Dance Like...

You mean it
You want it
It's 1987
Your heart is breaking

...like there's no tomorrow

I really wanted to make a mix of songs that have me dancing lately, so that's what I did. Due to a burning issue, some of the discs might have a few songs in a different order, so double check before committing it to memory.

The thing I like about this mix is that there are a few genres represented, but all of them make me dance. That's right, I shake it... do you?




Tracklist Yo:


While We Go Dancing - The White Rabbits
Rock on you indie slammers.

Feel the Love - Cut Copy
I don't think you can create a modern dance mix and not have Cut Copy represented. I dithered between this and Lights and Music, but ultimately went with Feel the Love because it's just a little more joyful.

You Want the Candy - The Raveonettes
Fuzzed-out amp dreamy dancer.

Number 1 - Goldfrapp
I can't miss the current queen of the dance club. Something about this song says, "Tie me up in German togs and lets slink the night away." No? Only me?

He Keeps Me Alive (Skateboard Remix) Sally Shapiro
Probably the most traditional club song on the mix. Feel free to skip, but I think it's kind of sweet. And desperate. And a little co-dependent.

Human - The Killers
Look, I don't CARE that he's wearing a pheasant feather military jacket like he's some kind of maniacal bird general--it's Brandon Freaking Flowers. Seriously, I'm on my knees, are we dancer?

Forever - Chris Brown
That's right, Chris Brown, deal with it. This song makes me dance every single time I hear it. I twitch. I attempt popping (not good.) I swallow my pride and admit that teenage America knew what it was doing when they decided to make Chris the next awesome. For-Evah. Ev. Ev. Ev.
I had to stop writing this blog for a minute and dance to this track.

Walking on a Dream - Empire of the Sun
Let's all concede that we're all going to make a mix at some point that includes a song that Rachel made us listen to first. I actually have a dance remix of this song but I like the single more.

I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You - Black Kids

Don't bite my moves.

Do The Panic - Phantom Planet
Groovy, shiver-y dance fantastic. How do you do The Panic? Does it look a little like the African anteater dance? I thought so.

Sour Cherry - The Kills
I'm pretty sure that the Sour Cherry is even more jerky than The Panic. There was a point a few months ago when I couldn't stop listening to this song. It was a problem.

Always Where I Need to Be - The Kooks
A little more rock-slam diversion music.

Let's Dance to Joy Division - The Wombats
It kind of makes me sad that the kids dancing to this song won't even really know who Joy Division was. Well, I love Joy Division, and that makes me love this song. I dig the beat, I really do. Also, the Brit accent kills me.

Fuzzy Blue Lights - Owl City


This song says only one thing to me: couple skate! Couple skate, please! Only couples! Can't you imagine sitting on the bench seething with resentment while the popular kids skated by under the buzzing and blurring lights?

I still like it.




Thoughts? Opinions?

Offend the Legalities

Dear Members of the Resurrect,

It has come to my attention that rules are made to be broken. There should be no limits. Taking a turn is so overrated.

Listen to what your heart tells you. Obey, rinse, and repeat. Send out the shares of your music library whenever and however you want. This is a time for freshness of blood.

Your Sonic Servant,

Libby Resurrect

This is why I'm retarded

Because I was looking at Pet's mix today, which caused me to remember that June was MY month to send out a mix. Guess what! Today is the last day of June! I haven't sent out a mix yet. I haven't even gotten one together. But I'll tell you this much: it's going to be very poppy and very fun. It'll be for your Summer enjoyment! I promise. What I won't promise is that it'll be full of indie goodness because I'm feeling very popular lately. I can't wait to see what I pick!

I promise. It'll be good.

A Summer Wastin

"I spent the summer wasting
The time was passed so easily
But if the summers wasted
How come that I could feel so free
Seven weeks of reading papers
Seven weeks of river walkways
Seven weeks of feeling guilty
Seven weeks of staying up all night"


This CD is named after a song not even on the mix. I'm a rebel, girls, a mix cd making rebel!

