Match Cut Mixtape - Volume 4

[Saya]

This is the thread for the fourth volume of the Match Cut mixtape.

Thanks to Origami who got this thing started! :)

After brainstorming for a while, I've decided to go with this theme: Cover Songs

So let us know what your favorite cover song is and I'll compile a mixtape from all the entries!

Please add the original artist of your song choice as well. I'll add that later as liner notes to the album.

Tracklist:

01. Intro
02. Fantasy - Final Fantasy (Acapelli)
03. I Put a Spell on You - Natacha Atlas (Spinal)
04. The Shining Path - Sun City Girls (Boner M)
05. Where The Streets Have No Name - Pet Shop Boys (thefourthwall)
06. Hotel California - The Moog Cookbook (bac0n)
07. To Go Home - M. Ward (Milky Joe)
08. One Year of Love - Stevie Ann (Saya)
09. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground - Chris Thile (ledfloyd)
10. The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night (iosos)
11. This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Shawn Colvin (monolith94)
12. Toxic - Yael Naim (Kurosawa Fan)
13. Hurt - Johnny Cash (Raiders)
14. Havana Affair - D-A-D (Lasse)
15. No More I Love You's - Annie Lennox (chrisnu)
16. My Way - The Sex Pistols (transmogrifier)
17. Autobahn - Señor Coconut (Russ)
18. Eleanor Rigby - Rare Earth (Kurious Jorge v3.1)
19. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Leon Russell (Benny Profane)
20. The Boys of Summer - Bree Sharp (Katie Scarlett)
21. The World's Greatest - Bonnie "Prince" Billy (origami mustache)
22. With God On Our Side - The Neville Brothers (Daniel Davis)
23. Llorando (Crying) - Rebekah Del Rio (dreamdead)
24. Rebel Rebel - Seu Jorge (Bonus track)

Download Link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8QCACFC9

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Just the Eleanor Rigby song: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ODVS1YKP

[bac0n]

Hotel California by the Moog Cookbook

(originally recorded by the Eagles)

[D_Davis]

Oh man, great theme.

I'm gonna have to thing hard about this one, there are so many good ones.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Yael Naim - Toxic

(originally recorded by Britney Spears)

[Raiders]

"Hurt," Johnny Cash

(originally recorded by Nine Inch Nails)

[D_Davis]

With God on Our Side - The Neville Brothers

(Originally by Bob Dylan)

[Ezee E]

This is going to be a great one.

[Lasse]

D-A-D - Havana Affair (Originally by Ramones)

It's on the tribute album called The Song Ramones The Same. Let me know if you have trouble finding it.

EDIT: You're all going to hate this cover, but I love it.

[Benny Profane]

"A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" -- Leon Russell and the Shelter People.

[ledfloyd]

i'll mix it up (pardon the pun) with:

"Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground" by Chris Thile

(originally by the White Stripes)

[Milky Joe]

M. Ward - "To Go Home" (Daniel Johnston)

[Acapelli]

Final Fantasy - Fantasy (Mariah Carey Cover)

i might change this

[Acapelli]

also, are we doing official studio recorded covers, or do live covers count too?

[Saya]

also, are we doing official studio recorded covers, or do live covers count too?

Live covers are no problem. It's all good.

[transmogrifier]

My Way - The Sex Pistols (Sinatra)

Fuck, too many to choose from. This'll do.

[origami_mustache]

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - "The World's Greatest" (R. Kelly)

[Russ]

My Way - The Sex Pistols (Sinatra)
Looove this. Rep.

[Sven]

Three Dog Night - The Show Must Go On

Originally performed by Leo Sayer.

[Spinal]

Glad I held off on this one ...

Natacha Atlas - "I Put a Spell on You"

(Screamin' Jay Hawkins)

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Rare Earth - "Eleanor Rigby"

[thefourthwall]

Pet Shop Boys -- "Where the Streets Have No Name"

(original by U2; also mashes in "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" originally by Frankie Valli--double cover, FTW!)

[dreamdead]

Rebekah del Rio -- "Llorando"

(original by Roy Orbison)

[Sven]

Rare Earth - "Eleanor Rigby"

Holy shit, yes.

[Russ]

Autobahn by...


<----------- Señor Coconut


(originally recorded by Kraftwerk)

[Boner M]

Sun City Girls - "The Shining Path"

(originally a traditional Bolivian folk song)

[bac0n]

Pet Shop Boys -- "Where the Streets Have No Name"

(original by U2; also mashes in "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" originally by Frankie Valli--double cover, FTW!)

