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Why You'd Want to Live Here
| Why You'd Want to Live Here | |
| Created by: | spectacularview |
| Tracks: | 11 |
| Length: | 00:38:07 |
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1. East Coast 2. West Coast 3. NY v. LA |
| Created on | 10/16/07 09:13pm |
| Level | 5 |
| Points | 2203 |
| Total visitors | 46 |
| Unique visitors | 27 |
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Its been a while, I know. So first, here's a brief update in regards to the state of Nicole. Spent the summer being completely out of my mind and basically fucking up royally. At the end of August I quit my job, moved to Brooklyn, went back to the loving arms of my long time mistress (the restaurant industry), and haven't looked back since. Being single in New York City is a beautiful thing. Even if its only because you get the opportunity to date EVERYONE. My most recent affair was with a very sweet somewhat brooding valet named Alan. Alan is fun, and handsome, and great in bed, and I'm sure lots of other things that I'm not really interested in. He is also heading back to his home state on the other coast in a couple weeks. News which he conveyed to me in a text message containing the following lyrics:
"And I miss you
I'm going back home to the West Coast
I wish you
Coulda put yourself in my suitcase"
I believe the song is called "West Coast" by Coconut Records who happen to be Jason Schwartzman's new band. Its a cute song if you're at all interested. ANYWAYS... you can't send me a lyric text message and not get a mix. Its just the way things work. So, here is my mix for my dear friend Alan to listen to on the flight home so that he might be happy to be heading west again and so that he might at the same time feel a little pang of regret to be leaving me and the big apple behind.
Cover Art: This is the neighborhood in Brooklyn where I work. There is much debate as to weather we are in DUMBO or Brooklyn Heights, but I'm on team DUMBO. Its pretty much the coolest neighborhood on the planet.
"And I miss you
I'm going back home to the West Coast
I wish you
Coulda put yourself in my suitcase"
I believe the song is called "West Coast" by Coconut Records who happen to be Jason Schwartzman's new band. Its a cute song if you're at all interested. ANYWAYS... you can't send me a lyric text message and not get a mix. Its just the way things work. So, here is my mix for my dear friend Alan to listen to on the flight home so that he might be happy to be heading west again and so that he might at the same time feel a little pang of regret to be leaving me and the big apple behind.
Cover Art: This is the neighborhood in Brooklyn where I work. There is much debate as to weather we are in DUMBO or Brooklyn Heights, but I'm on team DUMBO. Its pretty much the coolest neighborhood on the planet.
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| 1 | Mates of State : California |
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I don't think a West Coast mix could be complete without this song. I couldn't bring myself to actually includ [...]
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Track 4 from The OC Mix 6: Covering our Tracks
Length: 00:02:32 Year: 2006 |
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I don't think a West Coast mix could be complete without this song. I couldn't bring myself to actually include Phantom Planet in a mix and I honesty like this version better. Plus Mates of State are just too cute for words. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Death Cab for Cutie : Coney Island |
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This was a song that I listened to a lot when I lived in Brooklyn a couple years ago, so it is a distinctly Ne [...]
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Track 9 from The Photo Album
Length: 00:02:40 Year: 2001 |
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This was a song that I listened to a lot when I lived in Brooklyn a couple years ago, so it is a distinctly New York song to for more than the obvious reasons. I think here is a good place to mention a few things about this mix. First of all, I am alternating between West Coast and East Coast tracks, though I'm sure you would have figured that out on your own. Also I am committing a mix taping cardinal sin which will soon come to light... SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Elliott Smith : Angeles |
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I love this song so much. Its actually funny because I didn't realize before how many of my favorite songs hav [...]
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Track 9 from Either/Or
Length: 00:03:04 Year: 1997 |
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I love this song so much. Its actually funny because I didn't realize before how many of my favorite songs have distinct East or West coast references. This mix is not all about praising or putting down one coast. This song certainly doesn't paint our City of Angels in a very good light, but I think its says something about LA that flat out needs to be said. "Picking up the ticket shows there's money to be made Go on and lose the gamble that's the history of the trade Did you add up all the cards left to play to zero And sign up with evil" SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Bright Eyes : Lua |
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THIS SONG! Ugh, I love it. First of all, I lived on the LES at the same time Conor did a couple years ago whic [...]