I really just wanted a peppy summer weather mix, and for it to include all of the songs I listen to right as it starts getting warm again. Thus, most of these are older tunes.

1. T-Shirt Weather Lucksmiths
2. California Luna
3. Mushaboom Feist
4. Woody Hayden
5. Littlest Birds Be Good Tanyas
6. Hymn for Cigarettes Hefner
7. Start of Something Voxtrot
8. Luckiest Guy... Magnetic Fields
9. Eighties Fan Camera Obscura
10.Here It Goes Again Ok Go
11.I Turn My Camera Spoon
12.Judy & Dream of... Belle & Sebastian

with all your lies you're still very lovable

1. +In a Dress (Mary’s Misinterpretation of Dylan) by Number 1, I Love You - Wait for it…wait for it…ahhhhh…there you go. I love this song. Sounds like a bunch of friends sitting on a back porch strumming away on a hot summer night. Found this gem on cdbaby.com. The whole ep is amazing! Favorite Line: Like a kiss worn on her cheek the rest of the week she didn’t speak.

2. Midnight Vignette by Evangelicals - Boy, does that RC Cola know her music! She recommended this group on her blog and I skanked them off of her. Kinda has a British vibe to it… Favorite Line: So in the dark you told me you are the one.

3. +For Emma by Bon Iver - He’s my lover. Not really, but I wouldn’t mind it. Real name is Justin Vernon. He’s from Wisconsin. Fake name (misspelled on purpose) means “Good Winter” in French. If I could’ve I would’ve just copied his whole album and passed it on to all of you. The way this song sounds is the way I want my next relationship to be like – hauntingly beautiful. P.S. Did I mention I’m seeing Bon Iver April 14th? Me-double-ow! Favorite Line: Running home, running home, running home, running home.

4. +Cast a Hook in Me by Laura Veirs - No mix of mine would be complete without a song from Ms. Veirs. I like that she sings about the sea and nature. Favorite Line: Like a falling leaf who keeps her green I’m turning bright in the sea.

5. *Rich Girls by The Virgins - Sweet, sweet disco sounds. This song makes me want to get up and shake what my mama gave me (which isn’t much). And I like boys singing falsetto. Favorite Line: You’ve got a lovely way with words. Must be the way you see the world.

6. *When Your Mind’s Made Up by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - From the movie “Once.” I like the rawness of the music.

7. You’ve Got Yr. Cherry Bomb by Spoon - I *heart* Spoon.

8. Be Good or Be Gone by Fionn Regan - Fionn has a sweet sadness to his voice. I sing the chorus to Stella when she’s naughty. Yeah, I’m the crazy cat lady. Favorite Line: I read to you on Saturdays.

9. Seward Park by Grand Hallway - Another cdbaby find. I’m a big fan of piano (hence the Ben Folds obsession). It was a toss up between this song and their “Darling, Wife” song. Good album. Favorite Line: I know you’ve got scars. The deep ones. The kind that refuses to fade.

10. Piano Song by Meiko - Again, cdbaby. She’s a waitress in New York. Her entire album is nice. Kinda Norah Jones-ish. I love her hidden song about a hot dog with the line – “You and onions make me cry.” Ha! Favorite Line: I try so hard not to show this side of me.

11. The Girl You Lost to Cocaine by Sia - Her latest album is awesome, although I loved her singing with Zero 7 also. This song has a catchy chorus.

12. Paper Aeroplane by Angus & Julia Stone - Favorite Line: I spilled the ink across the land trying to spell your name.

13. *The Devil Never Sleeps by Iron & Wine - Again – good piano. I like the layered lyrics and back ground lyrics.

14. Wait by Ben Kweller - Actually a Beatles song, but of course you already knew that! I love, love, love Ben Kweller. He always sounds so effortless when he sings. I also like that he stays true to the song…doesn’t make it into something unrecognizable.

15. Lake Shore Drive by The Innocence Mission - Another beautifully sad song. Makes me think of driving by Lake Superior on a sad sunny Sunday afternoon. Favorite Line: I tell myself now things I would have told to you, the smallest plan, the greatest news.

