Good Morning, Folks! Happy First of June. This is a big month for me because it contains both my birthday and the birthday of my mom. We were a family of Geminis. This morning, I have another mixtape ready to go, and for those who are not already engaged in this practice… I love making mixtapes. They were a big part of my childhood since I had a dual tape deck stereo and made them for my friends, and occasionally for those I was attempting to flirt with. There is a science to the placement of songs, and my goal is to make it so that the entre composure flows from one song to another without having any abrupt shifts. Most of the time, I accomplish this and then post the result for my readers to listen to. At this point, I have thirty-one mixes, and my extra challenge is that I cannot use the exact same version of a song on more than one mixtape.
31 – Te Amo Amor
My girlfriend loves to sing Karaoke, and low-key specializes in singing love songs. I’ve got a few videos of her singing various things, and I think she is pretty damned good at it. So the other day, she was asking me what some of my favorite love songs were. Being the wannabe edgelord that I am, I cannot, of course, choose the standard fare. So this morning, you have a mix of the songs that mean the most to me that exist within the love song category. I am cheating by throwing in the Nada Surf cover of If You Leave, because I have already used that song in my love letter to 80s soundtracks called Tape Deck Held Aloft. The only truly standard love song is Brian Adams banger from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and it was included because it represents the song that I had my first slow dance to. I think the entire thing listens extremely well for being crafted out of such contorted objectives. The two most important for me are Lovesong by The Cure and Because the Night covered by 10,000 Maniacs.
Track List
- 01 – If You Leave – Nada Surf
- 02 – Always – Erasure
- 03 – Lovesong – The Cure
- 04 – Come Undone – Duran Duran
- 05 – Still Into You – Paramore
- 06 – I Miss You – Blink 182
- 07 – Just Like Heaven – Dinosaur Jr.
- 08 – Life Eternal – Ghost
- 09 – Eternal Flame – The Bangles
- 10 – Brick – Ben Folds Five
- 11 – Sexual Healing – Soul Asylum
- 12 – Because the Night – 10,000 Maniacs
- 13 – Let’s Stay Together – Seal
- 14 – Nothing Compares 2 U – Chris Cornell
- 15 – Everything I Do I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
Listen to it yourself
Another mixtape added to the archives. For those not in the know, a lot of times I will add the mixtape to the archives ahead of actually making the blog post. I have various beta testers who give things a listen through to let me know if I am crazy or not. I think this one is pretty good, but I am not one to really dwell upon the love song as a genre. What are some of your favorite love songs? What do you think would have fit well with this mix? Drop me a line below.
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