Nature's Onions
| Nature's Onions | |
| Created by: | sfigato |
| Tracks: | 15 |
| Length: | 00:58:01 |
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1. Mix Contest 2 2. Mix Contest 2 3. Mix Contest 2 |
| Created on | 8/24/06 8:52am |
| Level | 6 |
| Points | 2835 |
| Total visitors | 160 |
| Unique visitors | 73 |
| This mix was ranked #6 out of 30 entries for this contest | |
description:
Sad songs. This mix is all sad songs. Sad, all up in your guts. Do you feel that? That's sadness, getting all up in there.
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| 1 | Half Japanese : Ball and Chain |
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Here we have Half Japanese covering Big Mama Thornton with great result. Jad Fair's scream throughout the song sounds like that of a 12 year old girl in a torture chamber. Awesome. Sad.
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Track 1 from Sing No Evil
Length: 00:03:09 Year: 1984 |
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Here we have Half Japanese covering Big Mama Thornton with great result. Jad Fair's scream throughout the song sounds like that of a 12 year old girl in a torture chamber. Awesome. Sad. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Toy Love : Toy Love Song |
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Toy Love were about the best thing to ever come out of New Zealand, and surely one of the most under-appreciated post-punk groups of their era. Toy Love were the starting point for Chris Knox, who would later go on to form The Tall Dwarfs, as well a solo career. Oh, and the song is sad. In the chorus he questions whether a friends suicide would have ill-effect on him. A sad position to be in, indeed.
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Track 2 from Toy Love
Length: 00:02:43 Year: 1980 |
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Toy Love were about the best thing to ever come out of New Zealand, and surely one of the most under-appreciated post-punk groups of their era. Toy Love were the starting point for Chris Knox, who would later go on to form The Tall Dwarfs, as well a solo career. Oh, and the song is sad. In the chorus he questions whether a friends suicide would have ill-effect on him. A sad position to be in, indeed. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Split Enz : My Mistake |
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Another group from New Zealand. Split Enz were the first vehicle of the Finn Brothers, who weould become accountable for the crime that was Crowded House. They had a hit in America with "I Got You", but they were pretty much creatively drained at that point. However, before younger brother Neil Finn became the main song writer of the group, they had a string of really great albums. And the song I put on the mix is sad.It's about love-lost. That's some sad shit.
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Track 3 from Dizrythmia
Length: 00:03:02 Year: 1977 |
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Another group from New Zealand. Split Enz were the first vehicle of the Finn Brothers, who weould become accountable for the crime that was Crowded House. They had a hit in America with "I Got You", but they were pretty much creatively drained at that point. However, before younger brother Neil Finn became the main song writer of the group, they had a string of really great albums. And the song I put on the mix is sad.It's about love-lost. That's some sad shit. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | The Mekons : Rosanne |
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One of my favorite songs of all-time, although I'm not a huge Mekons fan. The original late-70's version of the song wasn't much to get excited over, but the version they would go on to perform live (and release in 2003) had some really great energy to it. The song is about a guy declaring his love for a woman to the extent that he would allow himself to be a cuckold. Due to it's sad, yet oddly uplifting, feel it ended up in heavy rotation during my last couple of break-ups. To it's credit, it stands alone outside of the context of the memories I have of those situations; the song defeated my ex-girlfriends and the drama. But it's still sad. Sad.
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Track 4 from Punk Rock
Length: 00:02:30 Year: 2003 |
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One of my favorite songs of all-time, although I'm not a huge Mekons fan. The original late-70's version of the song wasn't much to get excited over, but the version they would go on to perform live (and release in 2003) had some really great energy to it. The song is about a guy declaring his love for a woman to the extent that he would allow himself to be a cuckold. Due to it's sad, yet oddly uplifting, feel it ended up in heavy rotation during my last couple of break-ups. To it's credit, it stands alone outside of the context of the memories I have of those situations; the song defeated my ex-girlfriends and the drama. But it's still sad. Sad. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | The Gun Club : Carry Home |
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Gun Club: good group, sad song.
