thoughtcrumbs: compilations

Seventh in the Songsmiths series. (December 2007)

1. spreadin' rhythm around * billie holiday and lady bug
2. disseminated * soul coughing
3. blind paper dragon * tin hat
4. click click click click * bishop allen
5. the trouble with poets * peter mulvey
6. heart in a cage * chris thile
7. dancing with myself * nouvelle vague
8. lollipop * mika
9. your ex-lover is dead * stars
10. all your sins * amplifico
11. run run run * phoenix
12. the curse of being in love * sondre lerche and the faces down quartet
13. mother of pearl * nellie mckay
14. f*cking boyfriend * the bird and the bee
15. stitched up * herbie hancock and john mayer
16. protons, neutrons, electrons * the cat empire
17. take a chance * quincy coleman
18. beanbag chair * yo la tengo
19. alfie * lily allen
20. boyscout'n * menomena
21. heart of glass * the puppini sisters
22. monkey rag * asylum street spankers

Sixth in the Songsmiths series. Not so singer-songwritery anymore. (December 2006)

1. Atlas - The Wood Brothers
2. Woodstock - Alice Smith
3. Opening Act - Ugly Duckling
4. Don't Go Away - Quincy Coleman
5. The Birds and the Fleas - Castledoor
6. Come On! Feel the Illinoise! - Sufjan Stevens
7. Skin Is, My - Andrew Bird
8. Codei Monkey - Jonathan Coulton
9. This Stuff Cuts Like Thorns It Does - Amplifico
10. Breathe - Alexi Murdoch
11. You Can Call Me Al - Inspection 12
12. Lullaby in Three/Four - Erin McKeown
13. Did I Fool Ya? - Jason Mraz
14. Who Will Guard the Door - Over the Rhine
15. Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson
16. Astair - Matt Costa
17. Skyler - Brad Yoder
18. Give it Up - Amos Lee
19. The Spinach Song (I Didn't Like It the First Time) - Julia Lee

Fifth in the Songsmiths collection of singer-songwriters. In which the Portlanders and Pittsburghers comingle and decide they get along just fine, thank you. (December 2005)

1. Fibre de Verre - Paris Combo
2. Anthony - Nickel Creek
3. Stumble - Lindsay Mac
4. I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You - Colin Hay
5. I'm Not Setting the World on Fire - Brad Yoder
6. Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy
7. Live Long - Kings of Convenience
8. Lilly - Pink Martini
9. Sixteen Military Wives - The Decemberists
10. Get Your Way - Jamie Cullum
11. Losing My Mind - Paul Fowler
12. Since You've Been Around - Rosie Thomas
13. Untitled - Ben Gibbard
14. Move On - Mike Doughty
15. Middle of Nowhere - Hot Hot Heat
16. The Dog Song - Nellie McKay
17. Nite Becomes Day - Citizen Cope
18. Soul Meets Body (live acoustic) - Death Cab for Cutie
19. Between the Bars - Madeleine Peyroux
20. Sister I'm a Poet - Colin Meloy
21. Sister Kate - The Ditty Bops
22. Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl - Broken Social Scene

Fourth in the Songsmiths collection of singer-songwriters. Special emphasis on Pacific NW musicians peppered with bluegrass and pop. (December 2004)

1. Walk or Ride - The Ditty Bops
2. Old Fashioned Morphine - Jolie Holland
3. Legionnaire's Lament - The Decemberists
4. Due to Lamplooking - Noise for Pretend
5. Step Into My Office, Baby - Belle & Sebastian
6. Blue Diamonds - The Long Winters
7. David - Nellie McKay
8. Dance Me to the End of Love - Madeleine Peyroux
9. When Doves Cry - McKinley
10. Distractions - Zero 7
11. I Was Just Thinking - Teitur
12. Know-How - Kings of Convenience
13. Pure Imagination - Claudia Acuña
14. Young Pilgrims - The Shins
15. On Ice - Chris Thile
16. Inconsolable - Jonatha Brooke & The Story
17. Them That Got - Ben Folds
18. Una Notte a Napoli - Pink Martini