Oh HELL yes.


Autobahn by...


<----------- Señor Coconut


(originally recorded by Kraftwerk)

Ja Voll!!!

Fuckin' GREAT album.

[monolith94]

This Must Be The Place – Shawn Colvin [originally Talking Heads]

[chrisnu]

Annie Lennox - No More I Love You's (original by The Lover Speaks)

[Saya]

Wow, you guys picked some great songs.

[Lasse]

Annie Lennox - No More I Love You's (original by The Lover Speaks)

I didn't know that was a cover song. Fantastic song, nonetheless.

[Katiescarlett]

"The Boys of Summer" by Bree Sharp

Originally by Don Henley

[dreamdead]

My Way - The Sex Pistols (Sinatra)

Fuck, too many to choose from. This'll do.

If you hadn't already picked this version, I would have been suggesting Nina Hagen's version of it. So surreal and wonderful.

[Saya]

"The Boys of Summer" by Bree Sharp

Originally by Don Henley

Oh nice! This is such a fun song, I like it.

[Saya]

Made a couple covers for the mix.

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/8736/matchcutmixtapevolume4chz3.png

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/3254/matchcutmixtapevolume4cui0.png

[Saya]

Everything is done! Expect the mix later today. :)

[Russ]

Everything is done! Expect the mix later today. :)
Wow, that was fast! You're in for some serious rep.

[Saya]

Nice. :)

I just finished uploading.

The download link to the mix and the tracklist are in the first post of the thread.

Have fun listening, guys!

[Russ]

ok, let me just say that I love that bossa nova version of Rebel Rebel. I have a delta blues version of King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man that I now regret not submitting.

[Sven]

I have a delta blues version of King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man that I now regret not submitting.

Who did that cover?

[Spinal]

Still making my way through it, but gotta pause to say that the "One Year of Love" cover is beautiful. Love it.

[Russ]

Who did that cover?
From 1982, British artist, Johnny G (http://www.songsouponsea.com/Promenade/lyrics/mp3/Johnny%20G%20-%2021st%20Century%20Schizoid%2 0Man.mp3)

[Ezee E]

Damn, I'm an idiot. How do we download these? Do I have to be a member?

[Russ]

Damn, I'm an idiot. How do we download these? Do I have to be a member?
Nah, just type in the little code and click Download...then if you're not a member, you may have to wait a half minute or so to proceed.

[Ezee E]

Nah, just type in the little code and click Download...then if you're not a member, you may have to wait a half minute or so to proceed.
Ah, didn't see that. Thank you much.

[monolith94]

Heh, this was a great way for me to get that Shawn Colvin song I heard on the radio… :D

[Kurosawa Fan]

I can't get any of the files to extract from the zip file. Why does the folder have a MACOSX file in it? I think it's locking up Windows when I try to do anything with the audio files.

[Raiders]

I can't get any of the files to extract from the zip file. Why does the folder have a MACOSX file in it? I think it's locking up Windows when I try to do anything with the audio files.

Worked for me. I just kept hitting "yes" to all of its questions and it came out fine.

[monolith94]

I didn't have that problem, but then, I use a Mac so I guess that's to be expected?

[Kurosawa Fan]

Got it to work. I had to use Winrar to extract the files. Fuck Microsoft. And fuck Vista.

[Sven]

From 1982, British artist, Johnny G (http://www.songsouponsea.com/Promenade/lyrics/mp3/Johnny%20G%20-%2021st%20Century%20Schizoid%2 0Man.mp3)

So cool.

[Russ]

Final Fantasy - Fantasy (Mariah Carey Cover)
..and don't forget to credit the Tom Tom Club (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JITKxoycdlk&feature=related)..

[Raiders]

..and don't forget to credit the Tom Tom Club (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JITKxoycdlk&feature=related)..

I had to stop this song before it was over. I just couldn't take any more.

[Russ]

Yes, I posted the rather unfortunately mixed extended version. Here's (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ypVLtlXy_No&feature=related) the original animated video in all its glory.

[Raiders]

Yes, I posted the rather unfortunately mixed extended version. Here's (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ypVLtlXy_No&feature=related) the original animated video in all its glory.

Don't be so hard on yourself... I was referring to the "Fantasy" cover.

