I'm making a mixtape for a boy; what else should I put on it?
I’m making a mix to exchange with a guy I recently started talking to. He requested an ‘upbeat, feel good songs’ mix, but I want it to both prove how good my taste in music is/impress him with my musical choices and say “I really enjoy talking to you, I’d love to spend more time with you, and if that ends up with us naked at some point, I wouldn’t be complaining.”
I’m still in the process of constructing the mix, and here’s some of the possible selections, in no particular order right now. Can you think of anything else that might fit in both musically and thematically?
We’re All In This Together – Ben Lee
Daaance – The Lambrettas
I’m a Ram – Sean Costello
Get Up and Go – The Ditty Bops
A Sweet Summer’s Night on Hammer Hill – Jens Lekman
Ice Cream – New Young Pony Club
January – Ravens and Chimes
Toe Jam – The BPA
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh – Say Hi
No One Home Ever – Rafter
Intro/Obsession ‘77 – Atomic Forest
Another Wasted Night – Bishop Allen
Funeral Face – Suburban Kids with Biblical Names
Fast Asleep – Voxtrot
Clever Girls Like Clever Boys Much More than Clever Boys Like Clever Girls – Pelle Carlberg
Tonight is Forever – Acid House Kings
Penny and Jack – the Essex Green
Note: If you can mix up the genre’s a bit – there’s A LOT of twee on here – I will give you extra lurve!
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Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
The Apples in Stereo – Energy
Go old school, I love the song Save Tonight by Eagle Eye Cherry. I’ll admit that I’ve never heard of any of these songs you have mentioned, so sorry if I’m way off with my suggestion but to me it’s a slightly “i would totally get naked with you” in a savor the moment kind of way..
Jimmy Eat World – 23
Amazing song
Let me play with your poodle by Lightin Hopkins will get your point across in spades.
Walk right in, walk right out by Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers is another fun one from jump blues.
Absolute Beginners – Bowie
The Bomb – News Young Pony Club
Anything off of the new Muse
Flip Ya Lid – Nightmare on Wax
Gamma Ray – Beck
Little Green Bag- George Baker Selection
Go On, Say It – Blind Pilot
Some Decemberists stuff
Lebanese Blonde – Thievery Corporation
Throw some Second Sun in there
Source? Just checked out the last group of songs on my IPod.
What the heck does Twee mean?
New Slang – The Shins
Til Kingdom Come – Coldplay
From Yesterday – 30 Seconds to Mars
Wow, you’re making a mix? I really didn’t know that people still did that. That’s so cool.
Sorry that I don’t have anything good to suggest… Maybe Happiness by Goldfrapp?
Memory Motel by The Rolling Stones
Run of the Mill by George Harrison
Glad by Traffic
I’m Hurting Inside by Bob Marley
Jolene by CAKE
Is this the same guy that made you a mix cd? If so, I definitely think you should hit him right back with Unicorn song. It’d show that you get him and why he put it on there (even though you clearly didn’t). :)
you said upbeat and now I have Hell by Squirrel Nut Zippers stuck in my head.
The Lemon Song—Led Zeppelin
If you’re not sure why, just listen. Besides, nothing is sexier than listening to the Kings of Rock and Roll…
Don’t feel you need to prove yourself. Put what you like, not what you think other people will. Be yourself.
Ice cream paint job – lil wayne =)
Put me in Coach..Fogerty…....Father and Son…Cat…......Aqualung….Tull, just because he’ll think it’s gross and funny.
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