Getting Started

I'm watching the 'Today' show, and Katie Couric is interviewing three gossip hacks about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Is this not totally weird in so many ways? One, why is this 'news', two, why are the gossip hacks second guessing Braddie and Angelina's actions at all credible, and three who gives a shit?

Anyway, I digress because this blog was supposed to be about exchanging mix CDs and posting people's liner notes and playlists. I made some CDs and gave one to my friend and then read some post on someone's blog where giving someone a mix CD is akin to professing you want to fuck their brains out. Err - I don't think so. Unfortunately for me, completely ignoring someone is my expression of wanting to fuck their brains out.

Back to the CD - here is my playlist and liner notes:

Marianne's CD

Track	Artist	Comments
Loaded	Primal Scream	This is what was happening in the UK when grunge was happening here.
Stereotype	The Specials	What a great band - you will be going 'ah-ah-ah' like Boris Karloff after hearing this
Next Exit	Interpol	I know people like to bag on these guys for trying to sound like Joy Division, but I like this song. This is definitely one to sing in the car 'We ain't going to the t-o-w-n, we're going to the city' and try out your bass profundo
Young Pilgrims	The Shins	Somehow, the Shins remind me of Squeeze and I'm not really sure why
Should I Stay Or Should I Go	Ice Cube Feat. Mack 10	This works way better this way than the original (Parental Advisory!)
Hurt	Johnny Cash	God, I can't listen to this song without tearing up. Between Trent Reznor's lyrics and Johnny Cash's old broken voice, this is amazing
Darts Of Pleasure	Franz Ferdinand	Back to something fluffy and sexy. I like to think the 'German' part is 'Ich heise super fantastic, ich heise chocolate elastic'
Happy House	Siouxsie & the Banshees	Now I'm going to my room because I DIDN'T ASK TO BE BORN and NO-ONE UNDERSTANDS ME
Everything In Its Right Place	Radiohead	Now I want to spin around and around and around until I can't stand up
Jeepster	Marc Bolan & T.Rex	I am glad I'm old enough to have seen these guys on Top of the Pops. Can you believe this is more than 30 years old?
Ready Or Not	The Fugees	I have a girl crush on Lauryn Hill - beautiful, talented and bat-shit crazy
How Soon Is Now?	The Smiths	Who doesn't like the Smiths? They can make you laugh and depress you at the same time
Got To Get You Into My Life	The Beatles	I'm fascinated by Beatles tunes of this era - did they 'crossover' yet? I think this must have sounded incredibly innovative in 1966 from a bunch of white boys
The Stars Of Track And Field	Belle & Sebastian	Just listening to them makes me feel pale and delicate, although I'm only pale and rather strapping actually