16. California Stars by Billy Bragg & Wilco - I can’t not have a Wilco song on this mix. You will all love Wilco by the time I and April are done with you. You will or else! These lyrics are by Woody Guthrie, but put to music by Wilco. This song gives me goose bumps. Favorite Line: I’d love to feel your hand touching mine and tell me why I must keep working on.

*indicates pg-13 type swears. watch out for the kiddies.
+indicates that I highly recommend the entire album

Cruel to Be Kind/Kind to Be Cruel

Hello and welcome to my March offering, “Cruel to Be Kind/Kind to Be Cruel.” Sorry for the delay. And sorry the bookmarks turned out to be so flipping cheap. They looked to be of much higher quality in the packaging…

So, the idea behind this mix was to choose songs that were just plain cruel or where it probably would have been better if somebody had been cruel so the other person could just move on already (thus, “Kind to be cruel”). A little note on the French songs, I’m providing a rough translation, but this artsy stuff doesn’t lend itself well to translation, especially in English, and especially by somebody like me. So all you francophones can just fermer vos boîtes à camembert !

So, I give you “Cruel to Be Kind/Kind to Be Cruel.” I hope you enjoy it!

1. Elle m’a dit (Cali)
If you don’t know Cali, you’re missing out. He’s the king of being kicked in the gut. I first listened to his debut album L’amour parfait while riding the train from London to Coventry. I still remember thinking, “Man, this guy’s been jerked around!” “Elle m’a dit” comes first, in spite of it being in a language that I think only three or four of us actually speak, because it is by far THE cruelest song in the mix (although “C’est toujours le matin” gives it a run for its money, I think). Here’s the translation for you:

Je crois que je ne t'aime plus I don't think I love you anymore
Elle m'a dit ça hier, She told me yesterday
ça a claqué dans l'air It clapped in the air
comme un coup de revolver Like a gunshot

Je crois que je ne t'aime plus I don't think I love you anymore
Elle a jeté ça hier, She threw out there last night
entre le fromage et le dessert between the cheese and the dessert
comme mon cadavre à la mer like my corpse into the sea

Je crois que je ne t'aime plus I don't think I love you anymore
Ta peau est du papier de verre Your skin is sandpaper
sous mes doigts ... sous mes doigts Under my fingers… Under my fingers
Je te regarde et je pleure I look at you and cry
juste pour rien ... comme ça for no reason… like that

Sans raison je pleure, For no reason I cry
à gros bouillons je pleure, In huge sobs I cry
comme devant un oignon je pleure, as if I were cutting an onion I cry
arretons là lalala lalalalalala let's stop here

Chorus
Elle m'a dit lalala lalalalalala She told me
Elle m'a dit She told me

Je crois que je ne t'aime plus I don't think I love you anymore
Relève toi, relève toi Get back up, get back up
Ne te mouche pas dans ma robe, Don't blow your nose in my skirt
pas cette fois ... relève toi not this time, get back up

Tu n'as plus d'odeur, I can't smell you anymore
tes lèvres sont le marbre Your lips are the marble
de la tombe de notre amour, of our love's tomb
elle m'a dit ça son sang était froid she told me, her blood was cold

Quand je fais l'amour avec toi When I make love to you
je pense à lui I think of him
Quand je fais l'amour avec lui When I make love to him
je ne pense plus à toi lalala lalalalalala I don't think of you anymore

Chorus

Je crois que je ne t'aime plus I don't think I love you anymore
Elle m'a dit ça hier, She told me yesterday
ça a pété dans l'air it ripped in the air
comme un vieux coup de tonnerre Like a thunderbolt

Je crois que je ne t'aime plus I don't think I love you anymore
Je te regarde et je ne vois rien I look at you and see nothing
Tes pas ne laissent plus de traces Your steps don't leave a trace
à coté des miens next to mine anymore

Je ne t'en veux pas, I don't blame you
je ne t'en veux plus, I don't blame you anymore
je n'ai juste plus d'incendie I just don't feel the fire
au fond du ventre c'est comme ça Deep down. It's like that.

