hackthis_archive ([personal profile] hackthis_archive) wrote2007-03-16 12:28 pm
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I'm on my Desert Island. I have music!

So. This month's Frankenstein Mix 11.0 is your desert island mix. 15 songs for the rest of your exceptionally tanned and sweaty life. This is a lot harder than it sounds: just me, a desert island, Adrian Pasdar and a vat of SPF 30 (Hello, so not dying of skin cancer!). What? It's my island, I can have whatever I want. Except more than 15 songs apparently.




The Sand in My Shoes Mix
The Sand in My Shoes Mix



'Adore' Prince -- I thought I would choose 'I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man' or 'How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore' –- but neither of those talk about burning his clothes and smashing up his ride. Something about that makes me crack up every time.

'Come Pick Me Up' Ryan Adams -- This was my introduction to Ryan, and I've used this song to convert more people to him than you can shake a stick at. I also used to practice playing this song on my guitar Saturday mornings while hungover. Good times.

'Dink's Song' Jeff Buckley -- All the Jeff songs in the world, and I choose a cover that most people have never heard. I thought about using a song off of one of his albums, but there's a beauty in Jeff's live's stuff that you don’t get always get in the recording and I'd want that when the sun was me driving into hiding beneath the palm trees.

'Dollar Day (Surprise, Surprise)' Mos Def -- Ah, Mos. That's all I've got. I adore Mos Def the poet, the rapper, the actor, the activist, the father of five. I chose this song, about a woman found in a house in New Orleans a week after Katrina, because it's says a lot about my dissatisfaction with the current government. My island would have a totally different government -- The Government of ME!

'Fake Plastic Trees' Radiohead -- Uh, it's Thom. Do I have to talk about how much I love Radiohead? I mean I will... but I thought you'd all heard me talk about that enough. I chose this particular song though, because, well, it's beautiful. And heart-breaking. It's about the things we do to make other people happy, and apparently Thom laid down the studio vocals after seeing Jeff live and then promptly broke into tears.

'Good Morning, Good Morning' The Beatles -- Dude, a desert island with Adrian Pasdar. Yes, it's a good morning. Even if this is that black humor sort of good morning.

'I Want to be Evil 'Chiwetel Ejiofor -- I adore Chiwetel Ejiofor. He's a brilliant, talented actor, and he looks AWESOME in red stilettos. Him covering Eartha Kitt is some next level of awesome, like the sunset on the beach of my island, where we do tequila body shots.

'Know Your Rights' The Clash -- I don't think rights are gonna be a big problem on my island, but just in case.

'Landed' Ben Folds -- Everyone's lost a friend to their significant other at some point, because that significant other was a little mental and controlling. This is about your friend realizing what's going on. This NEVER happens.

'Last Day of the Miner's Strike' Pulp -- Jarvis singing about England in the 80s. Brilliant. I will not be missing pastel leather on my island. It will be banned.

'The Long Way Around' Dixie Chicks -- Something for my Adrian clone. Oh c'mon, you know it's a clone, like Natalie Maines would take her GPS off of the real one for two seconds. Well, I sure as hell wouldn't.

'Mitwa' Udit Narayan, Alga Yagnik, Sukwinder Singh -- I don't know where I got this song from. I don’t know who provided it. All I know is that all last year this song did more to levitate my mood than all that beer I ingested, and believe me I ingested a lot.

'Mr. Jones' Counting Crows -- I loved this album when it came out. I'm not a fan of anything past their third album, but this song has a lot of memories for me.

'Ten Crack Commandments' The Notorious B.I.G. -- Ah, Biggie Smalls. Your music has a lot of memories for me too. Plus, hello, the commandments are fucking important. I highly doubt I'll be slinging coke on said island, but there may be some plants or something. Plus, capitalization is key, maybe I'll export to someone else's island or something. i accept payments in all coconut and banana denominations.

'You Can't Always Get What You Want' The Rolling Stones -- Does this song need an explanation? Ever? Choirs? Riots? Men on bended knee? Seven minutes of bliss.

This is not a bonus because hello, it's not a song! HAHAHAHAHA! This is actually an interlude of Jeff live at Sine where he talks about playing Musical Chairs and the music for CBGB's, well, it's fucking priceless. 'Musical Chairs' Jeff Buckley --


Zip here (includes some songs that didn't make the cut)

Your music Rocks!

[identity profile] rai-kwoto.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
I want your music if I'm stuck on an island! Thanks for the zip.

[identity profile] teaspoon.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
i just want to say that i really enjoy "adore" and i LOVE "come pick me up" like burning, but i really, REALLY enjoy that you put them together, because i had a thought a while back about how i should have a playlist about destructive love affairs with both of those songs on it. :)

[identity profile] calikali.livejournal.com 2007-03-18 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
Awesome mix. I've downloaded the zip. Thank you!

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, I will stop laughing any minute now. Really. Also, I will get my clone!Adrian to put together some sort of wi-fi and then you can stream my 15 and all will be okay ;)

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
It took me 3 days to get here, so naturally, I know exactly where you are coming from. Also, we have similar lists because we are BRILLIANT. Duh.

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know where this song came from, I just know that it has improved my life immesurably since it arrived. It's absolutely gorgeous and I have a note to myself to see Lagaan just so I can have a better context.

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
I love 'home' isn't it awesome? It just makes you want to clap your feet and eat greasy food and drink kool-aid at twilight and sit outside and talk shit with your friends, and um, you know, just have a good time. :)

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad you said 'hi!' Welcome to the party :)

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
Hear the song and then go watch the film, it's brilliant.

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
I think the icon says it all on this one.

Re: Your music Rocks!

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
You are very welcome. (Also, your icon is priceless!)

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
A destructive love affairs mix. Oh, god. I think that's the subtext of every mixed tape ever made ;)

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
No, thank you for running such an awesome challenge every month.

[identity profile] askmehow.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Would you like some more songs from the movie, or just some more Bollywood tunes? I could probably set you up...

[identity profile] teaspoon.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
true! i just wanted to make one that was explicitly about calling your lover to come fuck you up. :D

[identity profile] copernica3.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm taking this zip when I get home. Thanks! Friending you has improved my music collection beyond human description.

[identity profile] infinitemonkeys.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello there. I just want to say many thanks for posting such a great mix

[identity profile] aimala1.livejournal.com 2007-03-21 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Well maybe not the ride. I got to have yo face all up in the place.

I adore Adore, one of Prince's greatest, and just a perfect song.
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[identity profile] theodosia.livejournal.com 2007-03-23 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-23 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
You are very welcome!

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-23 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
HARRY! Ahem, yes, you are very welcome.

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-23 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
It is just made of awesome, isn't it?

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2007-03-23 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
You're welcome!
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[identity profile] introductory.livejournal.com 2007-03-30 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Took a couple -- your taste is faultless. :D

[identity profile] right-as-rain.livejournal.com 2007-04-01 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! I grabbed the zip since I'm on vacation with high speed.

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