CD Music Mix Challenge

Hello, and welcome to my track listing!

What? You may ask? Well, if you aren't in the know, here's the deal. My buddy Stennie posts a Music Mix Challenge from time to time. She asks (in this case, 20) questions, and participants answer them in the form of songs on a CD. This time we had 9 total participants, and I think I've gotten all the CDs. I've only listened to three so far, but so far, so good.

1. Sellout —a song that is used (or has been used) in a TV commercial.
Hello Goodbye - The Beatles – Target is currently using this in their ad. I get it that they’re going for the “good buy” double entendre, but somehow it doesn’t work for me. I do like the song though.

2. A song that’s in a foreign language
Typewriter, Tip, Tip, Tip (From Merchant Ivory's Film "Bombay Talkie") - Asha Bhosle & Kisore Kumar – The first of several songs on this mix from the soundtrack to the Darjeeling Limited. You were expecting a German song here, weren’t you?

3. A song about cheating
As Heaven is Wide – Garbage – She’s been cheated on, and she’s pissed.

4. Song that makes you cry
A Change is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke. Such a beautiful song. The lyrics “It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die/Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky” get me everytime.

5. B-side
Oops. I had the wrong song listed here. Thanks for the heads up Betster! The song is Smile, a Japanese B-side done by Elvis Costello.

6. Kick-ass cover song
Girl, You’ll be a woman soon – Urge Overkill. I don’t remember if anyone has used this on a previous mix, but last time I heard it on the radio, I remembered to use it on the next mix challenge. I just love this version.

7. Earworm —a song that gets stuck in your head.
Don’t You Evah – Spoon. Love this band, love this song.

8. A favorite live track
Charmless Man – Blur. I suspect that I used Blur on my last live track submission. I don’t have a lot of live tracks, so I have to use the Blur album a lot.

9. Title out of nowhere —a song in which the title does not appear in the lyrics at all.
Dirty Harry – Gorillaz. Speaking of Blur…

10. A favorite song you have discovered since our last CD Mix
This Time Tomorrow – The Kinks. Another track from the Darjeeling Limited soundtrack. Wes Anderson has the best soundtracks.

11. Favorite artist duo collaboration
Well Did You Evah – Deborah Harry and Iggy Pop. A friend of mine put this on a mix tape when I was a struggling undergrad. I always thought it was a fun version – “It’s just so.. SWELLIGANT!!”

12. Geographical location song —any song that mentions a geographical place: a country, a city, a street, what-have-you.
Les Champs-Élysées- Joe Dassin. Don’t you love this song? It is so happy! Carefree! The France of textbooks 70's educational film strips. This is the third, and last from the Darjeeling Limited soundtrack in this mix. I remember learning the words to this ditty in high school French class, and somehow convincing myself that it was dirty.

13. Musical question…
What’s The Matter Here – 10,000 Maniacs.

14. And answer!
He Wasn’t Man Enough for Me – Toni Braxton
Not characteristic of my taste in music, to be sure, but the song is so sassy. I couldn’t resist.

15. Four-letter word —a song whose title consists solely of a four-letter word.
Blue – The Jayhawks

16. Seven Deadly Sins—a song about any one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Fiona Apple – Limp. This one is all about rage.

17. A song you wouldn’t play in front of your Mom
Human Nature – Madonna. Ok – I have to confess that I struggled with this one. I’m not the biggest Madonna fan, but I do like this song. Staying true to the question though, I can say in all truthfulness that this song grossed my mother out. She was offended by all things Madonna, and this video, being S&M related, was too much for her. It seriously pissed her off.

18. Song about violence and/or death
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton. This one used to make me cry, so it does double duty!

19. Guilty pleasure song
Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb. Shameful, right?

20. Amnesty Song - with a twist! A song that fits any two of the categories above. (Mixes #2-5, minus twist)
Lost Cause – Beck. I don’t keep running lists of amnesty songs, but I remember that I wanted to use it for a break-up song once, and it is a sad song – one that just might make me cry.

And that's all! I hope you enjoy the music, all who played.