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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by TonyPSchaefer, May 19, 2005.

  1. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    I'm the youngest of six children; five boys. Only my nearest brother and I were seriously competitive when we were younger. Now that we're all older, we are all jokingly competitive. About silly things.

    This summer, the family is renting a house on North Carolina's Outter Banks. Someone mentioned the idea of bringing some good tunes, some dance music. So, of course, I have to bring the best mixed CD of them all.

    I would love some song suggestions from everyone here at Priuschat. Now, you have to keep in mind that at 35, I'm the youngest. My parents, neices, and nephews will be there. I hate to sound exclusive, but I think the older members are the best able to provide some thoughts.

    Here are some songs that I'm considering and you can use these as reference:
    The Police: "Message in a bottle."
    Talking Heads: "Our House" and "Road to Nowhere"
    David Bowie: "Modern Love"

    In essence, my ultimate family vacation mix CD contains some deep-deep cut alternative upbeat songs. I considered "Punk Rock Girl" by the Dead Milkmen because I tend to jump up and down when I hear it, but it just doesn't fit.

    Before anyone mentions it, I'm planning on getting the songs for my mix CD legally.
    A little help?
     
    #1 TonyPSchaefer, May 19, 2005
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    Stairway to Heaven
    Layla either version (or both to compare.)
    Sympathy for the Devil.
     
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    Paul Van Dyk, BT, Andy Hunter, Chemical Brothers, Cold Storage, Yoko Kanno, ZARD, Larc~en~ciel, U2
     
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    OK I'll stay out of the suggestions since I'm younger. Just wanted to say OBX is very nice and I hope you have a lot of fun. We're going this fall for a weekend getaway. But for us it's only a few hours, not an all day drive!

    Bring the sunscreen. Most of us midwesterners aren't used to that much sun! I got fried last time I was out there.
     
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    I made 6 custom CDs to just keep in the changer at all times. I fit 17 songs per disk, over 7 hours of non-stop favorites. It takes long enough to get through all the songs in daily traffic that I've only hear each song maybe once or twice a week... That's less often than some of the more popular tracks might be heard on the local Classic Rock station!

    Anyway, some of th family favorites include B-52's "Love Shack" and "Roam", R.E.M. "The One I Love" and "Losing My Religion", The Knack "My Sharona", and Styx "Crystal Ball."

    Somewhat newer, Smash Mouth "All Star" and Cheryl Crow "Soak Up The Sun" are on there, too.

    And to mellow out, Louis Armstrong "Wonderful World" and Otis Redding "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay"

    Trisha Yearwood's Wrong Side of Memphis works for us, too... obvious reason :)

    Tony, as for the fine artists you started with, we went with different tracks: Police "Roxanne", Talking Heads "Slippery People" and Bowie's "Under Pressure" with Queen.... I'm thinking our tastes probably aren't that far apart.

    Happy tunes!
    Gary
     
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  6. TonyPSchaefer

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gaulfinger\";p=\"91108)</div>
    Not far apart indeed, Gary.
    Thanks. I might want a listing of your CDs for further consideration.

    Prius04, I had to laugh a little. My parents are and we were raised pretty religious. Two of my brothers work at a monastery (laymen). Sympathy for the Devil, though a good tune and probably enjoyed by my siblings night not go over well with my parents. :evillaugh:

    And NuShrike, I only went 2-deep. I think you went 3-deep. I have to admit that I can't call to mind any of those artists. Though I'm always open to new music.

    Also, anyone in Chicagoland who tuned out Q101.1 because they were too heavy metal all the time, give them another try. They recently changed their format back to actual alternative. They mix old school with a little new stuff and even throw on a few "Oh my God" songs. As in, "Oh my God the last time I heard that was in college."

    Thanks so far, keep 'em coming!
     
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    Well, since I'm younger, I guess I won't suggest some Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, and other's from the 40s (My favorite Glenn Miller song is Stompin' at the Savoy). :)

    Besides, I think those would probably do much better, especially with the older crowd, than say The Killers or Eminem. Which I also listen to. I like most music, just depends on the mood I'm in. At work it's nearly strictly 1940s music. Let us know what you end up choosing, and how it goes!