[Acapelli]

anybody who hates on genius of love has a problem with me

[Saya]

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I created it on a Mac and sometimes when you create an archive and open it on a Windows pc hidden files show up that I can't see.

But if everyone got it to work now, that's great.

[Saya]

Aargh, I just noticed that I forgot to add Kurious Jorge' Eleanor Rigby song to the mix. This is a great song that everyone should hear so I'll re-upload the mix with this song included. It should be up in a few minutes.

[Saya]

Ok, I just finished uploading and here is the link to the new version of the mix:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8QCACFC9

It's also in the first post of the thread.

[Boner M]

The Moog Cookbook's "Hotel California" = awesomesauce. Well played, bac0n.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Aargh, I just noticed that I forgot to add Kurious Jorge' Eleanor Rigby song to the mix. This is a great song that everyone should hear so I'll re-upload the mix with this song included. It should be up in a few minutes.

darn.:cry: maybe you should also post a link with just the single song for the people who have already downloaded the first upload successfully and don't plan to download the entire new upload.

[Saya]

darn.:cry: maybe you should also post a link with just the single song for the people who have already downloaded the first upload successfully and don't plan to download the entire new upload.

Good idea. I just uploaded it. :)

And here it is: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ODVS1YKP

This is just the Eleanor Rigby song. Ofcourse, you only need to download this one if you have the old mix without the song and don't want to download the whole mix again.

[monolith94]

Thanks, saya. Looking forward to it.

[Sven]

The Moog Cookbook's "Hotel California" = awesomesauce. Well played, bac0n.

It's pretty much the most obnoxious thing I've ever heard, but I dig the solo.

[Spinal]

OK, I have listened to them all and "One Year of Love" is the 'winner' for me this time around. Really enjoyed the warmth she gives to that song. Also really enjoyed "The Shining Path" and "Autobahn". Great covers that I had heard previously: "Hurt", "No More I Love Yous" and "My Way". "Llorando" is of course devastating, but I almost don't want to listen to it outside of the context of Lynch's film. I prefer to keep it as unfamiliar as possible. So sue me, I thought "Fantasy" was kind of fun, although "Hotel California" takes an annoying song and makes it even more obnoxious.

[Russ]

Some thoughts on this mix, but first a big http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif to Saya for track placement - this mix flows well, not so easy when the offerings were as diverse as these…now, on to the show:

Intro – It’s Python, it’s fabulous…

Fantasy - Final Fantasy ** ½ Pretty decent, vocals are a little rough, but overall a fun track and a good beginning

I Put a Spell on You - Natacha Atlas *** I like Ms. Atlas and she does a good job on this – the mix of middle-eastern and hip-hop aesthetics is appealing to these ears..

The Shining Path - Sun City Girls **** Definitely a highlight; Boner, you came through. I guess this explains why Lambada was so huge (?)..

Where The Streets Have No Name - Pet Shop Boys ** ½ Good, heard it before. As I stated earlier, I like the diversity of this mix, including this club staple.

Hotel California - The Moog Cookbook ***** An unusual rating, since my scale only goes to 4 stars. There should be a law against this much awesomeness. Of course, it helps to be a moog fan (bac0n, I guess you’re all over Perrey & Kingsley, Mort Garson, et al.)

To Go Home - M. Ward ** ½ Liked it ok. Didn’t care for the lackluster production, tho.

One Year of Love - Stevie Ann *** ½ What Spinal said. There are several songs in this compilation that are similar to this sound and I like them all.

Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground - Chris Thile *** Hell yeah, give me more of this. Vocals are a bit iffy, but the overall vibe is perfect.

The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night *** An oldie from the past; Way back when, I remember that it was almost ‘uncool’ to like Three Dog Night (precisely because of their success), but since I owned just about all of their albums, er…I approve of this inclusion.

This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Shawn Colvin *** ½ Another in the high-quality acoustic vein, I really like this one a lot.

Toxic - Yael Naim *** ½ Sounds like Isabella Rosselini channeling Kate Bush – which can only lead to good things. Unusual and very interesting instrumentation also.

Hurt - Johnny Cash *** ½ This too, is really good, tho Cash sounds a bit off. I’m sure subsequent listenings will fix that.

Havana Affair - D-A-D ** This is just a case where the cover is not that much different than the original. Nice song, but it just sounds a lot like the Ramones.

No More I Love You's - Annie Lennox *** Well-deserved classic status.

