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High Fidelity
| High Fidelity | |
| Created by: | derhay |
| Tracks: | 23 |
| Length: | 01:19:17 |
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1. Mix Contest 22 2. Mix Contest 22 3. Mix Contest 22 |
| Created on | 8/21/08 09:33am |
| Level | 5 |
| Points | 2112 |
| Total visitors | 49 |
| Unique visitors | 28 |
| This mix was ranked #4 out of 6 entries for this contest | |
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"First of all you're using someone else's poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing." Tell me about it. I worry that retracking one of my favorite films, and a Nick Hornby book, is somehow sacrilege. I was very excited at the prospect of watching movies on my new iPod and High Fidelity was the first movie I purchased from iTunes. I have my VHS copy, and now I have a comfort copy, that I can watch anytime, on my Touch. I've tried to keep the vibe of the film intact. This has been a great challenge. Thanks you, Bea.
Note: the songs "Baby I Love Your Way" and "Let's Get It On" are performed and Stiff Little Fingers and Stereolab are both mentioned by name, so, I guess they are void to this mix. Sha nana nanana naa naah naaah!
Here is my alternate soundtrack mix for the contest.
Note: the songs "Baby I Love Your Way" and "Let's Get It On" are performed and Stiff Little Fingers and Stereolab are both mentioned by name, so, I guess they are void to this mix. Sha nana nanana naa naah naaah!
Here is my alternate soundtrack mix for the contest.
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| 1 | The Third Bardo : I Can Understand Your Problem |
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Film opener / Laura leaves
replaces The Thirteenth Floor Elevators' "You're Gonna Miss Me" [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 6 from I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time EP
Length: 00:02:25 Year: 2000 |
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Film opener / Laura leaves replaces The Thirteenth Floor Elevators' "You're Gonna Miss Me" Has a similar "Nuggets"-esque feeling. It reminds me how I felt hearing "Gloria" in The Outsiders. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Throwing Muses : Not Too Soon |
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#1 Top-5 All-Time Break-ups - Alison
Ballad for the bleachers replaces Bow Wow Wow's "I Want Candy [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 9 from The Real Ramona
Length: 00:03:11 Year: 1991 |
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#1 Top-5 All-Time Break-ups - Alison Ballad for the bleachers replaces Bow Wow Wow's "I Want Candy" I love the drums and Hirsh's voice trails on this. Makes me imagine drinking grape Welch's soda, at my locker, and eagerly anticipating my next class period. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Oingo Boingo : Who Do You Want To Be |
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Track 1 of Barry's Monday Morning Mix / Barry's dance of lust
replaces Katrina and the Waves' "Walking o [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 1 from Good For Your Soul
Length: 00:03:34 Year: 1983 |
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Track 1 of Barry's Monday Morning Mix / Barry's dance of lust replaces Katrina and the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine" Hits the ground running and Barry doesn't miss a step with his wonderful dance. If I had the means, I'd love to try and dub this song to this part in the film. Yay Danny and Co.! SHOW LESS
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| 4 | The Melodians : It's My Delight |
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Record Store - played during Top-5 Side 1's Track 1 list
replaces Smog's "Cold Blooded Old Times" (my fa [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 0 from The Harder They Come (Deluxe Ed disc 2)
Length: 00:03:13 Year: 2003 |
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Record Store - played during Top-5 Side 1's Track 1 list replaces Smog's "Cold Blooded Old Times" (my favorite from soundtrack) Oh, if I worked in a record shop... the easygoing, happy singing is a pile of delicious ice cream and the baseline is the waffle cone. Don't mix hungry. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Mary Perrin : Dedication |
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Marie De Salle being played in the store
replaces Edith Frost's "On Hold" The producers pa [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 0 from Ladies From the Canyon
Length: 00:03:47 Year: 0000 |
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Marie De Salle being played in the store replaces Edith Frost's "On Hold" The producers passed Ms Frost off as De Salle, so I will add Ms Perrin's vocal and acoustic guitar ballad about love and loss. I have a trading card of Mary that I received from my last compillation from Numero Group. I love this card. Numero is based in Chicago, like the film, and also released the Jay Mitchell track I used. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Voice of the Beehive : Beat of Love |
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Laura with Ian - in Rob's head
replaces Barry White's "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More" SHOW MORE |
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Track 1 from Let It Bee
Length: 00:04:06 Year: 1988 |
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Laura with Ian - in Rob's head replaces Barry White's "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More" Haa! Great lyrics, music and mood, and this works for me. The transition from "Dedication" slays me. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | Michael J. Sheehy : Pigboy |
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Record Store - Rob sulks
customer asks, "Do you have soul?" followed by Liz's tirade, "Hi, Rob. You fuck [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 6 from No Longer My Concern
Length: 00:03:08 Year: 2002 |
