if i could sing songs, i would sing songs like these
| if i could sing songs, i would sing songs like these | |
| Created by: | ohmyvalentine |
| Tracks: | 19 |
| Length: | 01:04:38 |
| Keywords |
1. girl 2. pop 3. swimmingly |
| Created on | 7/15/08 10:59pm |
| Level | 2 |
| Points | 1421 |
| Total visitors | 38 |
| Unique visitors | 13 |
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i sadly cannot sing a note. however, this does not deter me from singing all the time. the songs in the mix are songs that could i sing, i would sing them. and i would sing them swimmingly.
note: some songs on this mix are sung by girls who can't technically "sing." i don't care. i still want to sound like them.
note: some songs on this mix are sung by girls who can't technically "sing." i don't care. i still want to sound like them.
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| 1 | Au Revoir Simone : The Disco Song |
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i have a dream of forming an all-girl indie pop band of sorts. i have realized, though, that this is unlikely to ever happen, unless i play the tambourine, cow bell, and/or provide hand claps. i also have a thing for disco balls.
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Track 1 from Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation
Length: 00:02:19 Year: 2006 |
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i have a dream of forming an all-girl indie pop band of sorts. i have realized, though, that this is unlikely to ever happen, unless i play the tambourine, cow bell, and/or provide hand claps. i also have a thing for disco balls. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Casiotone For The Painfully Alone : Love Connection |
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because i really want to sing the lines, "a delicate blend of sweat and menstrual blood seeping into trampled grass/ so take my lip between your teeth and taste me by devouring, and i'll start watching my weight again." plus, i am convinced that this song is somehow related to a midsummer night's dream, although i have yet to make the connection.
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Track 2 from Etiquette
Length: 00:03:14 Year: 2006 |
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because i really want to sing the lines, "a delicate blend of sweat and menstrual blood seeping into trampled grass/ so take my lip between your teeth and taste me by devouring, and i'll start watching my weight again." plus, i am convinced that this song is somehow related to a midsummer night's dream, although i have yet to make the connection. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Martha Wainwright : Bleeding All Over You |
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i would easily give any appendage to hang out with the illustrious wainwright family.
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Track 3 from I Know You're Married, But I Have Feelings Too
Length: 00:03:45 Year: 2008 |
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i would easily give any appendage to hang out with the illustrious wainwright family. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Nellie McKay : Food |
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i love food. if i could sing, i would make sure to have an entire catalog of songs dedicated to various food groups.
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Track 4 from Pretty Little Head
Length: 00:03:00 |
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i love food. if i could sing, i would make sure to have an entire catalog of songs dedicated to various food groups. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Kate Nash : Mariella |
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kate nash kind of has a bizarre freak out near the end of this song (in a cockney accent, no less). my songs will be like this. i have a penchant for nervous breakdowns.
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Track 5 from Made of Bricks
Length: 00:04:15 Year: 2007 |
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kate nash kind of has a bizarre freak out near the end of this song (in a cockney accent, no less). my songs will be like this. i have a penchant for nervous breakdowns. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Nouvelle Vague : I melt with you |
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my voice would sound like velvet and would later be on target commercials.
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Track 6 from Nouvelle Vague
Length: 00:04:00 Year: 2004 |
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my voice would sound like velvet and would later be on target commercials. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | Astrud Gilberto : The Girl from Ipanema (With Stan Getz) |
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ipanema seems like it would be a very fun word to sing. and this song is a classic. astrud has very cool hair, as well.
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Track 7 from The Best of Astrud Gilberto: 20th Century Masters of the Millennium Collection
Length: 00:05:22 Year: 2007 |
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ipanema seems like it would be a very fun word to sing. and this song is a classic. astrud has very cool hair, as well. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Rosie Thomas : Much Farther to Go |
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considering i'm moving to new york in less than two months, i suspect if i were a singer/songwriter, i would incorporate lots of new york imagery. just like rosie thomas. i would also be melancholy, as that seems to be the bee's knees these days.
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Track 8 from These Friends of Mine
Length: 00:04:21 Year: 2007 |
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considering i'm moving to new york in less than two months, i suspect if i were a singer/songwriter, i would incorporate lots of new york imagery. just like rosie thomas. i would also be melancholy, as that seems to be the bee's knees these days. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | The Softies : You and Only You |
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"your eyes are like poetry/ your lips are so sugary/ you're altogether wonderful to behold."