My Way - The Sex Pistols **** Talk about well-deserved classic status! One of the greatest cover songs ever.

Autobahn - Señor Coconut – If you’ve heard the original 20+ minute tune by Kraftwerk, then you can appreciate the humor of the intro – the Kraftwerk song opens with the sounds of a Mercedes engine being started and then beautifully humming on all cylinders: the apex of German engineering! In Señor Coconut’s version, you hear the sounds of a second-hand jalopy being started in vain, and left on the side of the road like the broken-down piece of crap it is. Well, I thought it was funny.

Eleanor Rigby - Rare Earth ** Decent enough, I guess. Not my favorite of theirs (tho, it’s always good to see someone namecheck great bands like RE)

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Leon Russell ** ½ Always had a fondness for Russell’s material. Had never heard this before; I like.

The Boys of Summer - Bree Sharp * ½ Alright, three strikes: I never cared for the original, the sound on this is way too generic, and Ms. Sharp doesn’t have the greatest of pipes. Now, having said all that, I think this song fits in well with this collection. Would probably sound even better if I were out driving in my car on a Sunday afternoon instead of sitting in front of my computer typing this.

The World's Greatest - Bonnie "Prince" Billy *** I don’t know why I don’t own anything by BPB as I’ve really liked just about everything I’ve ever heard.

With God On Our Side - The Neville Brothers **** An odd bird, this. I mean, apart from Aaron Neville’s brilliant vocals, this one takes a while to get into, but then it really gets going and when it’s over, I’m lamenting the fact that it’s over. Truly, a beautiful song, and a superb lead into the next song…

Llorando (Crying) - Rebekah Del Rio **** In or out of context, this is amazing. Can you imagine if it hadn’t been included in Mulholland Dr, and we were all hearing it for the first time? Mixtape winner for sure.

Rebel Rebel - Seu Jorge *** ½ Like I stated earlier, I’m a sucker for Bossa Nova, and this is a perfect way to end this mix.


Many thanks, Saya, on an outstanding job.

[Spinal]

Can you imagine if it hadn’t been included in Mulholland Dr, and we were all hearing it for the first time?

Hearing it for the first time was definitely a magical experience and one of my very favorite cinematic memories.

[dreamdead]

Mulholland Dr. was also my first exposure to Rebekah Del Rio's version. So sublime and devastating of a moment. Like Russ, though, I think the song holds its own without Lynch's context. Once she starts going into higher octaves... :eek:

[Spinal]

Mulholland Dr. was also my first exposure to Rebekah Del Rio's version. So sublime and devastating of a moment. Like Russ, though, I think the song holds its own without Lynch's context. Once she starts going into higher octaves... :eek:

I was never saying that it doesn't work outside of the context of the film. I was saying that, for me, I would prefer to save my experience of it for those few times that I watch the film because I would never want it to grow too familiar.

[chrisnu]

It's pretty much the most obnoxious thing I've ever heard, but I dig the solo.
:eek:

WHAT IS THIS!?!?!?

It sounds like a video game nightmare.

[Boner M]

It's hilarious, is what it is.

[Raiders]

I can offer no insights, but I'll rate/rank this one (excluding my own):

1. Toxic [9.5]
2. Rebel Rebel [9.0]
3. Llorando (Crying) [9.0]
4. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground [9.0]
5. No More I Love You's [8.5]
6. The World's Greatest [8.0]
7. One Year of Love [8.0]
8. The Shining Path [8.0]
9. I Put a Spell On You [8.0]
10. The Show Must Go On [7.0]
11. This Must Be the Place [7.0]
12. Autobahn [7.0]
13. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall [6.5]
14. My Way [6.5]
15. To Go Home [6.0]
16. With God on Our Side [5.0]
17. Where the Streets Have No Name [5.0]
18. Havana Affair [4.5]
19. The Boys of Summer [4.0]
20. Hotel California [3.0]
21. Fantasy [2.5]

[Russ]

bac0n, for more extreme moog goodness, check out this most glorious of mashups: This Is Missy Country (http://www.nowupload.com/:iuv)

[monolith94]

Track by track, step by step…

1. Fantasy – Final Fantasy

Initially sounds like Psycho Killer from the Stop Making Sense movie, what with the stripped-down beat. Pleasant build-up of varying musical elements. The lyrics have an interesting twist, being sung by a male voice and all. Nice violin backing. Stupid post-song dialogue at the end, though. All in all, pleasant.

