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Mix Tape Draft for your Wake or End of Life - now underway (1 Viewer)

Tecumseh said:
I think my early picks will probably just be my no-brainer picks that don't necessarily have a story, but that I love just for their beauty or lyrics. I have one song that I've already told my family that I want at my funeral, so that will be my last submission. In the meantime, here is the first of my no-brainer picks. Again, not any particular reason for this one, other than it's pure beauty to me. 

Nuvole Bianche
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That video is mesmerizing!

 
This is the list that I have so far, I added to cosjobs' list the folks who have posted a choice. If I there are errors, let me know!

-Fish-
Binkey the Doormat
Charlie Steiner
cos jobs
Dinsy Ejotuz
Dr. Octopus
El Floppo
Franks & Beans
Getzlaf15
ilov80s
Leroy Hoard
Mister CIA
mr roboto
Mr. Ected
Nigel
rockaction
shake
Simey
Tecumseh
Uruk-Hai
wikkidpissah

 
Binky The Doormat said:
I've been thinking about this - it's pretty tough.  I decided it would be music played at my wake.  On one hand, my favorite music would be a lot of stuff meant to be played loud - on the other hand, that isn't the kind of music that would be appealing to a sizable portion of the guests. 

As a result, the prospect of this draft made me realized I really need to make arrangements for 2 wakes - a more traditional one and another for later that evening for the hardier partiers.  The music for each of the wakes would be different enough there would need to be two song lists.  This helped me make some decisions on how to mix the hard and soft songs - don't.  

My draft list will be for the general wake.  It isn't necessarily my most favorite songs of all time - just stacking those together doesn't provide the right feeling or flow to the situation.  The songs will be long-time favorites and songs that evoke especially strong, fond memories.  Not looking to have everyone sit around and listen to music, they should be able to comfortably talk and reminisce - while the drafted song list provides a musical background that will provide both some occasional pop, and remind my family and friends of the times we had.  

Glad we can reorder these too - that will help a lot.  Though this one will probably end up being the first song.  

RD 1: Where To Now St. Peter - Elton John
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Always liked that one but never knew the title.  

I may not be a Christian
But I've done all one man can  :thumbup:

 
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Mr. Ected said:
Here is the link for the sheet. I believe I have all the picks taken so far. Let me know (or fill it in!) if any are missing.

@cosjobs - for first page!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G2NGJItEVfQieKb6YSaqub3kOl9buYtWI4KTVy8DYYI/edit?usp=sharing

Added a column for time length, will be able to keep track of total time used for each of us (on second tab)

If you type the time do it in H:M:S format (0:4:23), if you don't if will think your track is 4 hours and 23 minutes!
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Deleted mr. roboto from the sheet because he's no longer a participant in the draft per his request.  

 
My 1.xx pick would be Let It Be, Beatles.

It's a song I play probably way too much on the piano, and have played in significantly different settings and groups, and it always just works. My kids know it because of me playing it all the time. My wife loves it.  It's simple, deep, profound, uplifting, melodic... it's as close to a perfect song as I think you can write.

"I wake up to the sound of music...," powerful statement to me...

 
Mr. Ected said:
Here is the link for the sheet. I believe I have all the picks taken so far. Let me know (or fill it in!) if any are missing.

@cosjobs - for first page!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G2NGJItEVfQieKb6YSaqub3kOl9buYtWI4KTVy8DYYI/edit?usp=sharing

Added a column for time length, will be able to keep track of total time used for each of us (on second tab)

If you type the time do it in H:M:S format (0:4:23), if you don't if will think your track is 4 hours and 23 minutes!
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Should I be worried or offended that I'm not in there?

 
I can't have a "going away party" mixtape without having The Carpenters on it. I grew up listening to them, and several of my friends and I have slipped their music in during a many of road trips.  During Rainy Days and Mondays, one of my friends always sings, "Rainy days and dinner always gets me down." That's so wrong.  :no:   

I decided to go with their song about nostalgia since it fits the occasion. This is one of their tunes where Karen is on the drums.

2 - Yesterday Once More - The Carpenters

 
Pick 2: 

Miserere written by Gregorio Allegri and performed by Tenebrae

Have mercy upon me, O God, after Thy great goodness
According to the multitude of Thy mercies do away mine offences.

