the empty half of the twin bed
| the empty half of the twin bed | |
| Created by: | brookedarrah |
| Tracks: | 18 |
| Length: | 01:14:36 |
| Keywords |
1. love lost 2. aching 3. breakup |
| Created on | 10/1/06 2:09pm |
| Level | 7 |
| Points | 3283 |
| Total visitors | 98 |
| Unique visitors | 58 |
description:
I made this mix right after a breakup. It isn't a very sad mix, weirdly, but somehow it hit the spot just right.
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| 1 | Bob Dylan : 4th Time Around |
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this song is tricky: its sounds so cheery but is also one of the best dylan songs on failure at intimacy and the inability to connect and so on.
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Track 1 from Blonde on Blonde
Length: 00:04:37 Year: 1966 |
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this song is tricky: its sounds so cheery but is also one of the best dylan songs on failure at intimacy and the inability to connect and so on. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Uncle Tupelo : Fatal Wound |
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devestating, i'm telling you
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Track 2 from March 16-20, 1992
Length: 00:04:09 Year: 2002 |
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devestating, i'm telling you SHOW LESS
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| 3 | The Beach Boys : God Only Knows |
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i can't think of a better love song. making this mix something of a "its not really over, is it??" mix rather than a youbitchyouleftme mix.
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Track 3 from Pet Sounds
Length: 00:02:54 Year: 1966 |
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i can't think of a better love song. making this mix something of a "its not really over, is it??" mix rather than a youbitchyouleftme mix. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Tom Waits : Innocent When You Dream (Barroom) |
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this is a ballad that tom waits just rips right out of his throat.
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Track 4 from Franks Wild Years
Length: 00:04:15 Year: 1987 |
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this is a ballad that tom waits just rips right out of his throat. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Al Green : How Can You Mend a Broken Heart |
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Track 5 from Greatest Hits
Length: 00:06:24 Year: 1995 |
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| 6 | The Velvet Underground : I Found a Reason |
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i'm not sure why this song belongs on this mix. i think i just like the doo-wop sound to it. its a good lead into the next song
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Track 6 from Loaded: Fully Loaded Edition (disc 1)
Length: 00:04:17 Year: 1970 |
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i'm not sure why this song belongs on this mix. i think i just like the doo-wop sound to it. its a good lead into the next song SHOW LESS
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| 7 | Roy Orbison : Crying |
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i think when you are making a mix about these universal experiences (dumping! being dumped!) its good to just stick to the classics. roy knows. he sings it right.
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Track 7 from Black & White Night
Length: 00:03:14 Year: 1999 |
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i think when you are making a mix about these universal experiences (dumping! being dumped!) its good to just stick to the classics. roy knows. he sings it right. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Neil Young : Harvest |
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i think its good, also, to mix all that aching/longing with light, nostalgic kinds of songs.
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Track 8 from Harvest
Length: 00:03:03 Year: 1972 |
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i think its good, also, to mix all that aching/longing with light, nostalgic kinds of songs. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | The Microphones : My Roots Are Strong and Deep |
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Track 9 from The Glow, Pt. 2
Length: 00:01:53 Year: 2001 |
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| 10 | Built to Spill : Fling |
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love the strings.
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Track 10 from There's Nothing Wrong with Love
Length: 00:02:33 |
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love the strings. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Low : Sunflower |
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Track 11 from Things We Lost in the Fire
Length: 00:04:39 |
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| 12 | Big Star : September Gurls |
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more nostalgia, for sure.
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Track 12 from Radio City
Length: 00:02:49 Year: 1974 |
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more nostalgia, for sure. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Leonard Cohen : Famous Blue Raincoat |
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sincerely, l. cohen
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Track 13 from Songs of Love and Hate
Length: 00:05:10 Year: 1970 |
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sincerely, l. cohen SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Charles Mingus : Goodbye Pork Pie Hat |
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Track 14 from Mingus Ah Um
Length: 00:05:44 Year: 1959 |
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| 15 | Billie Holiday : Am I Blue? |
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Track 15 from Blue Billie
Length: 00:02:52 Year: 1937 |
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| 16 | Bob Dylan : Abandoned Love |
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if you've never heard this song, go and find it
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Track 16 from Biograph
Length: 00:04:27 Year: 1967 |
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if you've never heard this song, go and find it SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Gillian Welch : Hickory Wind |
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covering the song by the flying burrito brothers
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Track 17 from Return of the Grevious Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
Length: 00:04:38 Year: 1999 |
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covering the song by the flying burrito brothers SHOW LESS
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| 18 | New Order : Temptation |
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ending on an uplifting note, but nothing too hopeful.
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Track 18 from Substance
Length: 00:06:58 Year: 1987 |
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ending on an uplifting note, but nothing too hopeful. SHOW LESS
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Tag Board
Mixtape Contest X: First Place
awesome awesome awesome. especially fourth time around and crying. fantastic.
3/10/07 4:31pm
The Valentine's Day 2007 Badge
You hit that one right on the head. Nice.
2/28/07 10:21am
The Fibonacci Badge
I like it a lot, good to be positive ish when these things happen!
The art is cool too!
The art is cool too!
10/29/06 9:34am
The Level 21 Badge
nice first mix, though im with d-loot on the tags.. we always love to see good thick tags all the way through.. you've done much better than a lot of users though!
10/1/06 9:51pm
The Level 21 Badge
Song tags get a little thin towards the end... but well done.
10/1/06 2:41pm