•••••• – That's six planets out of nine.

2. I Put a Spell on You – Natacha Atlas

Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but isn't the whole point of "I Put A Spell On You" to allow a vocalist to roar out those words? Those powerful, simple words? If I want to listen to cheesy Greek-pop, I've got the Aegean Connection every saturday morning.

••••

3. The Shining Path – Sun City Girls

Grating voice, and what language is that? Nice energy, good pace, but all in all a bit too repetitive, or perhaps just not… enough. Enough of whatever. I don't know the original song, so I'm a bit in the dark in that regard.

•••••

4. Where The Streets Have No Name – Pet Shop Boys

Heh, typical Pet Shop Boys music. Fun, good background music, and certainly just applying this mode to a U2 song is interesting by itself. Gets better at 1:30 when he actually starts really covering the song. Definitely not Bono. Another cheesy track, but this is kind of like good cheese. Haut fromage.

•••••••

5. Hotel California – The Moog Cookbook

Man, I used to think this song was so cool in high school. When I got to college I started listening to more natural sounds, and less electronica and stuff like this.

Listening to it now, it just is a song that strikes me as humorous, above all. Many of the random, fiddly electro noises at the beginning remind me of videogaming as a kid. More to the point, to take such a pretentious song as Hotel California and turn it into such an absurd exercise in electronic music of various genres, going from honky-tonk to carnival, to funky-pop and god knows what else in rapid succession really just punches the air out of what we know as "Hotel California." It's not a song that really has anything profound to say about music, or life, but it is almost endlessly amusing.

•••••••

6. To Go Home – M. Ward

Mmmmm, nice backing piano there. Very contemporary sound, if a bit alt-rock generic. Is it a problem that I'm not really doing very well paying attention to the lyrics? Probably not. All in all, a pleasant new song to listen to.

••••••••

7. One Year Of Love – Stevie Ann

*sniff* *sniff* РI smell adult contemporary! Start off with a clich̩ backed by your archetypical backing acoustic, and you have a recipe for boomer-satiation. Boring.

•••

8. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground – Chris Thile

Nice, solid bluegrass sound. I like this brand of stripped-down, raw country stuff. Pleasant. The singer has a good way of mixing things up.

•••••••

more tomorrow, probably

[Spinal]

7. One Year Of Love – Stevie Ann

*sniff* *sniff* – I smell adult contemporary! Start off with a cliché backed by your archetypical backing acoustic, and you have a recipe for boomer-satiation. Boring.

•••


You're going to have to explain to me the big difference between this song and the Shawn Colvin song that you recommended.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I can offer no insights, but I'll rate/rank this one (excluding my own):

1. Toxic [9.5]


Wow! Awesome. I wasn't sure how this would go over. I love it (obviously), but it's one of those songs where you either gel with her voice or you don't, and that will make or break the song.

[chrisnu]

After a first listen, my personal favorites are "Toxic", "Eleanor Rigby", and "With God On Our Side". The biggest surprise was "The World's Greatest". I never would have guessed the original artist.

[bac0n]

bac0n, for more extreme moog goodness, check out this most glorious of mashups: This Is Missy Country (http://www.nowupload.com/:iuv)

OMG. This is freaking dynamite!

[bac0n]

Man, I can't believe you guys are perpetratin' on the Moog Cookbook. The first time I heard this song, I was laughing so hard, I just about peed myself. D_Davis, you should call your pal Roger & have him come kick their asses.

[Russ]

Daniel D, please try to get Arturo StÃ*lteri's classical piano Brian Eno tribute album. If you can't find it, just pm me.

[D_Davis]

Man, I can't believe you guys are perpetratin' on the Moog Cookbook. The first time I heard this song, I was laughing so hard, I just about peed myself. D_Davis, you should call your pal Roger & have him come kick their asses.

I'll get on the horn.

:)

[D_Davis]

Daniel D, please try to get Arturo StÃ*lteri's classical piano Brian Eno tribute album. If you can't find it, just pm me.

I'm on it.

[Wryan]

My Way - The Sex Pistols (transmogrifier)

Blech. Sorry trans.

Yay to Rebekkah.

Just a personal note of thanks that you all are still doing these. I hope to actually get an internet connection at my apartment soon, and then I can download these (if they haven't been taken down yet).

[D_Davis]

Daniel D, please try to get Arturo StÃ*lteri's classical piano Brian Eno tribute album. If you can't find it, just pm me.

