Earlier this year, we looked at the 20 volumes of mix tapes that I had made between 1989 and 1995, containing my favorite songs that I had gathered either from the radio, a cassette tape, or (eventually) CD. In addition to those, I had 2 tapes that consisted of songs that I liked, but, for differing reasons, did not make it to the main set. I thought it would be fun to take another look back at those two cassettes, how much I listen to those songs now, and why they did not qualify for the main set of mix tapes.
Side A
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Soul To Squeeze
This song was from the Coneheads soundtrack, released in 1993. I’m not sure what held the song back, as it ranks high today in my list of favorite Chili Pepper songs.
iTunes stats: 2 plays, most recently on 8/29/2011
Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion
At some point, I stopped putting old songs on the main series of mix tapes and shunted them off to this collection. This Aerosmith hit, originally released in the 70s, was re-released as the single from the Pandora’s Box boxset.
iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 6/17/2012
EMF – Unforgettable
The one hit from EMF certainly should have made it to the main series of tapes. Maybe I just never got it recorded until it was too late?
iTunes stats: 6 plays, most recently on 9/1/2011
REM – Drive (Live)
This live version of the debut single from Automatic For The People was recorded for Greenpeace.
Stone Temple Pilots – Plush
One thing I did notice was that for bands I ended up reallly liking, like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and STP, their first breakthrough hit did not make it on to my favorites tapes.
iTunes stats: 2 plays, most recently on 10/13/2010
Motley Crue – Kickstart My Heart
Again, not sure why this wouldn’t have made it to the main tapes, unless it came out before those tapes started. The timing would have been close.
iTunes stats: 9 plays, most recently on 6/17/2012
REM – Stand
The title song from the Chris Elliot show Get A Life would have pre-dated the other collection of favorite songs.
iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 7/13/2012
Guns N’ Roses – Patience
With the overwhelming success of Appetite For Destruction, a quickie EP was released with previously released material and this song, which would have come out right around the time the other series of tapes was starting off.
iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 8/15/2011
Van Halen – Jump
Since this song came out in 1984, it was relegated to this backup tape as opposed to the main stream.
iTunes stats: 17 plays, most recently on 10/2/2012
Def Leppard – Bringin’ On The Heartbreak
This Def Leppard song easily pre-dates my collection of favorite songs, as it came out in the early 1980s.
iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 5/25/2012