I was raised Catholic and there will be a few songs here that connect to that part of my life. I will never be able to imagine life, death and the afterlife without religious music. Also it's just such a beautiful relaxing song- almost pulls one into a trance. 

 
simey said:
I can't have a "going away party" mixtape without having The Carpenters on it. I grew up listening to them, and several of my friends and I have slipped their music in during a many of road trips.  During Rainy Days and Mondays, one of my friends always sings, "Rainy days and dinner always gets me down." That's so wrong.  :no:   

I decided to go with their song about nostalgia since it fits the occasion. This is one of their tunes where Karen is on the drums.

2 - Yesterday Once More - The Carpenters
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nostalgia ain't what it used to be....

 
Ilov80s said:
Pick 2: 

Miserere written by Gregorio Allegri and performed by Tenebrae

Have mercy upon me, O God, after Thy great goodness
According to the multitude of Thy mercies do away mine offences.

I was raised Catholic and there will be a few songs here that connect to that part of my life. I will never be able to imagine life, death and the afterlife without religious music. Also it's just such a beautiful relaxing song- almost pulls one into a trance. 
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Don't forget about your total time! You are averaging ~9:30 per song! You need to get that down to 5 minutes to fit in the 75 total that cosjobs has set!

 
Round 2: Claire de Lune

I very seldom get writer's block. I'm never out of ideas, always have at least one project and never don't trust my ability to say what i want. I'll get storystuck pretty regularly but, if i know what i'm writing, i can almost always write it. 

On the rare occasions when i'm stuck, i have a device. For about twelve years, i've been writing a lyric for Claude Debussy's masterwork. Not only does the most love-ly piece of music ever cry out for a verbal option but i have an unusual approach. I treat my lyric like a marble sculpture and do not add a word until i am absolutely sure of its shape, sound, meaning and fit and never remove it, even if i have a better idea later. Because of this, i rarely compose as much as a line at once, usually 1-3 words, which will swim around in some unspoken region of my head til the next time in order to shape future contributions. It's like sitting under a great painting until you've considered everything the artist intended, accomplished and achieved without knowing. It sets my imagination free from any pressure and gives such shape to my words when i go back to my regular stuff.

My fantasy, of course, is that my last act in life will be the final word in my lyric for Clair de Lune so it can be the revelation of my services

 
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Mr. Ected said:
Don't forget about your total time! You are averaging ~9:30 per song! You need to get that down to 5 minutes to fit in the 75 total that cosjobs has set!
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I have a few lengthy pieces so my setlist will be quite a bit shorter. I don't expect Miserere to even be my longest piece of music.

 
2.xx

Memorial - Explosions In The Sky

My favorite song of the aughts. I fully want this to be my send off from the earth. As the album cover art declares for an instrumental album, the earth is not a cold dead place. The earth is not a cold dead place.  

This will be my closing song. August, then droning, then harmonic, then celebratory, then fireworks. This is the mixtape's conclusion.  

 
My preference would be to not have a wake or a funeral - I would prefer a party where people can discuss the good times they had with me or the stupid things we did together - or none of that and just enjoy each other's company and the night.

With that said, I won't be drafting sad "death" songs but my mix will be more upbeat music I loved.

I often challenged people to try and not smile while listening to this (try it - it's not possible):

Round 1

Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band

 
wikkidpissah said:
Round 2: Claire de Lune

I very seldom get writer's block. I'm never out of ideas, always have at least one project and never don't trust my ability to say what i want. I'll get storystuck pretty regularly but, if i know what i'm writing, i can almost always write it. 

On the rare occasions when i'm stuck, i have a device. For about twelve years, i've been writing a lyric for Claude Debussy's masterwork. Not only does the most love-ly piece of music ever cry out for a verbal option but i have an unusual approach. I treat my lyric like a sculpture and do not add a word until i am absolutely sure of its shape, sound, meaning and fit and never remove it, even if i have a better idea later. Because of this, i rarely compose as much as a line at once, usually 1-3 words, which will swim around in some unspoken region of my head til the next time in order to shape future contributions. It's like sitting under a great painting until you've considered everything the artist intended, accomplished and achieved without knowing. It sets my imagination free from any pressure and gives such shape to my words when i go back to my regular stuff.

My fantasy, of course, is that my last act in life will be the final word in my lyric for Clair de Lune so it can be the revelation of my services
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youtube comment:  Only the 1880s kids will remember this.  😄

beautiful song though.  

 
Dr. Octopus said:
My preference would be to not have a wake or a funeral - I would prefer a party where people can discuss the good times they had with me or the stupid things we did together - or none of that and just enjoy each other's company and the night.

With that said, I won't be drafting sad "death" songs but my mix will be more upbeat music I loved.