Looks like iTunes has, Coolaugustmoon - From the Music of Brian Eno. Is this what I should get? Sounds pretty damn good.

Have you heard the Bang on a Can All Stars version of Music for Airports?

[Russ]

Looks like iTunes has, Coolaugustmoon - From the Music of Brian Eno. Is this what I should get? Sounds pretty damn good.
That's it. I think you'd dig it.


Have you heard the Bang on a Can All Stars version of Music for Airports?
Have not. Recommended?

[D_Davis]

Have not. Recommended?

Oh yeah. It is amazing.

Their version of Terry Riley's "In C" is also awesome.

They are just an all around awesome musical collective.

http://www.bangonacan.org/

[monolith94]

You're going to have to explain to me the big difference between this song and the Shawn Colvin song that you recommended.
Better lyrics, better melody, better intonation and phrasing. All around better.

[Raiders]

Better lyrics, better melody, better intonation and phrasing. All around better.

OK, but that's not what you criticized. You said it had all the trappings of adult contemporary and used that as a negative. I would argue that Colvin's is exactly the same.

(I would also strongly disagree on "better intonation")

[Saya]

So I've listened to the mix a couple times now and here are my ratings:

02. Fantasy - Final Fantasy 7.5
03. I Put a Spell on You - Natacha Atlas 8
04. The Shining Path - Sun City Girls 9.5
05. Where The Streets Have No Name - Pet Shop Boys 6
06. Hotel California - The Moog Cookbook 6
07. To Go Home - M. Ward 7
09. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground - Chris Thile 8.5
10. The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night 8
11. This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Shawn Colvin 8.5
12. Toxic - Yael Naim 9
13. Hurt - Johnny Cash 8
14. Havana Affair - D-A-D 6.5
15. No More I Love You's - Annie Lennox 9.5
16. My Way - The Sex Pistols 6.5
17. Autobahn - Señor Coconut 8
18. Eleanor Rigby - Rare Earth 8
19. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Leon Russell 4
20. The Boys of Summer - Bree Sharp 6.5
21. The World's Greatest - Bonnie "Prince" Billy 9.5
22. With God On Our Side - The Neville Brothers 7
23. Llorando (Crying) - Rebekah Del Rio 7.5

The Sun City Girls, Annie Lennox and Bonnie "Prince" Billy are the big winners for me.

[transmogrifier]

My Way - The Sex Pistols (transmogrifier)

Blech. Sorry trans.


Hey, no need to apologize. I'm not your father, I don't feel responsible for your poor taste in music.

:)

[Horbgorbler]

"The Shining Path" is the best song ever.

[monolith94]

OK, but that's not what you criticized. You said it had all the trappings of adult contemporary and used that as a negative. I would argue that Colvin's is exactly the same.

(I would also strongly disagree on "better intonation")
Sure, I was needling adult contemporary, which the Colvin track is certainly not guilt-free of, but I just think that This Must Be the Place is a fundamentally stronger song, writing-wise. In addition, I think the performance is more nuanced. Not to belabor this whole thing, I will agree that the Colvin track isn't perfect – it suffers from overproduction– but I think that to equate the two misses out on a lot of nuances.

Mainly I just hated the cliché opening lines of "One Year of Love." Alright, I'll stop now, best to just move on.

9. The Show Must Go On – Three Dog Night

More carnival riffing! The return of the cheese. I like the vocalist's style. Kind of like a strung-out muppet. Not familiar with whatever the original song is. Enjoyable, if only for its great, up-beat tempo. But no, the rest is ok, too.

•••••••

10. This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) – Shawn Colvin

Mainly I'm thankful for this track just for allowing me to reflect on a song in a different light. I had never really considered the words of this Talking Heads track, but transferred into a folk/acoustic format, with the matching vocal style, the loveliness of the lyrics comes to the forefront. Ah, that's what you were aiming at, Byrne!

Home is where I want to be
Pick me up and turn me round

Just with these two lines we learn so much: a person walking away from home, instinctually wishing to be held up, perhaps by the nape of the neck, clutched like some, to crib Holden C., great catcher in the rye. Or a giant cat, bring her foolish kitten back to safety. Great, non-cliché simplicity.

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11. Toxic – Yael Naim

Starts off very Jon Brion-y. Definite proof that execution can often be everything. I mean, toxic wasn't a bad pop song, catchy in the short-term but ultimately forgettable, but this interpretation does take it to another level. I'd like to hear a bit more up-tempo version.

