…is the title of a mix CD I recently made for some friends. It’s not autobiographical — I just had a bunch of heart CDs that I needed to use up, and it was timely. Tracklist:
- Parentheses — The Blow, Paper Television
- Groove Me — King Floyd, King Floyd
- “…Sudden Stars” — Stereolab, Margerine Eclipse
- My Love For You — ESG, A South Bronx Story
- Dog — El Perro Del Mar, El Perro Del Mar
- I Can’t Hardly Stand It — The Cramps, Bad Music for Bad People
- Prism Break — Orgone, The Killion Floor
- Useless Information — Apparat, Walls
- Don’t Want to Get Over You — The Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs, tip to Sam
- Rock My Boat — Dntel (feat. Mia Doi Todd), Dumb Luck
- Gotta Pull Myself Together — Takako Minekawa, Chat Chat
- How We Do — Mount Sims, UltraSex
- Let Your Love Grow — Modeselektor (feat. Paul St. Hilaire), Happy Birthday!
- Baby [1971] — Os Mutantes, Jardim Eletrico
I’m a firm believer in the rule (which I made up, actually) that mix CDs should be 10 songs or less, but the narrative wouldn’t quite fit in 10 songs. And 14 is appropriate of course.