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Record Store - Rob sulks customer asks, "Do you have soul?" followed by Liz's tirade, "Hi, Rob. You fucking asshole!" replaces Love's "Always See Your Face" Insult to injury lyrics. I imagine this song used in an imaginary remake of Tombstone by Chris Nolan. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Red House Painters : Mistress (Piano Version) |
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Rob sulking at a piano bar
replaces Plushs' "Soaring and Boring" The delivery of, "...bruis [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 11 from Red House Painters
Length: 00:04:32 Year: 1993 |
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Rob sulking at a piano bar replaces Plushs' "Soaring and Boring" The delivery of, "...bruised internally, eternally" is crushing. This is the end of my freshman year of university. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | The Herbaliser : Gadget Funk |
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Rob DJing - first meets Laura
replaces The Chemical Brothers's "Leave Home" Picks the pace [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 5 from Take London
Length: 00:04:07 Year: 2005 |
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Rob DJing - first meets Laura replaces The Chemical Brothers's "Leave Home" Picks the pace back up. "Leave" was one of the hardest to replace, to make sure Laura's summation that, "That's a kicks ass record" would still hold up. Play at eleven. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | Supergrass : Sofa (Of My Lethargy) |
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Rob "Who needs a drink?"
Rob at home - finds old phone #s replaces The Velvet Underground's "Who L [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 12 from I Should Coco
Length: 00:06:18 Year: 1995 |
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Rob "Who needs a drink?" Rob at home - finds old phone #s replaces The Velvet Underground's "Who Loves the Sun" Trading Reed's sarcasm for Gaz's semi-psychedelic, slow burner. Perfect for when you'd rather close the shutters and not look life in its Owen Wilson face. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Shuggie Otis : Funky Thithee |
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Record Store - Barry with customer having their Echo and the Bunnymen/ Jesus and Mary Chain discussion
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Track 5 from Here Comes Shuggie Otis
Length: 00:03:12 Year: 1970 |
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Record Store - Barry with customer having their Echo and the Bunnymen/ Jesus and Mary Chain discussion replaces Aretha Franklin's "Rock Steady" Flat out amazing jam. This is what I'd play in my pretentious record store. Would you shop there? SHOW LESS
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| 12 | Built to Spill : Center of the Universe |
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Rob "I am now going to sell five copies of Three EPs by the Beta Band."
replaced to "I am now goin [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 2 from Keep It Like a Secret
Length: 00:02:43 Year: 1999 |
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Rob "I am now going to sell five copies of Three EPs by the Beta Band." replaced to "I am now going to sell five copies of Keep It Like A Secret." I really like the transition to BtS from Shuggie. [soapbox]This should be in everyone's Best of the Nineties collection. [/soapbox] SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Bill Lloyd : Picture Book |
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Rob leaves his building while Laura gets her things.
replaces Queen's "We Are the Champions" Laura [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 10 from This is Where I Belong: the Songs of Ray Davies and The Kinks
Length: 00:02:48 Year: 2002 |
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Rob leaves his building while Laura gets her things. replaces Queen's "We Are the Champions" Laura admits that she hasn't slept with Ian. "Yet." Excellent cover, right out of the gate. A new favorite. I'm playing this for Jaye Tyler (Wonderfalls) as we drive. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | The Gaylettes : Groovin' |
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Marie's apartment
Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors" discussed replaces Bob Dylan's "Tonight I'l [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 0 from Trojan Reggae Sisters Box Set (disc 1)
Length: 00:03:12 Year: 0000 |
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Track Description:
Marie's apartment Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors" discussed replaces Bob Dylan's "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You" fitting Very smooth cover of The Young Rascals classic. I especially like the lyric "We can be anyone we want to be" for this scene. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | Kim Fowley : Motorboat |
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Record Store - "I haven't seen Evil Dead II yet."
replaces Grand Funk Railroads' "Get It Together" SHOW MORE |
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Track 1 from Living In the Streets
Length: 00:02:10 Year: 1978 |
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Record Store - "I haven't seen Evil Dead II yet." replaces Grand Funk Railroads' "Get It Together" Fun, glam snottiness. Roll them r's, Kim. If the Bay City Rollers just didn't give a damn... SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Iggy Pop : Chains |
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Record Store - Charlie calls
replaces De La Soul "Tread Water" I had plans on using De La's [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 13 from New Values
Length: 00:02:41 Year: 1979 |
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Record Store - Charlie calls replaces De La Soul "Tread Water" I had plans on using De La's "Magic Number", but I didn't realize they were actually used in the film. New/old favorite from Iggy. This would have been fun to see performed over-the-top on SNL in 1979. SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Prince Buster : Sit and Wonder |
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After having drinks with Laura and asking, again, if she's slept with Ian.