    -m.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer\";p=\"91224)</div>
    Ohh.. you want 80s-ish music! I was spouting recent Electronica/Progressive Trance (the new New Wave), and JPOP.. :)

    So:
    Andy Hunter (Go),
    BT (Simply Being Loved-Somnambulist),
    Crystal Method (Bound Too Long),
    Scorpions (Wind of Change),
    Depeche Mode,
    Metallica (black album),
    Queen (the blue Best Album),
    Rush (Chronicles),
    Wendy Carlos (for Tron),
    Tangerine Dreams,
    Cher's recent dance album,
    Madonna's Ray of Light,
    Seal's: (Kiss from a Rose", Bring It On, Crazy),
    U2 (Where the Streets Have No Name, Vertigo),
    Tears for Fears (Break It Down Again),
    James Holden (Horizons),
    Savage Garden (Bittersweet Symphony),

    and more later...
     
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    If you wanna do an '80 mix how about things like...

    Thomas Dolby: "She Blinded Me With Science"
    Depache Mode: "People are People"
    Club Nuevo's version of "Lean On Me"
    Gary Numan: "Cars"
    Devo: "Whip It"
    Howard Jones: "Things Can Only Get Better"
    Falco: "Rock Me Amadeus"
    The Tubes: "She's A Beauty"

    Or there's some for those 70's classic rock bands bringing the '80's...
    Styx: "Mr. Roboto" ...with parts made in Japan
    Pink Floyd: Any numerous great songs from "The Wall"

    And if you wanna add a little 'religion' for those folks in your family...
    Rod Stewart: "People Get Ready"
    Eric Clapton: "Swing Low Sweet Chariot"
    Bob Marley: "Jamming"
    dc Talk: "Jesus Freak" (actually any dc Talk will do)
    Any Michael W. Smith as well

    And in final mention I put this Bob Dylan song on my CD I used in my maiden voyage in the Prius. It wasn't until as I was listening to the song in the car I realized how relevant the lyrics were. The song is "Slow Train" Here the relevant lyrics of the song:


    All that foreign oil
    controlling American soil,
    Look around you,
    It's just bound to make you embarrassed.
    Sheiks walkin' around like kings,
    Wearing fancy jewels and nose rings,
    Deciding America's future
    From Amsterdam and to Paris
    And there's a slow, slow train comin'
    Up around the bend.

    Still quite relevant for a song written some 26 years ago. :)
     
    #9 DanH, May 20, 2005
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    I think some of what you want are “Desperado songs†(A Seinfeld TV Show reference). Ones which will make the old fart brothers stop and say, “Shhhhh, I haven’t heard this song in a long time,†yet without causing your parents to go screaming out of the room.

    Maybe lucky you . . .I have a list of about 100 songs . Most are mellow or love songs that would make for good background music . I’ve been working on it for some time, but it’s not complete . . . for me.

    Some of these artists have many more songs which would do you good.

    The Doobie Brothers . . .
    South City Midnight Lady
    Another Park, Another Sunday
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1612337

    Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young . . .
    49 Bye-Byes
    Teach Your Children
    Wooden Ships
    Our House
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3204418

    Gilbert O'Sullivan . . .
    Alone Again (Naturally)
    Clair
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1016063
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1054665

    Todd Rundgren . . .
    I Saw The Light
    Hello It's Me
    We Gotta Get You A Woman
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1190822

    Cream . . .
    Dear Mr. Fantasy
    Glad
    You Can All Join In
    Freedom Rider
    The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1816513

    The Grass Roots . . .
    Temptation Eyes
    Sooner Or Later
    Wait A Million Years
    Midnight Confessions
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2532700

    Boz Scaggs . . .
    We're All Alone
    Miss Sun
    Harbor Lights
    It’s Over
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1050405
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1050407

    The Classics IV . . .
    Traces
    Stormy
    Spooky
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1020840

    The Doors . . .
    Twentieth Century Fox
    Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)
    Soul Kitchen
    Love Her Madly
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=102489

    Donovan . . .
    Sunshine Superman
    Mellow Yellow
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1024896

    Carly Simon . . .
    That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
    The Right Thing To Do
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2981719