Third in the Songsmiths collection of singer-songwriters. Excellent for cleaning your apartment or rainy road trips. (December 2003)

1. Hangman in the Shadow - The Gentle Waves
2. Black Cat Detector - The Starlight Mints
3. Volcano - Damien Rice
4. Boots - Noe Venable
5. Staging the Plaguing of the Raised Platform - Cornershop
6. Honey and the Moon - Josepth Arthur
7. Baby Britain - Elliott Smith
8. Phantasies - Stephen Malkmus
9. Lullaby - Jonatha Brooke
10. Green and Gray - Nickel Creek
11. Red Right Ankle - The Decemberists
12. The Littlest Birds - The Be Good Tanyas
13. Just Pretend - The Bens
14. A Billion Odd People - Dolour
15. A Movie Script Ending - Death Cab for Cutie
16. If You Only Knew - Jurassic Five
17. The Girl from Back Then - Kings of Convenience
18. Same New - Hank Dogs
19. How Many Hearts - Travis
20. Hey Love - Jason Mraz
21. Come and Find Me - Josh Ritter

Sequel to the previous Songsmiths collection. This time I let some talented women into the mix. (December 2002)

1. Singing Softly to Me - Kings of Convenience
2. Childbearing - David Poe
3. Only Meant to Say - Matthew Jay
4. Brand New Colony - Postal Service
5. Cold Cold Heart - Norah Jones
6. Testimony - The Actual Tigers
7. See You Soon - Coldplay
8. Neon - John Mayer
9. Displaced - Azure Ray
10. Tiny Twigs - Kaitlyn Ni Donovan
11. Faster than Light (KCRW Studio) - Neil Finn
12. No Gnashing Teeth - Eric Mattthews
13. April Fools - Rufus Wainwright
14. Lucy Doesn't Love You - Ivy
15. Open Book - Tahiti 80
16. Heavy Metal Drummer - Wilco
17. Drifting - Trey Anastasio
18. Hanging with the Wrong Crowd - Ed Harcourt
19. A Song to Pass the Time - Bright Eyes
20. Mad World - Gary Jules

Buffet of male singer-songwriters, each of whom could easily be a main course. (December 2001)

1. She Runs Away - Duncan Sheik
2. Poses - Rufus Wainwright
3. Sucker - John Mayer
4. Bella's Birthday Cake - Five for Fighting
5. Mr. Jones (live) - Counting Crows
6. Middle Man - Jack Johnson
7. Fred Meyers - Glen Phillips with Nickel Creek
8. Fred Jones Part 2 - Ben Folds
9. Gone to the Movies - Semisonic
10. In Between - Jude
11. Metal and Steel - Bob Schneider
12. Steal my Kisses - Ben Harper
13. Grace is Gone - Dave Matthews
14. Easy Way Out - Elliot Smith
15. I Believe She's Lying - Jon Brion
16. Lucha de Gigantes - Nacha Pop
17. First Time - Matt Nathanson
18. Lover, You Should've Come Over - Jeff Buckley

Moody jazz non-standards and well-knowns performed by lesser-knowns. (December 2001)

1. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? - Diana Krall
2. Roxanne - George Michael
3. Woodstock - Tuck and Patti
4. I was Doing Alright - Davina
5. Lush Life - Lisa Ekdahl
6. Azure Te - Milton Craig Nealy
7. Bewitched - Claudia Acuña
8. Much at All - Susan Werner
9. Embraceable You - Andy Bey
10. If I Had You - Nnenna Freelon
11. Smile - Rickie Lee Jones
12. Heart Beyond Repair - Harry Connick Jr.
13. I've Grown Accustomed to His Face - Cassandra Wilson
14. Good Morning Heartache - Ol' Dirty Bastard with Lil' Kim
15. The Blues are Brewin' - Billie Holliday

Acapella covers. (December 2001)

