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Vic Sage Mar 25 2011 11:55 AM

one of the fun things to do with your music is to make mixed "tapes" or playlists on your ipod, that are based on a particular theme or idea. So here's the exercise for a Friday afternoon: Post a playlist of songs that: - have no more than 20-25 songs / 60-70 minutes of playing time (standard CD length) - with no more than 3 songs from any one artist (its a "mix", after all) - with at least some connection to some central theme or idea (get creative, people!) - with songs you would actually listen to! (not an intellectual exercise -- its got to be songs you like!) Ready, set ... GO! Ok, i'll go first. Here's one i have on my ipod. Some of the selections are well known, some obscure; some have an obvious connection to the theme, some are more oblique in their relationship. "Heroes & Superheroes": 1) Firefly (Main Theme) - 0:52/ Joss Whedon / Firefly (Original Television Soundtrack) 2) Into the West - 5:48 / Annie Lennox & Howard Shore / Lord of the Rings - Return of the King (Motion Picture Soundtrack) 3) Superboy and the Invisible Girl - 2:08 / Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast) 4) It's Superman - 1:55/ Superman (It's A Bird It's A Plane It's...) (Original Broadway Cast) 5) Sunshine Superman - 3:15/ Donovan / Sunshine Superman 6) Flash Gordon - 2:47 / Queen / (from motion picture "Flash Gordon") 7) Magneto and Titanium Man - 3:16 / Paul McCartney & Wings / Venus and Mars 8) Larger Than Life - 4:49 / My Favorite Year (Original Broadway Cast) 9) Super Heroes - 1:58 / The Rocky Horror Show (Broadway revival Cast) 10) Heroes - 3:38 / David Bowie / Best of Bowie 11) Holding Out for a Hero - 5:48 / Bonnie Tyler /Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire 12) Let Joy And Innocence Prevail - 5:02 / Grace Jones / Toys (Motion Picture Soundtrack) 13) (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman - 5:59 / The Kinks / Kinks: Ultimate Collection 14) We Don't Need Another Hero - 4:17 / Tina Turner / Road Warrior III: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (Motion Picture Soundtrack) 15) A Hero Comes Home - 3:13 / Idina Menzel / Beowulf (Motion Picture Soundtrack) 16) Superman (It's Not Easy) - 3:42 / Five for Fighting / America Town 17) Catch Me Now I'm Falling - 5:59 / The Kinks / The Best of the Kinks 1977-1986 18) Superman - 2:53 / R.E.M. / Life's Rich Pageant 19) Greatest American Hero (Believe It Or Not) - 1:47 /Tee Vee Toons /Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70's & 80's (TV Soundtrack) 20) Not Afraid - 4:08 / Eminem / Recovery 21) Who I'd Be - 4:00 / Shrek the Musical (Original Broadway Cast)

batmagadanleadoff Mar 25 2011 12:02 PM Re: your playlists

Recommended add-on Superlungs My Supergirl, Donovan [youtube]vrG8eg_txJI[/youtube]

metsmarathon Mar 25 2011 12:09 PM Re: your playlists

i'd recommend the spin doctors' jimmy olsen blues from whence came their pocket full of kryptonite album title

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 25 2011 12:23 PM Re: your playlists

I'm gonna break all your rules right off the bat, but I think I came up with a good mix recently: 15 songs/59 minutes: 1. West of the Fields 2. Little America 3. Wendell Gee 4. Superman 5. Oddfellows Local 151 6. "Untitled" (Track 11) 7. Me in Honey 8. Find the River 9. You 10. Electrolite 11. Falls to Climb 12. Beachball 13. Around the Sun 14. I'm Gonna DJ 15. Blue The connection? They are the last song on each of REM's 15 studio albums in order. If you like REM (like I do, or at least try to these days) you'd be hard-pressed, I think, to come up with a better mix representing each album. 2, 6, 7, 8 and 10 are arguably the best tunes on their respective albums and the only real stinkers are 9 and 14, IMO. 15 is the newest one, an epic closer that ends with strains from the first song on the album. Fun! PS, you can listen to it here.

