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All in a Name
| All in a Name | |
| Created by: | fearlessweaver |
| Tracks: | 23 |
| Length: | 01:17:03 |
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1. titles 2. absurd 3. verbose |
| Created on | 6/16/06 12:48am |
| Level | 6 |
| Points | 2769 |
| Total visitors | 124 |
| Unique visitors | 61 |
description:
I attempted to make a mix based not on the music, but by song titles that I found interesting or amusing. Later, I edited the list and tried to pick the songs that made for the best listening experience. It has some tempo ruts, but otherwise it is a fun listen.
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| 1 | The White Stripes : You're Pretty Good Looking (for a Girl) |
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I like this track as the jump-off; it sets the right mood and eases the listener in. It also highlights the w [...]
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Track 1 from De Stijl
Length: 00:01:49 Year: 2000 |
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I like this track as the jump-off; it sets the right mood and eases the listener in. It also highlights the weakness of my premise, though, as in this song, like others, the cleverness does not go far past the title. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | LCD Soundsystem : Daft Punk Is Playing at My House |
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This song is the most fun a boy can have without taking his clothes off, which is fine, because I am a never-n [...]
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Track 1 from LCD Soundsystem (Disk 1)
Length: 00:05:16 Year: 2005 |
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This song is the most fun a boy can have without taking his clothes off, which is fine, because I am a never-nude. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Stereolab : The Noise of Carpet |
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Oddly enough, it *does* sound like carpet!
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Track 7 from Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Length: 00:03:05 Year: 1996 |
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Oddly enough, it *does* sound like carpet! SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Talking Heads : Making Flippy Floppy |
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You won't find many mixes from me without at least one TH / Byrne track. For songs from the later years, I pr [...]
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Track 8 from Stop Making Sense: Special New Edition
Length: 00:04:40 Year: 1999 |
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You won't find many mixes from me without at least one TH / Byrne track. For songs from the later years, I prefer live versions. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Yo La Tengo : Let's Save Tony Orlando's House |
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YLT based this song off a Simpson's reference.
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Track 4 from And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
Length: 00:04:59 Year: 2000 |
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YLT based this song off a Simpson's reference. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | They Might Be Giants : Youth Culture Killed My Dog |
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It isn't one of their "smart" songs, but it is fun.
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Track 12 from They Might Be Giants
Length: 00:02:51 Year: 1986 |
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It isn't one of their "smart" songs, but it is fun. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | Supergrass : Jesus Came from Outta Space |
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I don't really listen to Supergrass anymore, but when I do, I'm glad I did.
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Track 8 from Supergrass
Length: 00:04:10 Year: 1999 |
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I don't really listen to Supergrass anymore, but when I do, I'm glad I did. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Rufus Wainwright : My Phone's on Vibrate for You |
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Cools the tempo nicely.
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Track 7 from Want One
Length: 00:02:44 Year: 2003 |
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Cools the tempo nicely. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | The Smiths : Shoplifters Of The World Unite |
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I saw someone deduct points simply because there was a Morrissey song on the list, which is both 1) in bad tas [...]
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Track 3 from Louder Than Bombs
Length: 00:02:57 Year: 1987 |
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I saw someone deduct points simply because there was a Morrissey song on the list, which is both 1) in bad taste and 2) against the spirit of this site, no? SHOW LESS
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| 10 | The Shins : Kissing The Lippless |
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Please visualize for a moment.
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Track 1 from Chutes Too Narrow
Length: 00:03:18 Year: 2003 |
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Please visualize for a moment. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Bob Dylan : Subterranean Homesick Blues |
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Obviously, I could have made an entire CD of just Dylan titles. This is my favorite today, I suppose.
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Track 0 from Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
Length: 00:02:21 Year: 2000 |
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Obviously, I could have made an entire CD of just Dylan titles. This is my favorite today, I suppose. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | Final Fantasy : This Lamb Sells Condos |
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A terrific release from 2006, and far stranger than the title would lead you to believe.
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Track 3 from He Poos Clouds
Length: 00:03:31 Year: 2006 |
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A terrific release from 2006, and far stranger than the title would lead you to believe. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Jonathan Richman : I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar |
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I usually end up dancing to this song, with or without lesbians.
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Track 17 from Action Packed - The Best of Jonathan Richman
Length: 00:03:45 Year: 2002 |
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I usually end up dancing to this song, with or without lesbians. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Guided By Voices : Big Chief Chinese Restaurant |
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Dayton, OH's second-best musical export after Kim Deal. I guess that's something.