Out in the rain. Soaked at h [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 0 from 200% Dynamite!
Length: 00:02:38 Year: 0000 |
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After having drinks with Laura and asking, again, if she's slept with Ian. Out in the rain. Soaked at home. replaces The Velvet Underground's "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" The cat's pajamas. SHOW LESS
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| 18 | Brian Eno : Cindy Tells Me |
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Record Store - Barry gets digits "We'll just jam."
replaces Sir Douglas Quintet's "Mendocino" SHOW MORE |
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Track 4 from Here Come the Warm Jets
Length: 00:03:27 Year: 2004 |
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Record Store - Barry gets digits "We'll just jam." replaces Sir Douglas Quintet's "Mendocino" Anytime music. Eno's album Before and After Science can be seen several times in the film. Granted I used something from Warm Jets, but I took over the shop. SHOW LESS
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| 19 | Smog : I Feel Like The Mother Of The World |
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Rob leaves the funeral - in the rain
replaces Bob Dylan's "Most of the Time" Callahan's voi [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 5 from A River Ain't too Much to Love
Length: 00:03:11 Year: 2005 |
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Track Description:
Rob leaves the funeral - in the rain replaces Bob Dylan's "Most of the Time" Callahan's voice and lyrics fit the mood and situation hypnotically well. The rhythmic dulcimer has a constant rain falling effect. Maybe it was a subconscious pick, or maybe the song owns my ears. SHOW LESS
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| 20 | The Velvet Underground : Rock and Roll (full-length version) |
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Back together
replaces Jackie Wilson's "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" This song is love to me [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 3 from Loaded: Fully Loaded Edition (disc 1)
Length: 00:04:45 Year: 1970 |
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Back together replaces Jackie Wilson's "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" This song is love to me. Love of a feeling. Love of music. Love of lightning in a bottle - in whatever form you may find it. SHOW LESS
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| 21 | The Meters : Darling Darling Darling |
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Record Store - Rob bribes Barry not to have his band play at the launch party.
Sonic Death Monkeys named [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 8 from Struttin'
Length: 00:02:54 Year: 0000 |
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Record Store - Rob bribes Barry not to have his band play at the launch party. Sonic Death Monkeys named. replaces The Kinks' "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" Tough track to replace - 100% equal, but a different vibe. Amps up the love factor for me. This one is for you, Megz. Sorry about the Jaye remark, you know you're my quirky Canadienne Niagra Falls sales clerk. SHOW LESS
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| 22 | Jay Mitchell : Tighter and Tighter |
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Rob's tape for Laura
"This tape I'm making for Laura.... has music she likes. Things that make her happy [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 0 from Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay
Length: 00:04:32 Year: 0000 |
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Rob's tape for Laura "This tape I'm making for Laura.... has music she likes. Things that make her happy. And for the first time, I think I'm starting to see how that's done." replaces Stevie Wonder's "I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)" I watch High Fidelity, alternating with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, when my relationship with my wife is in a rough spot, and I need to get my bearings and make course corrections. I'm very glad to know this film. SHOW LESS
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| 23 | The Chocolate Watchband : Let's Talk About Girls |
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Credits
replaces Love's "Little Red Book" Same era. Same vibe. Same connection w/ lyrics. T [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 1 from No Way Out
Length: 00:02:43 Year: 1967 |
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Credits replaces Love's "Little Red Book" Same era. Same vibe. Same connection w/ lyrics. Tão fixe. SHOW LESS
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I want!!!!
9/04/08 10:37pm
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I love High Fidelity (poster of it in my bedroom, btw) and love the soundtrack. I think I dig yours too.
9/04/08 07:19pm
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"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."
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"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."
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Wow, nice.
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i love this film as well - and the soundtrack - but this is good. very brave :)
8/21/08 06:48pm
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I love this, even though I have a confession to make: I have never seen High Fidelity. I guess it's time.
And I'm using Built to Spill in my contest entry as well, amusing to me because I know how incredibly different films we've chosen. :)
And I'm using Built to Spill in my contest entry as well, amusing to me because I know how incredibly different films we've chosen. :)
8/21/08 04:30pm