Willets Point Mar 25 2011 12:32 PM Re: your playlists

I actually just discovered a website yesterday called PatesTapeswhere this guy streams all of the mix tapes he's made over the years. It's pretty cool!

sharpie Mar 25 2011 12:55 PM Re: your playlists

For the last couple of years I've made playlists for wherever I'm traveling: I've made them for Miami-Everglades-Sarasota; Peru; Guatemala; Baltimore; Wisconsin; New Jersey; Brooklyn; Massachusetts and, since I'm leaving in a couple of weeks for Paris I've made two: one for songs that mention Paris (in a couple only France, in one Strasburg since we're going there as well); the second one is comprised of songs that are in French, partially in French or are in English but sung by French people. The second one is 30 songs long so exceeds Vic's allowance. Here's the first one: 1. April in Paris -- Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong 2. French Style -- Jonathan Richman 3. In France -- Frank Zappa 4. Strasbourg -- The Rakes 5. Paris 1919 -- John Cale 6. Une Nuit a Paris -- 10cc 7. Party in Paris -- UK Subs 8. Free Man in Paris -- Joni Mitchell 9. Slow Train -- Bob Dylan 10. The Ballad of John & Yoko -- The Beatles 11. Singapore -- Tom Waits ("walked the sewers of Paris") 12. The Ballad of Lucy Jordan -- Marianne Faithfull 13. I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris -- Morrissey 14. Jenny -- I'm From Barcelona 15. Crimes of Paris -- Elvis Costello & the Attractions 16. A Mexican Funeral in Paris -- Shane MacGowan & the Popes 17. Condition of the Heart -- Prince & the Revolution 18. Under Paris Skies -- Brave Combo 19. Parisienne Walkways -- Gary Moore 20. The Last Time I Saw Paris -- Noel Coward

Frayed Knot Mar 25 2011 12:58 PM Re: your playlists

I remember making one years back where I led off with the Dave Edmonds tune 'Girls Talk', then segued into a whole string of songs with girls names in the title. In fact I think the girls name had to be the entire title not just part of it. Elvis Costello's 'Allison' -- the Band's 'Ophelia' -- Greg Kihn's remake of 'Sheila' -- plus a bunch of others I can't remember right now.

Vic Sage Mar 25 2011 01:03 PM Re: your playlists

sharpie wrote: For the last couple of years I've made playlists for wherever I'm traveling: I've made them for Miami-Everglades-Sarasota; Peru; Guatemala; Baltimore; Wisconsin; New Jersey; Brooklyn; Massachusetts and, since I'm leaving in a couple of weeks for Paris I've made two: one for songs that mention Paris (in a couple only France, in one Strasburg since we're going there as well); the second one is comprised of songs that are in French, partially in French or are in English but sung by French people. The second one is 30 songs long so exceeds Vic's allowance. Here's the first one: 1. April in Paris -- Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong 2. French Style -- Jonathan Richman 3. In France -- Frank Zappa 4. Strasbourg -- The Rakes 5. Paris 1919 -- John Cale 6. Une Nuit a Paris -- 10cc 7. Party in Paris -- UK Subs 8. Free Man in Paris -- Joni Mitchell 9. Slow Train -- Bob Dylan 10. The Ballad of John & Yoko -- The Beatles 11. Singapore -- Tom Waits ("walked the sewers of Paris") 12. The Ballad of Lucy Jordan -- Marianne Faithfull 13. I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris -- Morrissey 14. Jenny -- I'm From Barcelona 15. Crimes of Paris -- Elvis Costello & the Attractions 16. A Mexican Funeral in Paris -- Shane MacGowan & the Popes 17. Condition of the Heart -- Prince & the Revolution 18. Under Paris Skies -- Brave Combo 19. Parisienne Walkways -- Gary Moore 20. The Last Time I Saw Paris -- Noel Coward that's a great list, and a great concept, too.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 25 2011 01:22 PM Re: your playlists

Seconded on the Frenchy mix. "Airbag," Radiohead "Little Red Corvette," Prince "Rosa Parks," OutKast "Shut Down," The Beach Boys "Autobahn," Kraftwerk "Jeepster," T. Rex "Roadrunner," The Modern Lovers "Red Hot Car," Squarepusher "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road," Lucinda Williams "Police Car," Larry Willis "Sweet Little '66," Steve Earle "(I'm A) Roadrunner," Junior Walker & The All-Stars "Ramrod," Bruce Springsteen "Always Crashing In The Same Car," David Bowie "Alphabet St," Prince "Diamonds On My Windshield," Tom Waits "Long May You Run," Neil Young Songs about cars, driving, and riding that-- more importantly-- also make a good, dynamic two-hour-long driving soundtrack. (Like Kramer's coffee table book, it does double duty.)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 25 2011 01:27 PM Re: your playlists

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Seconded on the Frenchy mix. "Airbag," Radiohead "Little Red Corvette," Prince "Rosa Parks," OutKast "Shut Down," The Beach Boys "Autobahn," Kraftwerk "Jeepster," T. Rex "Roadrunner," The Modern Lovers "Red Hot Car," Squarepusher "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road," Lucinda Williams "Police Car," Larry Willis "Sweet Little '66," Steve Earle "(I'm A) Roadrunner," Junior Walker & The All-Stars "Ramrod," Bruce Springsteen "Always Crashing In The Same Car," David Bowie "Alphabet St," Prince "Diamonds On My Windshield," Tom Waits "Long May You Run," Neil Young Songs about cars, driving, and riding that-- more importantly-- also make a good, dynamic two-hour-long driving soundtrack. (Like Kramer's coffee table book, it does double duty.) /adds "Gearjammer" by George Thorogood