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Track 12 from Alien Lanes
Length: 00:00:56 Year: 1995 |
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Dayton, OH's second-best musical export after Kim Deal. I guess that's something. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | Minutemen : Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing |
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Whatever happened to MJ? I haven't heard from him in so long.
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Track 13 from Double Nickels on the Dime
Length: 00:01:31 Year: 1984 |
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Whatever happened to MJ? I haven't heard from him in so long. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Sufjan Stevens : For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti |
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His songs are never as silly as you'd expect.
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Track 3 from Greetings from Michigan, The Great Lake State
Length: 00:03:57 Year: 2003 |
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His songs are never as silly as you'd expect. SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Frank Black : Whatever Happened to Pong? |
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His songs are twice as silly as you'd expect.
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Track 1 from Teenager of the Year
Length: 00:01:33 Year: 1994 |
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His songs are twice as silly as you'd expect. SHOW LESS
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| 18 | Camper Van Beethoven : Mao Reminisces About His Days in Southern China |
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An instrumental that provides some space before the "big finale" run.
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Track 13 from Telephone Free Landslide Victory
Length: 00:01:59 Year: 1993 |
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An instrumental that provides some space before the "big finale" run. SHOW LESS
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| 19 | Nirvana : Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle |
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I miss the comfort of Kurt Cobain.
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Track 5 from In Utero
Length: 00:04:09 Year: 1993 |
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I miss the comfort of Kurt Cobain. SHOW LESS
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| 20 | Ben Folds Five : One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces |
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You might not think that that title can fit comfortably in a pop song, but it can.
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Track 1 from Whatever and Ever Amen
Length: 00:03:52 Year: 1997 |
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You might not think that that title can fit comfortably in a pop song, but it can. SHOW LESS
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| 21 | Beulah : If We Can Land a Man On The Moon, Surely I Can Win Your Heart |
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Somehow the title avoids being a cliche.
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Track 0 from When Your Heartstrings Break
Length: 00:03:17 Year: 1999 |
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Somehow the title avoids being a cliche. SHOW LESS
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| 22 | Wilco : I Am Trying to Break Your Heart |
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Perhaps a bit too serious for the climax, but it is as beautiful as Wilco gets. It's the only title where jus [...]
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Track 1 from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Length: 00:06:58 Year: 2002 |
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Perhaps a bit too serious for the climax, but it is as beautiful as Wilco gets. It's the only title where just reading it can evoke emotions. SHOW LESS
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| 23 | The Flaming Lips : Thank You Jack White (For the Fiber Optic Jesus That You Gave Me) |
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This song is completely silly and dispensable, but it is a classic FL title, and it also brings the mix back a [...]
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Track 7 from Fight Test EP
Length: 00:03:25 Year: 2003 |
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This song is completely silly and dispensable, but it is a classic FL title, and it also brings the mix back around to Jack White of The White Stripes, which appeals to my sense of symmetry. SHOW LESS
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Level 6
Kissing the Lippless? Because of that extra P, I am wondering if I would ever want to kiss someone who has not heard the glory that is Funkytown!
8/20/09 07:28pm
The Valentine's Day 2007 Badge
Happy Valentine's day from the MTC staff. We really love you guys. That said, put your pants on and get out before we call the cops.
awarded on 2007-02-14
Level 18
this mix made me laugh, so points. nothing that hasn't already been said.
12/25/06 06:47pm
The Level 10 Badge
Welcome to level 10! Credibility is just a few levels away.
awarded on 2007-03-07
Level 13
Kill the BFF and Im all ears. Thanks
11/05/06 09:07pm
Team Robot - First Place
A special badge for the first-place winner of the fabled robots vs. monsters mixtape contest. As my boy Johnny 5 would say, "Robot Team kick your ass, Robot Team Kick your face, Robot Team kick your balls into outer space"
awarded on 2006-10-18
Level 28
love that last track, still entices a giggle from me.
10/12/06 12:29pm
Mixtape Contest XX -- First Place
After the nuclear holocaust, there will be three things left: Cockroaches, Twinkees and Keith Richards.
Keith is answer key for they test of time. And Cocaine.
Congrats on first place.
Keith is answer key for they test of time. And Cocaine.
Congrats on first place.
awarded on 2008-03-22
Level 17
this is a beautiful thing.
10/01/06 02:26pm
