This Is London
| This Is London | |
| Created by: | whackedtollie |
| Tracks: | 15 |
| Length: | 00:45:41 |
| Keywords |
1. london 2. england 3. city |
| Created on | 7/5/06 12:22am |
| Level | 4 |
| Points | 1798 |
| Total visitors | 127 |
| Unique visitors | 66 |
description:
These are songs that remind me of London. I know I've never been there, but people are allowed a freedom of imagination, unless I am mistaken. If you don't like it, piss off.
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| 1 | KillCity : Hooligans on E |
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"There's no need to call an ambulance, we're going home in a cosmic ambiance!" Written by Pete Doherty (who is, like it or not, present in much of the mix) spontaneously one day while hanging around with writer Pete Welsh, this song was revived by Pete's ex-girlfriend and baby-momma Lisa Moorish and her band KillCity. This song is happy and English enough to deserve to be the first song on this mix.
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Track 1 from Hooligans on E
Length: 00:03:00 Year: 2004 |
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"There's no need to call an ambulance, we're going home in a cosmic ambiance!" Written by Pete Doherty (who is, like it or not, present in much of the mix) spontaneously one day while hanging around with writer Pete Welsh, this song was revived by Pete's ex-girlfriend and baby-momma Lisa Moorish and her band KillCity. This song is happy and English enough to deserve to be the first song on this mix. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | The Libertines : Never Never |
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"I was sucking on a cigarette - where did that crowd come from?" Confusion, crowds, optimism, addled minds and the city where the fallen poet resides.
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Track 2 from Can't Stand Me Now [2]
Length: 00:02:27 Year: 2004 |
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"I was sucking on a cigarette - where did that crowd come from?" Confusion, crowds, optimism, addled minds and the city where the fallen poet resides. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Client : Down to the Underground |
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I felt that there had to be at least one song that put the grey sky over one's head while listening to the mix. As it were, there are actually many, and this is just the first.
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Track 3 from In It for the Money
Length: 00:03:04 Year: 2004 |
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I felt that there had to be at least one song that put the grey sky over one's head while listening to the mix. As it were, there are actually many, and this is just the first. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | The Pipettes : Because It's Not Love |
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The Pipettes are a v. girly English retro-punk band with a color scheme (polka-dots) and various dance routines. It's brilliant.
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Track 4 from Dirty Mind - Single
Length: 00:02:35 Year: 2005 |
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The Pipettes are a v. girly English retro-punk band with a color scheme (polka-dots) and various dance routines. It's brilliant. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Kaiser Chiefs : Saturday Night |
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"We're in the city on a Saturday night..."
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Track 5 from Employment
Length: 00:03:27 Year: 2005 |
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"We're in the city on a Saturday night..." SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Maxïmo Park : Graffiti |
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These songs mesh well together. "I'll do graffiti if you sing to me in French... what are we doing here if romance isn't dead?" I forgot how much I love this song!
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Track 6 from A Certain Trigger
Length: 00:03:05 Year: 2005 |
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These songs mesh well together. "I'll do graffiti if you sing to me in French... what are we doing here if romance isn't dead?" I forgot how much I love this song! SHOW LESS
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| 7 | The Paddingtons : 50 to a Pound |
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Somewhat triumphant-sounding and very English. A good transition between "Graffiti" and the Jam track next.
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Track 7 from 50 to a Pound
Length: 00:03:01 Year: 2005 |
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Somewhat triumphant-sounding and very English. A good transition between "Graffiti" and the Jam track next. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | The Jam : Down in the Tube Station at Midnight |
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If you run the beginning of this song over the end of the last one it works better cos the intro is kind of quiet and longer than would be preferred to follow.
"I first felt a fist, and then a kick. I could smell their breath. It smelled of pubs, and wormwood scrubs, and too many right wing meetings... the smell of brown leather, it blended in with the weather." SHOW MORE
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Track 8 from All Mod Cons
Length: 00:04:04 Year: 1978 |
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If you run the beginning of this song over the end of the last one it works better cos the intro is kind of quiet and longer than would be preferred to follow. "I first felt a fist, and then a kick. I could smell their breath. It smelled of pubs, and wormwood scrubs, and too many right wing meetings... the smell of brown leather, it blended in with the weather." SHOW LESS
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| 9 | The Cribs : Baby Don't Sweat |
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This song has a good tune, it's danceable, and it's catchy. Something about it gives it the London Vibe to me.
