Potpourri we don't have to smell ...

Potpourri we don't have to smell ...
Created by: ballroom_pink
Tracks: 15
Length: 00:49:17
Keywords 1. Mix Contest 23
2. Mix Contest 23
3. Mix Contest 23
Created on 9/26/08 1:10pm
Level 4
Points 1851
Total visitors 40
Unique visitors 20
This mix was ranked #14 out of 20 entries for this contest
description:
Just like these fake paper flowers. This mix hopes to be pretty and smell like nothing.

tracklist

1 Okkervil River : Plus Ones
[Favorite song with a number in the title]
This song is all about the numbers.
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Track 1 from The Stage Names
Length: 00:03:43
Year: 2007
Track Description:
[Favorite song with a number in the title]
This song is all about the numbers.
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2 Pink Martini : Hey Eugene
[A good drinking song]
Interesting things happen when one drinks, I should drink some more ..
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Track 2 from Hey Eugene!
Length: 00:03:10
Year: 2007
Track Description:
[A good drinking song]
Interesting things happen when one drinks, I should drink some more ..
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3 Sufjan Stevens : The Dress Looks Nice On You
[If you could wear a song as an outfit]
I like pretty clothes and pretty things, like this song ...
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Track 3 from Seven Swans
Length: 00:02:23
Year: 2004
Track Description:
[If you could wear a song as an outfit]
I like pretty clothes and pretty things, like this song ...
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4 Amy Adams & Lee Pace : If I Didn't Care
[Favorite song sung by celebrity (meaning someone who isnt famous for being a singer or musician)]
Sure, Amy sang in Enchanted and then at the last Oscars, but she's an actress and actor Lee Pace does a great job as well.
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Track 4 from Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Length: 00:03:08
Year: 2008
Track Description:
[Favorite song sung by celebrity (meaning someone who isnt famous for being a singer or musician)]
Sure, Amy sang in Enchanted and then at the last Oscars, but she's an actress and actor Lee Pace does a great job as well.
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5 Goldfrapp : Lovely Head
[The creepiest song in the world]
From the first notes to the last ... Creepy and good.
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Track 5 from Felt Mountain
Length: 00:03:49
Year: 2000
Track Description:
[The creepiest song in the world]
From the first notes to the last ... Creepy and good.
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6 The Rolling Stones : Street Fighting Man
[If a song came on a jukebox during a bar brawl, it should be]
This make little mild-mannered me want to fight.
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Track 6 from Beggars Banquet
Length: 00:03:16
Track Description:
[If a song came on a jukebox during a bar brawl, it should be]
This make little mild-mannered me want to fight.
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7 Jim Sturgess : I've Just Seen a Face
[Sappiest or cheesiest love song]
I've always loved this song, and then Jim's version was played so cheesy and cute.
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Track 7 from Across the Universe (Music from the Motion Picture)
Length: 00:01:51
Year: 2007
Track Description:
[Sappiest or cheesiest love song]
I've always loved this song, and then Jim's version was played so cheesy and cute.
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8 Tenacious D : Fuck Her Gently
[Most Obscene Song]
And kind of romantic at the same time.
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Track 8 from Tenacious D
Length: 00:02:05
Year: 2001
Track Description:
[Most Obscene Song]
And kind of romantic at the same time.
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9 She & Him : This Is Not A Test
[Song between 3:30 and 3:35]
Clocking in at 3:31.
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Track 9 from Volume One
Length: 00:03:31
Year: 2008
Track Description:
[Song between 3:30 and 3:35]
Clocking in at 3:31.
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10 Furniture : Brilliant Mind
[Attack of the Synth]
My fave synth pop song.
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Track 10 from Some Kind of Wonderful
Length: 00:04:13
Year: 1986
Track Description:
[Attack of the Synth]
My fave synth pop song.
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11 Tilly and the Wall : Pot Kettle Black
[A song that’s been ruined by oversaturation]
I heard it in early summer on NPR, and now it's on that new 90210 shit.
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Track 11 from o
Length: 00:02:51
Year: 2008
Track Description:
[A song that’s been ruined by oversaturation]
I heard it in early summer on NPR, and now it's on that new 90210 shit.
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12 Camera Obscura : Tears for Affairs
[A song that makes you feel pretty]
All Camera Obscura songs do.
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Track 12 from Let's get out of this country
Length: 00:04:04
Year: 2006
Track Description:
[A song that makes you feel pretty]
All Camera Obscura songs do.
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13 State Radio : Keepsake
[Song for Bono]
Makes me almost want to change my ways.
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Track 13 from Peace Between Nations - EP
Length: 00:03:53
Year: 2006
Track Description:
[Song for Bono]
Makes me almost want to change my ways.
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14 Rilo Kiley : With Arms Outstretched
[A song your Grandkids should know about]
The little ones in the very distant future should know about Rilo Kiley and hear their live stuff.
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Track 14 from Live in Pomona, CA (01.09.2004)
Length: 00:04:14
Year: 2004
Track Description:
[A song your Grandkids should know about]
The little ones in the very distant future should know about Rilo Kiley and hear their live stuff.
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15 Gang Of Four : Natural's Not in It
[A song you should have listened to growing up, but didn’t]
Makes me feel bad that I was listening to crappy fake punk crap.
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Track 15 from Entertainment!
Length: 00:03:06
Year: 1979
Track Description:
[A song you should have listened to growing up, but didn’t]
Makes me feel bad that I was listening to crappy fake punk crap.
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+ for State radio...much love
9/30/08 4:26pm
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Love your #14 + #15. Great mix.
9/26/08 7:54pm
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I love #3
9/26/08 3:24pm
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Some Kind of Wonderful is just an all-around great record.
9/26/08 1:31pm
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Level 12
Aw, Miss Pettigrew! I just saw that!

I used to have #10 on the Some Kind of Wonderful soundtrack.
9/26/08 1:29pm
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Oh, singing Green Day in junior high gym class. Good times.
9/26/08 1:25pm
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Dont feel bad about listening to crappy fake punk crap growing up. We all did. I had a copy of DOOKIE just like everyone else.
9/26/08 1:23pm
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I've never heard it... Not over saturated here.
9/26/08 1:16pm
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Level 17
Can I still like it? The song, I mean. It's a great energizer.
9/26/08 1:14pm
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Sad about track 11---
9/26/08 1:11pm