kate
- 14. User Friendly - Marilyn Manson
- 15. Dirty Girl - Sexpod
- 16. Sadder But Wiser Girl - from The Music Man
And finally, because a good mix should never be without irony...
- 17. Oops... I Did It Again - Britney Spears
I seem to recall first making this for Neil Gaiman, inspired by a bit of dialogue between Desire and Rose Walker in The Sandman (the "Especially not love. I hate love." part). But the appeal is somewhat more generic than that. Timing unsure.
- 01. Go to Hell - Drill
- 02. The World Has Turned and Left Me Here - Weezer
- 03. That Day - Poe
- 04. Mascara - Deftones
- 05. Friend is a Four Letter Word - Cake
- 06. Right Through You - Alanis Morissette
- 07. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
- 08. Not My Idea - Garbage
- 09. Breakin’ Up - Violent Femmes
- 10. Just You Wait - from My Fair Lady
- 11. I'm Gonna Burn Your Playhouse Down - Proclaimers
- 12. Divorce Song - Liz Phair
- 13. Postmortem On Our Love - Flash Girls
- 14. I Don’t Care Much - from Cabaret
- 15. Cut Me Out - Toadies
- 16. Leather - Tori Amos
- 17. The End of Something - The Rollins Band
- 18. There Is No Love Between Us Anymore - Pop Will Eat Itself
- 19. Is That All There Is? - John Parish and Polly Jean Harvey
- 20. Your Lies Become You - Monster Magnet
- 21. The Long Grift - from Hedwig and the Angry Inch
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