Tuesday, August 23, 2005

hidden bonus track - medley

in february i embarked on my "birthday mix cd frenzy." it was nik's bday and i was determined to make her a mix cd to end all mix cd's.

she ended up with two.

should i not get to some of these here, i have listed them in the order in which tey appeared, complete with subtitles where included.

"Get Down with Your Bad Self" Featuring…
1. Supergrass in Alright
2. Hot Hot Heat in Talk to Me, Dance with Me
(or Heidi’s dance anthem)
3. Franz Ferninand in Michael
(or Straight Boys Playing Gay Are Hot)
4. VHS of Beta in Night on Fire
5. Interpol in Obstacle 2
(or the sexiest song EVER)
6. More Supergrass in Grace
(or I heart British Trios)
7. Pulp in Disco 2000
8. Death by Chocolate in Magpie
9. Arab Strap in Cherubs
10. Pinback in Microtonic Wave
11. Snow Patrol in Ways and Means
(or Gary Lightbody, please marry me!)
12. Portishead in Wandering Star
(or Sex with Russians…. Sorry – I had to)
13. Richard Ashcroft in New York
(or a song that reminds me of July 2004)
14. Radiohead in Talk Show Host
15. Placebo in Special K
16. Yeah Yeah Yeahs in Y Control
17. Yo La Tengo & Extra Special Guest in Hedwig’s Lament/Exquisite Corpse(or Sorry, this is Exquisitely Funny Standing Alone)
18. New Order in Temptation
(or the Trainspotting Song)
19. Death Cab for Cutie in Company Calls
(or A Song for the Wind-down)

and "Mellow Moods" featuring
1. Modest Mouse in Dramamine
(or Heidi in/on Ecstasy)
2. The Decemberists in Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect
(or The Most Beautiful Song in the World)
3. Travis in Writing to Reach You
(or The Reason I Love Banjos in Rock Songs)
4. The Reindeer Section in The Opening Taste
(or If I Marry an Irishman, please God Let it Be this One)
5. Death Cab for Cutie in License and Registration
(or a song that makes me cry every time)
6. Elbow in Newborn
7. Keane in Bedshaped
(or Hey, No Guitars!!!!)
8. Wrens in Happy
9. Elliott Smith in Waltz #2
10. The Shins in Caring is Creepy
11. The Lucksmiths in Camera Shy
12. Iron and Wine in Such Great Heights
(or He Might Not Be the Postal Service)
13. Jeff Buckley in That's All I Ask
(or He Might Not Be Nina Simone)
14. Ed Harcourt in She Fell Into My Arms
15. They Might Be Giants in The Long Grift
(or They Might Not Be The Angry Inch)
16. Freedy Johnston in Enough for Us
(or He Might Not Be XTC)
17. XTC in Harvest Festival
18. Badly Drawn Boy in Once Around the Block

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