I often challenged people to try and not smile while listening to this (try it - it's not possible):

Round 1

Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band
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Always loved this song. I'm going more grandiose, though I sympathize with the bolded sentiment. It's a mixtape exercise after all, to me. I want exactly what you said in the bolded, Dr. Octopus. I think Binky was along those same lines. Nice themes.    

cosjobs said:
cos #2 Hank Williams Lost Highway
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Never heard this Hank Williams song, and I love him and have drafted him before. I just did in the football draft we did. Thanks.  

 
For my 2nd pick, here is Blood and Roses by the Smithereens, a band I really latched onto when I first heard them in college.  I think this is also the first song of theirs I heard.  For those unfamiliar with this band, I think 'angst with catchy riffs' is a fair description.  Anyway, it's on the list mostly for the lyrics "I want to love, but it comes out wrong/
I want to live, but I don't belong". It's a feeling that still comes back to me from time to time, especially since I don't have much contact with the people that I grew up and/or went to college with, and I've always been socially awkward as well.

 
Charlie Steiner said:
For my 2nd pick, here is Blood and Roses by the Smithereens, a band I really latched onto when I first heard them in college.  I think this is also the first song of theirs I heard.  For those unfamiliar with this band, I think 'angst with catchy riffs' is a fair description.  Anyway, it's on the list mostly for the lyrics "I want to love, but it comes out wrong/
I want to live, but I don't belong". It's a feeling that still comes back to me from time to time, especially since I don't have much contact with the people that I grew up and/or went to college with, and I've always been socially awkward as well.
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Pat DiNizio lived in the next town over from me so played free concerts in local parks fairly often. I saw him play one last summer a few months before he died - he told some great stories and had a lot of fun up on stage playing classic rock hits and some Smithereens' tunes mixed in (including that one).

 
Dr. Octopus said:
Pat DiNizio lived in the next town over from me so played free concerts in local parks fairly often. I saw him play one last summer a few months before he died - he told some great stories and had a lot of fun up on stage playing classic rock hits and some Smithereens' tunes mixed in (including that one).
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I remember when he was going to individual fan's homes and play a set in their back yard/living room.  I didn't have the guts to invite him as I didn't think anyone I knew around me were fans, and I never got to see them live.  I was finally going to see them when they were scheduled to play in Annapolis last January, but then Pat died.  I hadn't cried in a long time, but I did when I heard the news, and now am starting to hear more stories like yours.  Makes me want to kick myself even more for not seeing them or at least writing a fan letter.  Funny story: I was bringing my 19 year old son back from college last month, and I was listening to them on my iPod when he asks me "Is this an 80's boy band?"

 
Dr. Octopus said:
My preference would be to not have a wake or a funeral - I would prefer a party where people can discuss the good times they had with me or the stupid things we did together - or none of that and just enjoy each other's company and the night.

With that said, I won't be drafting sad "death" songs but my mix will be more upbeat music I loved.

I often challenged people to try and not smile while listening to this (try it - it's not possible):

Round 1

Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band
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This is me also.   No wake.  Just a celebration of life.  

 
A lot of my life has been spent seeing live bands; my short time as a (poorly) paid music writer was a dream come true for my younger self.   Many of my picks relate to songs or artists that I got to see live.    I've also always had a thing for the sound of a female gospel singer, probably starting with Pink Floyd's Great Gig in the Sky.   I was a huge fan of Lone Justice and Maria McKee, who got her start in gospel and ended up in a country/punk band.   

I saw the first show of U2's Joshua Tree tour, with Maria McKee opening.  They closed with a cover of this song, which also allows me to choose something by Bob Dylan, whose music and lyrics I really love.   I can't find any version of this in existence, so I found a more bluesy version by another of my favorite female vocalists.  

Nina Simone--I Shall be Released    0:3:55

 
Late getting started, the theme is songs that make me feel good inside when I hear them.

My mix kicks off with a song tied to what I think is my earliest memory involving a specific piece of music. I was half asleep on the couch in the living room, maybe 5 yrs old, and my mother had a record on as she tidied up the place. My dad came home from work, grabbed a beer (probably a Schlitz) like he usually did and came into the room. My mom grabbed my dad by the arm, took his beer from him and set it down on a table, then made him slow dance with him. It was WAY out of character, never saw this type of affection between them before or after, which is probably why I remember it. I love the memory and the song.

1. Harvest Moon - Neil Young

 
Nigel said:
Late getting started, the theme is songs that make me feel good inside when I hear them.

