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[SeanMacGabhann]

We have the music room where people post there latest finds/rememberances but amongst all of the many postings, editorial and context is lost. Which then reminded me of the lost art of mix-tapes

How about people pull together 10 different youtube song clips and list them with any liner notes you fancy adding yourself. Why each song deserves a place in your 10 picks, what it meant at the time etc

No other rules - no limit on how many from same artist, or length of song - just pick 10

(I'm cheating slightly by not picking 10 as I'm at work but will come back and do this later)

[Huguenot]

What did the 'C' stand for in recordable tapes?

[SeanMacGabhann]

Cassette? Chrome? Compact?

[mockney piers]

Have you seen those USB sticks that are cassette shaped and come in a cassette holder...errr..holder?

Marvellous.

This will take non work time to put together unfortunately...I'll be back

[david_carnell]

Ok, here we go for the first time. I've gone for country duets. An unusual choice but there are some great tunes in here (honest).

Johnny Cash and June Carter - Jackson

Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris - Return of the grevious angel

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Stick with me baby

Roy Orbison & kd lang - Crying

Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn - You're the reason our kids are ugly

Some are romantic, some sad and the last track is very funny, but I love all of 'em.

[Strawbs]

Cant get on to you tube here (my firewall blocks it) but am looking forward to seeing the lists that come in! :))

@DC - Islands in the stream - total Classic! I was raised on Kenny Rogers and Simon and Garfunkle - know almost all the words to the Gambler! *rolls eyes* I personally would have thrown in a bit of Rick Astley, possibly even Bros (both of which were massive in Australia when I was a kid)

[david_carnell]

The last track is from SongZa, Strawbs. Let me know if you can get that and I could post two links for each.

Oh, and there is no way you'll ever see me posting Bros or Rick Astley!

[Strawbs]

WOOP WOOP I can get it.. Will take a listen most definitely..

PMSL come on 'never going to give you up' by Rick Astley was ALL TIME, and I also loved 'crazy for you' by Madonna as I was rollerskating around my mum's garage... >:D<

[SeanMacGabhann]

Random songs belong in the music thread ladeeez n' gentleman (and a fine place it is too ) but this here place is for compilations (and praise/criticism thereof) only

Congratulations are in order to Mr Carnell ( I so wish his first name was Darnell) for standing up and being not only the first, but a very nicely chosen set.

[lozzyloz]

Ten tunes that remind me of the good times in my childhood:

Cymande-The Message

Junior Murvin-Police and Thieves

John Handy-Hard Work

Bob Marley-Redemption Song

Brass Construction-Movin'

Jimmy Lindsay-Ain't No Sunshine

War-Low Rider

Roy Ayres-You Send Me

Mozart-Piano Concerto No.21

[Moos]

Songs for feeling happily melancholic.

Fallin - Alicia Keys

A Thousand Beautiful Things - Annie Lennox

Hearts and Bones - Paul Simon

Crazy English Summer - Faithless

Time After Time - Eva Cassidy

One Love - Bob Marley

[Huguenot]

At last some names I recognise!

[SeanMacGabhann]

"happily melancholic" - my defaut setting

I see people are going for themes. My initial list (which I need to verify when I get access to youtube) doesn't have a theme... but it probably does have a fair wallop of happy melancholy

[????]

lozzylozz - a good soulboy/girl set! I'd add

Cyanide - Brother on the Slide

Bootsey Collins - I'd rather be with you

Roy Ayers - Running away

Lonnie Liston Smith- Expansions

Willi Bobo - Always There

Jean Carn - Was that all it was

Azymuth - Jazz Carnival

Brothers Johnson - Starwberry Letter 13(?)

Funkadelic - Freak of the Week

Commodores - Sanctified

[giggirl]

What a brilliant thread - I'm loving people's lists. For me - this is a job for the weekend. Gonna need some help with that whole uploading thing (I'm a true Luddite at heart).

[SeanMacGabhann]

giggirl - you can PM me the list and I'll do the necssary linkages if you like - or I can talkk you through it(it's eeeeeasyyyy when you know how... milliseconds)

[BJL]

That's Strawberry Letter #23, ?4...

10 favourites:

Tyrone Davis: Can I Change My Mind (1968)

Slim Smith: The Tima Has Come (1972)

Charles Brimmer: God Bless Our Love (1975)

Anthony Hamilton: Charlene (2003)

Jill Scott: Family Reunion (2004)

[Jah Lush]

Definitely one for when I've got a bit more time and not at work. Enjoying this thread very much though and Wow!!! Dr Alimantado. Still got his Born For A Purpose 12in from way back. Check it!!!

[lozzyloz]

Thanks ????'s (boy) you obviously spent too much time at a certain club in Wardour Street and perhaps Bluebird on Greek St!

