I like mix-taps a whole lot. Folks these days have the playlist equivalent, but I like the idea of the tape/CD itself. Something tangible. I also am keenly aware of music and its capacity to evoke emotion and I like to share that with others. So, I made Wilber a mix-tape. Cheesy, a bit. But very sweet. Here's a few of the songs I included:
- A Love That Will Never Grow Old (Emmylou Harris)
- All I Ask Of You (Phantom of the Opera)
- Annie's Song (John Denver)
- Let It Be Me (Willie Nelson)
- Somewhere (West Side Story)
So how about you? Have you ever given or received a mix-tape? What was on it? Or what's on your favorite playlist, if pre-ipod music technology escaped you?
3 comments:
Made a mix tape for my fifth grade girlfriend. Don't remember any of the songs on it but one. It was Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called to Say I Love You."
What the hell did I know about love in frakin' fifth grade? Geez.
I don't know that I've ever made a mix tape for reason of Love, but I have made some very good playlists in my time. There was Joe's "Kleaning the Hiz-ouse" mix and the "Mid-Size Car" mix. That was a good one. May your future many lovely mix tapes.
I have some great mix tapes from college. I cherish them. My favorite is one that a friend made me from a bunch of songs he found from a huge box of 8-tracks he bought for $2 at a thrift store. It has a funk version of the Star Wars theme on it. I mean, can it get any better than that?
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