1. I've Got Life (Take Six)
2. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Tufts Amalgamates)
3. Tempted (Rockapella)
4. Cool for You (The Coats)
5. Ring of Fire (The Bobs)
6. Tupelo Honey (Gentlement of the College)
7. Satellite (Rockapella)
8. Under Pressure (Penn Six)
9. Spinning Wheel (The Coats)
10. Insomniac (The Virginia Gentlement)
11. When I Fall in Love (The Real Group)
12. She's Always a Woman (Tufts Beezlebubs)
13. Take on Me (Dartmouth Aires)
14. Stuck in the Middle with You (Da Vinci's Notebook)
15. Little Red Riding Hood (The Bobs)
16. Tomorrow Never Dies (Skidmore Bandersnatches)
17. Every Breath You Take (Rockapella)
18. God Only Knoes (The Real Group)
19. I Thought She Knew (N'Sync)
20. So Much to Say (Take Six)
21. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (Rockapella)
22. The Blues are Brewin' (Billie Holliday)

Summer road music (May 2001)

Disc 1

1. Grácias a la Vida - Claudia Acuña
2. Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner - September 67
3. Isabella Dominatrix / Radio Free Groove - The Groove Juice Special
4. I've Got the Password to your Shell Account - Barcelona
5. Song against Sex - Neutral Milk Hotel
6. Venus as a Boy - Björk
7. Le Premier - Francoise Hardy
8. Into the Sun - Sean Lennon
9. Baby Ruth in Atlanta + Shoes - Jude
10. Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye
11. My Heart Won't Break - Club 8
12. Snow Come Down - Lori Carson
13. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

Disc 2

1. Blue Skies for Everyone - Bob Schneider
2. Pink Moon - Nick Drake
3. Church Clothes - Matt Nathanson
4. Sebrina, Paste, and Plato - Jellyfish
5. Minnesota - The Push Stars
6. Fred Meyers - Glen Phillips
7. Center of Attention - Guster
8. Never You Mind - Semisonic
9. Embraceable You - Duncan Sheik
10. Spies - Coldplay
11. Writing to Reach You - Travis
12. Untouchable Face - Ani DiFranco
13. Caramel - Suzanne Vega
14. Superman - Five for Fighting
15. You're Cute - Marisa Sachs
16. How Fucking Romantic - The Magnetic Fields

Second in a series of coffehouse fodder. (December 2000)

1. At the Still Point - Jonatha Brooke
2. In Between - Jude
3. On My Bones - Kendall Payne
4. Thank You - Dido
5. I'm a Fool (and That's OK) - The Push Stars
6. Fred Meyer - Glen Phillips
7. My Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" - Beth Wood
8. Emaline - Ben Folds Five
9. So Much Mine - The Story
10. Live as You Dream - Beth Orton
11. Sowelu - Willy Porter
12. Home - Duncan Sheik
13. Shine - David Gray
14. Lonesome Serenade - Grant-Lee Phillips
15. New Thing Now - Shawn Colvin

The best acoustic pieces of Ani Difranco so far, compiled for a roommate who'd never heard of her. (December 2000)

1. Gravel
2. Falling is Like This
3. Overlap
4. Names and Dates and Times
5. Talk to me Now
6. Superhero
7. Good, Bad, Ugly
8. Gratitude
9. Fire Door
10. What if No One's Watching?
11. Egos like Hairdos
12. Hell Yeah
13. Untouchable Face
14. The Story
15. Buildings and Bridges
16. In or Out
17. Not a Pretty Girl
18. Pick Yer Nose
19. Both Hands

Pop, funk, and alternative inspired by my first trip to Bumbershoot. (September 2000)

1. Great Escape - Guster
2. Lint - The Outsiders
3. Been Caught Stealing (Remake) - Perry Farrell
4. Dont Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
5. Life Lays Me Down - Jude
6. Fast as You Can - Fiona Apple
7. Legal Man - Belle and Sebastian
8. Son of Sam - Elliot Smith
9. Hard Lesson - Suddenly Tammy
10. Confetti - The Lemonheads
11. Hey Bulldog - Toad the Wet Sprocket
12. Your Redneck Past - Ben Folds Five
13. Bistopian Dream Girl - Built to Spill
14. It Don't Mean a Thing - Dr. John
15. The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps) - They Might be Giants
16. If you Want Me to Stay - Sly and the Family Stone
17. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
18. Pink Moon - Nick Drake