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Track 4 from I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Length: 00:04:31 Year: 0000 |
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THIS SONG! Ugh, I love it. First of all, I lived on the LES at the same time Conor did a couple years ago which also happens to be when he was writing this album. I used to see him out occasionally, but I never met or spoke to him which I regret. BUT, after I had moved back to New Jersey and this album came out I was so completely blown away by how much I identified with it. Its really bizarre to me that we never met and yet both of us had such a similar experience here. If I could pick one song to sum up my previous NYC experience, this would be it. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | The Decemberists : Grace Cathedral Hill |
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I've never been to San Francisco, but this song makes me want to go so badly. This is what Stylus Magazine ha [...]
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Track 7 from Castaways and Cutouts
Length: 00:04:29 Year: 2002 |
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I've never been to San Francisco, but this song makes me want to go so badly. This is what Stylus Magazine had to say and I really like it... "A gorgeous tribute to San Francisco, and a lovely escapism tune at the same time, the beauty of 'Grace Cathedral Hill' lies in how prosaic the tale is, yet how picturesquely told it is. It's New Year's Day. The male protagonist stares at the dying Cathedral hill, and decides to enter the basilica atop it. He coughs up a quarter to light a candle only to watch it melt to its wick. Turning on his heels, he and his 'green-eyed girl' traverse bustling Hyde St. Pier for a hot dog. In the distance the National Anthem is heard. It's made clear that his mate is crestfallen, and he hopes that a night on the town will cheer her up: 'on a motorbike...all the city lights blind your eyes tonight, are you feeling better now?' It doesn't. He stares into her moist eyes, cursing the charlatan's on the corner selling faux religious talismans: 'Fifty-three bucks to buy a brand new halo.' He inwardly declares his love for this Irish brat, finally understanding that he will go to the ends of the earth for her--and why not? He's already been to the Catholic church...." SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Ted Leo and the Pharmacists : The Gold Finch and the Red Oak Tree |
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This is a really beautiful song about New Jersey of all places! Haha, I am happy to be out of there and I wil [...]
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Track 10 from The Tyranny Of Distance
Length: 00:01:54 Year: 2001 |
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This is a really beautiful song about New Jersey of all places! Haha, I am happy to be out of there and I will hopefully never have to go back for more than a weekend, but I would be lying if I said that there wasn't a special place in my heart for the Garden State. The Gold Finch and the Red Oak are the state bird and tree of NJ. Our dear friend Mr. Ted Leo is a Jersey boy through and through. I have had the opportunity to meet him and his family on more than one occasion and I must say that they are really amazing people. Also, "song six" is usually the keystone or turning point in my mixes and I almost always put just as much thought into this song as I do the opener and closer. I thought this (being the only jersey song) was very appropriate. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | Death Cab for Cutie : Song for Kelly Huckaby |
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Breaking all the rules! I know, I'm repeating artists and this is a rule that I normally take very seriously. [...]
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Track 3 from Forbidden Love - EP
Length: 00:03:51 Year: 2000 |
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Breaking all the rules! I know, I'm repeating artists and this is a rule that I normally take very seriously. BUT, in this mix I thought that it was OK and I'll tell you why. A: I didn't use any artists twice with two songs about one coast. I kind of think that getting the same artists point of view on each coast was interesting. B: I didn't use the same artist twice on either half of the mix. Song six, as I said, is my turning point. If it makes you feel better to think of them as and A side and B side, go ahead. NOW, this is a great song about a road trip that Ben Gibbard took down the I-5 which runs parallel to the coast from Canada to Mexico. Their trip starts in Bellingham, WA and ends somewhere in California. He and his friend Kelly Huckaby (he's a dude and he's real) besically have this amazing time and this song supposedly commemorates their trip. There are a lot of references to West Coast landmarks: Iron Street (in Bellingham WA), the Puget Sound, Mt. Shasta (in CA), Mission St (in San Fran), and I think it is absolutely perfect on this mix. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Elliott Smith : Alphabet Town |
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This is a really beautiful song with the obvious Alphabet City reference, but its also about two people who ar [...]
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Track 8 from Elliott Smith
Length: 00:04:11 Year: 0000 |
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This is a really beautiful song with the obvious Alphabet City reference, but its also about two people who are together because its easy and convenient and they both know its not love, but its alright anyway. Also, this song was in my head all night last night as I proceeded to get drunk at numerous bars on the LES and then throw up in a cab. Sweet. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Rilo Kiley : I Love LA |
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This song is pretty obvious, but I've just love Jenny and Rilo Kiley so much. Plus so many of their songs hav [...]