    America . . .
    I Need You
    Only In Your Heart
    Woman Tonight
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1013254

    The Eagles . . .
    Ol’ 55
    The Last Resort
    After The Thrill Is Gone
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2896560

    Ambrosia . . .
    Holding On To Yesterday
    Biggest Part Of Me
    You're The Only Woman
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1187841

    Bread . . .
    Make It With You
    Look What You've Done
    Everything I Own (misunderstood song . . . a tribute to his recently passed father)
    Sweet Surrender
    Baby I'm-A Want You
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1017731

    Jackson Browne . . .
    Doctor My Eyes
    Here Come Those Tears Again
    You Love The Thunder
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2957717

    Kenny Loggins (Loggins & Messina). . .
    Watching The River Run
    Keep The Fire
    I Believe In Love
    Celebrate Me Home
    I Believe In Love
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2747573

    Cat Stevens . . .
    Father And Son
    Oh Very Young
    Wild World
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1829513

    Queen . . .
    One Year Of Love
    These Are The Days Of Our Lives
    Under Pressure
    Who Wants To Live Forever
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1047082

    Heart . . .
    Dreamboat Annie (Reprise)
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2751548

    Steely Dan . . .
    Any Major Dude Will Tell You
    My Old School
    Pretzel Logic
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2195338

    The Animals . . .
    When I Was Young
    It's My Life
    Sky Pilot
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3026124

    War . . .
    All Day Music
    Summer
    The World Is A Ghetto
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2858107

    Three Dog Night . . .
    Out In The Country
    Shambala
    Mama Told Me (Not To Come)
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3002336

    Seals and Croft . . .
    Summer Breeze
    When I Meet Them
    King Of Nothing
    We May Never Pass This Way (Again)
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2858107

    Tower of Power . . .
    So Very Hard To Go
    You're Still A Young Man
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2531424

    The Carpenters . . .
    For All We Know
    Goodbye To Love
    Superstar
    I Won't Last A Day Without You
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2945480

    Carole King . . .
    It's Too Late
    Nightingale
    Sweet Seasons
    So Far Away
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1035560

    Van Morrison . . .
    And It Stoned Me
    Moondance
    Crazy Love
    Caravan
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1042096

    Jethro Tull . . .
    Living In The Past
    Aqualung
    Bungle In The Jungle
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2526845

    Lobo . . .
    Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend
    I'd Love You To Want Me
    Me And You And A Dog Named Boo
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1037779

    Chicago . . .
    Feelin' Stronger Every Day
    Beginnings
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2690448

    Nilsson - Without You
    Toby Beau - My Angel Baby
    B.W. Stevenson - My Maria
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2989681

    Walter Egan - Magnet And Steel
    Argent - Hold Your Head Up
    Redbone - Come And Get Your Love
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2972744

    The Fortunes - Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
    Hurricane Smith - Oh, Babe What Would You Say
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1467192

    Climax - Precious And Few
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1279819

    The Marmalade . . .
    Reflections Of My Life [Misplaced at song #10]
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3208030

    Jesus Jones . . .
    Right Here, Right Now
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1701611

    Adam Ant . . .
    Wonderful
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2788940

    Badfinger . . .
    Day After Day
    Baby Blue
    Come And Get It
    No Matter What
    (Samples of the better “Apple Records†versions not available on net, except for No Matter What)
    http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1537435
     
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    Some of my personal favorites are:

    The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats
    Sweet Dreams BY The Eurythmics
    Ballroom Blitz by Sweet
    Its Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel
    Killer Queen by Queen
     
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  13. TonyPSchaefer

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    I have Kevin's music on a CD in my car and I listen to it all the time.
    Everyone else should get it. It's fun to listen to and really really well done.

    Alright, you all are nailing it! This is awesome! Without knowing how to say, I was asking just for things like that. The span I'm looking for is across the board and I didn't want to put constraints or create an artificial paradigm. You gotta have those songs that make you think of the college days (Personal Jesus), those songs that are classics (Van morrison's Brown Eyed Girl), but also throw in some just plain fun songs (Mr. Roboto). And you all ran with that.

    I knew I could count on you all!!
     
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