Sequel to a singer-songwriter / folk artist CD I'd made for one of my roommates. Admittedly, I like these songs better than she does. (April 2000)

1. Gone to the Movies - Semisonic
2. Between the Bars - Elliot Smith
3. What do you Hear in these Sounds? - Dar Williams
4. Don't Change Your Plans on Me - Ben Folds Five
5. Mean to Me - Crowses House
6. Slide - Goo Goo Dolls
7. I do - Jude
8. Chelsea Morning - Joni Mitchell
9. Paper Bag - Fiona Applie
10. Pink Moon - Nick Drake
11. Vincent - Don Maclean
12. Romeo and Juliet - Indigo Girls
13. Say Goodbye - Dave Matthews
14. Out of the Blue - Willy Porter

Songs blatantly about sex. What can I say? Good at parties. The first time I heard "Bad Touch," I knew there was a whole CD begging to be made. (March 2000)

1. Bad Touch - The Bloodhound Gang
2. Cream - Prince
3. Girls and Boys - Blur
4. Let's Talk about Sex - Salt-n-Pepa
5. Italian Leather Sofa - Cake
6. I Touch Myself - The Divinyls
7. You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker
8. People Are Still Having Sex - La Tour
9. I Want Your Sex - George Michael
10. The Humpty Dance - digital Underground
11. Do Me! - Bell Biv Devoe
12. My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) - En vogue
13. Sex-o-matic Venus Freak - Macy Gray
14. I Wanna Sex You Up - Color Me Badd

My roommate's jazz and opera recital (March 2000)

1. Care Selve - George F. Handel
2. Ombra mai fu
3. Liebe und Früling, Op.3 No. 2 - Johannes Brahms
4. Liebe und Früling, Op.3 No. 3
5. Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht, Op. 96 No. 1
6. Es Shauen die Blumen, Op. 96 No. 3
7. Le Charme, Op. 2 - Ernest Chausson
8. Le Papillons, Op. 2
9. Madrigal, Op. 4 - Vincent D'Indy
10. Le Miroir - Gustave Ferrari
11. Sous le dóme épais - Léo Delibes
12. Wiegenlied - Franz Schubert
13. To the Children, Op. 26 No. 7 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
14. Cradle Song - Benjamin Britten
15. Lush Life - Billy Strayhorn
16. As Long as He Needs Me - Lionel Bart
17. Much More (from the Fantastiks) - Harvey Schmidt

Songs inspired by my jazz-singing roommate when she broke up with her boyfriend. (December 1999)

1. Brad and Suzy - Jude
2. I Will Survive - Cake
3. Be Anything, but Be Mine - Queen Latifah
4. The Bed's Too Big without You - Sting
5. Skylark - k.d. lang
6. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor
7. Say Goodbye - Dave Matthews Band
8. Kiss - Prince
9. Let's Talk about Sex - Salt-n-Pepa
10. The Nearness of You - Ella Fitzgerald
11. I Try - Macy Gray
12. Every Breath You Take - The Police
13. Building a Mystery - Sarah McLachlan
14. What a Little Moonlight Can Do - Billie Holiday

Serene folk and singer-songwriter pieces. (December 1999)

1. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
2. Hold On (Freedom Session Version) - Sarah McLachlan
3. Chop Chop - Burlap to Cashmere
4. Black Water - Doobie Brothers
5. Thank U - Alanis Morissette
6. Here Comes the Sun - Beatles
7. Urge for Going - Joni Mitchell
8. Nightswimming - R.E.M.
9. America - Simon and Garfunkel
10. How Could You Want Him? - Spin Doctors
11. Miss Misery - Elliot Smith
12. Fields of Gold - Sting
13. A Dream like This - Mary Chapin Carpenter
14. Layla (Unplugged) - Eric Clapton
15. Wildflowers - Tom Petty