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Track 5 from Miami
Length: 00:03:16 Year: 1982 |
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Gun Club: good group, sad song. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Josef K : Young And Stupid |
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Josef K were the primary influence of The Smiths, so it shouldn't be hard for one to imagine how one of their songs might be sad. It has the word "funny" in the title, but believe, it's sad.
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Track 6 from It's Kinda Funny
Length: 00:03:47 Year: 1980 |
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Josef K were the primary influence of The Smiths, so it shouldn't be hard for one to imagine how one of their songs might be sad. It has the word "funny" in the title, but believe, it's sad. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | The Feelies : Moscow Nights |
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The Feelies: Great group, sad song. And more should be appreciative of the kind of their guitar work, some of which can be found in this song (sad). Million and Mercer weren't exactly Jimmy Page-clones, but they far exceeded their peers.
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Track 7 from Crazy Rhythms
Length: 00:04:33 Year: 1980 |
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The Feelies: Great group, sad song. And more should be appreciative of the kind of their guitar work, some of which can be found in this song (sad). Million and Mercer weren't exactly Jimmy Page-clones, but they far exceeded their peers. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Kimberley Rew : Fighting Someone's War |
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Sad song from former Soft-Boys lead guitarist Kimberly Rew. Like both of the Finn Brothers, Rew was a talented musician who would inexplicably he go on to commit a music felony, as he was partly responsible for the song "Walking On Sunshine" as a member of Katrina & The Waves. However, unlike that song, "Fighting Someone's War" is top-notch quality. And sad. Suicide and such.
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Track 8 from Bible Of Bop
Length: 00:04:03 Year: 1982 |
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Sad song from former Soft-Boys lead guitarist Kimberly Rew. Like both of the Finn Brothers, Rew was a talented musician who would inexplicably he go on to commit a music felony, as he was partly responsible for the song "Walking On Sunshine" as a member of Katrina & The Waves. However, unlike that song, "Fighting Someone's War" is top-notch quality. And sad. Suicide and such. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | The Chills : Pink Frost |
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Another great New Zealand group (is there a word like "anglophile" for New Zealand?). "Pink Frost" is a story about of a man with his dying girlfriend in his arms, who he presumably killed (although it's not explained how), and man is he sad about it.
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Track 9 from Kaleidoscope World
Length: 00:04:01 Year: 1986 |
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Another great New Zealand group (is there a word like "anglophile" for New Zealand?). "Pink Frost" is a story about of a man with his dying girlfriend in his arms, who he presumably killed (although it's not explained how), and man is he sad about it. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | Robyn Hitchcock : Television |
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Robyn Hitchcok is another ex-Soft Boy. And he is a genius. "Television" is one of the creepiest songs ever written. It's about a man having a love-affair with his television set. No metaphor there, either. A man who is litarly in love with his television. You would think such an idea would come off forced, or over-the-top, but nope. Hitchcock really treated it as if it were a genuinely sad love-ballad and it works, although it's deeply satirical, still.
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Track 10 from Spooked
Length: 00:06:22 Year: 2005 |
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Robyn Hitchcok is another ex-Soft Boy. And he is a genius. "Television" is one of the creepiest songs ever written. It's about a man having a love-affair with his television set. No metaphor there, either. A man who is litarly in love with his television. You would think such an idea would come off forced, or over-the-top, but nope. Hitchcock really treated it as if it were a genuinely sad love-ballad and it works, although it's deeply satirical, still. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Slapp Happy : Who's Gonna Help Me Now |
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Krautrock group here, featuring amazing vocals from german broad Dagmar Krause. The song is about something sad happening to her, and it's sad.
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Track 11 from Sort of
Length: 00:02:28 Year: 1972 |
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Krautrock group here, featuring amazing vocals from german broad Dagmar Krause. The song is about something sad happening to her, and it's sad. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | Karen Dalton : Sweet Substitute |
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It's too bad Karen Dalton's recording career was so short, because she was one of the few folk artists I can stomach. She was apparently a legend in the NYC folk community, admired by Dylan, etc. She never did manage to gain much attention outside of that circle, though. And she was a sad lady. "Substitute" is actually a pretty clever song. It's about a woman claiming to be crazy about a new "substitute" she found for a past-love. It's sad, obviously.