Chorus

Alors j'ai éteint la télé So I turned off the TV
mais je n'ai pas trouvé le courage, But I haven't found the courage
par la fenêtre de me jeter : To throw myself out the window
Mourir d'amour n'est plus de mon âge I'm too old now to kill myself for love
lalala lalalalalala

2. When Did Your Heart Go Missing (Rooney)
April beat me to the punch! It’s still good, though. This one is, perhaps, a little looser on the theme for this mix, but it still seems cruel to me. I mean, “When did your heart go missing?” Ouch. And why would the object of his affection turn so cold? Maybe it would have been kinder for her to just dump him and have it over with rather than giving him the cold shoulder.

3. Re-offender (Travis)
“You say you love me, then you do it again.” Nuff said.

4. Criminal (Fiona Apple)
An oldie but a goody. And very fun to sing along to in the car. Go ahead—try it!

5. This Is the Last Time (Keane)
Not quite sure who’s being cruel in this one: all I know is Keane’s done taking the crap.

6. Suedehead (Morrissey)
“Why do you come here when you know it makes things hard for me?” I’ve loved this song from the first time I laid ears on it. I think we’ve all had that person it hurts us to be around, but we still keep coming back for more.

7. As You Are (Travis)
Ok, he’s asking for the cruelty in this one. “It’s ok to lead me on. I must admit it’s not much fun to be led on by such a one as you are.” Travis, like Cali, is somebody who’s been kicked in the crotch a time or two. And I love them for it.

8. A Million Ways (OK GO)
Hi. This is me being literal.

9. C’est toujours le matin (Cali)
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! This is one of my all time favorite songs. I have seriously played it at least five times in a row before. This song is kind of in the same vein as “Suedehead.” He’s in this position where he’s in complete and utter pain, but he doesn’t do anything about it. I’m not quite sure if the object of his affection is aware that he knows that she’s being unfaithful, but I think she probably is and that she enjoys torturing him the way she does. Here’s the translation:

C'est toujours le matin toujours It's always in the morning, always

Tu me reviens le sourire invincible you come back to me, your smile invincible

C'est toujours le matin toujours It's always in the morning, always
Comme un coup de poing Like a punch in the face
Ton sourire est terrible Your smile is terrible
Moi je suis enroulé sur moi même I'm curled up on myself
J'ai mal au bide I'm sick to my stomach
Enroulé comme un tube de dentifrice vide Curled up like an empty tube of toothpaste

Oui je t'ai attendu toute la nuit Yes, I waited for you all night
Comme un chien stupide Like a stupid dog
Oui je t'ai attendu attendu Yes, I waited for you, waited.

Ne souris pas ne souris pas Don't smile, don't smile
Ne me dis pas cette fois Don't tell me this time
Qu'il t'a aimé comme trois That he loved you like three
Epargne moi épargne moi Spare me, spare me
Ne me tue pas cete fois Don't kill me this time
Ne me dis pas qu'il t'a fait tout ça Don't tell me that he did all that to you

Et mes yeux qui t'ont aimé toujours And my eyes, who have always loved you
Viennent encore demander Come again to ask
Quelques miettes de tendresse For a sliver of kindness

Mêmes si tes habits puent l'amour Even if your clothes stink of love
Même si ton corps est tapissé Even if your body is covered
De toutes ses caresses In his caresses

Je te suis jusqu'à la salle de bains I follow you to the bathroom
Tu ne me regardes pas You don't look at me
Ton coeur brule désormais entre ses mains Your heart is on fire in his hands
Le mien vole en éclats Mine flies into pieces

J'imagine ses gros doigts I imagine his big fingers
Qui défilent sur toi Marching up and down you
Comme un armée de soldats Like an army of soldiers
Qui tendrait le bras droit **I’m gonna be honest, I have no idea how to deal with this**

C'est toujours pas très loin It's never far away
qu'il étend le moteur That he turns off the motor
Qu'il étreint tes levres That he kisses your lips
et qu'il s'installe dans ton corps And settles into your heart

C'est toujours le matin It's always in the morning
toujours à la même heure Always at the same time
Je m'habille de ténèbres I'm clothed in shadow
Tu éclabousses de bonheur You jump for joy

PS Cali has a hot brooding voice and an über-sexy accent.