My first compilation CD (everything prior was on tape). Intriguing pieces you won't find at Starbucks. Well, you might now. (December 1999)

1. Digee Dime - Burlap to Cashmere
2. Jesus on the Grille - Willy Porter
3. A Moment to Myself - Macy Gray
4. You Mama You - Jude
5. Cleopatra's Cat - Spin Doctors
6. Momentum - Aimee Mann
7. Your Mother Should Know - Beatles
8. Distant Sun - Crowded House
9. Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
10. Corazon Espinado - Santana, featuring Mana
11. Fly from Heaven - Toad the Wet Sprocket
12. But Not for Me - Natalie Merchant
13. Room 512 - The Wonder Stuff
14. Get out the Map - Indigo Girls
15. Say Yes - Elliot Smith
16. Save Me - Once Blue
17. What Would You Say? - Dave Matthews Band
18. In Your Mind - Johnny Cash

Third in an installment of some of the best songs ever made. (Well, I thought so back then.) On tape. (Late summer 1999)

1. Chocolate Cake - Crowded House
2. I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
3. Army - Ben Folds Five
4. I Can't Wait to Meetchu - Macy Gray
5. Say Goodbye - Dave Matthews
6. As - Stevie Wonder
7. Whatever I Fear - Toad the Wet Sprocket
8. Mother Nature's Son - Beatles
9. Pain Lies on the Riverside - Live
10. Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
11. Rearview Mirror - Pearl Jam
    
12. Biscuit Head - Spin Doctors
13. Smooth - Santana featuring Rob Thomas
14. Every Ghetto, Every City - Lauren Hill
15. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
16. Out of L.A. - Jude
17. I've Got Life - Take Six
18. Instant Karma - Toad the Wet Sprocket
19. Don't Change Your Plans - Ben Folds Five
20. Raspberry Beret - Prince
21. Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys
22. I Wish - Stevie Wonder

Songs for Foxtrotting and Lindy Hopping. (May 1999)

1. Moondance - Van Morrison
2. Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies
3. Mary Jane - Alanis Morrisette
4. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps - Cake
5. Jump, Jive, an' Wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra
6. L-O-V-E - Natalie Cole
7. Caramel - Susanne Vega
8. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - Janis Siegel (vocals)
9. Boxing - Ben Folds Five
10. Guajira - Santana
11. When I Grow Too Old to Dream - Nat King Cole
12. Fields of Gold - Sting
    
13. Sing, Sing, Sing
14. Fallen - Lauren Wood
15. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
16. I Never Loved a Man - Maria Doyle
17. Independent Woman - The Party
18. Orange Colored Sky - Natalie Cole
19. PYT - Michael Jackson (yes, you can cha cha to this!)
20. This Old House - Brian Setzer Orchestra
21. Every Breath You Take - The Police
22. Straighten up and Fly Right - Natalie Cole
23. Not the Girl You Think You Are - Crowded House
24. World in my Eyes - Depeche Mode
25. Choo Choo Ch' Boogie - Manhattan Transfer

Female singer-songwriters and rock stars. (Summer? 1998)

1. Feelin' Love - Paula Cole
2. Quality of Mercy - Michelle Shocked
3. What Do You Hear in these Sounds? - Dar Williams
4. Caramel - Susanne Vega
5. Hold On - Sarah McLachlan
6. Save Me - Once Blue
7. St. Teresa - Joan Osborne
8. This Time the Dream's On Me - Alison Krauss
9. Where Do I Begin? - Jill Sobule
10. Rock in this Pocket - Susanne Vega
11. Venus as a Boy - Björk
    
12. What I Am - Edie Brickell
13. Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos
14. For Once in my Life - Dionne Farris
15. Hooked on a Feeling - Vonda Shepard
16. Do What You Have to Do - Sarah McLachlan
17. Spin the Bottle - Juliana Hatfield 3
18. Four Leaf Clover - Abra Moore
19. Spider Web - Joan Osborne
20. Leeds - Indigo Girls
21. Circle - Edie Brickell
22. Eternal Flame - Susanna Hoffs
23. Somewhere over the Rainbow - Tori Amos

