Who has 5 million dollars to get a band, ANY band, to reunite. That's nuts.

Don't you remember the US festival?

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Hey, my mix is up!

Here beginneth the notes:

1. The first song you'd put on a mix tape for somebody you were attracted to I don't think this is a one-size-all category! I mean, what you want is a song that shows that you and this other person are CONNECTED, right, on a deep and spiritual level, in that part of the soul that only music can touch? Or, of course, you could just get meta and use this one: Mix Tape = Love The Tah-Dahs

2. A song that makes you think of BTVS that was never used on the show Well, every time I hear this one, I think of Xander saying "I'm just gonna go home, lie down and listen to country music. The music of pain." I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) Hank Williams

3. Cross-genre cover song (such as a soul musician covering a country song) See #15.

4. Quotes another song, either in the music or words – bonus points if by the same artist I love how the crowd goes nuts when they realize what's being interpolated here. Star, Star The Frames

5. Makes you want to get high, drunk, or, if it's your druthers, dizzy & giddy from spinning around in circles I don't drink, smoke, and I can get dizzy just by standing up too fast (so the thrill is gone) -- but this song makes me drive too fast and feel like picking fistfights for the hell of it. Does that count? Super Sex Morphine

6. Features a great bridge Okay, the only reason I know this song has a bridge is because Mike Doughty ANNOUNCES IT. But I love it anyway. Sunkeneyed Girl Mike Doughty

7. A song released the year you turned 21 (you didn't have to know about it then) 1993. This would also be the year I got married. Joey and I would drive around Chicago listening to the hip-hop a.m. station and just blasting this. I love Yo Yo. This song was playing when we drove to chapel where we got married. (Yes, we are sick.) The Bonnie And Clyde Theme Ice Cube/YoYo (I only have the radio mix, sadly.)

8. A song dedicated to your nemesis (or who you imagine your nemesis to be) Hmm. I don't have a nemesis at the moment (applications are being taken; email for details) but how about one dedicated to the person I'm angriest at? The Things We Did And Didn't Do The Magnetic Fields

9. A song about committing a crime I believe there are multiple offenses covered in #7. Also, people are fined for not drinking coffee in the next song.

10. A song from a tribute or charity album This is supposedly from an unreleased Sinatra tribute album. I will listen to this about a gazillion times in a row if not forcibly restrained. The Coffee Song Soul Coughing

11. A song with a year in the title Josh Benton (of Crabwalk) just sent me this. I know nothing of it except that it gives me considerable enjoyment. And it comes from an album called "Make the Cowboy Robots Cry"! How can you get better than that? Ghost Dance 1492 Beechwood Sparks

12. A song about traveling It's right there in the title! See America Right The Mountain Goats

13. A song that does not feature a guitar or a piano as the main instrument Super Sex Morphine (#5) is all saxophone, all the time.

14. A song by a band that you could have, but didn't, write about for Lost in The Grooves. Hmm. I didn't write about a band, but instead made a list. This is a song that should have been on the list of word geeks songs but I didn't know about in time. And since it was Editor Hec who sent me this song, I feel like it belongs on this mix. (I Feel Like A) Dictionary Trend

15. An upbeat song about a sad thing. Okay, I'm not sure this counts, but this is the peppiest version of "Hey Jude" I've ever heard. And it's my favorite Beatles cover, too. Jon B., did you tell us about this one? Hey Jude Assegai

16. Midnight driving in the rain music. Hmm. I'm not sure whether this needs to be "sad, melancholy, fall asleep, wrap yourself around a lamppost" music or "keep awake! keep awake!" music. I'm going to go with the latter. I play this when I need to concentrate. I don't know why it works, but it does. This also counts as "science" and should count as something that I have to sing along with. A three-fer! So Far I Have Not Found The Science Soul Coughing

17. More cowbell: A song containing that essential instrument The cowbell *carries* this song. If, in fact, it is a cowbell. If not, it's an honorary cowbell. New Position Prince

18. A song that reminds you of your first love Okay, this is sappy and cheesy, but when we were dating, I was working in a coffee shop on campus and would play "Doolittle" by the Pixies EVERY SINGLE SHIFT. DH used to time it so he would come in the door when this song started. Here Comes Your Man The Pixies

19. A song that references some kind of technology "Some kind"? How about the only kind that matters: Robots! All Robots (Report To The Dance Floor) Servotron

20. A song with a chorus that compels you to sing along or that you cannot not dance to Okay, could we change this to "roller skate to"? I am always crossing my fingers that this will show up on the DJ's playlist when I hit the Roxy, and if it doesn't, I queue it up on my iPod the minute I leave the rink for the long walk crosstown. Best of My Love The Emotions

21. A song that starts with a bassline I'm nearly certain this is a bass. Right? Anyway, it rocks. And it is one of best song names, ever. We Could Make Beautiful Space Babies Together, Wendy The Letdowns

22. A song that relates to science See #16. Hey, it has "science" right in the title! Also, the lyrics rhyme "dinosaur" with "molten core" -- that's pretty sciency.

23. A song you sing (or would sing) to your pet and/or child I sing this to LB in the car, except, superstitiously, I refuse to sing the part about being unable to wait until he comes of age. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) John Lennon

24. A song that haunts you Just listen, and tell me I'm wrong. (My runner-up song here was RT's "The Great Valerio.") St. Monday Drink Me

25. A song that you would sing to yourself if you were ever in a dire situation and needed it to keep going I can't imagine a situation where I would be singing, and not swearing. But how about this: this would be the song on the soundtrack during the hand-to-hand combat scene in the movie of my life. With lots of Matrix slo-mo and running up walls, natch. Battleflag (full version) Lo Fidelity Allstars

26. A song by a band with an awful name I don't really think there's such a thing as an awful band name, save those that are supposed to be disgusting and awful, like for death metal. And since I don't have any death metal (a terrible oversight, I know), let's go with this one, just because the name is fairly unevocative, unless they're taking it as a lyric from "Sounds of Silence," and that's just corny. It's a kickass song, though. Plenty Is Never Enough Tenement Halls

27. A song that even when you know it's time to LEAVE the BAR someone can put on the jukebox to make you stay Again, substitute "roller rink" for bar, and this song has kept me out past my bedtime several evenings. 1 Thing Amerie

And that's that.

And that's that.

Except for the line-break edits, you mean?

:^P

I was working in a coffee shop on campus and would play "Doolittle" by the Pixies EVERY SINGLE SHIFT. DH used to time it so he would come in the door when this song started.

So cute!

Jon B., did you tell us about this one? Hey Jude Assegai

'Twasn't me.

Jon: :P

I guess I should go back and edit. But you know, reading's too easy for you people. You're too good at it. Need to give yourself a challenge once in a while, know what I'm sayin'?