Vic Sage Mar 25 2011 02:42 PM Re: your playlists Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 27 2011 08:16 AM

Frayed Knot wrote: I remember making one years back where I led off with the Dave Edmonds tune 'Girls Talk', then segued into a whole string of songs with girls names in the title. In fact I think the girls name had to be the entire title not just part of it. Elvis Costello's 'Allison' -- the Band's 'Ophelia' -- Greg Kihn's remake of 'Sheila' -- plus a bunch of others I can't remember right now. from my library: Anna - beatles Babe - styx barbara ann - beach boys Dawn - 4 seasons Emily - Elton John Gloria - van morrison Guinnevere - CSN Jennifer - Eurythmics Julia - beatles Layla - eric clapton Linda Paloma - Jackson Browne Lola - Kinks Lolita - Suzanne Vega Luka - suzanne Vega Mary Jane - Alanis Morrissette Mary Lou - Steve Miller Band Mary, Mary - Monkees Michelle - beatles Peggy Sue - buddy holly Rosie - Jackson Browne Roxanne - Police sherry - 4 seasons Susie Q - CCR Valleri - monkees Victoria - kinks on edit: -Eleanor Rigby - beatles -Alberta - Eric Claption

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 25 2011 02:49 PM Re: your playlists

No "Eleanor Rigby," "Ruby Tuesday," or "Angie?" (I'd imagine YOU'd have a recording of "Maria" on there, too, at least.)

Vic Sage Mar 25 2011 03:13 PM Re: your playlists

- i missed ELEANOR RIGBY ...doh! - wasn't sure if RUBY TUESDAY was actually her name or a name + modifier (thus making it ineligible) - i don't have ANGIE in my library i left out showtunes completely, because the list would double.

The Second Spitter Mar 26 2011 01:24 AM Re: your playlists

@Vic Sage - the absence of Jimmy Wakelin renders your first playlist: Instafail. @ sharpie -- Needs more "Girls, Girls, Girls" Crazy Horse, Paris, France Forget the names, remember romance I got the photos, a ménage à trois Musta broke those Frenchies laws with those @Albilly -- "Little Deuce Coupe" @Everybody else in this thread -- You're all burning great future DI poll ideas. Please stop.

Edgy DC Mar 26 2011 04:15 PM Re: your playlists

"Les Boys" — Dire Straits "London Leatherboys" — Judas Priest "Rough Boys" — Pete Townsend My playlist of songs by big time classic rock artists about the homoerotic allure of the underground London greaser scene.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 26 2011 06:08 PM Re: your playlists

That's, like, twelve minutes, tops... barely enough time for drinks and introductions, mate.

TheOldMole Mar 27 2011 06:06 AM Re: your playlists

Alberta - Leadbellu Angelina - Bob Dylan Barbara Allen - Everly Brothers Blanche - The Three Friends Bobby Jean - Bruce Springsteen Bony Moronie - Larry Williams - Well, he says it's her name - "I got a gal named Bony Moronie" Carol - Chuck Berry Cherry - Ralph Sutton & Jay McShann Cheryl - Charlie Parker

Vic Sage Mar 27 2011 08:08 AM Re: your playlists

@Vic Sage - the absence of Jimmy Wakelin renders your first playlist: Instafail. i have no idea what this means.

Vic Sage Mar 27 2011 08:12 AM Re: your playlists

Vic Sage wrote: @Vic Sage - the absence of Jimmy Wakelin renders your first playlist: Instafail. i have no idea what this means. i just looked it up. Apparently there was a JOHNNY Wakelin, a UK performer, who did a "black superman" song about Mohammad Ali, which was a hit briefly in 1975. While i don't think the song's absence from my list renders it a failure, i'm happy to check out the song to see if its something i like. thanks for the suggestion, no matter how rudely proposed.

Vic Sage Mar 27 2011 08:15 AM Re: your playlists

TheOldMole wrote: Alberta - Leadbellu Angelina - Bob Dylan Barbara Allen - Everly Brothers Blanche - The Three Friends Bobby Jean - Bruce Springsteen Bony Moronie - Larry Williams - Well, he says it's her name - "I got a gal named Bony Moronie" Carol - Chuck Berry Cherry - Ralph Sutton & Jay McShann Cheryl - Charlie Parker I have ALBERTA, performed by Clapton (unplugged album), but none of the others.