Mix Tape Friday: Mighty Aphrodite
I think we need girls gettin' groovy to guide us into the weekend. There’s no real theme here today, other than we’re featuring only female vocalists. Well, maybe there is a theme; these are some of my favorite songs.
You go, ladies!
Kirsty MacColl: In These Shoes
Jill Sobule: I Wanna Be a Supermodel
Imani Coppola: Legend of a Cowgirl
Amy Winehouse: You Know I'm No Good
Labelle: Lady Marmalade
Lucinda Williams: Hot Blood
Madonna: Music
Holly Golightly: A Length of Pipe
P.J. Harvey: Big Exit
Moe Tucker: Too Shy
Rilo Kiley: The Moneymaker
The Pretenders: Mystery Achievement
Suzanne Vega: Blood Makes Noise
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Maps
Björk: Human Behaviour
Annie: Chewing Gum
10,000 Maniacs: Candy (Everybody Wants)
Bananarama: Robert De Niro's Waiting
The Pipettes: ABC
The B-52's: Deadbeat Club
Regina Spektor: Better
Sam Phillips: I Need Love
Joan Osborne: Right Hand Man
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts: Do You Wanna Touch Me
Aretha Franklin: Chain of Fools
Gladys Knight & The Pips: On and On
Throwing Muses: Ruthie's Knocking
Francine Reed: Wild Women
Here’s the Moxie’d mix zip, in case you’re not up to downloading each individual track.
Find the Stipe! Where’s my darlin’ Michael hiding out and singing with today? Bonus points if you can also find Peter Buck.
Lucinda Williams’ “Hot Blood” is one helluva sexy song. I love the way she purrs “Washin' your clothes, gettin' all the dirt out.” And, speaking of helluva sexy songs, Joan Osborne’s “Right Hand Man” nails it, too.
The B-52’s “Deadbeat Club” is a sentimental favorite. Cosmic Thing is their album about Athens, and this song reminds me the things I did and places I went during my UGA days — toga parties, Allen’s, parties in Normaltown (where I first saw The B-52’s perform). Ah, my misspent youth.
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posted by Cup @ 12:02 AM
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35 Comments:
Nice songs!
I hope you're not counting Fred Schneider as a lady.
I have that Moe Tucker album!
No Liz Phair? I really like her.
I don't care if that Yeah Yeah Yeahs song was the hit single, it's f-ing hauntingly good.
I saw the Pipettes a few months ago and...well, that's not a bad song. I like them in theory more than actuality.
You make good mixes. And you make me want to make ones until I realize they won't be as cool and then I'm shamed. But at least my shame has a good soundtrack.
Your playlist, as always, is awesome! I was just talking to my youngest the other day about how now she listens to more music with female vocalists. I'll have to play this for her.
Cool cool cool.
Have a great weekend!
I'd say about 9 of these songs are among my favourites and I'm looking forward to the ones I haven't heard! Stupid work, getting in the way like that. Happy Friday and thanks for another excellent tape!
Ah, I zip file...true brilliance there. My disorganized desktop thanks you!!
After your technical glitches last week today REALLY feels like friday.
Great mix - and "hells Yeah" on Lucinda - I love her.
You rock my fridays... Thanks for that.
An excellent set, with the real version of "Lady Marmalade," one of James Honeyman Scott's best guitar efforts and "Right Hand Man."
Unfortunately, Gary Glitter behaviour has made it impossible to enjoy my favorite Joan Jett song, for the rest of my life.
Well done on putting Throwing Muses in there. Sad no Kate Bush or Heart in there. Not sure the exact "theme" of this mix tape, so maybe I'm not getting the vibe, as they used to say ... somewhere ... probably in movies ...
You kinda lost me with Jill Sobule and PJ kind of creeps me out for some reason but "Maps" and "Candy" are 2 of my all time favorite songs.
Bless your heart for another zipped file, and for turning my name into a verb! Whoo hoo!
Great choices on here. I have done "Lady Marmalade" at karaoke on many occasions - I like to get audience participation on that one. And I'm lovin' the Winehouse pick...which reminds me, great episode of "Mad Men" last night! That Campbell is such a little shit and Don is so sexy in his flawed complexity!
I just mentioned that stupid Bananarama song the other day. I can't remember why now.
It's hard for me to imagine a female mix tape without any Stevie Nicks.
After the first track you could have listed a bunch of Jewel songs and I still would have said this was a brilliant mix. forthunately it IS brilliant even after track 1.
I miss my Kirsty. *Sniff*
I see you stayed with MyDataBus. Me too.
Very good mix. Some damn fine tunes here. Thanks. I rather enjoy Jill Sobule's When My Ship Comes In. Oh, I'm going to see the Decemberists double show in November. Can't wait.