(Spring? 1998)

1. Don't Dream it's Over - Crowded House
2. Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
3. Alright - Jamiroquai
4. Honky Cat - Elton John
5. Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan
6. Thank You - Boyz II Men
7. Street Fighting Man - Rolling Stones
8. Porch - Pearl Jam
9. All I Want - Toad the Wet Sprocket
10. Rock Racoon - Beatles
11. Ebony Eyes - Stevie Wonder
12. Tell Him - Vonda Shepard
13. Spinning Around Over You - Lenny Kravitz
    
14. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin
15. So on and So on - P.M. Dawn
16. I Will Survive - Cake
17. Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival
18. Yesterday - Boyz II Men
19. Cowboys and Angels - George Michael
20. I'm Waiting for the Man - Velvet Underground
21. Galileo - Indigo Girls
22. P.Y.T. - Michael Jackson

I had just discovered Napster. (January 1998)

1. Mr. Roboto - Styx
2. Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles
3. Material Girl - Madonna
4. Call me Al - Paul Simon
5. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
6. Africa - Toto
7. Come on Eileen - Save Ferris (okay, so I got the wrong version)
8. Dancing with Myself - Billy Idol
9. It's the End of the World as We Know It - R.E.M.
10. Wake Me up before You Go Go - Wham
11. Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
    
12. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
13. We Built this City - Starship
14. Whip It - Devo
15. Billy Jean - Michael Jackson
16. Every Breath You Take - The Police
17. The Longest Time - Billy Joel
18. Shout - Tears for Fears
19. Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
20. Thriller - Michael Jackson
21. Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News

I was a sophomore in college. My dorm friends, especially Jess, heavily influenced this CD: Ani Difranco and the Violent Femmes were pretty unknown to me back then. (Spring 1997)

1. Gravel - Ani Difranco
2. Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel
3. I Wish - Stevie Wonder
4. Rats - Pearl Jam
5. Dr. Bones - Cherry Poppin' Daddies
6. Near Wild Heaven - R.E.M.
7. Strangest Places - Abra Moore
8. Birdhouse in your Soul - They Might be Giants
9. Battle of Who Could Care Less - Ben Folds Five
10. Two fine Lovers - Sean Lennon
11. You Can't Win - Michael Jackson
12. Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
13. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
14. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps - Cake
    
15. Cleopatra's Cat - Spin Doctors
16. Waiting for the Bus - Violent Femmes
17. Laid - James
18. Dir Duke - Stevie Wonder
    One Angry Dwarf - Ben Folds Five
19. Pineapple Head - Crowded House
    Jimmy Olsen's Blues - Spin Doctors
20. Can You Forgive Her? - Pet Shop Boys
21. Allison's Starting to Happen - The Lemonheads
22. Fly from Heaven - Toad the Wet Sprocket
23. American Pie - Don McLean

Second in a series that began in a flurry of adolescent angst. This one's much cheerier, and reflects my late high school / early college sensibilities. (Fall 1996?)

1. Jackson Cannery - Ben Folds Five
2. Tripping Billies - Dave Matthews Band
3. What I Am - Edie Brickell
4. Run-Around - Blues Traveller
5. Shoebox - Barenaked Ladies
6. Head over Feet - Alanis Morrisette
7. Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears (This was my first favorite song, ever. I was seven when it came out.)
8. Galileo - Indigo Girls
9. Me and Julio down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon
10. Rock and Roll - Velvet Underground
11. Drive in Drive out - Dave Matthews
12. Sports and Wine - Ben Folds Five
    
13. Lump - Presidents of the U.S.A.
14. Locked Out - Crowded House
15. Wonderwall - Oasis
16. Been Caught Stealing - Jane's Addiction
17. What Would You Say? - Dave Matthews Band
18. Liar - Cranberries
19. Uncle Walter - Ben Folds Five
20. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
21. All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
22. The Day that Came and Went - The Caulfields
23. Feels Good - Tony! Toni! Toné!
24. The Last Polka - Ben Folds Five
25. Strawberry Letter 23 - Tevin Campbell
26. Ants Marching - Dave Matthews Band

Yeah, these were the high school makeout songs. You know you have them, too. (Spring 1996?)

