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The Trans-Mongolian
| The Trans-Mongolian | |
| Created by: | Cassee |
| Tracks: | 18 |
| Length: | 01:07:17 |
| Keywords |
1. Mix Contest 18 2. Mix Contest 18 3. Mix Contest 18 |
| Created on | 12/27/07 09:22pm |
| Level | 5 |
| Points | 2488 |
| Total visitors | 59 |
| Unique visitors | 34 |
| This mix was ranked #3 out of 7 entries for this contest | |
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Many years ago, my best friend and I made a pact that we would take the Trans-Mongolian railroad (Moscow to Beijing) together in the summer of 2008.
Now that date is nearing, and we are both confronted with some adult responsibilities we weren't expecting back then. Is the motivation still there?
Time for a Christmas present that drops a none-too-subtle hint! As a gift, it must also be something she would like and listen to (so, generally mellow and pretty).
Cause we're NOT too old for an adventure on the rails!
Now that date is nearing, and we are both confronted with some adult responsibilities we weren't expecting back then. Is the motivation still there?
Time for a Christmas present that drops a none-too-subtle hint! As a gift, it must also be something she would like and listen to (so, generally mellow and pretty).
Cause we're NOT too old for an adventure on the rails!
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| 1 | Johnny Cash : Folsom Prison Blues |
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Johnny has a TON of train songs, but I'm going to start the mix with his most famous one, just cause I love ho [...]
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Track 1 from At Folsom Prison and San Quentin
Length: 00:02:42 Year: 0000 |
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Johnny has a TON of train songs, but I'm going to start the mix with his most famous one, just cause I love how he says, "Hello. I'm Johnny Cash." SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Camera Obscura : Lets Get Out of This Country |
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This is a really buoyant song that makes you want to go out and have adventures.
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Track 6 from lets get out of this country
Length: 00:03:21 Year: 2006 |
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This is a really buoyant song that makes you want to go out and have adventures. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Eels : Railroad Man |
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Track 9 from Blinking Lights and Other Revelations (disc 1)
Length: 00:04:16 Year: 2005 |
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| 4 | Jose Gonzalez : Down the Line |
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Ok, he's not talking about a railroad line, but I know my friend would like this song.
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Track 2 from In Our Nature
Length: 00:03:11 Year: 2007 |
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Ok, he's not talking about a railroad line, but I know my friend would like this song. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | The Shangri-Las : The Train From Kansas City |
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Neko Case did a cover of this, but I love the original. Classic girl group sound!
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Track 2 from One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found
Length: 00:03:21 Year: 0000 |
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Neko Case did a cover of this, but I love the original. Classic girl group sound! SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Ben Kweller : Penny on a Train Track |
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Track 5 from Ben Kweller
Length: 00:04:28 Year: 2006 |
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| 7 | Magnetic Fields : Born On A Train |
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One of two songs with "train" in the title on this album.
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Track 3 from The Charm of the Highway Strip
Length: 00:03:46 Year: 1994 |
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One of two songs with "train" in the title on this album. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Regina Spektor : Us |
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From "Soviet Kitsch." Evokes Moscow to me somehow.
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Track 5 from Soviet Kitsch
Length: 00:04:52 Year: 2003 |
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From "Soviet Kitsch." Evokes Moscow to me somehow. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Guillemots : Trains to Brazil |
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Track 2 from From The Cliffs
Length: 00:04:04 Year: 2005 |
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| 10 | Beth Orton : Paris Train |
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Admittedly not one of my favorite Beth Orton songs, but I can't pass it up for the title.
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Track 1 from Daybreaker
Length: 00:05:46 Year: 2002 |
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Admittedly not one of my favorite Beth Orton songs, but I can't pass it up for the title. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | The National : Fake Empire |
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Russian empire? Chinese empire? Whatever, awesome song.
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Track 1 from Boxer
Length: 00:03:27 Year: 2007 |
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Russian empire? Chinese empire? Whatever, awesome song. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan : Ramblin' Man |
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Cool cover of the Hank Williams classic.
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Track 6 from Ballad Of The Broken Seas
Length: 00:03:29 Year: 2006 |
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Cool cover of the Hank Williams classic. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | The White Stripes : Effect And Cause |
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"First you cause a train wreck, then you put me in traction!"
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Track 13 from Icky Thump
Length: 00:03:00 Year: 2007 |
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"First you cause a train wreck, then you put me in traction!" SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Beirut : Scenic World |
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Track 7 from Gulag Orkestar
Length: 00:03:00 Year: 2006 |
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| 15 | Tom Waits : Downtown Train |
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My friend is a big Tom Waits fan.
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Track 17 from Rain Dogs
Length: 00:03:55 Year: 1985 |
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My friend is a big Tom Waits fan. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Cat Power : Lived in Bars |
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"Hotel trains." This song is an asset to any mix.
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Track 3 from The Greatest
Length: 00:03:44 Year: 2006 |
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"Hotel trains." This song is an asset to any mix. SHOW LESS
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| 17 | M. Ward : Chinese Translation |
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Track 6 from Post-War
Length: 00:04:00 Year: 2006 |
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| 18 | Califone : The Orchids |
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Cover of the Psychic TV song. "In the morning after the night, I fall in love with the light." Somehow this ma [...]
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Track 8 from Roots & Crowns
Length: 00:02:55 Year: 2006 |
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Cover of the Psychic TV song. "In the morning after the night, I fall in love with the light." Somehow this makes me think of waking up on a train. SHOW LESS
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Tag Board
Mixtape Contest XVII -- Third Place
The age-old tradition of Three Kings Day is to fill the shoes of good children with candy, while they sleep. Bad children get shoes filled with scorpions and other venomous creatures.
Congrats on third place!
awarded on 2008-01-10
Level 12
Alas no, we didn't! My friend liked the mix, but she could no longer commit to such an undertaking.
But I will go someday, somehow!
But I will go someday, somehow!
7/04/09 09:07am
The 250th Album Badge
This is the Mixtape Collective equivalent of the Purple Heart. Kind of...
awarded on 2010-09-10
Level 29
Did you ever make the trip? I'm thinking I'm going to Asia in 2010 with a couple people I met in Warsaw in 2008.
7/01/09 04:58am
Level 8
Fantastic! The Shangri-Las are sublime - and ending with "The Orchids" is a great touch. I'd sure love to listen to this while riding the rails...
2/13/08 02:28pm
The One Year Anniversary Badge
Issued to those who have stuck it out for a year here on MTC. What a long, strange trip, huh?
awarded on 2009-01-28
Level 17
Reminds me of the idea my dad and I had of driving the Pan-American Highway (Alaska to Chile) a few years back.
2/01/08 02:26pm
The Valentine's Day 2008 Badge
Happy Valentine's day from the MTC staff. We really do love you all. So much so, in fact, that you should probably investigate a temporary restraining order -- we're crazy like that.
awarded on 2008-02-15
Level 19
looks like a nice listen, well done!
12/29/07 11:56pm
