Mesmerizing Minty

Yay! Another mix from refreshingly cool Minty, which I am listening to even as I type. I love it - it's a very wide-ranging mix, reflecting the multiple facets of Minty's jewel of a personality. I have to say, I thought Seu Jorge singing David Bowie was the best part of The Life Aquatic. And I always thought We Walk The Same Line would be my wedding song in the extremely unlikely event I get hitched again. I've read excerpts from Ben Watt's book, and he is one of my heroes - not only is he incredibly musically talented, but he is a funny and compassionate writer too. And I like it when people find Scottish accents adorable. That Proclaimer's song captures the whole Scottish cringe thing we have with the English.

There will be no cooking club this week due to the two protaganists being wan and sickly this weekend. Though I suppose we could attempt rice pudding or gruel or something. Actually, what I really want now is my default comfort meal - tomato soup with toast. Fed to me. While wrapped in a blanket.

Anyway, here are Minty's liner notes: Minty's CD

Track	Artist	Comments
Wichita Lineman	Glen Campbell	This is my favorite song. EVER. Deal with it.
Strawberry Letter 23	Shuggie Otis	The hit version by the Brothers Johnson was good,but I like the original better. Freaky psychedelic lyrics. LSD, anyone?.
Life on Mars?	Seu Jorge	Everything sounds pretty when you say it in Portuguese. I’ll bet if you said “your mother is a filthy whore” in Portuguese it would sound pretty. This is from The Life Aquatic soundtrack. You knew that, but in 20 years when you look at this you will have forgotten, and you’ll thank me.
Little Palaces	Elvis Costello	Elvis gets mad on this one-not that 70s kind of punk-rock mad, but grownup mad-about-serious-issues mad. Tell it, Elvis!
It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference	Todd Rundgren	You didn’t think I could make a mix CD without a Todd song on it, did you? Todd is a master of the anti-love song, and this is one of his prettiest.
Rocked By Rape	Evolution Control Committee	What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
Fight Like a Brave	Red Hot Chili Peppers	No one can tell you you’ve got to be afraid. Not even Dan Rather!!
Daft Punk is Playing at My House	LCD Soundsystem	I don’t dance, but I sort of can’t help dancing when I hear this.
Frame By Frame	King Crimson	But don’t ever try dancing to a King Crimson song-you might pull a muscle or something. I went to a King Crimson show once and there were about eight girls there, and three thousand geeky guys. I guess it’s hard for King Crimson fans to get a date.
Me and Mia	Ted Leo + the Pharmacists	It’s about eating disorders, but you can make it your anthem even if you don’t have one. “Do you believe in something beautiful? Then get up and be it!”
Blonde on Blonde	Nada Surf	I don’t have anything interesting to say about this song, but I like it a lot.
Cap in Hand	The Proclaimers	Another angry song. I love these cute Scottish twins and their adorable Scottish accents.
Up the Junction	Squeeze	I like how this song starts out kind of happy and then goes completely down the toilet.
Hopeless	Future Bible Heroes	Whereas this song just stays in the toilet the whole way. If you didn’t speak English maybe you’d think this was a happy song!
Sorry Again	Velocity Girl	Oops, she did it again. She’s sorry. Really, she is. No, really.
We Walk the Same Line	Everything But The Girl	Sometimes a real live love song is just the thing. Tracey + Ben = True Love 4-Evah! Tracey wrote this after Ben’s illness, and if you haven’t read his harrowing memoir, Patient, you should. I could let you borrow it if you want.
Eating the Bear	Joan Armatrading	My mom and I shared a love for Joan Armatrading’s music. Once we went to one of her shows together. That was cool.
Walking in the Woods	The Pursuit of Happiness	A sad song about a girl. The second one in a row with lyrics about being eaten by an animal. Weird. I had dream when I was five about being eaten by a lion.
New England	Jonathan Richman	A sweet little ditty.
Right Here, Right Now	Jesus Jones	This was like the anthem of the early 90s, but it still works today, I think. Well, except for the fact that George Bush is president. Anyway, kudos to me for ending this on a positive note!