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mix tape monday

This week: Music for road trips.

1. U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
2. Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
3. Cake – Stickshifts and Safety Belts
4. O.C. Supertones – Supertones Strike Back
5. Radiohead – Airbag
6. The Frames – Fitzcarraldo
7. Phantom Planet – California
8. Johnny Cash – Get Rhythm
9. Coldplay – Don’t Panic
10. Sufjan Stevens – Chicago
11. Langhorne Slim – Rebel Side of Heaven
12. Andrew Bird – Fake Palindromes
13. Feist – Mushaboom
14. The Beatles – Hello, Goodbye
15. The Rolling Stones – You Can’t Always Get What You Want
16. Bruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere
17. Ethan Durelle – From the Heart of Blythe County

run time: 1:02:53

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6 responses to “mix tape monday”

  1. Josh Avatar
    Josh

    1. Arcade Fire – No Cars Go
    2. Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good
    3. The Mars Volta – Goliath
    4. Weezer – Surf Wax America
    5. Jane’s Addiction – Mountain Song
    6. Blues Traveler – Sweet Talking Hippie
    7. Destroyer – To The Heart Of The Sun On The Back Of The Vulture, I’ll Go
    8. Fleetwood Mac – Gold Dust Woman
    9. Kings Of Leon – The Bucket
    10. Soul Coughing – Sugar Free Jazz
    11. The Raconteurs – Salute Your Solution
    12. The Jesus And Mary Chain – April Skies
    13. Sublime – Don’t Push
    14. R.E.M. – I Took Your Name
    15. The Troggs – You Can Cry If You Want To

    Run time: 1:09:22

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  2. Josh Avatar
    Josh

    P.S.

    Alot of good caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaars are Japanese.

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  3. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    Presenting the TeacherDave Totally Righteous 2-disc Road Mix.

    Selection Criteria: Must have hard-driving, gas-pedal pounding rhythm, and/or lyrics that can be sung at the top of your lungs as you fly down the road.

    Disc 1

    1. Open Road Song–Eve 6
    2. Guerilla Radio–Rage Against the Machine
    3. Interstate Love Song–Stone Temple Pilots
    4. Just What I Needed–The Cars
    5. Mr. Brightside–The Killers
    6. Life is a Highway–Tom Cochran
    7. Free Fallin–Tom Petty
    8. Welcome to the Jungle–Guns n Roses
    9. Malaguena Salarosa–C*****
    10. You Know My Name–Chris Cornell
    11. Helter Skelter–The Beatles
    12. Speed of Sound–Coldplay
    13. You Can’t Count on Me–Counting Crows
    14. Grace–Jeff Buckley
    15. Long Live Rock’n’Roll–Steel Dragon

    Disc 2

    1. Wherever We Go–Newsboys
    2. When We Were Young–The Killers
    3. Work–Jars of Clay
    4. Let it Out (Let it All Hang Out)–Los Hombres
    5. Rebel Side of Heaven–Langhorne Slim
    6. King Without a Crown (live)–Matisyahu
    7. Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well–Mike Daughty
    8. Stadium Arcadium–Red Hot Chili Peppers
    9. On the Radio–Regina Spektor
    10. Nookie/Break Stuff–Richard Cheese
    11. Rebirthing–Skillet
    12. Living the Life–Steel Dragon
    13. Stars of CC-TV–Hard-Fi
    14. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts–Sufjan Stevens
    15. On the Road Again–Willie Nelson
    16. Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love–Iron Horse

    Total Run Time: just under 2 hours

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  4. Steph Avatar
    Steph

    first of all: wow dave, 2 discs. that’s hardcore.
    second of all: about half of these have been from actual roadtrips, the other half will be saved for future ones. enjoy!

    1. The Perfect Crime #2 – The Decemberists
    2. Coffee In A Cardboard Cup – Mandy Patinkin
    3. Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
    4. Love Throws A Line – Patty Griffin
    5. Get It Faster – Jimmy Eat World
    6. The Chain – Fleetwood Mac
    7. This Side – Nickel Creek
    8. The Distance – Cake
    9. Wings of The Morning – Caedmon’s Call
    10. Living In The Future – Bruce Springsteen
    11. Hangin Around – Counting Crows
    12. Goodbye, Goodnight – Jars of Clay
    13. Day Tripper – The Beatles
    14. You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon

    Run Time: 55:35

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  5. eustacepedler Avatar
    eustacepedler

    1. Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
    2. Spoon – You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
    3. Phish – Limb By Limb
    4. The Who – It’s Not Enough
    5. Black Tie Dynasty – Once Around
    6. The National – Slow Show
    7. Zwan – Settle Down
    8. U2 – Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
    9. The Killers – All These Things That I’ve Done
    10. Jars of Clay – God Will Lift Up Your Head
    11. Mute Math – Picture
    12. Postal Service – Such Great Heights
    13. The Beatles – Hey Jude
    14. Dave Matthews – So Damn Lucky
    15. Moby – Porcelain
    16. Sufjan Stevens – The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
    17. The New Pornographers – My Rights Versus Yours

    run time – 79:08

    suggestions for possible future lists: songs with animals in their title, songs that remind you of high school, or songs with locations (California, for example) in their titles

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  6. Joel Avatar
    Joel

    I love your list, Amanda.

    1. Meant to Live – Switchfoot
    2. Hands Open – Snow Patrol
    3. Dashboard – Modest Mouse
    4. Come On! Feel The Illinoise! – Sufjan Stevens
    5. Pagan Angel And A Borrowed Car – Iron and Wine
    6. Stay On The Ride – Patty Griffin
    7. Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae
    8. America – Simon & Garfunkel
    9. A Shot In The Arm – Wilco
    10. Car Wheels On A Gravel Road – Lucinda Williams
    11. King of the Road – Rufus Wainwright & Teddy Thompson
    12. Rusty Old American Dream – David Wilcox
    13. Round Of Blues – Shawn Colvin
    14. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 – Nat King Cole
    15. The Longest Time – Billy Joel
    16. Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
    17. Going Away – The Innocence Mission
    18. All The Roadrunning – Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris

    Time: 72 minutes.

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