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Track 9 from Holiday in Rhode Island
Length: 00:03:00 Year: 2000 |
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"your eyes are like poetry/ your lips are so sugary/ you're altogether wonderful to behold." SHOW LESS
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| 10 | Pony Up! : What's Free Is Yours |
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everyone has to have a breakup song. this would be mine.
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Track 10 from Make Love to the Judges with Your Eyes
Length: 00:03:37 Year: 2006 |
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everyone has to have a breakup song. this would be mine. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Laura Veirs : Ocean Night Song |
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i said before that i'm a fan of discos and food. i also have a thing for pirates. pirates are sexy, mysterious, brooding, and dangerous, and of course, song-worthy.
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Track 11 from Saltbreakers
Length: 00:03:08 Year: 2007 |
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i said before that i'm a fan of discos and food. i also have a thing for pirates. pirates are sexy, mysterious, brooding, and dangerous, and of course, song-worthy. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | The Snow Fairies : Baby Don't Hampton |
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simple and pretty.
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Track 12 from Voila!
Length: 00:03:12 Year: 2006 |
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simple and pretty. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Kimya Dawson : I Like Giants |
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after i gain lots of weight from consuming the food i sing about, i would write this to remind everyone that i'm totally beautiful and "just a speck of dust inside a giant's eye."
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Track 13 from Remember That I Love You
Length: 00:02:39 |
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after i gain lots of weight from consuming the food i sing about, i would write this to remind everyone that i'm totally beautiful and "just a speck of dust inside a giant's eye." SHOW LESS
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| 14 | She & Him : You Really Got A Hold On Me |
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zooey deschanel is irritatingly perfect. that's precisely why i would be her.
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Track 14 from Volume One
Length: 00:03:59 Year: 2008 |
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zooey deschanel is irritatingly perfect. that's precisely why i would be her. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | Camera Obscura : Suspended From Class |
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because this seems like a situation in which i would find myself, embarrassingly making a move and embarrassingly being rejected. plus five for accent.
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Track 15 from Underachievers Please Try Harder
Length: 00:03:46 Year: 2004 |
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because this seems like a situation in which i would find myself, embarrassingly making a move and embarrassingly being rejected. plus five for accent. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Cat Power : They Tell Me |
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so low-fi and effortless and perfect and beautiful and i am in love.
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Track 16 from What Would the Community Think
Length: 00:02:53 Year: 1996 |
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so low-fi and effortless and perfect and beautiful and i am in love. SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Julie Sokolow : Your Wrists |
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although i've listened to this song probably a gagillion times, it breaks my heart every time. i'm not sure where i even came across this album, but it's one of my favorites. "you would find me time-consuming, you would find me burdening, and you would find me upside down on your front lawn singing 'you're the only one, you're the only one, you're the only one, you're the only one'"
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Track 17 from Something About Violins
Length: 00:03:03 Year: 2006 |
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although i've listened to this song probably a gagillion times, it breaks my heart every time. i'm not sure where i even came across this album, but it's one of my favorites. "you would find me time-consuming, you would find me burdening, and you would find me upside down on your front lawn singing 'you're the only one, you're the only one, you're the only one, you're the only one'" SHOW LESS
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| 18 | White Stripes : In the Cold, Cold Night |
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i don't think i have to explain meg white's coolness.
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Track 18 from Elephant
Length: 00:02:58 Year: 2003 |
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i don't think i have to explain meg white's coolness. SHOW LESS
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| 19 | The Velvet Underground : After Hours |
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i think this is the cutest song in the entire world, and moe tucker can do no wrong. she also has cool sunglasses.
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Track 19 from The Velvet Underground
Length: 00:02:07 Year: 1969 |
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i think this is the cutest song in the entire world, and moe tucker can do no wrong. she also has cool sunglasses. SHOW LESS
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Lovely collection of songs! She & Him are awesome, aren't they?
9/18/08 2:04pm
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very spiffy. lots of favorites here, as well as some very nice album artwork. and, of course, thank you for your continuing support of meg white.
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