Great thread Sean. This would be my happy melancholy set:

4 am-Herbie Hancock

Destiny-Zero 7

Mercy Mercy Mercy-Cannonball Adderley

Mystic Voyage-Roy Ayres

Carmel-Joe Sample

Summer Madness-Kool & The Gang

What You Won't Do For love-Bobby Caldwell

Joy & Pain-Maze feat Frankie Beverley

Barbers Adaggio for Strings-William Orbit

Rino's Prayer-Leftfield

[SeanMacGabhann]

David Sylvian - September

A tiny, tiny song. A little thing... barely a minute. But it makes me happy to be alive

Holly Palmer

This is just beautiful. I first heard it when she played support to some

shower at the 100 club on Oxford St - It was just her, an acoustic guitar

and lot's of over-loud media types at the bar. their loss. This version is

more lush obviously

Tindersticks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZEwEUeSVFA

Picking a sticks song is hard. So I went with one of Lady MacGabhann's

favourites

Lambchop - Up With People

You will clap along.... yes, you will

Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEwQbptSnAk

I'm convinced she's not of this earth. But this is lovely

David Bowie - Thursday's Child

I love this video.. both the song and the video a melancholy-tinged-with-hope effort about ageing

Flaming Lips - Do You Realise?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvdma6tCnjw

Makes me giddy....

Massive Attack - Safe From Harm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ1cACrPHdc

This reminds me of Queens Sq in Bristol and one of the best gigs I ever saw

Saul Williams - Black Stacey

Seriously interesting character. Saw him supporting NiN and bought his

album straight afterwards. He does more poetry readings than live concerts

but if you get a chance to see him... here he sings it without music

Scott Walker - If You Go Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGAWtQsUymk

Ne Me Quittez Pas indeed. This reminds me of a gig at the jazz cafe where

this was playing loudly as tranvestites handed out free cigarettes and

everyone prepared to Shag Tobacco

[giggirl]

It?s been a wet weekend; I?m in my nightgown way before bedtime and I?m makin? free with the Grey Goose. Here are some sad songs. Cry with my compliments. This being said, I would choose 10 completely different songs tomorrow night; the beauty of the mixed tape.

Strange first choice because I always hated this 80s stadium-rouser until I stumbled upon this acoustic version which strips the song down to nothing; just a sad story about a guy who gets shafted by his country. Listen without prejudice.

Bruce Springsteen ? Born in the USA

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc0ucoesINs

Pixies ? Cactus

This is a song about a guy in prison asking his lady to send him her dirty dress so he can get through the dark times.

Sitting here wishing on a cement floor

Just wishing that I had just something you wore

I put it on when I go lonely

Will you take off your dress and send it to me?

Now I may be the only one ever to find this horny but just imagine being loved / loving someone that much? Hmmm, horny. It?s a Pixies song but here?s the David Bowie cover:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XDQqq0ehwlc

Sod it, here?s the Pixies too ?cos I just found this on Youtube with Frank and the guys gone all acoustic and I can always make a little extra room for the Pixies

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex272jpUOSg

Pogues ? Lullaby of London

Difficult to choose just one Pogues song but this one haunts and I think Shane may actually be sober on this take.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qfCApwN7iuA

NIN/Johnny Cash - Hurt

If you don?t cry you?re STONE

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AO9dbmJ_2zU

Nirvana ? All Apologies

I would walk on hot coals for the full length of Lordship Lane to have the chance to see these guys. Never gonna happen. Sucks.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2oAF3UdSJ1k

I love a good Dylan song, just so long as he?s not the one singin? it (miserable bugger). I really wanted to include Barb Jungr singing It?s All Over Now Baby Blue but I?m technically challenged and I didn?t know how. If anyone can help ? please upload for me. Otherwise, here?s another. Stay with her ?till the end ? she?s worth it.

Bob Dylan ? Like A Rolling Stone

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=A54x6NpKwDY

Toni Childs ?

I wanted to upload Stop Your Fussin (which always lifts a cloud) but, again, I didn?t know how, so here?s another. Where is this lady these days?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nBADxGUQFrA&feature=related

Antony and the Johnsons, what?s not to like?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6M7qQedSdKk

Dolly gone punk

White Stripes ? Jolene

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j3cG-kQcED0

Led Zeppelin ? Dazed and Confused

From O2 reunion last year. Can?t remember being this excited since Father Christmas brought me Malibu Barbie circa 1973.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GtNUk7lnQjw

[MadWorld74]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Definitely one for when I've got a bit more time

> and not at work. Enjoying this thread very much

> though and Wow!!! Dr Alimantado. Still got his

> Born For A Purpose 12in from way back. Check it!!!

BEST DRESSED CHICKEN IN TOWN...

[Jah Lush]

Doctor Alimantado's Best Dressed Chicken In Town is one of my favourite reggae albums of all time. Check for the follow up compilation as well - Sons Of Thunder. Wicked!

[Keef]

NIN/Johnny Cash - Hurt

If you don?t cry you?re STONE

Agreed, although I like this song best when Trent Reznor (NIN singer / writer of the song) does it on the piano

I saw him do it at Reading last year and it was so good!

[giggirl]

Keef Wrote:

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> NIN/Johnny Cash - Hurt

> If you don?t cry you?re STONE

>

> Agreed, although I like this song best when Trent

> Reznor (NIN singer / writer of the song) does it

> on the piano

>

> I saw him do it at Reading last year and it was so

> good!

Just watched it. Now I'm weeping. Thanks.