10. If You Leave (OMD)
Another oldie but goodie.

11. Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off (Panic! at the Disco)
If you’re dropping the F-bomb you know it’s serious. This is another one that I’ve listened to a couple of times in a row. I like to think of it as giving the bird via song.

12. Will Never Marry (Morrissey)
Along with Elle m’a dit, I think this song is the epitome of the Cruel to Be Kind/Kind to Be Cruel theme. “I’m writing this to say in a gentle way ‘Thank you, but no.’” No messing around. No games. Just, No. The recipient can now move on with his or her life. And isn’t that all we really want?

13. Nothing Better (The Postal Service)
Awww this one’s sad. The poor singer has these deluded notions about his relationship and his girl quite handily puts him in his place. It’s for the best, really…

14. Whodunnit (The Reindeer Section)
I’m not gonna lie, I want to have hot, sweaty monkey sex with this guy. I’ve never even seen what he looks like, but if I could have a physical relationship with a voice, it would be with this guy. Ohhhhh baby, his accent!!! It sends me into convulsions.

15. Girl Afraid (The Smiths)
Here’s an instance where somebody, ANYBODY, should be doing some talking. Both of them sitting there, wondering what the other one thinks. Somebody just say something, please, so you can move on!

16. Luv (Travis)
Sorry to go out on a low note. I was thinking this was the song with a hidden track on it, and I didn’t want you to be sitting there waiting for the next song. Favorite line: “In letting you go, it only goes to show me that I’m still in love with you.”

February, you're my little valentine!

So, ladies, I sent out the February mix Friday (priority mail, cuz I loves you). Because I probably won't get a chance to blog the tracklist until long after you get the CDs, I'll post it now. Hope you find some keepers on here!

"Love: the good, the bad, and the ugly" is the theme for this mix, which is comprised, as you've no doubt figured out, of love songs that encompass many forms of love, loosely broken into the three categories--good, bad, and ugly. The first three songs are in that specific order just as a general example of the categories, and the rest may be obvious or more difficult to pin down.

1. The Ritz ~Office

Gets the mix off to a rocking start, surrounding the chorus' "A kiss near the fountain at The Ritz--oh, yes, it was beautiful" with crazy lines like "Dancing drag queens, dentists teeth, homos, missing numbers, scrapes on my knees."

2. Civil Twilight ~The Weakerthans

I had this song on repeat for like a month straight. I love this story of a bus driver whose route constantly takes him past the house he used to share with his lover, and even more I love the tricks he uses to keep his mind preoccupied: "... or recite the names of provinces and Hollywood actors. Oh, Ontario, oh, Jennifer Jason Leigh."

3. 15 ~Rilo Kiley

I was originally going to use Breaking Up, but that wiley Heather beat me to it. Instead, I chose 15 to illustrate a very, very bad kind of love. The statutory kind.

4. Jesus, etc. ~Wilco

Ah, Jeff Tweedy. Allow me to drool at your feet. There's a lot of speculation about this song being a reference to one person trying to help another person through a drug addiction; others think it's a religious song or social commentary, but that's not what it means to me. I like to imagine a delicious Tweedy-like man trying to help a girl through her problems, trying to take her mind off the pain, all the while subtly revealing the depths of his feelings for her. But the song is open to interpretation.

5. I Don't Care What You Call Me ~David Ford

I had this song on my myspace page for quite a while. Gorgeous song about the end of a relationship and how he's been berated for so long that he doesn't even offer rebuttal. And possibly he's actually done something so awful that he can't offer an excuse. "And tear me on down. I am unforgivable. So why don't you just tell me what you really think of me?"

6. Superstar ~Sonic Youth

Delicious male version of the song everyone remembers Chris Farley and David Spade singing in Tommy Boy. "Don't you remember you told me you love me, baby? Said you'd be coming back this way again, baby." Sweetly delusional. You've been used, sweetheart.