Lovely mix, as always! I second Allison on applauding the single zip file.
I am abysmal at spot the Stipey, but I did think of you today when I was grocery shopping and the started just blasting REM over the loudspeaker. It was pretty grand.
Robert DeNiro's Waiting! Brilliant choice, I haven't heard that song in years!
SPLOTCHY: I would never do that to Fred. The girls sing the best parts of the song, so "Deadbeat Club" was a no-brainer on this. Moe Tucker lives in Georgia now; isn't that a great album?
PISTOLS AT DAWN: Liz made it until the final round. I just wasn't feeling it on this mix. She'll be on here very, very soon. You break my heart about seeing The Pipettes; I had tix for next week, but they postponed until November — the week I'm out of town, dammit. P.S. I'm glad I shame you.
BUBS: I hope your girl likes my girls. We need more Chrissies out there.
DALE: Which nine are your faves?
ALLISON: You're very welcome! You just have to come back and tell me with previously unheard tracks you absolutely love.
MOTHER GOLDSTEIN: I'm glad I made Friday a Friday for you, doll. Isn't that Lucinda track hawt? I always want to strip when I listen to it.
WRITE PROCRASTINATOR: That Glitter bastard, ruining it for the rest of us. But at least I impressed you with a few of my tracks.
LANDRU: You know, I had a Heart track in the mix until the very end. I adore Kate Bush, but she didn't seem to fit with this mix. There's no real theme today ... unless you count I Love These Chick Tunes as a theme.
MICHAEL K: Be sure to listen to this live version of "Candy." It's my favorite version. Why does P.J. creep you out?
MOXIE: You deserved to be verbed since it was a smart request from you a couple of weeks ago. Puh-lease post your karaoke'd "Lady Marmalade" one day! P.S. Haven't seen "Mad Men" this week; I'm off to OnDemand it after I catch up with the comments. I heart Don so much ...
BECKEYE: "Robert DeNiro's Waiting" is such a wonderfully dumb song, isn't it? There's a reason why Ms. Nicks didn't make this mix: I don't heart her.
EVIL GENIUS: I miss Kristy, too. So glad to know you love her!
GRANT MILLER: Yep, I stayed. It's easier, and it's one of the few upload sites that our corporate firewall lets me access. I thought I was going to have to pay ... but it looks like it's still a freebie for us old-Bussers.
PEZDA: Thanks, Birthday Boy! You're so lucky to have tix for The Decemberists! They're not coming to Atlanta on this tour.
BARBARA: If you listened to the track with Stipey, you'd know immediately. And I'm so glad you think of me when you hear R.E.M.; that's all I want out of life!
SCOTT: Isn't is a fun song? My head always bops like a bobblehead when I listen.
I thank God for you every friday!
The ladies rock.....perfect mix for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Great songs. I know you've probably already done this but I'd love to see a list of killer heartbreak songs -- listening to one right now on my iPod, "Goodbye" by Emmylou Harris -- and another list of hot sexy songs since they are in my head due to my acquaintance with hot young Colombian. For some reason U2's "Desire" won't leave my head.
Loving you as always from afar!
"There's a reason why Ms. Nicks didn't make this mix: I don't heart her."
Not even "Rumors???"
I found him on cnn!
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2007/10/10/sot.rem.planet.in.peril.cnn
Not even "The Edge of Seventeen," a song so ridiculous that it's kind of awesome?
there are some no joke, hot shit tracks on that list. Some I'd forgotten about. Women rule.
Great great great!
I'm with you re: the B52s, too. Chapel Hill was a sort of cousin to Athens. The most hilarious pairing I saw was their show opened by 38 Special. Bizarre crowd mix ;)
How do I love Sam Phillips? Let me count the ways...
Have to confess - a lot of these are new for me - must make time to listen soon.
Would have liked to see: Kate Rusby (most beautiful voice in England), some Cocteau Twins and early Everything But the Girl (student memories).
You girls know best of course...
Great mix!
My favorite Sam Phillips song is When I Fall
Nice to see Velvet girl Moe Tucker in the mix!
PJ creeps me out cuz she is creepy. There is something off about her that makes me feel like I am being hunted. Hard to explain. She's spooky.
Amy Winehouse...what's all the fuss? UGH! LOL
Good mix!
Jill Sobule! A blast from the past!
Word verification: rrargzab
sounds like what a riotgrrl yells befoe beating up an emo kid.
Did nobody bother to find the Stipe?
'Cause unless I'm mistaken, he's in your mix with Natalie Merchant on "Candy" ... the b-side of which was "To Sir, With Love," also featuring Stipe.
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