Parents' Divorce Music
| Parents' Divorce Music | |
| Created by: | KimMathers |
| Tracks: | 20 |
| Length: | 00:07:32 |
| Keywords |
1. Mix Contest 19 2. Mix Contest 19 3. Mix Contest 191 |
| Created on | 2/8/08 11:14am |
| Level | 4 |
| Points | 1799 |
| Total visitors | 44 |
| Unique visitors | 22 |
| This mix was ranked #14 out of 14 entries for this contest | |
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This is what my best friend from high school and I call that disturbing yet irresistable genre of seventies, AM radio, driving-in-the-car-with-your-divorced-mom pop-rock gems. They getcha every time.
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| 1 | Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks : Whenever I Call You "Friend" |
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I had the line "sweet love (blah blah) on a Saturday night..." repeating in my head for years, but had no idea what song it was from, or who was singing. My quest for an answer was epic. And victory was sweet.
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Track 1 from Nightwatch
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I had the line "sweet love (blah blah) on a Saturday night..." repeating in my head for years, but had no idea what song it was from, or who was singing. My quest for an answer was epic. And victory was sweet. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Steely Dan : Black Cow |
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Remember black cows (root beer floats) at the A&W Drive-in? Mmm.
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Track 2 from Aja
Year: 1977 |
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Remember black cows (root beer floats) at the A&W Drive-in? Mmm. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Player : Baby Come Back |
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I nearly drove off the road when this came on the radio one morning last year.
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Track 3 from The Best of Player
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I nearly drove off the road when this came on the radio one morning last year. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Grover Washington & Bill Withers : Just the Two of Us |
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Mommy!
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Track 4 from Love's Greatest Hits
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Mommy! SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Charlene : I've Never Been to Me |
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I have this weird memory of my dad telling me that Henry VIII wrote this song... what could he have been talking about? Is the melody really that similar to "Greensleeves"? Was he going by the "I've been undressed by kings" line (which scandalized me at the time)? Or is this a false memory, along with the one about the Satanic cult that abused me as a child and forced me to sacrifice animals? I wonder...
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Track 5 from 20th-Century Masters
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I have this weird memory of my dad telling me that Henry VIII wrote this song... what could he have been talking about? Is the melody really that similar to "Greensleeves"? Was he going by the "I've been undressed by kings" line (which scandalized me at the time)? Or is this a false memory, along with the one about the Satanic cult that abused me as a child and forced me to sacrifice animals? I wonder... SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Joni Mitchell : Coyote |
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"...Coyote's in the coffee shop, staring a hole in his scrambled eggs / he picks up my scent on his fingers while he's watching the waitress's legs..."
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Track 6 from Hejira
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"...Coyote's in the coffee shop, staring a hole in his scrambled eggs / he picks up my scent on his fingers while he's watching the waitress's legs..." SHOW LESS
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| 7 | James Taylor : Handy Man |
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Miraculous -- this song actually holds up! (And is that a tear I'm shedding?)
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Track 7 from JT
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Miraculous -- this song actually holds up! (And is that a tear I'm shedding?) SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Vicki Lawrence : The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia |
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Perhaps some of the most confusing and diabolical lyrics for a child's ears. Wasn't there a TV movie with the same title, starring Kristy McNichol and Mark Hamill? IMDB, here I come.
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Track 8 from Once Upon a Song
Length: 00:03:34 Year: 2001 |
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Perhaps some of the most confusing and diabolical lyrics for a child's ears. Wasn't there a TV movie with the same title, starring Kristy McNichol and Mark Hamill? IMDB, here I come. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Michael Martin Murphy : Wildfire |
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As far as sad animal death stories, this song was the "Bambi" of the "Star Wars" generation.
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Track 9 from The Greatest Hits of the 70s, Vol. 3
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As far as sad animal death stories, this song was the "Bambi" of the "Star Wars" generation. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | Seals & Crofts : Summer Breeze |
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Contented sigh.
