Potpurri: Tastes Like Burning!

Potpurri: Tastes Like Burning!
Created by: tellinore
Tracks: 15
Length: 00:54:37
Keywords 1. Mix Contest 23
2. Mix Contest 23
3. Mix Contest 23
Created on 9/29/08 10:16pm
Level 3
Points 1729
Total visitors 30
Unique visitors 14
This mix was ranked #16 out of 20 entries for this contest
description:
Here is my big comeback mix. Everyone likes a comeback story, right?

tracklist

1 The Dismemberment Plan : 8.5 Minutes
Favorite song with a number in the title

A song by my favorite band off of my favorite album. So there.
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Track 1 from Emergency & I
Length: 00:02:57
Year: 1999
Track Description:
Favorite song with a number in the title

A song by my favorite band off of my favorite album. So there.
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2 David Allen Coe : You Never Even Called Me By My Name
A good drinking song

Maybe this shows more about where I live/drink than anything, but whenever this song plays on the jukebox, the whole bar starts singing along. I sing the loudest.
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Track 2 from The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy
Length: 00:05:17
Year: 1974
Track Description:
A good drinking song

Maybe this shows more about where I live/drink than anything, but whenever this song plays on the jukebox, the whole bar starts singing along. I sing the loudest.
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3 The Clientele : Bookshop Casanova
If you could wear a song as an outfit

When I hear this song, I always picture someone in an Austin Powers-style outfit who is wearing it without the least bit of parody in mind.
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Track 3 from God Save the Clientele
Length: 00:03:53
Year: 2007
Track Description:
If you could wear a song as an outfit

When I hear this song, I always picture someone in an Austin Powers-style outfit who is wearing it without the least bit of parody in mind.
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4 James Kochalka Superstar : Hockey Monkey
Favorite song sung by celebrity (meaning someone who isnt famous for being a singer or musician)

Does anybody remember that sitcom that was on a couple of years ago about that airline? Well this song was it's theme song for absolutely no discernible reason. The singer is a comic book artist and part-time rocker.
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Track 4 from Our Most Beloved
Length: 00:01:55
Year: 2005
Track Description:
Favorite song sung by celebrity (meaning someone who isnt famous for being a singer or musician)

Does anybody remember that sitcom that was on a couple of years ago about that airline? Well this song was it's theme song for absolutely no discernible reason. The singer is a comic book artist and part-time rocker.
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5 David Bowie : China Girl
The creepiest song in the world

I don't even know why this song is so creepy. IT JUST IS.
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Track 5 from Let's Dance
Length: 00:05:32
Year: 1983
Track Description:
The creepiest song in the world

I don't even know why this song is so creepy. IT JUST IS.
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6 black flag : Police Story
If a song came on a jukebox during a bar brawl, it should be

I think all bar brawls would just be better with a Black Flag song playing in the background.
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Track 6 from damaged
Length: 00:01:32
Year: 1981
Track Description:
If a song came on a jukebox during a bar brawl, it should be

I think all bar brawls would just be better with a Black Flag song playing in the background.
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7 Tom Waits : Little Trip to Heaven (on the Wings of Your Love)
Sappiest or cheesiest love song

Tom Waits used to be all about the cheesy love songs. Cheesy doesn't mean it's a bad song.
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Track 7 from Closing Time
Length: 00:03:40
Year: 1973
Track Description:
Sappiest or cheesiest love song

Tom Waits used to be all about the cheesy love songs. Cheesy doesn't mean it's a bad song.
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8 Arab Strap : Stink
Most Obscene Song

Last verse, for emphasis:
"My sharp exit could not have been quicker
But my excuse could have been a bit slicker
Just be polite now and get down and lick her
I think it's time we both get dressed"
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Track 8 from The Last Romance
Length: 00:02:16
Year: 2006
Track Description:
Most Obscene Song

Last verse, for emphasis:
"My sharp exit could not have been quicker
But my excuse could have been a bit slicker
Just be polite now and get down and lick her
I think it's time we both get dressed"
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9 Black Kids : Im Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
Song between 3:30 and 3:35

A great little song that they managed to ruin once they go the money to "properly" record it.
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Track 9 from Wizard of Ahhhs
Length: 00:03:32
Year: 2007
Track Description:
Song between 3:30 and 3:35

A great little song that they managed to ruin once they go the money to "properly" record it.
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10 Of Montreal : The Party's Crashing Us
Attack of the Synth

I immediately feel like dancing each and every time this song comes on.
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Track 10 from The Sunlandic Twins
Length: 00:04:53
Year: 2005
Track Description:
Attack of the Synth

I immediately feel like dancing each and every time this song comes on.
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11 Amy Winehouse : You Know I'm No Good
A song that’s been ruined by oversaturation

Amy Winehouse has been ruined by a lot of things.
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Track 11 from Back To Black
Length: 00:04:17
Year: 2006
Track Description:
A song that’s been ruined by oversaturation

Amy Winehouse has been ruined by a lot of things.
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12 Babyshambles : Crumb Begging Baghead
A song that makes you feel pretty

I think anything involving Peter Doherty makes me feel pretty by comparison. (If you don't know who he is, just google, and remember to thoroughly bleach your eyes afterward)
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Track 12 from Shotter's Nation
Length: 00:03:44
Year: 2007
Track Description:
A song that makes you feel pretty

I think anything involving Peter Doherty makes me feel pretty by comparison. (If you don't know who he is, just google, and remember to thoroughly bleach your eyes afterward)
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13 McLusky : Fuck This Band
Song for Bono
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Track 13 from McLusky Do Dallas
Length: 00:03:38
Year: 2002
Track Description:
Song for Bono
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14 Cat Power : He War
A song your Grandkids should know about

The grandkids will already know about the standards. This is a really good song.
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Track 14 from You Are Free
Length: 00:03:34
Year: 2003
Track Description:
A song your Grandkids should know about

The grandkids will already know about the standards. This is a really good song.
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15 Bjork : Big Time Sensuality
A song you should have listened to growing up, but didn’t

I probably would've been a much happier kid if I had discovered Bjork sooner.
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Track 15 from Debut
Length: 00:03:57
Year: 1993
Track Description:
A song you should have listened to growing up, but didn’t

I probably would've been a much happier kid if I had discovered Bjork sooner.
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great music and in 11 and 12 my favorite fucked up Brits (apart from my relatives and I) I've always liked it, but China Girl is creepy. Maybe if we knew the age of his little China girl it would help, one way or another
10/1/08 9:43pm
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++++: cover/title, Waits, 14 and 15. How've ya been?
9/30/08 12:34pm
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Welcome back!
9/30/08 7:25am
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Yay for comebacks!

Not a big fan of of Montreal, but that's my favorite track of theirs. Very nice mix.
9/30/08 4:16am