so, i changed the template to this mod-ish, less somber style. thoughts? protests?

the soundtrack to our lives.

spice girls
mo' money
madonna/ray of light (but there is also like a prayer)
prince
lauryn hill
fugees
last days of disco soundtrack
missy
i feel like there was some fatboy slim happening?
moby?
george michael
ricky martin
funk--i feel like there was a lot of james brown funk action at various parties. someone was always bringing the funk.
bjork!

that's just a start--there were those two party tapes you made that were awesome. my memory is shot!

complete and in order...

salon: still crazy after all these years
from Park House to Prague--and back again
key: i have the mp3/CD
do you have an mp3/CD?
must be digitized from tape
rhapsody

"fascist pig radio"
bizarre love triangle--new order
maggie may--melissa etheridge
rock star--hole
bohemian rhapsody--queen
love to hate you--erasure
lady marmalade--labelle
prof. booty--beastie boys
son of a preacher man--dusty springfield
my lovin'--en vogue
supermodel--rupaul
ask--the smiths
bet she's not your girlfriend--pet shop boys
the queen and the soldier--suzanne vega
theme from Howards End
used to you--ani difranco
cornflake girl--the notables
moments of pleasure--kate bush
closer to fine--indigo girls
gimme's demo song
smells like teen spirit - nirvana
walk this way--run dmc and aerosmith
beat on the brat--the ramones
fuck & run--liz phair
crazy mary--pearl jam
america--simon & garfunkel

[just thought of something over the weekend: GRACELAND by Paul Simon? or do you think BEAT ON THE BRAT is the song that best captures our graceland trip?]

BET SHE'S NOT YOUR GIRLFRIEND: [YES!]

MY LOVIN' vs. YOU GOTTA BE: the thing about MY LOVIN' is that jennie abbott included it on that pro-choice mix she made...we need to have a listen together, maybe...

Etheridge/Raitt...convince me:[they represent that whole LBA dance tense vibe.]

the Depeche Mode song is "Never Let Me Down Again" from Music for the Masses. [do we need depeche mode?]

i really like the Notables' CORNFLAKE GIRL. and i suppose we should represent both them and Tori. they were both so ubiquitous! [yes, and I think it's good to kill two birds with this one stone...]

Public Enemy...like Madonna and Prince, it just didn't make it on. (and fucking "Shake the Disease" by DM did?) i'm inclined not to add artists that aren't there to begin with. what do you think? [yes, i agree with that. we will have more artistic freedom on the vanderbilt mix.]

What's A Name? Call Me Esther Says Madonna

Madge, what are you doing?....

[song #1]"fascist pig radio"--YES!
bohemian rhapsody--queen version
lady marmalade--YES
prof. booty--YES
ask *NEW--YES!(is this if it's not love then it's the bomb the bomb the bomb the bomb the bomb the bomb the bomb that will kepe us together? much better than girlfriend in a coma)
tainted love--yes
my lovin'--or maybe GOTTA BE is a better choice?
used to you--i feel we need one ani song.
moments of pleasure--must have kate
son of a preacher man--ok
closer to fine--i guess we need indigo girls!
smells like teen spirit - nirvana version, of course--of course!
rock star--must have some hole, although i prefer MISS WORLD/WALSH
obvious child--paul simon--too much to have this and AMERICA? i prefer america, i think. but convince me.
bet she's not your girlfriend--do you feel this is the right pet shop boys?
love to hate you--YES YES YES
the queen and the soldier--sigh
bizarre love triangle--YES YES YES YES
walk this way--ok
gimme's demo song--of course
fuck & run--YES YES YES YES YES YES
beat on the brat--of course
crazy mary--she was
supermodel--it seems like the right 90s choice
[song #last]america

maybe???
Howards End (i had no idea you liked that one! god knows i do.)--i think we should have one classical and one forster!
i'm too sexy--maybe...
pretty good year (i just think it's so filled with reminicences and angst...)--maybe do notables version of CORNFLAKE GIRL instead? so we represent tori and notables!

we don't have any MADONNA!!!!!!!!!! that's weird, eh? the things that have become close to our hearts now. prince. well, that's why we are doing a vanderbilt mix, too!

how about this list? (in no particular order except where marked)

[song #1]"fascist pig radio"
bohemian rhapsody
lady marmalade
prof. booty
ask *NEW
tainted love
my lovin'
used to you
moments of pleasure
son of a preacher man
closer to fine
smells like teen spirit - nirvana version, of course
rock star
obvious child
bet she's not your girlfriend
love to hate you
the queen and the soldier
bizarre love triangle
walk this way
gimme's demo song
fuck & run
beat on the brat
crazy mary
supermodel
[song #last]america

maybe???
Howards End (i had no idea you liked that one! god knows i do.)
i'm too sexy
pretty good year (i just think it's so filled with reminicences and angst...)

"fascist pig radio" it is! first "song" of the CD!

other issues...

1. i just thought CORNFLAKE GIRL was a better notables song, but BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY is more iconic. maybe we should just put Queen's original version?...

2. i concede LADY MARMALADE and PROF BOOTY. (that counts as a Beastie Boys song, too.)

3. Smiths/Moz....hmm...how would you feel about ASK?

4. yes: TAINTED LOVE, MY LOVIN'
maybe: I'M TOO SEXY, SUPERMODEL (they both kind of get on my nerves, but your point about anthemic early 90s dance is right on)

i sort of feared putting Ani DiFranco on... but USED TO YOU is reference to Sarah Maston, of course.

we do need some Kate Bush, don't we? MOMENTS OF PLEASURE is in.

5. SON OF A PREACHER MAN was a Drumke song...she used to play Des'ree's YOU GOTTA BE at the end of the night, too.

i am about to post a working list.

best of, take 1

first song possibilities:
"fascist pig radio"
miserablism - pet shop boys
closer to fine - indigo girls
smells like teen spirit - nirvana

last song possibilities:
america - simon & garfunkel
rock star - hole

in between:
obvious child - paul simon
smells like teen spirit (tori amos cover)
bet she's not your girlfriend - psb
love to hate you - erasure
the queen and the soldier - suzanne vega
son of a preacher man - dusty springfield
wanna be startin somethin - michael jackson
cornflake girl (notables)
bizarre love triangle - new order
life is a cabaret
walk this way - aerosmith and RUN DMC
gimme's demo song (rainy!)
fuck & run - liz phair
pretty good year - tori amos
beat on the brat - the ramones
crazy mary - pearl jam

maybe?
revolution - arrested development
professor booty - beastie boys
don't let the sun go down on me - elton john
stretched on your grave - sinead
around the way girl - ll cool j
YYZ - rush
lady marmalade - labelle
daughter - pearl jam