Mixtape

Exeter

One of the things im getting my lady friend for Christmas is a mixtape with some of my favorite love/missing you songs. So far i've got

Bob Dylan - The Man in Me
Marcy Playground - Sherry Fraser
Pearl Jam - Smile
Animal Liberation Orchestra - I wanna lay you down


Just to give you a taste of the type of music going on. Anyway, what are your favorite mushy (not cheesy) songs for your significant other?

Mad Jazz

Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet
Dave Matthews - Where Are You Going
Bob Dylan - Girl From the North Country (might not be exactly what you want, but it's still a freakin' beautiful love song)

Comahawk

Lovefool - Cardigans
You and Me Song - The Wannadies

Kewop Decam

I Like Big Butts - Sir Mix-A-Lot

Throw it in as a "bonus" track that isn't listed. It'll make her laugh.

DynamiteKid

Ashlee Simpson - Pieces Of Me
Blink 182 - I Miss You

I'll have tons of these when I come back. I realise those two are a crazy cheesy...but Christ, man, you're making a lovey-dovey mixtape.

Conditional_Axe

Teenage Fanclub - Your Love Is The Place Where I Come From
The Mountain Goats - International Small Arms Traffic Blues

I will have more later, but that should be a good addition.

Exeter

Axe, that Mountain Goats song is brilliant, definetly made it onto the tape! Anyway, I've got the slow/acoustic side taken care of, any more upbeat type stuff?

Dr_Keenbean

The Cure - Lovesong (The 311 cover also works in a pinch)
Incubus - I Miss You

clsCorwin

VAST - I don't Have Anything

The chorus is I don't have anything, because I don't have you. This is melodic and utterly awesome. Its always on my mixes.

Hensler

I did same thing for my girlfriend at Valentine's Day. These were probably the ones she liked most:

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Jaheim - Backtight
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes(only if she's a John Cusak fan like my girl was. Trust me, she'll get it.)

Orikaeshigitae

Tom Waits -- Nobody
Tom Waits -- Since I Met You
Tom Waits -- I Never Talk to Strangers

it's kind of a specialty of tom waits

clsCorwin

Hensler wrote:

Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes(only if she's a John Cusak fan like my girl was. Trust me, she'll get it.)

The Savior

The Cure - Lovecats (Upbeat)
The Smashing Pumpkins - Luna (Slow and acoustic, but it's all good)

Alpine

Open Your Eyes - Snow Patrol

Pheezer

Nada Surf - Inside Of Love

grueslayah

Hellogoodbye - Oh, It Is Love

^---Some of the most romantic lyrics ever. Covers both love and missing you.

Gunstar

bright eyes - first day of my life http://youtube.com/watch?v=iNXSdk3shzI (i cried during this song)
weezer - only in dreams
death cab for cutie - transatlanticism (for the i miss you)
yeah yeah yeahs - maps

coma white

is this a mix burnt cd or an actual mix tape

if you have a cd player with a cassette and the overdub or whatever feature and took the time to burn the cd then record it onto an actual mix tape i think it'd be a little more sentimental, and kind of cool

Dak

I like the idea of a bonus unlisted track to make her laugh, but I Like Big Butts isn't the greatest choice

Maybe "Can't get Enough of Your Love Babe" by Barry White

Dabt al-Haqq

coma white wrote:

is this a mix burnt cd or an actual mix tape

if you have a cd player with a cassette and the overdub or whatever feature and took the time to burn the cd then record it onto an actual mix tape i think it'd be a little more sentimental, and kind of cool

:^:

Also, Mr. Bungle's "Vanity Fair" would be good. It's not really about love if you pay attention to the words, but it sure as hell sounds like it is.

Seattle Thread

Kewop Decam wrote:

Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot

Fixed.

Also, Nick Cave - Into My Arms.

tony_important

"Bed Abuse" - Owen

It's acoustic, but god-damn. She'll probably love it man.

tony_important

also, "My Favorite Thing" - Silverchair

Beautifully arranged.

clsCorwin

Well, since someone brought up death cab... I'd go with I Will Follow You Into the Dark.

tony_important

clsCorwin wrote:

Well, since someone brought up death cab... I'd go with I Will Follow You Into the Dark.

Is it just me, or is that song missing a whistle track?

haha

ChopperDave

Anything off of the Weakerthan's album Left and Leaving. I'm not kidding.
If you're having trouble choosing, I'd go with the song Left and Leaving, or My Favorite Chords.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Timorous Me
Wilco - Radio Care
Billy Bragg + Wilco - Remember the Mountain Bed
Beuleh - If We Can Land a Man on the Moon I Can Win Your Heart
The Decemberists - Shiny
Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should Have Come Over
Pixies - La La Love You
Sufjan Stevens - Chicago


(If you only take a few things from that list, they should definitely include the Weakerthans, and the Decemberists, and Wilco).

edit: Beuleh, Ted Leo, and Sufjan are the most on the upbeat side, since you said you were looking for that.

RNEMESiS42

Depeche Mode - Halo

kingmetal

Elefant - Make Up <-- upbeat

Pearl Jam - Oceans

Pearl Jam - Loveboat Captain <--- not not upbeat

Radio Birdman - Snake <--- amazing track, upbeat and fucking great all around.

Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away <--- FTW

DynamiteKid

ChopperDave wrote:

Wilco - Radio Cure

I don't think this is a good choice. For one thing, half of the lyrics are utter bollocks; and it's also fairly amelodic for about four of its five minutes. Don't get me wrong, I love it as a song, but I don't think it works on a lovey-dovey mixtape. A better choice might be, say, 'Casino Queen' or 'I'm The Man Who Loves You.'

ChopperDave

DynamiteKid wrote:

ChopperDave wrote:

Wilco - Radio Cure

I don't think this is a good choice. For one thing, half of the lyrics are utter bollocks; and it's also fairly amelodic for about four of its five minutes. Don't get me wrong, I love it as a song, but I don't think it works on a lovey-dovey mixtape. A better choice might be, say, 'Casino Queen' or 'I'm The Man Who Loves You.'

I love Radio Cure, but it's probably because I'm an audiophile and it still amazes me how they managed to make a beautiful song from so many discordant notes.

But yeah, I guess I'm The Man Who Loves You would work. Or Summer Teeth.

DynamiteKid

I think the Kicking Television version is better. It just kicks in so much more.