7. Foundations ~Kate Nash

Seriously, who hasn't seen this couple? They're sick of each other, but for some reason they stay in a relationship and make everyone around them uncomfortable. They snipe at each other for some sick thrill. They should let go, but they can't. "Yes, it was childish, and you got aggressive. And I must admit that I was a bit scared, but it gives me thrills to wind you up."

8. The Good Life ~Kanye West

I know what you're thinking, Kanye doesn't do love songs. Oh, but you're so wrong. He's totally in love with himself, and almost every song is an homage to himself. I'd bet money that you'll all be singing "And now my grandmama ain't the only girl calling me baby!" in no time.

9. Die Alone ~Ingrid Michaelson

I know she's the new "it" girl right now and you've probably all bought her album already, but I really liked this song. It's a good follow-up to Kanye's self-absorbed song. She sings, "I never thought I could love anyone but myself, now I know I can't love anyone but you."

10. Scar That Never Heals ~Jeremy Fisher

Laura, don't let Ben use this for your wedding song. Though it does reference guns and it's an upbeat tempo, I've put this song in the ugly category.

11. Railroad ~The Zutons

Oh, so pretty. The man is laboring in a foreign country because it's the only place he can find work, but he carries her picture with him and writes her lots of letters. "I've saved every penny, my girl. I hope that you have waited out there."

12. Unmistakably Love ~Stephanie's Id

Pretty little love song. Also, she's from Asheville, N.C. Ever hear of it? :)

13. Diamond Heart ~Marissa Nadler

Though this song is hauntingly beautiful, I'd have to also put it in the ugly category. "I had a man in every town, and I thought of you each time I tore off my gown." If you dig her sound, you may also want to check out her song The Lonesome Death of Sylvia.

14. Romeo & Juliet ~Dire Straits

I may have put this on a couple of other mixes, so sorry if you're sick of it. I just really like this song with its classic theme of wrong timing.

15. Take Me to the Riot ~Stars

Never has ugly sounded so beautiful. "Saturday nights in neon lights, Sunday in the cell. Pills enough to make me feel ill, cash enough to make me well."

16. It's Not You, It's Me ~Coconut Records

Aka, the delicious Jason Schwartzman. Oh, baby. Make out with me now! Er...sorry.

Anyway, some say this song is about his ex Zooey Deschanel's struggle with anorexia. "Drinks only gin, says it's how to keep thin, and she's crying after every meal. No, you don't know how you're making me feel."

17. When Did Your Heart Go Missing? ~Rooney

What better way to follow up Jason Schwartzman than with his younger brother, the lead singer of Rooney? "I'm retracin' every step in my head. What did I miss back then? I was so, so misled." (I know the feeling well. People are bastards.)

18. I Love You, You Imbecile ~Pelle Carlberg

Winding down the mix, I have to end with some songs in the "good" category. "All I want is you. I can live with all the stupid things you do." I do tons of stupid things! Why isn't someone loving me, damn it? ;)

Also, check out the song Clever Girls Like Clever Boys.

19. Another Kind of Green ~John Mayer Trio

Oh, come on. Like you didn't know I'd put my lover on here.

Relationships are tough, especially when one starts worrying that maybe there's someone even better out there for them. "I know I might be anxious, but I'm still not crazy. And I don't need another kind of green to know I'm on the right side with you."

january, bitches!

so i sent out your cds last week - you should be receiving them today or tomorrow.  i also sent playlists with them because that's how i roll.  so this post is really just to ruin the surprise for those who have not yet received the cd and to justify my mix which is not nearly as cool as justifying my love (the latter apparently involves wearing a lot of leather and being madonna)...but i digress.

onto the mix.  since it's a new year, i decided to look at my life over the past year (2007) and make a mix all about that since 2007 was a pretty big year for me.  i've had the idea of an "evolution of a year" mix for a while so when contacted for january, i was thrilled.

also, this mix marks the first time i've attempted to make a semi-happy mix.  i specialize in depressing, broken-hearted or angsty songs so this is a big step to make a mix that ends happy.  however, because this is me and because 2007 started out with a break up and the usual doom and gloom i have come to revel in, there is some typical redlaw whiny-ness in the mix - thank heavens, right?   er....whatever....