My mix kicks off with a song tied to what I think is my earliest memory involving a specific piece of music. I was half asleep on the couch in the living room, maybe 5 yrs old, and my mother had a record on as she tidied up the place. My dad came home from work, grabbed a beer (probably a Schlitz) like he usually did and came into the room. My mom grabbed my dad by the arm, took his beer from him and set it down on a table, then made him slow dance with him. It was WAY out of character, never saw this type of affection between them before or after, which is probably why I remember it. I love the memory and the song.

1. Harvest Moon - Neil Young
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Love this song (really this whole album).

 
Round 2

Memory Motel - The Rolling Stones

I've had two favorite bands during my lifetime. In elementary school it was KISS, from seventh grade until the present day it was the Stones. It's to the point that most of my family and friends equate the Stones with me. In fact my little sister just texted me a meme today of a black car with one red door with the text "I see a red door and I want to paint it black". This is a beautiful and under-rated song that seems appropriate for this mix as it looks back wistfully on a past love.

A few years back we had a backyard party with some of my wife's high school friends whose husbands I had become good friends with over the years. While this song was playing while listening to Black and Blue my friend John and I were finishing another beer discussing this record and he said he forgot how much he loved this record and was going to pick it up "tomorrow". That was the last conversation I had with him as he died of a freak brain aneurysm in his mid-40s just as his acting career really started taking off. Life is precious, soak it up.

Hannah honey was a peachy kind of girl
Her eyes were hazel and her nose was slightly curved
We spent a lonely night at the Memory Motel
It's on the ocean, I guess you know it well
It took a starry night to steal my breath away
Down on the water front her hair all drenched in spray
Hannah baby was a honey of a girl
Her eyes were hazel and her teeth were slightly curved
She took my guitar and she began to play
She sang a song to me
Stuck right in my brain
 

 
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Pick #2
Since I now have established that I only want a Celebration of Life when I go.....

If I'm going to go, I want to go out with a smile on my face and hopefully making people laugh. (That almost happened 11/3/09, when I had 2 clots in my lungs and over 100 in right leg) Humor is going to be a lot, but not all of my theme for my party.

So my #1 (Funeral for a Friend) choice moves to #2 to be played....

I want this to be the first one played as people enter.

Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles

 
yeah- I'm not giving a consideration to the people listening at my wake... it's going to be all the songs that mattered most to me at various points in my life. I'm not a lyrics guy either, so most of them will have little do with my death or even state of mind at the time lyrically.

that said... this one does. 

this guy was my favorite musician for a loooong time. his music was and is like an old friend I could turn to when I needed to wallow, or rejoice, or pretty much participate in the gamut of emotions. the only star I've approached when I saw him (breathlessly trying to tell him how much his music meant to me in a soho starbucks until I realized his kids were sitting there and everybody was started to look a little scared of scarf-guy). he does have a habit of making even the happy songs sound sad (d-minor is the saddest of all keys), and no matter how much I tried- how many songs I put on mix-tapes for friends and girlfriends- I never got a single person close to me to buy into his music. lol- even here, pretty much universally disliked. god bless my wife for seeing him three times with me- even during his "out-there" free-form later (and current) phase that I didn't even particularly like.

anyways, this is one of those sad sounding happy songs- and encapsulates my perfect love song- even if none of my loves ever appreciated or even liked it- sense of feel, lyrically, but also tonally, of how love feels. plus every love story needs some frippertronics.

david sylvian- wave

It seems that I remember
I dreamed a thousand dreams.
We'd face the days together,
No matter what they'd bring.
A strength inside like I'd never known,
Opened the door to life and let it go.
This sun may shine forever,
Upon the back of love.
A kingdom raised from ashes,
And held within your arms.
And should the rain break through the trees,
We'll find a shelter there and never leave.
I'll run to you, nothing stands between us now.
Nothing I can lose.
This light inside can never die.
Another world just made for two.
I'll swim the seas inside with you,
And like the waves, without a sound,
I'll never let you down.
Upon a wave of summer,
A hilltop paved with gold,
We shut our eyes and make
The promises we hold.
A will to guide and see us through,
I'd do it all again because of you.
I'll run to you, nothing stands between us now,
Nothing I can lose.
This light inside can never die.
Another world just made for two.
I'll swim the seas inside with you,
And like the waves, without a sound,
I'll never let you down.
I'd tear my very soul to make you mine.