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Track 12 from It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best
Length: 00:02:39 Year: 1969 |
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It's too bad Karen Dalton's recording career was so short, because she was one of the few folk artists I can stomach. She was apparently a legend in the NYC folk community, admired by Dylan, etc. She never did manage to gain much attention outside of that circle, though. And she was a sad lady. "Substitute" is actually a pretty clever song. It's about a woman claiming to be crazy about a new "substitute" she found for a past-love. It's sad, obviously. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Neil Young : ambulance blues |
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Here we have Neil Young. Pissed off and sad.
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Track 13 from on the beach
Length: 00:08:56 Year: 1974 |
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Here we have Neil Young. Pissed off and sad. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Grifters : Return to Cinder |
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The Grifters might be the only early 90's slack-rock groups I care for, although they had more of a blues based backbone (and could actually play their instruments). This song, which is sad, is a little out of character for them. But it succeeds in it's attempt at sadness.
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Track 14 from Ain't My Lookout
Length: 00:04:47 Year: 1996 |
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The Grifters might be the only early 90's slack-rock groups I care for, although they had more of a blues based backbone (and could actually play their instruments). This song, which is sad, is a little out of character for them. But it succeeds in it's attempt at sadness. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | Oneida : Know |
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I'm tired of writing descriptions. Oneida. Sad. Have a nice day.
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Track 15 from The Wedding
Length: 00:01:45 Year: 2005 |
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I'm tired of writing descriptions. Oneida. Sad. Have a nice day. SHOW LESS
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The One Year Anniversary Badge
That is the cutest picture of an onion ever. And the music ain't half bad, either.
9/26/09 11:56am
The 250th Album Badge
I'm impressed...Flying Nun Records forever!
I'd like a copy of this one.
I'd like a copy of this one.
7/2/09 4:50pm
Mixtape Potpourri II: Third Place
an extra + for using the word cuckold
2/5/07 4:07pm
TEAM 97 -- Third Place
AGH i love mister show... do you?! this was great.
9/4/06 11:03pm
The MLK Badge
Since I know almost none of this music, plus for just the cover art.
9/4/06 9:31pm
The Valentine's Day 2008 Badge
"...is there a word like "anglophile" for New Zealand?"
I beleive it would probably be Kiwiphile.
I beleive it would probably be Kiwiphile.
8/25/06 4:48pm
The Level 5 Badge
Ok. You have to take the "%20" ot of the link. After you click on it or cut and paste it.
8/25/06 4:11pm
The Yay! Badge IV
Maybe it's just me, but I didn't think a lot of these songs sounded all that sad. Sure the words were sad, but the vibe wasn't. Still, it was a solid mix, and it flowed really well. Interesting the whole way through.
8/25/06 6:02am
The Yay! Badge VIII
Please tell me that the title is a Mr. Show reference...
8/24/06 3:54pm
Mixtape Contest X: First Place
points for that chills song, its amazing.
8/24/06 1:34pm
The Level 5 Badge
Oh, and you have to copy and paste the link instead of clicking it.
8/24/06 11:16am
The Yay! Badge IV
I don't know 95% of these. I think an upload is in order.
8/24/06 11:09am
The Level 5 Badge
Here's a link, for those unfamilar with the music- http://rapidshare.de/fil es/30611384/Nature_s_Onions.zip.html
8/24/06 11:07am
The One Year Anniversary Badge
I don't know many of these, either, but I'm curious so I'm going to seek them out. We're all going to have some sad, sad "Recently Played" lists.
8/24/06 10:58am
The Yay! Badge III
This I love. Half Japanese, the Feelies and one of my all time favourites the Gun Club. I think it's safe to say that if Jeffrey Lee Pierce wrote it, then it's painfully depressing yet quite brilliant. This is a great mix.
8/24/06 10:40am
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I think you need to upload this mix, as I don't know the vast majority of the tracks and therefore cannot give you a proper score for said Mix Contest 2.
8/24/06 9:21am
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Litarly? Why am I doing a double check of my grammar after I already submitted the fucking mix.
8/24/06 8:59am
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