{"id":2770,"date":"2012-12-17T04:35:56","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T10:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2012-12-17T07:55:53","modified_gmt":"2012-12-17T13:55:53","slug":"mixtape-monday-june-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/mixtape-monday-june-2002\/","title":{"rendered":"Mix Tape Monday – June 2002"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>After my tape deck crapped out in 1997, I was stuck listening to either the radio or full albums in whatever order the artist intended. \u00a0That all changed in 2001, when the new-fangled MP3 technology got combined with my new CD burner.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0CD has a crazy mix of songs used as part of talk radio shows and odd live cover versions of songs along with the latest releases from Eminem, Abandoned Pools, and reality TV star Kelly Osbourne.<\/p>\n

Soup Dragons – Running Wild (edit)<\/p>\n

This edit of the Soup Dragons song was used as the opening theme of the old Q101 morning show hosted by Wendy Snyder and\u00a0Bill Leff.<\/p>\n

Eminem – Without Me<\/p>\n

The latest smash hit from the non-Vanilla Ice.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 5\/30\/2012<\/p>\n

Kelly Osbourne – Papa Don’t Preach<\/p>\n

Fresh off the surprise reality smash of the year comes Ozzy’s youngest daughter.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a05 plays, most recently on 9\/7\/2011<\/p>\n

Abandoned Pools – The Remedy<\/p>\n

The debut single from a band that was never heard from again.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 1 play, on 7\/30\/2012<\/p>\n

Garbage – Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go)<\/p>\n

The unofficial third release from Beautiful Garbage<\/em> was a number 1 hit in Australia.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 11 plays, most recently on 8\/2\/2012<\/p>\n

Dave Grohl – TIny Dancer (Live)<\/p>\n

This live performance of the Elton John hit comes from the old Craig Kilborn show.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 3\/13\/2012<\/p>\n

Ednaswap – Torn (Acoustic)<\/p>\n

This live performance by the original performers of the Natalie Imbruglia hit comes from the Howard Stern show.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: Never Played<\/p>\n

Pink – Janie’s Got A Gun (Live)<\/p>\n

Pink’s cover of the Aerosmith hit comes from a performance on MTV.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: Never Played<\/p>\n

Weezer – American Gigolo<\/p>\n

Another in a long line of Weezer songs that I had completely forgotten about.<\/p>\n

The Strokes – Hard To Explain<\/p>\n

The first UK single from The Strokes was their third in the US.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 12 plays, most recently on 5\/25\/2012<\/p>\n

The White Stripes – Fell In Love With A Girl<\/p>\n

The second single, and first hit, from the White Stripes.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 11 plays, most recently on 8\/1\/2011<\/p>\n

Flaming Lips – She Don’t Use Jelly<\/p>\n

The one commercial hit for the band that has been active since 1983.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a08 plays, most recently on 8\/18\/2011<\/p>\n

Nada Surf – Popular<\/p>\n

The one and only US hit for the band from New York.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a05 plays, most recently on 11\/19\/2012<\/p>\n

Kill Hannah – Kennedy<\/p>\n

The first (minor) hit for the local band.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a03 plays, most recently on 5\/5\/2012<\/p>\n

The Five Blobs – Beware Of The Blob<\/p>\n

The defacto theme song for the Blobus Festivus festival born on the old Buzz Kilman and Wendy Snyder midday show on WCKG.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a03 plays, most recently on 5\/11\/2012<\/p>\n

Jonathan Edwards – Shanty<\/p>\n

Also known on the old Kevin Matthews show as the Friday song.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a04 plays, most recently on 2\/12\/2010<\/p>\n

The Platters – Twilight Time<\/p>\n

Featured in a fifth season episode of The X-Files, The Platters had the most successful version of the song that dates back to 1944.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a02 plays, most recently on 11\/27\/2010<\/p>\n

Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World<\/p>\n

The now standard was originally offered to Tony Bennett .<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 1 play, on 5\/17\/2009<\/p>\n

The Flamingos – I Only Have Eyes For You<\/p>\n

The 1959 hit of the song originally written in 1934 was featured in a second season episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a03 plays, most recently on 7\/18\/2012<\/p>\n

The Jive Bombers – Bad Boy<\/p>\n

The one hit from the singing group peaked at #36 in 1957.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a09 plays, most recently on 11\/9\/2012<\/p>\n

Santo & Johnny – Sleep Walk<\/p>\n

The instrumental hit was used as the closing theme to the previously mentioned Wendy & Bill show.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a07 plays, most recently on 7\/14\/2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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