 
El Floppo said:
yeah- I'm not giving a consideration to the people listening at my wake... it's going to be all the songs that mattered most to me at various points in my life. I'm not a lyrics guy either, so most of them will have little do with my death or even state of mind at the time lyrically.

that said... this one does. 

this guy was my favorite musician for a loooong time. his music was and is like an old friend I could turn to when I needed to wallow, or rejoice, or pretty much participate in the gamut of emotions. the only star I've approached when I saw him (breathlessly trying to tell him how much his music meant to me in a soho starbucks until I realized his kids were sitting there and everybody was started to look a little scared of scarf-guy). he does have a habit of making even the happy songs sound sad (d-minor is the saddest of all keys), and no matter how much I tried- how many songs I put on mix-tapes for friends and girlfriends- I never got a single person close to me to buy into his music. lol- even here, pretty much universally disliked. god bless my wife for seeing him three times with me- even during his "out-there" free-form later (and current) phase that I didn't even particularly like.

anyways, this is one of those sad sounding happy songs- and encapsulates my perfect love song- even if none of my loves ever appreciated or even liked it- sense of feel, lyrically, but also tonally, of how love feels. plus every love story needs some frippertronics.

david sylvian- wave
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I wasn't aware of this song, or any collaboration with Robert Fripp, but I did listen to Japan in junior high and high school.   Always reminded me of Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry.

 
Ten years or so ago I was introduced by some wonderful folks on this board to My Morning Jacket. The original hook for me was Mahgeetah, a song with a guitar riff I  could not get out of my head for weeks. Since I was late to the game they had a ton of older stuff for me to explore, and it took off from there. They quickly became my favorite band at the time and remain so today. Beyond that it was the beginning of a musical awakening for me in general, and led to me exploring music beyond what was mainstream and finding a ton of other bands I loved. For this I'm forever indebted to the FFA. :thumbup:

I’ve seen them live six times but at the top of my bucket list is to see them play at Red Rocks Amphitheater in CO, hopefully this August if my schedule work out. And if at that show they play this second song from my mix tape I might literally weep with joy for the entirety of it, especially if I’m as high as I anticipate I’ll be. If you've never heard it but you're into long, slow builders and big guitars put on some headphones and give it a listen.

2. Steam Engine - My Morning Jacket

 
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-fish- said:
I wasn't aware of this song, or any collaboration with Robert Fripp, but I did listen to Japan in junior high and high school.   Always reminded me of Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry.
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yeah- I was a Japan fan when they were going (and later when youtube/spotify allowed me to check out their 70s glam albums). early 80s roxy is a good comparison (w a bit of duran duran mashed in) kept listening to sylvian when he went out on his own, as well as other solo & group ventures -mick karn rip, rain tree crow, and an album he did with Fripp (the first day). but I always come back to Sylvian. 

 
El Floppo said:
I may not make it through this- but I'll give it a go for a bit...

this song grabbed me so hard in 2007- one of the first new tunes I heard after my son was born as I was jumping back into finding new music (first "me" thing I did with him around), so I have all kinds of emotions tied into this one. the harmonies and lead vocals made me cringe at first listen, and then I couldn't get enough. took me a while to even figure out it wasn't just the same named song, but a cover of black flag's stripped down. 

always loved the lyrics in the original and feel like this softer/slower version gives them a different feel

Jealous cowards try to control
They distort what we say
Try to stop what we do
When they can't do it themselves

We are tired of your abuse
Try to stop us, but it's no use

Society's arms think they're smart
I find satisfaction in what they're lacking 'cause
We are born with a chance
And I'm gonna have my chance

Rise above

1. rise above- dirty projectors (studio version)
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BTW- I have two songs tied deeply into baby floppinho's first days. the above, which I chose only because I prefer it, but also heart it races, by architecture in helsinki.

after my wife gave birth after an all-night labor and early morning emergency c-section on father's day, the first time I headed home from the hospital I turned on the ipod which I always kept on shuffle. heart it races was the first song that came on and felt so apt I just kept listening to it on repeat the entire cab-ride home and then for the next two days solid. it feels intimately tied to that moment of dread, excitement and realization about being a dad... for the rest of my life. 

 
El Floppo said:
david sylvian- wave
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now i really have to find a way to get hold of the wikkid/Rielly tapes (the jams/writing sessions of my reunion with my friend from 8th grade which ended when i caught him selling my work as his) - there's version of that on it. when Rielly first heard the digital-hand-recorder versions of my songs (my voice hadnt changed when we last played together) he thought i sounded like Sylvian (editor's note: i dont have anywhere near that much vibrato) and sent me their Damage live album and we knocked out Wave as a workout when we got together.

 
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