12. Hurt – Johnny Cash

A great one. This one, does it go to Pluto? Sure, why not. Love the heavy, deep piano sound. Nice Crescendo. Love the "my empire of dirt" phrase. I just kinda wish that other old singers could have opportunities like this in the twilight of their careers (Dave Van Ronk, namely).

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[Katiescarlett]

The Boys of Summer - Would probably sound even better if I were out driving in my car on a Sunday afternoon instead of sitting in front of my computer typing this.



I don't think I've ever listened to this song outside of my car. Maybe that's why I love it. Plus, I love her voice. It's different. Raw.

Plus she's hawt, especially up close. I got to show her to a bathroom once, then I hugged her.
/not a freak

[origami_mustache]

nice work...we are really cranking these mixtapes out.

[Saya]

nice work...we are really cranking these mixtapes out.

Yeah, I really like these mixtapes. It's such a great way to discover new artists and music.

[Russ]

I've been listening to the mix quite a bit, and have bumped up a couple of ratings, expecially With God on Our Side from *** to ****

Sublime.

[monolith94]

I have to say, I'm greatly enjoying the Autobahn cover. Between that, Hotel California, and The Show Must Go On, this has definitely been the goofiest mix yet.

[D_Davis]

I've been listening to the mix quite a bit, and have bumped up a couple of ratings, expecially With God on Our Side from *** to ****

Sublime.

I love Lanois' production on this. It's so thick, atmospheric, and dense. The song has a real weight to it, even though it is also minimalistic in its instrumentation and composition. The album, Yellow Moon, has a number of killer tracks.

[Russ]

I love Lanois' production on this. It's so thick, atmospheric, and dense. The song has a real weight to it, even though it is also minimalistic in its instrumentation and composition. The album, Yellow Moon, has a number of killer tracks.
Well, I love the song Yellow Moon (which is also on The Mighty Quinn soundtrack), so I guess I'm going to have to look for that album. :cool:

[D_Davis]

Well, I love the song Yellow Moon (which is also on The Mighty Quinn soundtrack), so I guess I'm going to have to look for that album. :cool:

Will the Circle be Unbroken is an amazing song, totally powerful.

[Spinal]

I think a fun mixtape theme would be 'guilty pleasures'.

[transmogrifier]

Seconded that. Spinal, hop to it.

[Boner M]

Prediction: The next mix will get rickrolled.

[Winston*]

I was going to suggest "ponies".

[Spinal]

Spinal, hop to it.

This will not be happening.

[transmogrifier]

This will not be happening.

Not much of a hopper?

[D_Davis]

I was going to suggest "ponies".

Mr. Will You Please Help My Pony, by Ween

[Spinal]

Not much of a hopper?

I'm trying not to assign myself any more time-consuming internet responsibilities.

[transmogrifier]

I'm trying not to assign myself any more time-consuming internet responsibilities.

But then you'd have to live life and stuff. Who needs that?

And what's happened to my rep power? I'm gonna feel guilty everytime I give out rep again - here's one point, don't spend it all at once.

[Spinal]

But then you'd have to live life and stuff. Who needs that?

And what's happened to my rep power? I'm gonna feel guilty everytime I give out rep again - here's one point, don't spend it all at once.

I'm not sure, but I think Raiders has converted to socialism.

[transmogrifier]

At least it's an ethos.

[Saya]

These were some of the themes I was thinking about using before:

Music about Music
Hometown (music connected to your hometown / local bands / songs about the place you live)
Human anatomy

[Russ]

Will the Circle be Unbroken is an amazing song, totally powerful.
Just heard this recently. [/floored]

Album purchase is imminent..

[monolith94]

These were some of the themes I was thinking about using before:
Hometown (music connected to your hometown / local bands / songs about the place you live)

Oh god, do you guys really want to hear my high-school new wave ska cover band?

[D_Davis]

Oh god, do you guys really want to hear my high-school new wave ska cover band?

Yes.

My high school ska band covered Sunday Girl by Blondie.

[D_Davis]

Just heard this recently. [/floored]


It's awesome, for sure.

The album as a whole is pretty good, but there are a few tracks I don't really care for.

[Saya]

Who wants to do the next one? :)

[Lasse]

Who wants to do the next one? :)

Reminds me that I need to find the time to listen to volume four, and maybe comment on the previous three. I liked them, but I'm not good at writing about music.