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Track 9 from The Cribs
Length: 00:02:46 Year: 2004 |
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This song has a good tune, it's danceable, and it's catchy. Something about it gives it the London Vibe to me. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | The Libertines : Up the Bracket |
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This is probably the most English song the Libertines came out with, on an album anyway, and that is saying something.
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Track 10 from Up the Bracket
Length: 00:02:38 Year: 2002 |
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This is probably the most English song the Libertines came out with, on an album anyway, and that is saying something. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Razorlight : In The City |
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Like many Razorlight songs so far, this song is heartbreakingly intense - but not (like a very few of their songs) overdone. "People so strange, people just keep talking in the city tonight..."
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Track 11 from Up All Night
Length: 00:04:50 Year: 2004 |
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Like many Razorlight songs so far, this song is heartbreakingly intense - but not (like a very few of their songs) overdone. "People so strange, people just keep talking in the city tonight..." SHOW LESS
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| 12 | Helen Love : Saturday Night Kicks |
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"Meet you down at the beach. You got a body like a car crash, baby. You think you're some kind of peach. I think you're some kind of fool... I don't know why I love you but I love you, yeah, you know I love you, yeah... You think you're just being punk, and everyone's laughing at you."
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Track 12 from The Bubblegum Killers EP
Length: 00:02:25 Year: 2005 |
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"Meet you down at the beach. You got a body like a car crash, baby. You think you're some kind of peach. I think you're some kind of fool... I don't know why I love you but I love you, yeah, you know I love you, yeah... You think you're just being punk, and everyone's laughing at you." SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Art Brut : Good Weekend |
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What a pervy song! It's difficult to listen to in the car with your parents, but it's fast-paced and triumphant... "Got myself a brand new girlfriend!"
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Track 13 from Bang Bang Rock and Roll
Length: 00:02:49 Year: 2005 |
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What a pervy song! It's difficult to listen to in the car with your parents, but it's fast-paced and triumphant... "Got myself a brand new girlfriend!" SHOW LESS
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| 14 | wire : Dot Dash |
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Where did punk start? This is one of the happiest punk songs I know.
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Track 14 from Pink Flag
Length: 00:02:25 Year: 1977 |
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Where did punk start? This is one of the happiest punk songs I know. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | Supergrass : Alright |
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"See our friends, see the sights, feel aaall right..." This song is so happy and full of summertime goodness, and also it's pretty English. Distinctive and fun. If you think about it placing it as the last track of the mix lends a bit of nostalgia to it.
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Track 15 from Alright
Length: 00:03:05 Year: 1995 |
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"See our friends, see the sights, feel aaall right..." This song is so happy and full of summertime goodness, and also it's pretty English. Distinctive and fun. If you think about it placing it as the last track of the mix lends a bit of nostalgia to it. SHOW LESS
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Tag Board
The Serendipity Badge
How could you not include The Clash on this? +2 for The Jam though
7/31/06 3:48am
Mixtape Contest X: First Place
im in love with the pipettes.
7/28/06 1:21am
The Time Badge
I want to make part of London mine by living there. Being a tourist sucks, I wanted to be one of the masses of asshole Londoners. I wanted part of London to be mine.
7/24/06 2:22pm
The Level 5 Badge
Kudos for Up the Bracket, Pipettes and Razorlight. Though as an actual Brit I should point out The Kaiser Chiefs are from Leeds which is way up north and like 200 miles away from London. For a "London" mix perhaps The Clash should have worked their way in somewhere. Perhaps you felt that was too obvious? Check out The Lost Revue by the way, they're from London and in vein of Razorlight and Libertines. You should love them.
7/5/06 3:23pm
The MLK Badge
Pardon the description, I'm just trying to bait sledge :P
7/5/06 11:19am
The Badge of Mystery
Well that was a rather salty description. Decent mix from what I know.
7/5/06 9:32am
