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Garden Party
| Garden Party | |
| Created by: | ballroom_pink |
| Tracks: | 20 |
| Length: | 01:13:20 |
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1. summer 2. backyard fun 3. party music |
| Created on | 6/20/09 08:22pm |
| Level | 2 |
| Points | 1386 |
| Total visitors | 22 |
| Unique visitors | 10 |
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I made this mix a year or two ago for my mix group. I wanted to capture the feel of a summer garden party, or a lazy day in the backyard reading in the chaise or hammock. In the shade, of course.
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| 1 | Edith Piaf : La foule |
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When I was a kid, summer meant running from one neighborhood house to another and this song just makes me itch [...]
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Track 4 from La Vie en Rose
Length: 00:03:01 Year: 2007 |
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When I was a kid, summer meant running from one neighborhood house to another and this song just makes me itch to run. Also, Edith Piaf ALWAYS makes for great party music. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Blossom Dearie : Once Upon a Summertime |
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Summertime is in the title. Enough said. Blossom Dearie is perfect garden party music, I think. I just love th [...]
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Track 14 from The Diva Series: Blossom Dearie
Length: 00:02:44 Year: 2003 |
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Summertime is in the title. Enough said. Blossom Dearie is perfect garden party music, I think. I just love this standard. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Au Revoir Simone : Through the Backyards |
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Great background music.
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Track 1 from Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation
Length: 00:03:54 Year: 2006 |
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Great background music. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Mercury Rev : In a Funny Way |
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Makes me think of being outside.
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Track 7 from The Secret Migration
Length: 00:04:01 Year: 2005 |
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Makes me think of being outside. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Yo La Tengo : The Summer |
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Summer is in the title. Makes me think of the last moments of light in the summer.
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Track 8 from Prisoners of Love
Length: 00:02:40 Year: 2005 |
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Summer is in the title. Makes me think of the last moments of light in the summer. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | The Magnetic Fields : 100000 Fireflies |
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Perfect pop song. I bet I'm not the only one who collected fireflies/lightning bugs during the summer months. [...]
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Track 10 from Distant Plastic Trees
Length: 00:03:18 Year: 1990 |
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Perfect pop song. I bet I'm not the only one who collected fireflies/lightning bugs during the summer months. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | Air : Ce matin-là |
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Possibly my favorite Air song. Has such a lovely, creepy vibe.
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Track 8 from Moon Safari
Length: 00:03:38 Year: 1998 |
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Possibly my favorite Air song. Has such a lovely, creepy vibe. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | The Shins : Red Rabbits |
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My backyard has known its share of rabbits. I think of The Shins as headphone music and this track is perfect [...]
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Track 6 from Wincing the Night Away
Length: 00:04:30 Year: 2006 |
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My backyard has known its share of rabbits. I think of The Shins as headphone music and this track is perfect for background music to a lovely summer garden party where some rabbits might make an appearance. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Windsor for the Derby : The Melody of a Fallen Tree |
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Good atmospheric song.
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Track 1 from We Fight Til Death
Length: 00:08:10 Year: 2004 |
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Good atmospheric song. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | The Elected : It Was Love |
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Blake from Rilo Kiley has a side project too. This is just lovely.
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Track 5 from Sun, Sun, Sun
Length: 00:03:35 Year: 2006 |
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Blake from Rilo Kiley has a side project too. This is just lovely. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Polaris : Summerbaby |
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Just a great summer song, obviously. Pop Culture Trivia: Anyone else a fan of The Adventures of Pet [...] SHOW MORE
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Track 7 from Music from the Adventures of Pete & Pete
Length: 00:03:24 Year: 1999 |
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Just a great summer song, obviously. Pop Culture Trivia: Anyone else a fan of The Adventures of Pete and Pete growing up. I was. And this is the song that little Pete got stuck in his head and then lost it and had to recreate it. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | Feist : The Park |
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Spend time in the park during summer.
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Track 4 from The Reminder
Length: 00:04:35 Year: 2007 |
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Spend time in the park during summer. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Sam Phillips : Reflecting Light |
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I love Sam Phillips. I love how she puts a song together.
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Track 6 from A Boot And A Shoe
Length: 00:03:17 Year: 2004 |
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I love Sam Phillips. I love how she puts a song together. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | London Symphony Orchestra : She's A Rainbow |
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One of my most favorite songs. Perfect for summer chilling, I think, and this symphonic version is divine.
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Track 9 from Symphonic Music of The Rolling Stones
Length: 00:02:58 Year: 1994 |
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One of my most favorite songs. Perfect for summer chilling, I think, and this symphonic version is divine. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | Loudon Wainwright III : The Swimming Song |
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I love to swim.
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Track 13 from Career Moves
Length: 00:02:25 Year: 1993 |
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I love to swim. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Grant-Lee Phillips : Beautiful Dreamers |
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I'm inclined to dream in the summer. OK, I dream all the time.
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Track 10 from Mobilize
Length: 00:04:27 Year: 2001 |
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I'm inclined to dream in the summer. OK, I dream all the time. SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs : The Warmth of the Sun |
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Maintains that beachy feeling of The Beach Boys.
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Track 7 from Under the Covers, Vol. 1
Length: 00:03:09 Year: 2006 |
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Maintains that beachy feeling of The Beach Boys. SHOW LESS
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| 18 | The Thrills : Deckchairs And Cigarettes |
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I don't care for cigs, but these kids from Dubliners sure capture the spirit of sunshine.
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Track 4 from So Much for the City
Length: 00:04:58 Year: 2003 |
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I don't care for cigs, but these kids from Dubliners sure capture the spirit of sunshine. SHOW LESS
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| 19 | Pernice Brothers : Amazing Glow |
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Much like The Shins track. It mentions flowers.
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Track 9 from Discover A Lovelier You
Length: 00:03:05 Year: 2005 |
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Much like The Shins track. It mentions flowers. SHOW LESS
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| 20 | Yann Tiersen : Le Banquet |
| I started with a French song, I'll end with one. French songs with lots of accordion spell out summer to me.SHOW MORE | |
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Track 18 from Amélie (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Length: 00:01:31 Year: 0000 |
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I started with a French song, I'll end with one. French songs with lots of accordion spell out summer to me. MORE ACCORDION! SHOW LESS
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It was the one where yes, I think, LP was out and about in Wellsville and heard it and tried to recreate it.
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I really dig that Shins track. This rocks.
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I love that Mercury Rev track. You are a wonderful dreamer. Another trade may be in order. This looks like a great summertime mix (without the allergens).
6/24/09 01:40pm
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that's that song that little pete heard when he was out walking? i loved that episode if that's the one you mean
6/23/09 10:36pm