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Track 7 from Live at Austin City Limits, 5.5.05
Length: 00:04:10 Year: 2005 |
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This song is pretty obvious, but I've just love Jenny and Rilo Kiley so much. Plus so many of their songs have California referneces and I feel like they are a really LA band, so I thought it was important to include them. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | American Analog Set : Aaron and Maria |
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This is one of my favorite AAS songs. Its about a couple who move from "the northwest coast" to Brooklyn Heig [...]
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Track 11 from Know By Heart
Length: 00:03:10 Year: 2001 |
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This is one of my favorite AAS songs. Its about a couple who move from "the northwest coast" to Brooklyn Heights which happens to be where our restaurant is. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Bright Eyes : June on the West Coast |
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This was the only song I could ever choose to end this mix. It is one of my favorites from Bright Eyes and he [...]
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Track 7 from Letting Off the Happiness
Length: 00:03:35 Year: 0000 |
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This was the only song I could ever choose to end this mix. It is one of my favorites from Bright Eyes and here is why... I spent a week drinking the sunlight of Winnetka, California Where they understand the weight of human hearts You see, sorrow gets too heavy and joy it tends to hold you With the fear that it eventually departs And the truth is I've been dreaming of some tired tranquil place Where the weather won't get trapped inside my bones And if all these years of searching find one sympathetic face Then it's there I will plant these seeds and make my home I spent a day dreaming of dying in Mesa, Arizona Where all the green of life had turned to ash And I felt I was on fire, with the things I could have told you I just assumed that you eventually would ask And I wouldn't have to bring up my so badly broken heart And all those months I just wanted to sleep Though spring, it did come slowly, I guess it did it's part My heart has thawed and continues to beat I visited my brother on the outskirts of Olympia Where the forest and the water become one And we talked about our childhood, like a dream we were convinced of That perfect peaceful street that we came from And I know he heard me strumming all those sad and simple chords As I sat inside my room so long ago And it hurts that he's still shaking from those secrets that were told By a car closed up airtight and a heart turned cold And I went to San Diego, in the birthplace of the summer And watched the ocean dance under the moon There was a girl I knew there, one more potential lover I guess that something's gotta happen soon Because I know I can't keep living in this dead or dying dream And as I walked along the beach and drank with her I thought about my true love, the one I really need With eyes that burn so bright, they make me pure They make me pure They make me pure I long to be with you SHOW LESS
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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 16
it is so good to be back! I'd like to offer this:
http://www.s endspace.com/file/1vjooc
When I moved to NY I gave up CDs and tapes altogether, so sendspace is now my sole means of sharing. Also, i would shoot myself if I lost my ipod.
P.S. Since the Rilo Kiley song is live and there is a bunch of applause and shit at the end, I have set my itunes to stop it at 3:33.00. Its an awkward transistion otherwise.
http://www.s endspace.com/file/1vjooc
When I moved to NY I gave up CDs and tapes altogether, so sendspace is now my sole means of sharing. Also, i would shoot myself if I lost my ipod.
P.S. Since the Rilo Kiley song is live and there is a bunch of applause and shit at the end, I have set my itunes to stop it at 3:33.00. Its an awkward transistion otherwise.
10/18/07 11:41am
The Festivus '08 Badge
Frank Costanza:
"Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way."
Festivus For The Rest Of Us, MTC 2008
"Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way."
Festivus For The Rest Of Us, MTC 2008
awarded on 2009-03-07
Level 32
Ass Fucking Damn Good. Spot on.
10/17/07 07:04pm
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Another badge for those that don't need to be bribed to Yay!
awarded on 2009-01-29
Level 22
Welcome back!!
10/17/07 08:15am
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The Lotto Badge is awarded only to the truly lucky. The Gods look favorably upon this one.
awarded on 2010-09-01
Level 21
I was just on the Mixtape Central - one of your mixes was the random, another one the most popular mix today and the most recent: this. Triple-cool.
This is a very beautiful mix, Elliott Smith and Bright Eyes make it a flawless +5
This is a very beautiful mix, Elliott Smith and Bright Eyes make it a flawless +5
10/17/07 07:52am