1. Circle - Edie Brickell
2. I'll Back You Up - Dave Matthews
3. Don't Cry - Seal
4. Strong Enough - Sheryl Crow
5. Do You Sleep? - Lisa Loeb
6. 1999 - P.M. Dawn
7. Head over Feet - Alanis Morrisette
8. When Will I See You Again? - Bel Biv Devoe
9. Somebody (live) - Depeche Mode
10. A Dream like This - Mary Chapin Carpenter
11. Satellite - Dave Matthews Band
12. Is it Okay if I Call You Mine? - Paul McCrane
    
13. Love Will Come to You - Indigo Girls
14. I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt
15. Lover Lay Down - Dave Matthews Band
16. Bittersweet - Big Head Todd and the Monsters
17. What Can You Lose? - Madonna and Mandy Patinkin
18. I Will Not Take these Things for Granted - Toad the Wet Sprocket
19. Caramel - Suzanne Vega
20. Say Goodbye - Dave Matthews Band
21. Kiss from a Rose - Seal
22. Yes it Is - Beatles
23. Untitled (Bonus Track) - Alanis Morrisette

(Winter 1996?)

1. Georgia on my Mind - Ray Charles
2. Love Will Keep Us Alive - Eagles
3. I'd Die without You - P.M. Dawn
4. Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
5. Choose - Color Me Badd
6. How Could You Want Him? - Spin Doctors
7. I Believe - George Michael
8. Say Goodbye to Yesterday - Boyz II Men
9. Together Forever - Shai
10. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
11. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
    
12. End of the Road - Boyz II Men
13. Honestly Now - Harry Connick, Jr.
14. Comes Love - Billie Holliday
15. Something in the Way She Moves - James Taylor
16. One - U2
17. Prayer For the Dying - Seal
18. Kissing a Fool - George Michael
19. Always Changing Probably - Toad the Wet Sprocket
20. Pretty Good Year - Tori Amos
21. Let's Get Together - The Youngbloods
22. Frank Mills - The Lemonheads

Slightly revised version of the previous classic rock compilation. (Summer 1995?)

1. Black Water - Doobie Brothers
2. Moondance - Van Morrison
3. It's Only Rock n Roll - Rolling Stones
4. The Joker - Steve Miller Band
5. Imagine - John Lennon
6. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. People Are Strange - The Doors
8. Georgia on my Mind - Ray Charles
9. Let's Get Together - The Youngbloods
10. Respect - Aretha Franklin
    
11. Day Tripper - The Beatles
12. Bitch - Rolling Stones
13. Hotel California - Eagles
14. Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
15. American Pie - Don MacLean
16. Saturday in the Park - Chicago
17. Listen to the Music - Doobie Brothers
18. Instant Karma - John Lennon
19. Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
20. Tuesday's Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Went through my classic rock appreciation stage my last two years of high school. (Spring 1995?)

1. American Pie - Don MacLean
2. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
3. Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
4. Blackbird - Beatles
5. Rock n' Me - Steve Miller Band
6. Rainy Day Woman - Bob Dylan
7. Light My Fire - Doors
8. Instant Karma! - John Lennon
9. Saturday in the Park - Chicago
10. Roundabout - Yes
11. California Dreaming - Mamas and the Papas
12. Easy to Be Hard - "Hair" Broadway Soundtrack
    
13. Hotel California - Eagles
14. Let's Get Together - The Youngbloods
15. I Heard It through the Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival
16. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
17. Bourbon, Scotch, Beer - Ten Years After
18. Dance Little Sister - Rolling Stones
19. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers
20. Come Together - Beatles
21. Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
22. Hey You - Pink Floyd
23. Baby Driver - Simon and Garfunkel

Refined grunge from tenth grade. (Fall 1993?)

1. Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
2. Pets - Porno for Pyros
3. Today - Smashing Pumpkins
4. All Apologies - Nirvana
5. Daughter - Pearl Jam
6. Take a Walk - Urge Overkill
7. Creep - Radiohead
8. I Just Wanna Get Along - The Breeders
9. Black Gold - Soul Asylum
10. This is the Sound - Juliana Hatfield 3
11. Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
12. Rearview Mirror - Pearl Jam
    
13. Rape Me - Nirvana
14. Glynis - Smashing Pumpkins
15. Vegetable - Radiohead
16. Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
17. Mrs. Rita - Gin Blossoms
18. Positive Bleeding - Urge Overkill
19. Black Girlfriend - Porno for Pyros
20. Gepetto - Belly
21. Time Capsule - Matthew Sweet
22. Happy - Nirvana
23. Love Letter Boxes - The Posies
24. My Sister - Juiana Hatfield 3

When "Alternative" first had meaning. This tape is labeled in purple marker. (Summer 1993?)

1. No Rain - Blind Melon
2. Confetti - The Lemonheads
3. Pleasure - Soup Dragons
4. Breaking the Girl - Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. Regret - New Order
6. Walk on the Ocean - Toad the Wet Sprocket
7. Unbelievable - E.M.F.
8. Right Here, Right Now - Jesus Jones
9. Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
10. Mysterious Ways - U2
11. Near Wild Heaven - R.E.M.
12. These Are Days - 10,000 Maniacs
    
13. It's the End of the World as We Know It - R.E.M.
14. World in My Eyes - Depeche Mode
15. It's a Shame about Ray - The Lemonheads
16. Free - Soup Dragons
17. Brother - Toad the Wet Sprocket
18. Welcome Back, Victoria - Jesus Jones
19. Friday I'm in Love - The Cure
20. Stand - R.E.M.
21. Two Princes - Spin Doctors
22. Mrs. Robinson - The Lemonheads
23. In My Ear - Toad the Wet Sprocket

Digging way back. This tape is labeled in bizarre mixed caps. (Fall 1992?)

1. Stand - R.E.M.
2. Too Funky - George Michael
3. Money Don't Matter - Prince
4. Jesus He Knows Me - Genesis
5. Friday I'm in Love - The Cure
6. U Showed Me - Salt-n-Pepa
7. Supernatural - Madonna
8. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
9. This is My Heart - Boyz II Men
10. Free - Soup Dragons
11. Hello, I Love You - The Doors
    
12. The Playground - Another Bad Creation
13. Love to Hate U - Erasure
14. People are Strange - The Doors
15. Drive - R.E.M.
16. It's the End of the World As We Know It - R.E.M.
17. Mysterious Ways - U2
18. The Word - Beatles
19. I Can't Dance - Genesis
20. Change on Me - The Party
21. Unbelievable - E.M.F
22. Losing my Religion - R.E.M.
23. Yesterday - En Vogue

The very first mix tape. My handwriting was bad back then. (Summer 1991?)

1. Every Little Step - Bobby Brown
2. Miss You Much - Janet Jackson
3. I Wanna Sex You Up - Color Me Badd
4. Poison - Bell Biv Devoe
5. Someday - Mariah Carey
6. Monkey - George Michael
7. Escapade - Janet Jackson
8. Stone Cold Gentleman - Ralph Tresvant
9. On Our Own - Bobby Brown
10. Ninja Rap - Ya Kid K
11. Rythym Nation - Janet Jackson
    
12. Deep, Deep Trouble - Bart Simpson
13. U Can't Touch This - M.C. Hammer
14. Groove Is in the Heart - Dee-lite
15. Awesome - Ya Kid K
16. Knowledge - Janet Jackson
17. Mi Amor - Color Me Badd
18. Another like my Lover - Jasmine Guy
19. I Found Love - The Party
20. Gonna Make U Sweat - C+C Music Factory
21. Vogue - Madonna