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Track 10 from Summer Breeze
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Contented sigh. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Sammy Johns : Chevy Van |
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Okay, now I'm digging deep, but this is pure nostalgic sublimity. I can even smell the Breck shampoo.
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Track 11 from Honky Tonk Man
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Okay, now I'm digging deep, but this is pure nostalgic sublimity. I can even smell the Breck shampoo. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | England Dan & John Ford Coley : I'd Really Love to See You Tonight |
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Xanax in a single.
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Track 12 from Super Hits of the 70s
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Xanax in a single. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Olivia Newton-John : Please Don't Keep Me Waiting |
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I don't think I can bear it.
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Track 13 from Totally Hot
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I don't think I can bear it. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Michael Gold : Oh What a Lonely Boy |
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When this came on in "Boogie Nights," I thought I'd die with happiness.
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Track 14 from What's Wrong With This Picture
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When this came on in "Boogie Nights," I thought I'd die with happiness. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | The Carpenters : Superstar |
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There are no words.
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Track 15 from The Carpenters
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There are no words. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | David Geddes : Run Joey Run |
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David Geddes is also responsible for "Blind Man in the Bleachers," about, yes, a blind man at his son's football game. I wish I was kidding. But I am glad it exists.
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Track 16 from Run Joey Run
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David Geddes is also responsible for "Blind Man in the Bleachers," about, yes, a blind man at his son's football game. I wish I was kidding. But I am glad it exists. SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Gordon Lightfoot : Sundown |
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Many years after this song seared into my unconscious, a friend insisted that the line was "sometimes I think it's a shame that I quit feeling better when I'm feeling no pain." I know he was wrong, but damn it, it's better, and I'm going to keep singing it that way.
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Track 17 from Sundown
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Many years after this song seared into my unconscious, a friend insisted that the line was "sometimes I think it's a shame that I quit feeling better when I'm feeling no pain." I know he was wrong, but damn it, it's better, and I'm going to keep singing it that way. SHOW LESS
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| 18 | Fleetwood Mac : Rhiannon |
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Who are those two chicks who are always photographed with Stevie Nicks in sapphic poses on the liner of her solo albums? Isn't one of them her sister?
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Track 18 from Rumours
Year: 1977 |
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Who are those two chicks who are always photographed with Stevie Nicks in sapphic poses on the liner of her solo albums? Isn't one of them her sister? SHOW LESS
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| 19 | Chicago : If You Leave Me Now |
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This is it. Go no further: the madeleine of the Parents' Divorce golden age.
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Track 19 from Chicago X
Length: 00:03:58 Year: 1976 |
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This is it. Go no further: the madeleine of the Parents' Divorce golden age. SHOW LESS
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| 20 | Michael McDonald : I Keep Forgettin' |
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Thank you, God.
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Track 20 from If That's What It Takes
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Thank you, God. SHOW LESS
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Level 14
I love this stuff. Some great tracks on here. Reminds me of listening to my parents radio when I was a kid. The best so far....
2/9/08 5:50pm
Level 8
I cannot BELIEVE that I forgot the Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes." It would be in my top three Parents' Divorce classics. Man, I wish I could amend this mix... Geoff, I am all over every song you suggested.
2/9/08 10:02am
Level 1
you are god. and i am thinking of some additions. which is just my own parent's divorce. like linda ronstadt's "weed, whites and wine" or "blue bayou." and dan fogerty's "same old lang syne"-- one of the worst songs EVER written. and johnny paycheck's "take this job and shove it" (it was catharsis). and maybe "bess" by kiss. cuz it lifted me up at the time. add to that the entire urban cowboy movie. on another note, my dad's new wife is 40 (second divorce just past) and when i asked him what she listened to (i was making her a mixtape, actually) he said "chill, trance, and techno." (cricket, cricket) is this the new divorce muzak? --geoff
2/8/08 8:33pm
Level 8
Help! I accidentally typed "Mix Contest 191" as Keyword #3, and now the fruits of my labor are not appearing in the list of entries. Can anyone advise me what to do from here?
2/8/08 11:17am
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