1. rilo kiley - breakin' up

so maybe it's just me, but when i do break up, i tend to have a brief moment of elation at the idea of being free.  hence, this song leads the mix because it captures oh-so-perfectly how good it feels to be free from a bad thing.

2. neko case - star witness

but right after that moment, i tend to view a break up as a funeral because i do not subscribe to the "let's be friends" school.  after someone effs with my heart like that, they're dead to me.  so here's a great song about death that got some heavy play in the rotation in early 2007 as i was licking my wounds post-breakup from Assface McDouchealot III, as i affectionately refer to him. 

3. sarah mclachlan - dear god

there are 2 things that make a great mix to me - one of them is sarah mclachlan - we'll discuss the other thing later.  you know, maybe it's just me but when i go through rough times, i tend to either blame god or just doubt he exists (and i know that's lame to do but whatever - i do it, i feel bad about it later, but i know i'm not alone in doing it).  this song does both and the emotion in sarah's voice - it breaks my heart to hear it - i love this song and have waited a long time to use it in a mix. 

4. soggy bottom boys - man of constant sorrow

well, this is about as fun and twangy as a sad song can get - for those that love "o brother, where art thou," you're welcome!  and i know it's not really george clooney singing but whatever - a girl can dream....

5. ryan adams - to be young

one of my favorite raunchy movies opens with this song and again, this is a happy-sounding sad song - may favorite!  i like when something is not what it appears to be...

6. belle & sebastian - white collar boy

i'm taking a class on white collar crime right now so i had to throw this song in....especially since one of the best cases i worked on this summer was a white collar case.  this is perhaps the best example of a happy song about really depressing things.  and it makes me want to jump around and dance.

7. dropkick murphys - shipping up to boston

is there a better combo than celtic music and punk?  it's like the new pb&j.  i really dig this band and this song actually brings back really strong memories of this summer to me...watching baseball games and missing Mr. Red Sox - nothing like good bittersweet memories...

8. jeff buckley - hallelujah

wow.  this song can bring me to tears if my hormones are aligned right with the moon and all that crap.  the first time i heard it, i got big goosebumps.  it's haunting and i know everyone already has it but whatever, humor me.

9. the lemonheads - into your arms

an oldie but a goodie.  this song marks the point in the mix where things start really looking up - the first mix that Mr. Red Sox gave me had this song on it...can't go wrong with the lemonheads...

10. zero 7 - pageant of the bizarre

i feel like any guy i end up with is going to have to pay heed to these lyrics - "it's never gonna be normal, you and me"  i love the french feel of this song - the accordions make me feel like i'm in paris again.

11.  john butler trio - betterman

this is a longer song by my standards but i really like it - love the build up in it - another song i filched from that first mix Mr. Sox made me....

12. dave matthews - waste

this is a cover of a phish song - back in high school and into college, i was a huge phish, DMB fan and in making this mix, i went for a little nostalgia - i think good mixes bring old and new together...

13. thomas dolby - she blinded me with science

speaking of old and new - here's my second requirement for a good mix - classic 80s hits.  i LOVE this song - it cracks me up.  there are people i see in the hallways here and all i have to do is shout out "Science!" to get a laugh.

14. the eels - fresh feeling

when relationships are new, they're so fun.  it's as time goes on that you have to make things fun again...to those looking to recapture the new feeling, may i suggest making your husband or boyfriend go away for a summer?  this song was playing on my ipod when i met up with Mr. Sox in london and it will forever capture that feeling of how great it was to see him again after a few months without him.  

15. when in rome - the promise

remember that last scene in napoleon dynamite?  enough said.....

16. ween - stay forever

this is our song, Mr. Sox and me.  i couldn't think of a better way to end a mix on a happy note.  sorry if you're gagging over that.  if it makes you feel better, my life is otherwise miserable and repressed....

so there you go.  hope you like it.  if not, well, at least there were treats to go with it, right?