un petit air innocent

i've think i've spent a few too many hours trying to throw game with a mix tape. too many hours spent trying to convince pretty girls that i'm the shit from the darkness of a lonely bedroom in front of a lonely stereo with a lonely finger on a lonely pause button. and i think i've spent too many hours spent lamenting lost romances listening to the same tapes that began them. and it's a lot of work dammit. even though people say it's easier in this digital age, i still come from that old school of mix making where you spend time listening to make sure the breaks between songs are the right length and the ending of one song flows accordingly into the beginning of the next and that the movement of sentiment breathes like a story and yadda yadda yadda... i mean, it's not just throwing a bunch of songs together. it's still a labor of love. or lust. or smitten-ass-cheeseball-make-yourself-look-a-fool-overblowing-sentiment-and-somewhat-creepy-or-just-trying-too-damn-hard-to-really-be-taken-serious foolishness. the only real difference is my finger no longer gets sore from hitting the pause button.

anyways, i made this mix for a girl a little over six months ago. it's got some oldies and some songs that sound like oldies. it's sentimental and sexy. it's got heart and it's got mack written all over it. it didn't work. okay, so it worked in the sense that it got me around the bases, but i'm pretty sure the sentimentality was lost on her (we only went out for about a week). oh well, i still think it's a nice listen. it's good for cleaning house, if nothing else. or doing the dishes. wait....i take that back...just disregard the last few sentences...what i actually meant to say was:

i made this mix especially for you, girl.
yes, you.
call me.

'un petit air innocent'

1. Buddy Holly - Everyday
2. Thao and the Get Down Stay Down - Bag of Hammers
3. Laura Veirs - To The Country
4. Vampire Weekend - Bryn
5. Hot Chip - Wrestlers
6. Meaghan Smith - A Little Love
7. The Zombies - Time of the Season
8. Alicia Keys - Teenage Love Affair
9. The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream
10. Atmosphere - The Number One
11. Thao and the Get Down Stay Down - Travel
12. Yves Montand - Rue St. Vincent
13. Betty Davis - If I'm In Luck, I Might Get Picked Up
14. Felt - Dirty Girl
15. Flight of the Conchords - Ladies of the World
16. Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
17. The Raconteurs - Level
18. Radiohead - House of Cards
19. The Rolling Stones - Beast of Burden
20. OutKast - She Lives In My Lap
21. Brenton Wood - Gimme Little Sign
22. G Love and Special Sauce - Baby's Got Sauce
23. A Lighter Shade of Brown - Homies
24. Sam Cooke - You Send Me

use the link above or click here to download from mediafire...enjoy.

ps. i think that girl liked shitty music anyways. hope she doesn't see this.